JETSET LEVEL THREE

READING TEST VERSION 4

JET VERSION

TIME ALLOWED 75 MINUTES

You need:

 this question paper;

 an answer sheet;
 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.

Total Marks 40

INSTRUCTIONS

 Read each question carefully.

 Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet.
 Only mark one answer for each question.

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Part One

Read the following texts and select (A) true, (B) false or (C) not in text, in answer
to each of the statements on the next page. Mark your selections on your answer
sheet.

DUBLIN CITY TOURS

Literary Tour

Starting at Dublin Writers’ Museum and ending at Trinity

College, this walking tour explores Ireland’s rich literary heritage.
See exhibits from the 10th century to the present day at the Writers’
Museum, learn about the author of ‘Ulysses’ at the James Joyce
Centre and stroll along the banks of the River Liffey to the famous
Abbey Theatre where the plays of Oscar Wilde and JM Synge are
still performed.

Monday to Saturday 2pm Length of tour: 2 hours Cost €10

Ghostly Tour

Do ghosts really exist? Are you brave enough to find out? Join our
night-time ghost hunt through the streets of Dublin on the ‘Ghostbus’.
Actors recreate Dublin’s ghostly past and tell scary stories. See the
birthplace of Bram Stoker (creator of Dracula!); visit a spooky
graveyard on Camden Row and the College of Physicians which is
haunted by the ghost of Dr Clossy. This tour is not suitable for
children under 14 years.

Monday to Friday 8pm Length of tour: 2 hours 15 minutes

Weekends 7pm and 9.30pm Cost €25

Historical Tour

This award-winning walking tour is conducted by history students

from Dublin’s Trinity College, and explores the main features of
Ireland’s history: the Potato Famine 1845-49, the 1916 Rising, the
War of Independence and the Northern Ireland peace process. You
are advised to wear comfortable shoes. The tour begins and ends at
Trinity College.

April to September daily 11am and 3pm Length of tour: 2 hours

October to March weekends 11am Cost €12 - Under 14s free

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Part One (continued)

1. All the tours are walking tours.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

2. The Ghostly Tour is the most expensive.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

3. Oscar Wilde’s plays are no longer performed at the Abbey Theatre.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

4. The Historical Tour is the cheapest tour.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

5. On the Ghostly Tour you can see where Bram Stoker was born.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

6. The Literary Tour is suitable for children under 14.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

7. Dr Clossy was murdered in the College of Physicians.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

8. The Historical Tour has won awards.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

9. Two of the tours end at Trinity College.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

10. You can go on any of the tours on Sundays.

A =True B =False C = Not in Text

(10 marks)

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Part Two

Read the conversation and then answer the questions on the next page. Mark
your answers on your answer sheet.

Hello, I’m staying in Dublin for a week with my family. We haven’t

been here before and we’d like to do a tour of the city. Can you help
us?

Certainly, sir. I’ll get you some leaflets. Would you like to look
around the city on foot or would you prefer a coach tour?

Oh we’d definitely prefer a coach tour. My wife can’t walk very far
because she broke her ankle recently playing tennis - a walking tour
would make her very tired.

How about this then? The Ghostly Tour of Dublin. You go around
the city at night on a special bus and visit graveyards and other
spooky places.

Oh I don’t think that would be suitable for my daughter. She likes

scary things but she’s only eight and she’s in bed by seven o’clock.

Does your daughter like horses? If so, she might enjoy this tour.
(Gives him a leaflet) Look. You go around the city in a horse and
carriage. It can take up to five people and it costs €40.

That sounds perfect. Do I have to book in advance?

No, there’s no need for that. You can find the carriages on the
junction of Grafton Street and St Stephen’s Green. They’re there all
day until about 8pm.

Thank you very much. We’ll go there this afternoon. Bye bye.

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11. Which of the following statements is TRUE.

A The Taylor family have been to Dublin before.

B The Taylor family are staying in Dublin for two weeks.

C It’s the Taylor family’s first time in Dublin.

12. Why don’t they want to go on a walking tour?

A Because Mr Taylor is lazy.

B Because Mrs Taylor has a sports injury.

C Because it would be too tiring for their daughter.

13. Why does Mr Taylor reject The Ghostly Tour?

A Because it’s too late for his daughter.

