Language Placement Test

<p>Anyone know how hard the Chinese placement test is for a typical ABC who has studied chinese (can listen and speak fairly well, but maybe at a 5th grade level in writing/reading)?</p>

<p>Wait, are you at an American/English 5th grade writing level or the 5th grade writing level in CHinese schools? Because i think they do some pretty sophisticated writing in 5th grade...</p>

<p>Well, I'm taking the last level of chinese offered at my high school (Chinese IV). Actually, I think its the equivalent to about 4th grade in chinese schools. I hope to boost my chinese skills to the 5th grade level over the summer though.</p>

<p>You should be fine. I passed the test and I doubt I'm at a 5th grade level in writing/reading. If you don't feel confident, just study a little on your own.</p>

<p>Wait, is the Chinese test for placing into a higher level in college, or to fill language requirements altogether?</p>

<p>is there such a test to simply waive out of taking any language classes?(offered from Penn, not SAT IIs?)</p>

<p>It's a placement test, depending on how you do no it, you get placed in to the appropriate next level of Chinese.</p>

<p>So while there are some very basic questions there are also some very hard questions.</p>