JETSET LEVEL SIX

WRITING TEST SAMPLE PAPER

TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES
You need

This question paper

A Pencil

You may NOT use a dictionary

Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so.

Try to answer ALL the questions.

INSTRUCTIONS

Read each question carefully

Write your answers in the spaces provided

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Part One
Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning is similar. Include the given words.
Example:

Brenda is going to cut my hair tomorrow.

Im having
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my hair cut by Brenda tomorrow.

I didnt know they were vegetarians and I served them chicken.

If I had

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Would you mind passing me the salt?

Please

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Dogs are not allowed in the hotel, said the manager.

The manager informed

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The customer asked if the vegetables had been grown locally.

asked the customer.

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Someone has added too much salt to this casserole.

Too much salt

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I ate too much sugar when I was a child. I regret that.

I shouldnt

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You might get hungry on the journey, so heres a sandwich.

Heres a sandwich

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By the time we got to the restaurant, it had closed.

The restaurant

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A banana has more calories than an apple.

An apple

10. Im glad I gave up junk food. I feel so healthy.

If I hadnt
(10 marks)

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Part Two
Read the following text and fill the numbered gaps with a suitable word or
words. The first one has been done for you.

The Globe Theatre

in
The Globe was one of the first theatres ____________
London. It was built in the
sixteenth century, made 11____________________ wood and in the shape of a
circle. Londoners 12____________________ to The Globe to see the plays of William
Shakespeare, among others.
The richer members of the audience sat under cover 13____________________ the
edge of the circle, but the poorest 14____________________ stand in the centre in
the open air. The stage was a long platform, backed by a covered inner stage. A
flag was 15____________________ to show that a performance was about to start.
The costumes were magnificent and 16____________________ impressed the poor
spectators. Musicians played in a gallery above the stage and realistic special
effects like smoke and thunder were created.
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_______________________, The Globe caught fire during a performance in 1613.

It was rebuilt, only to be pulled 18____________________ in 1644 to make way for

houses. In recent years the Globe 19____________________ reconstructed on the
banks of the River Thames and visitors can enjoy seeing Shakespeares plays being
performed as they were over four hundred years 20______________________ .

(10 X marks)

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Part Three
Read the following text and write a summary of it in the space provided on the next
page. Try to write about 100 words.

The Global Dustbin

For generations, we have been putting our rubbish out for the council to take away
and bury in the ground in huge holes called landfill sites. The problem is that these
huge holes are filling up faster and faster with increasing amounts of rubbish. Landfill
sites are being closed down, and getting planning permission to build new ones is
very difficult nobody wants to live next to a landfill site. They create toxic liquid and
gases, which should be contained and dealt with, but inevitably accidents happen.
Nobody wants to live near an incinerator either, and besides, they create toxic gases
and ash. The ash needs to be safely disposed of usually in landfill.
As a society we are consuming more and more of the worlds resources and
generating more and more waste materials. In the UK around a third of the contents
of the average dustbin could be composted. At least another third is paper and
cardboard which could be recycled. Local authorities are under increasing pressure
to cut down on the amounts being disposed of in landfill sites and incinerators. Not
only do we now have a landfill tax, but a European directive has decreed that all
member states must successfully reduce the amounts being finally disposed of in
landfill. This means achieving much higher recycling and composting rates. It also
means changing our perceptions of what waste is. Most of what we throw away
could be repaired, recycled or composted. Future generations will no doubt be
mining landfill sites for valuable resources.
As well as trying to think about what to do with our rubbish, we need to think about
where all this rubbish comes from in the first place. We can make a huge difference
by refusing to buy things that will become a problem when they need to be disposed
of. More consumer items are being made now than ever before in the history of the
planet. Many of them have an incredibly short life, and are quickly discarded into the
global dustbin, so try to buy items that are repairable. Shopping is now a major
leisure activity and the attraction of a particular product depends to a large extent on
how it is packaged. Reliance on processed food has grown which has meant even
more packaging to throw away. Bottles are no longer returnable, and plastic is used
for more and more items. Recycling saves energy, saves natural resources and
reduces waste disposal.

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Part Three (continued)

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Part Four
Write a short letter to your local newspaper complaining about the amount of
litter on the streets of your town. Use the space provided below.

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Part Five
Produce appropriate responses to the following statements and questions.
Example:

I cant stand classical music.

No, neither can I

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Do you think it will rain?

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Have you had lunch yet?

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I love donuts!

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I hate Monday mornings.

25.

Dont forget to send me a text message

(5 marks)

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Part Six
Read the following conversation and fill the gaps by writing the correct form of
the verb from the infinitive supplied.
Example:

have been trying

Excuse me, I .................................................................
(try) to
catch your attention for the last half hour!

Im so sorry, sir, 26________________________________ (not see) you.

Were very busy at the moment and Im rushed off my feet.

Thats no excuse. You 27______________________________ (look after)

your customers. 28_______________________________ (not do) your job
properly!

Thats very unfair, sir, I 29________________________________ (work)

since 8 oclock this morning and 30______________________________
(not finish) until after midnight. By twelve oclock 31_________________
______________ (work) for sixteen hours. 32______________________
_______ _____________(do) my best.

Well your best isnt good enough.

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____________________________ (want) to see the manager!

Actually sir, I am the manager and as such have the right to refuse to
serve you. You 34_____________________ ______________(be) rude
and obnoxious since the moment you walked in.
You 35__________________________________ (eat) somewhere else.
Goodbye.

(10x marks)
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Part Seven
Join these sentences in the same way as the example using both or neither.
Example:

Maria lives in Spain. Her brother lives in Spain.

Both Maria and her brother live in Spain

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Barry doesnt drive. Derek doesnt drive.

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Cleopatra was very beautiful. Mata Hari was very beautiful.

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Algebra is a very useful subject. Geometry is a very useful subject.

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I didnt understand the film. My friend didnt understand the film.

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John has been riding his bike. Norman has been riding his bike.

(5 marks)

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Part Eight
Either

Discuss the effect of television on young children.

Or

Write about a memorable day in your childhood.

You may continue writing on the next page

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(10 marks)

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