TEST 2.

ANSWER KEYS

TRAINING TEST. READING PART 1.

1. Focus. Words with similar meanings.

1d 2a 3b 4e 5c.

2. Focus: Text types, context and function

1e notice: school corridor

2b label: clothes washing instructions

3a email: computer or phone

4f road sign: road entrance

5d note: at home, on a table

6c advertisement: small ad on notice board

3. Match answers a-f with short texts 1-6 in exercise 2

1f 2c 3d 4a 5e 6b

GRAMMAR: IMPERATIVES

4. Complete the orders with words from the box

1. stop 2. Camping 3. Use 4. Standing 5. Running 6. Put on

5. Where would you see orders 1- 6?

1d 2b 3a 4f 5e 6c

6. Complete 1-6 using the correct form of suitable verbs

1. turn 2. Diving 3. Take 4. Skateboarding 5. Let 6. Eating

EXAM PRACTICE TEST. READING PART 1.

Questions 1-5.

1: C 2:A 3: B 4: C 5: A

TRAINING TEST 2. READING PART 2.

1. Complete the text with words from the box

1 fancy 2 keen 3 stand 4 prefer 5 rather 6 fond 7 mind.

2. Which of the words in Exercise 1 do we use for something we:

A. fancy, keen (on), fond(of)

B. rather

C ( can´t) stand

D ( don´t) mind

3. Read this description of someone who wants to go to a sports centre…

Every day

Doesn´t mind paying a regular amount

Fancies learning a new sport

Prefers to make reservations by email

4. Read these descriptions of three sports centres and decide which of A-C….

B ( membership costs just 20 pounds per month, can be reserved online, lessons are available,
daily)

EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2. READING PART 2

Questions 6-10

6C 7H 8E 9B 10 F

TRAINING TEST 2. READING PART 3

1. We often use these adjectives to describe attitude and opinion. Use one of them to say
how each of the people in 1-8 feels.

1 grateful 2cheerful 3 confident 4 ashamed 5 upset 6 impressed 7 patient 8 jealous

2. Choose the correct form of the adjectives

1 interested 2 boring 3 disappointed 4 shocking 5 exhausted 6 annoyed

7 depressed 8 exciting

3. Some of these sentences are correct and some have mistakes.

1 tired 2 frightening 3 right 4 relaxed 5 exciting 6 worried 7 right 8 surprised.

4. Look at these typical Part 3 questions….

Suggested answers: 1 like most, playing, trumpet

2 nervous, phone, because

3 how, feel, new school

4 bored, journey, because

5 why, decide, new bike

6 main difference, badminton, tennis.

5. Quickly read this paragraph and answer these questions

1 an account of a personal experience

2 beginning to learn snowboarding

3 enjoying the experience and confident he will make progress

6. Look at this question, underline the key words and then read the paragraph…

How, feel, first, snowboarding

7. Now look at the options…

B: correct

A: a bit less tiring than I´ve expected

C: I´d wondered whether it really could be as fun as it looked, and by the end of that week I
was starting to find that it was.

D: annoyed some in the group, though I didn´t mind.

EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2. READING PART 3.

Questions 11-15

11C 12 A 13B 14D 15 A

TRAINING TEST 2: READING PART 4

1: Match the common phrases in box A with their meanings in box B

A lack of/ not enough

Get better/ improve

Get in touch/ contact

Hardly ever/ almost never

In the end/ finally

Make your mind up/ decide

On your own/ by yourself

Rather than/ instead of

So far/ until now

Take care of/ look after

Take it easy/ relax

Up-to-date/ modern

2. Choose the correct word or phrase in these sentences

1 another 2 in spite of 3 what 4 however 5 instead 6 otherwise

3. Match sentences 1-3 with sentences A-D to form a complete paragraph.

1 C 2D 3A NOT NEEDED: B

4. Highlight the linking expressions….

1 and C: Lucas/ his, hoping to/ plans, this morning/ Sunday, taking it easy/relaxing, ended/
However, Also a forward link, a phone call/ it.

2and D: So, Jake/ him, worried/ wrong. Forward link: asked/ replied.

3 and A: Jake replied/ by himself/ completely lost/ that/ his friend. Also out there/ earlier
mention of in the countryside.

B: That was why/ no reason given in the text for him being there.

EXAM PRACTICE 2. READING PART 4

Questions 16-20

16 C 17 H 18 A 19 F 20 D

TRAINING TEST 2. READING PART 5

1. Some words commonly go together. Match each word or phrase in the box….

- Do: sport, an exercise, an exam, an English course, my homework, some shopping.

- Make: a noise, a mess, a mistake, a phone call, friends, notes.

- have: a job, an idea, a break, fun, a party, a shower, an exam, friends, a good time, lunch at
school.

- Take: a bus, a photo, a break, a shower, a phone call, an exam, notes

FURTHER EXPRESSIONS:

Do the cooking, the ironing, etc. Make a coffee, a suggestion, a decision, etc.
Have a meeting, a rest, a shock, etc. Take a train, a picture, a guess,etc.

2. Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 done 2 had 3 having 4 have/ take 5 make 6 making 7 taking/doing 8 make.

3. Quickly read the text in Exercise 4…

Text type: articke or blog entry. Text topic: a visit to Barcelona.

4. Choose the best word, A,B,C,D…

1 B had ( some free time)

2 D spent ( a week)

3 C doing ( some great shopping)

4 A took ( the underground train)

5 C saw ( the most amazing views)

EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2. READING PART 5.

