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English Entry Test for RSA Short Course

Student’s Name
Date
Intended Course/s of Study
English Entry Score Required 4.0 for RSA Short Course

Agent

English Proficiency Level (to be completed by Assessor)

Score/Level Entry Requirement
RSA Short Course
Oral Exam
Writing
Average 4.0
Grammar 8/15
Vocational Aptitude Test (Literacy) 4/8
Vocational Aptitude Test (Numeracy) 7/13

Recommended Course: __________________________________________

Assessor’s Name
Assessor’s Signature
Date

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Part 1: Oral Examination

Instruction:

Choose one of the topics from the following and read the corresponding questions.
You will be given 5 minutes to answer these questions orally.
Topic 1:

1. Could you tell me what you are doing at the moment: are you working or studying?

Depending on the response, the examiner can continue to ask the following questions

If the answer is working, ask the following questions

2. What do you do in your job?

3. Do you like your job?
4. What do you find easy or difficult about your job?

If the answer is studying, ask the following questions

2. What are you studying?

3. Why did you choose that subject or course?
4. What skill or knowledge will you acquire from the study?

Topic 2:

1. Where is your hometown?

2. Is there much to do in your hometown?
3. What are the people like in your hometown?
4. What makes your hometown famous?

Topic 3:

I’d like you to tell me about a game (not a sport) you used to play as a child

1. What was the game?

2. Who did you play it with?
3. What did you like about the game?
4. Do you still play this kind of game now?

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Topic 4:

Describe a present you have given to someone recently.

1. What kind of present was it?

2. Who did you give it to?
3. How did it compare to other presents you have given?
4. Explain why you decided to give this particular gift.

Part 2: Grammar (15 minutes)

Instruction: You must complete all the questions. Each correct answer will be awarded 1
mark.
Part 1: Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. Circle your answer.

(1) Roberta _____ from Australia.

a) are
b) is
c) am
d) be

(2) My friend _____ in Brisbane

a) living
b) live
c) lives
d) is live

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(3) I _____ coffee.

a) no like
b) not like
c) like don’t
d) don’t like

(4) ‘_____ to Australia, Ginny?’ ‘Yes, two years ago.”

a) Did you ever go
b) Do you ever go
c) Have you ever been
d) Are you ever going

(5) Sydney is _____ city I’ve ever lived in.

a) the most big
b) the bigger
c) the biggest
d) the more big

(6) A vegetarian is someone _____ doesn’t eat meat.

a) who
b) what
c) which
d) whose

(7) I _____ watch television tonight.

a) am
b) -
c) going to
d) am going to

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(8) It’s my birthday _____ Friday.

a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by

(9) I _____ a headache.

a) am
b) do
c) have
d) got

(10) I’m not interested _____ sports.

a) for
b) about
c) in
d) to

(11) Harry _____ his father’s car when the accident happened.
a) was driving
b) drove
c) had driven
d) has been driving

(12) I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.
a) have worked
b) work
c) be working
d) to work

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(13) The weather has been awful. We’ve had very _____ sunshine this summer.
a) little
b) a little
c) few
d) a few

(14) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.

a) go
b) be
c) do
d) get

(15) My sister _____ the cooking in our house.

a) does
b) makes
c) cooks
d) takes

Total score /15

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Part 3: Writing Test (40 minutes)

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Stress is now a major problem in many countries around the world.

What are some of the factors in modern society that cause this stress, and how can we reduce it?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or
knowledge.

Write at least 250 words.

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Part 4: Vocational Aptitude Test: Hospitality Aptitude Test

Section 1 (Literacy, reading and comprehension) /8

1. Write the following words and phrases in alphabetical order.

Pastry Cooking
Chef de Partie
Menu
Presentation
Pastry Cook
Chef de Cuisine
Demi Chef
Preserved foods
Commis Chef
Sous Chef

2. There are 2 spelling errors in the text below. Correct the spelling and list them in the order they
appear in the text.

