ESOL Study Guide 2026
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📋 ESOL Exam Format at a Glance
📚 ESOL Topics to Study (61)
✍️ Sample ESOL Questions & Answers
1. What is the most effective way to build vocabulary for an ESOL exam?
Learning vocabulary in context through wide reading helps retain meaning and understand usage more effectively than rote memorization.
2. Choose the sentence that correctly omits the article (zero article).
Meals used in a general sense take no article (zero article) in English.
3. What should a concluding sentence in a body paragraph do?
A concluding sentence reinforces the paragraph's main point and signals to the reader that the paragraph's discussion is complete.
4. You hear an announcement at an airport: 'Flight 204 to Chicago is now boarding at Gate B7.' What action should a passenger to Chicago take?
The announcement says boarding has started at Gate B7, so passengers should go to that gate immediately.
5. Choose the correct preposition: 'The meeting is scheduled ___ Monday afternoon.'
'On' is the correct preposition to use with specific days of the week in English.
6. In the US, which personal space distance is most comfortable for conversations between strangers or acquaintances?
Americans typically prefer a 'personal zone' of roughly 1.5 to 4 feet between acquaintances during conversation.
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- A timed, full-length ESOL mock exam — 120 questions in 120 minutes with a 70% pass mark, modeled on the official exam's question count and time limit, followed by a score report broken down by exam domain.
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- ESOL flashcards built from the same question bank.
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- praxis.ets.org — Score release, retake policy, test delivery, fees, exam format, time limit · verified Oct 2026