Below is an actual test that I gave to my students.  The purpose of the test was to assess a number of areas simultaneously and easily.  In particular, since the students had spent three days reading a story and learning the vocabulary and forms in it, I felt they needed to be tested on what they had learned.  If the students have read and understood the story, then the test will actually be quite reasonable for them.  They combine their knowledge of the story, the forms, and the vocabulary to figure out what goes in the blanks.  I am usually quite satisfied with the results I get from this kind of test; it seems quite reliable.  I also like how it encourages students to read the text repeatedly, keep word lists, and memorize a word's context instead of just its definition. 

When Moe Enguiliado arrives to begin his __________ training, Stacy Burrow __________ him.  She is one of his __________.  Moe is __________ about getting a dog.  At the same time, he is a little __________ about everything he will have to learn. 

          Stacy knows the dogs very well.  Each dog has its own __________.  After meeting the new students, Stacy carefully __________ each person with one of the dogs.

          “Hello, Moe,” says Stacy.  “Here’s Aria.  I __________ her especially for you because you both have __________ personalities.”

          Moe __________ Aria under the chin.  “Hello, Aria,” Moe says.  “I can’t wait to get to __________ you better.  We’re going to have fun __________.”

          “Yes,” says Stacy.  “It won’t be easy at __________.  But, one month from now, you two are going to be a real __________.” 

__________ students must learn how to work with their dogs and how to __________ care of them.  They learn how to go around __________, into and out of elevators, and up and down stairs.  They enter offices, grocery stores, and banks.  The __________ help the students learn the kinds of skills and __________ they will need when they go home with their dogs.

Finally, after four weeks of hard work, the students and their dog __________ finish their training.