Dealing with the general public can be stresfull at times, as everybody has there own
perceptions of the service they should receive in a given situation. Providing considerably less
than those expectations, puts you at risk of losing a customer, and even worst, having your
employees exposed to complaints.

What is a complaint?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

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3. Read the following food safety and health guidelines and answer the questions that follow.

Cuts and abrasions can occur when you:

➢ Handle and work with knives;

➢ Handle glass;
➢ Clean sharp equipment

To reduce the risk of cuts:

➢ Always cut away from your body;

➢ Always carry knives with the point down and the blade facing behind you;
➢ Never try to catch a falling knife;
➢ Stay alert – always be conscious of your cutting technique;
➢ Always store knives correctly after use. Never allow them to hang over the edge of a
work bench;
➢ Always use the correct knife for the job;
➢ Never fool around with a knife;
➢ Keep knives sharp at all times;
➢ Dispose of broken glass correctly.

Burn injuries are an occupational hazard in the Hospitality industry. To lower the risk of burns
and scalds:

➢ Assume everything is hot;

➢ Do not expose bare skin to chemicals;
➢ Use baskets when deep frying rather than dropping food directly into the deep fryer;
➢ Use a dry cloth to pick up hot trays as wet cloths will generate steam;
➢ Keep sleeves rolled down at all times to stop hot liquid splashing onto your arms;
➢ Protect your face from steam when opening the steaer door.

Cross contamination means transferring bacteria from contaminated people, equipment, food
and surfaces to cooked and prepared foods. Food spills can cause cross contamination,
therefore:

➢ Cover foods with waterproof wrapping or store them in sealed containers;

➢ Once canned foods are opened, transfer the contents into a suitable container;

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➢ Gloves should be changed as soon as you change tasks, such as from handling cooked
foods to raw goods;
➢ Equipment and utensils should be thoroughly cleaned as you change tasks;
➢ Cooked foods must be stored above raw and different produce/ingredients;
➢ Food should be stored separately where possible.

Questions

a. List two ways to reduce the risks of burns and scolds.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

b. What does cross contamination mean?

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

c. Describe at least two ways to reduce the risk of cuts.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

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Section 2 (Numeracy) /13

1. Work out the answers for the following:

a. 37 b. 68

+ 41 + 74

2. a. 258 b. 354

- 157 - 78

2. Multiply

a. 6.87 by 10 __________

b. 13.2 by 3 __________

3. What would the time be if it is:

a. 15 minutes after 9:30am? _______________________

b. 30 minutes before 10:00pm? _______________________

4. Choose the best estimate for the following problems using the numbers below.

100 130 60 200 600

a. 98 + 33 = __________________

b. 34 x 18 = __________________

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6. Two numbers add up to 40. Find the other number if one number is 15?

_____________________________

7. Which represents the best value buy? (Circle the correct answer)

a. 3kg for $4.00

b. 12kg for $18.00

8. Jose earns $21.25 per hour for a 38 hour week. How much does Jose earn a week?

______________________________

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SPEAKING: Band Descriptors

Instruction: Assessor must use the following assessment criteria to award a band score for each of the following four criteria. The criteria are weighted equally and
the speaking score is the average

