Placement Test

Time allowed: 30 minutes

Name:

LISTENING

Questions 1-2
Choose two letters, A-E.
What are the TWO reasons why Vanessa doesn’t want to stay on the campus?
A. the food is not good
B. she has too many roommates
C. it’s too expensive
D. the room is too small
E. its restriction regarding accessible hours

Questions 3-4
Choose two letters, A-E
What are TWO things that Vanessa likes about her new living place?
A. The nearby convenience store
B. The host family treat her well
C. The food the owners cook is healthy and tasty
D. She can redecorate her room on her own to suit her preference
E. Easy access to public transport

Questions 5-7

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Vanessa’s first year experience in university

Vanessa admits that it was not her own idea to study External Relations. Initially, she wanted to choose
5 .............................. but then her parents convinced her otherwise since they think it would be hard for
her to get 6 .................... She found it rather difficult at first but things are better now. She has gained a
lot of essential skills and the most valuable one is working 7 ..............................
Questions 8-9

Choose the correct letters, A-C.

8. What does Vanessa think about her tutor?

A. She doesn’t have much time to meet her students in person

B. She doesn’t try to avoid talking about unpleasant issues
C. She has a great sense of humour

9. What was Vanessa’s first impression of her classmates?

A. They were good at organizing events

B. They were not very friendly
C. They worked really hard.

Questions 10-15
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Heinz’s Advice
Important assignments & Final exams
● Try to design a smart 10 ..................................
● Change the 11 .................................. occasionally for higher productivity
● Do not rely too much on 12 ..................................
● Don’t take too much responsibility in 13 ..................................

Extracurricular activities & part-time jobs

● Before deciding to join a club, learn about its 14 .......................... and goals.
● Try to visualize a specific 15 ..................................
READING
Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 11
Smacking children was outlawed(1) in Scotland this week. Remarkably, parents in the rest of the UK can
still use physical violence to punish or discipline their children, provided it can be considered
“reasonable punishment”, a term not properly defined in law. Smacking is allowed in the majority of
other nations.
Around the world, smacking is common. A 2014 report by UNICEF found that 80 per cent of the world’s
children are subject to(2) some form of violent punishment at home. A survey of just over 4000 adults
in the UK, conducted this July, found that the majority – 59 per cent – felt that “smacking should not be
banned”. Only a fifth of those asked thought the practice should be outlawed.
For those with any shred of doubt, there is no good evidence that smacking will benefit a child. Parents
might find that children are more obedient(3) if they fear another smack, but this effect is only
temporary. In the long run, children who are smacked are more likely to misbehave, and to engage in
delinquent, criminal or antisocial behaviour. Worse, they are more likely to develop mental illnesses.
The science isn’t even new. Smacking is thought to be the most studied aspect of parental behaviour,
with reams of research published since the 1960s. Almost all of it finds that physically punishing
children can have disastrous consequences in later life(4).
At least five meta-analyses have been conducted on the effects of smacking, assessing
around 200 individual studies overall. They show that parents who smack their children are
unsurprisingly less likely to have a good relationship with them (5). And children who are spanked are
more likely to experience emotional and physical abuse and neglect.
These studies also find that smacked children are more likely to go on to be aggressive themselves –
initially with their peers, and later with their own children and partners. People who were smacked as
children are also at a higher risk of having low self-esteem, depression or alcohol dependency.
Questions 1 – 5: Rephrase the highlighted words or groups words so that the meanings of the
sentences do not change. The new sentences must also be grammatical. Each question may contain
ONE OR TWO possible answers. Choose NO MORE THAN 2 answers for each question.
1. Outlawed(1)
A. made illegal
B. cancelled out
C. restricted
D. compelled by law
E. limited
2. are subject to(2)
A. become the victims of
B. reject
C. are terrified by
D. are susceptible to
E. physically hurt by
3. obedient(3)
A. listen to their parents
B. obey rules
C. compliant
D. likely to follow the rules set by their parents
E. likely to be afraid of their parents
4. have disastrous consequences in later life(4)
A. have many adverse impacts on their future life
B. may have some effects in the future
C. have positive outcomes in the long run
D. become cause for major concern in their adult lives
E. not bring much benefit to children
5. are unsurprisingly less likely to have a good relationship with them(5)
A. find it impossible to be on good terms with them
B. may not be able to develop a healthy relationship with them
C. may find it extremely difficult to get on well with their kids
D. may find it difficult to talk to them
E. are not able to earn respect from them

Questions 6-11: Does the information given in Reading Passage agree with the following
statements?
In boxes 6-11 on your answer sheet, write:

TRUE if the text agrees with the statement

FALSE if the statement disagrees with the statement
NOT GIVEN if there is no/not enough evidence to determine whether the statement is TRUE of
FALSE

6. Scotland was the only country to ban all forms of physical punishment on children. _____
7. Smacking children only makes them become more obedient in the short term. _____
8. There are no temporary effects on children who experience physical punishment at home. _____
9. All scientific findings indicate that smacking children can have negative impacts on their future
lives. _____
10. Based on many recent surveys, children who are physically punished at home are unlikely to
establish a healthy relationship with their parents. _____
11. Having low self-esteem, depression or alcohol dependency are among the most disastrous
consequences of physcial punishment during childhood. _____

WRITING

Write a short paragraph to answer following question.

Some people say that living in a big city is better than living in the countryside. What is your opinion?

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