ENTRY TEST SECONDE CORRECTIONS

Part I: Reading Comprehension

10-16 = A2; 18-20 = B1

1. Source: Sports Jamaica (newspaper) (0,5)

2. Author: Ainsley Walters (0,5)
3. Date of publication: 15 April 2010 (0,5)

4. What is the subject? (0,5)

Jamaica’s ambition to win the next Tae kwon do competition.
5. Complete the table with the appropriate information about the people in the text at the time of
writing. (6)
Name Age (Teenager or Additional Information (Past or present competitor)
adult)
Shamar Gordon teenager present
Asheika Dyer teenager present
Nicholas Dussard adult past
Jason McKay adult past

6. Complete the table with the appropriate information about the competitions (or games) in the
text. (6)
Name of competition Place Date ( = Year)
International Tae kwon do Federation (ITF) Santa Catrina, Brazil (May 1-4) 2010
Pan-Am (1) Games
Olympic Games Paraguay 2006
US Open Orlando 2009
World Cup Orlando 2006

7 True or false? Justify with elements from the text. (4)

TRUE FALSE JUSTIFICATION
X Nicholas Dussard was very good at Taekwondo.

Justify: “ Nicholas Dussard’s record of a double gold”

X Shamar Gordon is already a gold medallist.

Justify: “ He holds a US Open gold medal in continuous sparring”

X It’s the first time Asheika Dyer has participated in a competition.

Justify. “....is already a junior veteran, representing Jamaica since she was 10”
X Asheika Dyer has more chance of winning than Shamar Gordon.

Justify: “she has the best chance of winning a gold”

8. Will Asheika Dyer and Shamar Gordon both be representing their country in the next Games?
Justify your answer. (2)

Yes “It will be the first Pan-Am Games for these juniors”

Part II: Grammar

1
 20-35 = A2; 36-50 = B1

A B
1 were doing 1b
2 listens 2b
3 on 3a
4 gets 4a
5 hasn’t come 5c
6 is sleeping 6c
7 turning off 7a
8 would stay 8b
9 worse 9c
10 was built 10a
11 does 11c
12 had finished 12b
13 to ask 13c
14 where he was 14a
15 each other 15b
16 will be sunbathing 16a
17 did he start 17a
18 would visit 18 c
19 where 19a
20 as 20c
21 going 21b
22 the most boring 22b
23 nor 23a
24 women 24b
25 could speak 25c

Part III: Written Expression

Content Structure Grammar Vocabulary/Spelling
A1 Simple ideas; Many errors in Many errors in Many errors
perhaps some structure, ie not basic syntax, tense,
confusion logical order etc
A2 Some development; Mostly logical Some errors in Some errors
perhaps minor basic structures
confusion
B1 Most ideas Logical Very few errors in Very few errors
developed basic structures