Band Fluency and coherence Lexical resource Grammatical range and Pronunciation
accuracy
9 • speaks fluently with only rare repetition uses vocabulary with full flexibility • uses a full range of structures naturally uses a full range of pronunciation
or self-correction; • and precision in all topics and appropriately • features with precision and subtlety
• any hesitation is content-related rather uses idiomatic language naturally and • produces consistently accurate structures sustains flexible use of features
than to find words accurately apart from ‘slips’ throughout is effortless to understand
or grammar • characteristic of native speaker speech •
• speaks coherently with fully appropriate •
cohesive features
• develops topics fully and appropriately
8 • speaks fluently with only occasional uses a wide vocabulary resource • uses a wide range of structures flexibly uses a wide range of
repetition or self- • correction; readily and flexibly to convey precise • pronunciation features sustains
hesitation is usually content-related and meaning uses less common and • produces a majority of error-free flexible use of features, with only
only idiomatic vocabulary skilfully, with sentences with only very • occasional occasional lapses
rarely to search for language • occasional inaccuracies inappropriacies or basic/non-systematic is easy to understand throughout; L1
• develops topics coherently and uses paraphrase effectively as required errors accent has minimal effect on
appropriately • intelligibility
•
7 • speaks at length without noticeable effort uses vocabulary resource flexibly to • uses a range of complex structures with shows all the positive features of Band
or loss of • coherence discuss a variety of topics some flexibility • 6 and some, but not all, of the positive
• may demonstrate language-related uses some less common and idiomatic • frequently produces error-free sentences, features of Band 8
hesitation at times, or • some repetition vocabulary and shows some awareness though some grammatical mistakes
and/or self-correction of style and collocation, with some persist
• uses a range of connectives and discourse inappropriate choices uses paraphrase
markers with effectively
some flexibility •

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6 • is willing to speak at length, though may has a wide enough vocabulary to • uses a mix of simple and complex uses a range of pronunciation features
lose coherence at • times due to discuss topics at length and make structures, but with • limited flexibility with mixed control shows some
occasional repetition, self-correction or meaning clear in spite of • effective use of features but this is not
hesitation • inappropriacies generally paraphrases • may make frequent mistakes with
sustained
• uses a range of connectives and discourse successfully complex structures though these rarely can generally be understood
markers but not always appropriately throughout, though
cause comprehension problems •
mispronunciation of individual
words or sounds reduces clarity at
times
5 • usually maintains flow of speech but uses manages to talk about familiar and • produces basic sentence forms with shows all the positive features of Band
repetition, self • correction and/or slow unfamiliar topics but uses vocabulary reasonable accuracy • 4 and some, but not all, of the positive
speech to keep going with limited flexibility • uses a limited range of more complex features of Band 6
• may over-use certain connectives and attempts to use paraphrase but with structures, but these usually contain
discourse markers • mixed success
errors and may cause some
• produces simple speech fluently, but more comprehension problems
complex communication causes fluency
problems
4 • cannot respond without noticeable pauses is able to talk about familiar topics • produces basic sentence forms and some uses a limited range of pronunciation
and may speak • slowly, with frequent but can only convey basic meaning correct simple • sentences but features attempts to control features
repetition and self-correction on unfamiliar topics and makes subordinate structures are rare • but lapses are frequent
• links basic sentences but with repetitious frequent errors in word choice • errors are frequent and may lead to mispronunciations are frequent and
use of simple rarely attempts paraphrase misunderstanding • cause some difficulty for the listener
connectives and some breakdowns in
coherence •
3 • speaks with long pauses • uses simple vocabulary to convey • attempts basic sentence forms but with shows some of the features of Band 2
• has limited ability to link simple personal information has insufficient limited success, or • relies on apparently and some, but not all, of the positive
sentences • vocabulary for less familiar topics memorised utterances features of Band 4
• gives only simple responses and is • makes numerous errors except in
frequently unable to convey basic memorised expressions
message
2 • pauses lengthily before most words only produces isolated words or • cannot produce basic sentence forms • Speech is often unintelligble
• memorised utterances
• little communication possible

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1 •no communication possible