B Because his daughter doesn’t like scary things.

C Because he’s scared of ghosts.

14. Which of the following details is NOT given?

A The cost of the horse and carriage tour.

B The maximum number of people the carriage can take.

C How long the horse and carriage tour lasts.

15. This conversation probably took place…

A on the phone.

B in a tourist information office.

C online.

(5 marks)

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Part Three

Read the posters (A, B, C and D) and then answer the questions on the next
page. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

PLACES TO EAT

A B

C D

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Part Three (continued)

Help to choose the place to eat.

16. My aunt and uncle are arriving at the weekend. They live in Canada so we don’t
see them very often. We’re all going out to lunch but mum thinks my little brother
will be bored and dad’s worried that he might miss the football match on TV!

17. Can you recommend somewhere to eat after the cinema? We don’t really want a
take away and we don’t want to spend too much money.

18. Where can we get something quick, cheap and tasty? We don’t have time to sit
down and eat. Not Italian though, I hate Italian food!

19. It’s my mum’s birthday next week and dad wants to take her somewhere special.
Usually they just go for a pizza because mum loves Italian food, but this time they
want to go somewhere romantic.

20. My friend and I want a take away meal before we go ice skating on Wednesday
evening. I’ll eat anything but my friend is vegetarian, she doesn’t eat meat at all.

(5 marks)

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Part Four

Select the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to fill the gaps in the conversations. Mark
your answer on your answer sheet.

21. We’re both in detention tonight,_________________________?

Yes, for an hour after school.

A aren’t they B don’t we

C don’t they D aren’t we

22. You used to live in Blackpool, ________________________?

Yes, we moved here last year.

A don’t you B aren’t you

C didn’t you D didn’t we

23. I don’t have to read all of this,________________?

No, you only have to read the first two chapters.

A don’t I B do I
C do we D have I

24. You were the first to arrive, _______________________?

Yes, I’ve been waiting for ages!

A didn’t you B weren’t you

C wasn’t I D aren’t you

25. He’s the youngest in the family, ____________________?

Yes, he’s only eight years old.

A isn’t he B isn’t she

C wasn’t he D didn’t he

(5 marks)

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Part Five

Read each question and then choose the correct response (A, B or C). Mark your
choice on your answer sheet.

26. Where were you going when the car broke down?

A I’m going to school.

B I was going to school.
C I go to school.

27. Did he use to go to Britannia High School?

A Yes, he did.
B Yes, he went.
C Yes, he does.

28. Can I eat the last chocolate?

A Yes please.
B Yes thanks.
C Of course.

29. What happens when you read for too long?

A You get a headache.

B You are getting a headache.
C You got a headache.

30. What does your uncle do for a living?

A He’s living in Berkshire.

B He’s a builder.
C He’s building.
(5 marks)

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Part Six

Choose the correct answer (A, B or C) to fill the numbered gaps. Mark your
answers on your answer sheet.

Tennis

Tennis is played by two or four people on a court divided by a low net. Each player has
a racket and points 31______________ by hitting a ball over the net so that it bounces
inside the court and cannot be returned. ‘Real’ tennis originated in France during the
Middle Ages, and it was very popular among the European noblemen of the sixteenth
century. King Henry VIII, 32______________ built a court at his Hampton Court Palace
33
in the sixteenth century, was a keen tennis player. But it was not ______________
34
the nineteenth century, ______________ someone invented a ball that would bounce
on grass, that ‘lawn tennis’ was 35______________ played. The sport quickly became
very popular with both men and women. Today tennis is played on clay, cement, wood
and plastic courts, as well as on grass. The oldest and 36______________ tennis
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championships are held at Wimbledon, London, ______________ the first
championships were held in 1877. The modern tennis racket is 38______________
and more powerful than ever before. Computers are used to design the rackets,
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______________ are made from materials developed for the aerospace industry.
Modern tennis balls are kept refrigerated 40______________ they have to be kept cool,
then they are replaced every few games.

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Part Six (continued)

31. A score B are scored C are scoring

32. A who B which C when

33. A still B next C until

34. A who B when C where

35. A last B soon C first

36. A important B most important C importantly

37. A who B which C where

38. A stronger B strongest C strongly

39. A which B who C when

40. A why B because C that

(10 marks)

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