ANSWER KEY

Grammar 8
1 lose herself in a book/novel
1 2 is a shadow of her former
1 she’d/she’s already uploaded 3 to find themselves
2 hadn’t gone to the lecture the night 4 is a self-made
3 didn’t/doesn’t like that band 5 deserve some self-indulgence
4 had to hurry or they’d miss
5 apologised for being/said he was sorry he was/had been
Reading
2
1 conceded 9
2 explained 1 NG
3 suggested 2 F
4 promised/agreed 3 T
5 agreed/promised 4 NG
5 T
3 6 T
1 A
2 C 10
3 A 1 register
4 C 2 clear
5 D 3 make friends/interact
4 provide
4 5 become/be
1 Not only 6 assist/help
2 Rarely
3 Only after
4 under no circumstances Use of English
5 Little did
11
1 meet
Vocabulary 2 serving
3 once
5 4 refused
1 contributions 5 made
2 voluntary 6 to
3 incentive
4 beneficial 12
5 donation 1 B
2 C
6 3 D
1 self-expression 4 A
2 self-deprecating 5 C
3 wrapped up in himself 6 B
4 self-preservation
5 self-doubt

7
1 make
2 step
3 with
4 skills
5 expectations

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Listening Speaking
13 16
1 C Students' own answers
2 B
3 B Marking criteria
4 C Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12.
5 B 11–12 Full and expanded contribution without prompting.
6 A Wide range of structures, accurate and well-organised.
Pronunciation clear and precise.
14 9–10 Full contribution without prompting. Basic and some
1 orphanages complex structures, accurate and well-organised.
2 closer Pronunciation clear and mostly precise.
3 confidence 7–8 Full contribution without prompting. Adequate
4 homesick contribution. Basic and some complex structures,
5 culture generally accurate and well-organised. Pronunciation
6 adventure mostly clear and precise.
5–6 Adequate contribution without prompting. Basic
structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
Writing Pronunciation mostly clear. Some imprecisions.
3–4 Adequate contribution with some prompting. Basic
15 structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
Students' own answers Pronunciation mostly clear. Noticeable imprecisions.
1–2 Limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
Marking criteria structures, often inaccurate but some organisation.
Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12. Pronunciation not always clear. Many imprecisions.
11–12 Complete and coherent, accurate, appropriate and 0 Very limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
structured without prompting. structures, mostly inaccurate and little organisation.
9–10 Complete, mainly accurate and appropriate without Pronunciation not clear or precise.
prompting.
7–8 Complete, minor inaccuracies, sometimes
inappropriate without prompting.
5–6 Minor omissions and/or irrelevances, minor
inaccuracies, sometimes inappropriate without
prompting.
3–4 Major omissions, some irrelevances, noticeable
inaccuracies, often inappropriate without prompting.
1–2 Major omissions and irrelevances, mainly inaccurate,
mostly inappropriate without prompting.
0 Content irrelevant. Too short or too incomprehensible
to mark.

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