• no rateable language
0 • does not attend

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Pronunciation Total Average Band
Accuracy Score
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Instruction: Assessor must use the following assessment criteria to award a band score for each of the following four criteria. The criteria are weighted equally and the
writing score is the average
Band Task achievement
9 • fully satisfies all the requirements of the
task
• clearly presents a fully developed
response
8 • covers all requirements of the task
sufficiently
• presents, highlights and illustrates key
features/ bullet points clearly and
appropriately
7 • covers the requirements of the task
• presents a clear overview of main trends,
differences or stages
• clearly presents and highlights key
features/bullet points but could be more
fully extended
6 • addresses the requirements of the task
• presents an overview with information
appropriately selected
• presents and adequately highlights key
features/ bullet points but details may be
irrelevant, inappropriate or inaccurate
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WRITING TASK: Band Descriptors
Coherence and cohesion Lexical resource Grammatical range and
accuracy
• uses cohesion in such a way that it attracts • uses a wide range of vocabulary with very • uses a wide range of structures with
no attention natural and sophisticated control of full flexibility and accuracy; rare
• skilfully manages paragraphing lexical features; rare minor errors occur minor errors occur only as ‘slips’
only as ‘slips’
• sequences information and ideas logically • uses a wide range of vocabulary fluently • uses a wide range of structures
• manages all aspects of cohesion well and flexibly to convey precise meanings • the majority of sentences are error-
• uses paragraphing sufficiently and • skilfully uses uncommon lexical items but free
appropriately there may be occasional inaccuracies in • makes only very occasional errors or
word choice and collocation inappropriacies
• produces rare errors in spelling and/or
word formation
• logically organises information and ideas; • uses a sufficient range of vocabulary to •
uses a variety of complex structures
there is clear progression throughout allow some flexibility and precision •
produces frequent error-free
• uses a range of cohesive devices • uses less common lexical items with some sentences
appropriately although there may be some awareness of style and collocation • has good control of grammar and
under-/over-use • may produce occasional errors in word punctuation but may make a few
choice, spelling and/or word formation errors
• arranges information and ideas coherently • •uses an adequate range of vocabulary for • uses a mix of simple and complex
and there is a clear overall progression the task sentence forms
• uses cohesive devices effectively, but • attempts to use less common vocabulary • makes some errors in grammar and
cohesion within and/or between sentences but with some inaccuracy punctuation but they rarely reduce
may be faulty or mechanical • makes some errors in spelling and/or word communication
• may not always use referencing clearly or formation, but they do not impede
appropriately communication
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5 • generally addresses the task; the format • presents information with some • uses a limited range of vocabulary, but • uses only a limited range of
may be inappropriate in places organisation but there may be a lack of this is minimally adequate for the task structures
• recounts detail mechanically with no clear overall progression • may make noticeable errors in spelling • attempts complex sentences but these
overview; there may be no data to support • makes inadequate, inaccurate or over-use and/or word formation that may cause tend to be less accurate than simple
the description of cohesive devices some difficulty for the reader sentences
• presents, but inadequately covers, key • may be repetitive because of lack of • may make frequent grammatical
features/ bullet points; there may be a referencing and substitution errors and punctuation may be faulty;
tendency to focus on details errors can cause some difficulty for
the reader
4 • attempts to address the task but does not •
presents information and ideas but these • uses only basic vocabulary which may be • uses only a very limited range of
cover all key features/bullet points; the are not arranged coherently and there is no used repetitively or which may be structures with only rare use of
format may be inappropriate clear progression in the response inappropriate for the task subordinate clauses
• may confuse key features/bullet points • uses some basic cohesive devices but • has limited control of word formation • some structures are accurate but
with detail; parts may be unclear, these may be inaccurate or repetitive and/or spelling; errors predominate, and punctuation
irrelevant, repetitive or inaccurate • errors may cause strain for the reader is often faulty
3 • fails to address the task, which may have • does not organise ideas logically • uses only a very limited range of words • attempts sentence forms but errors in
been completely misunderstood • may use a very limited range of cohesive and expressions with very limited control grammar and punctuation
• presents limited ideas which may be devices, and those used may not indicate a of word formation and/or spelling predominate and distort the meaning
largely irrelevant/repetitive logical relationship between ideas • errors may severely distort the message
2 • answer is barely related to the task • has very little control of organisational • uses an extremely limited range of • cannot use sentence forms except in
features vocabulary; essentially no control of word memorised phrases
formation and/or spelling
1 • answer is completely unrelated to the task • fails to communicate any message • can only use a few isolated words • cannot use sentence forms at all
0 • does not attend
• does not attempt the task in any way
• writes a totally memorised response
Task achievement Coherence and cohesion Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Total Average Band Score

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