Questions 21-26.

21 D 22 A 23 C 24 B 25 A 26 D

TRAINING TEST 2. READING PART 6

1. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 which/that 2 where 3 who 4 whose 5 who/that 6 when 7 whose 8 where.

2. Complete each sentence with one word

1 who 2 unless/ until 3 have 4 case 5 in 6 so

3. Which of your answers above….

1 relative pronoun 2 linking word (conditional) / until ( preposition, conjunction) 3 verb form

4 part of linking expression ( reason) 5 in (preposition) 6 linking word ( purpose)

4. In pairs, look at the gap…

1 relative pronoun, which 2 preposition, to 3 part of linking expression, instead

4 linking word ( reason), therefore 5 part of linking expression( purpose), so.

EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2. READING PART 6.

Questions 27-32
27. have/had

28. they

29. took

30 There

31 by

32 no.

TRAINING TEST 2. WRITING PART 1

1. Choose the correct words

1 because of 2 due to 3 because 4 as 5 since 6 in case

2. Some of these sentences are correct and some have mistakes…

1 right 2 in case 3 because of / due to 4 right 5 because/ as / since 6 right

3. Decide If you would use each phrase…

Beginning: Bear Ms…., Thank you for your recent message, Hi…, Sorry I´ve taken so long to get
back to you ( ESTA EXPRESSIÓN ES FUNDAMENTAL PARA EL EXAMEN). It´s great to hear from
you!

End: Write back soon, Lots of love. Best wishes, I look forward to hearing from you. See you
soon, Yours sincerely, Bye for now.

Email to a friend ( suggested answers): Hi…., Sorry I´ve taken so long to get back to you. It´S
great to hear from you. Write back soon. Lots of love, See you soon, Bye for now.

4. Read the exam instructions…

1 Your friend Chris.

2. arranging to visit a new sports centre.

3. tell Chris about school work/ latest news; say when the best time is to go to the new sports
centre; explain which pool you would prefer to use and why, suggest other things to do at the
sports centre.

Write your answer to the email to Chris ( Por favor, enviadme las respuestas por Robles para
poder corregirlas)

5. Does the writer use formal or informal language?

Informal: Hi, sorry…bye for now; contracted forms Sorry it´s , I´ve had lots …

6. Answer the questions

1 Yes

2 yes-one in each of the main paragraphs, in the same sequence

3 informal: Hi+ first name, don´t worry, exclamation mark, brilliant, how about, maybe, looking
forward to hearing from you, all the best, contracted forms.

4. as, in case, because.

EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2. WRITING PART 1

Aquí hay que escribir otro email ( en esta ocasión para Mr Mitchem) y mandármelo por Robles.

Sample answer:

Dear Mr Mitchem,

Thank you for inviting me to help with the new English-language magazine. One day I would
like to be a journalist, so I’m really looking forward to this exciting opportunity.

In my opinion, I feel more students would be more likely to come to a meeting on Tuesday
because there is a school charity event next Thursday.

I would love to write an article about the school football team´s recent matches.

I think many students would like to have an advice section in the school magazine. Then we
could publish answers to their various questions.

Best wishes,

TRAINING TEST 2. WRITING PART 2

1. Match the sentences to their descriptions

1c 2 a 3 b

2. Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in
brackets.

1 was eating, came 2was doing 3smiled 4 broke, was doing 5 didn´t wake up 6 went, saw
7 saw, was making 8drove, was.

3. Circle the correct tense in each sentence.

1 went, realized, had forgotten 2 was standing, arrived 3 had eaten, told 4
had spent, came 5 played, started 6 was waiting, saw, hadn´t heard.

4. Complete the story with the correct past tense of these verbs

1 has started 2 were sitting 3 were watching 4 had happened 5 began 6 told 7 decided
8 looked
5. Look at the exam task below…

1 a story 2 your English teacher 3 a sentence, at the beginning

6. Read this sample… and answer the questions

1 yes 2 yes 3 yes ( worried, delighted) 4 happy.

7. Look at the sample answer more carefully and answer these questions

1 by the time, as soon as

2 past simple: could, stopped, was able, didn´t recognize, rang, answered, told, was; past
continuous: was riding, was trying, was moving; past perfect: ‘d missed, ‘d called, had
happened, ‘d won, ‘d entered.

EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2. WRITING PART 2.

Choose one of the questions

Aquí hay que elegir una de las dos opciones y mandármelas para corregir por Robles.

Questions 2. Sample answer

People around the world have enjoyed playing games for centuries. Nowadays, many people
enjoy playing video games, but I definitely prefer playing board games when I have free time.

In fact, there´s a popular board game café in town called The Dice Cup. My friends have been
meeting there on Saturday mornings ever since it opened up two years ago. We love trying
different board gamaes there because it has over a hundred games to choose from.

Now that I play games regularly, I´ve learnt how to be good at both winning and losing. In my
opinion, playing games is about enjoying the experience of having a great time with friends
rather than winning.

Question 3. Sample answer

The friends found a strange old map under the bed. They had been staring at the ancient map
for an hour when Thomas shouted, ‘ I know the exact location of this map. Look at this tree!’

Thomas pointed to the bottom corner of the map to an unusual- looking tree. The friends
agreed with him, the tree looked very similar to one at the skateboard park.

They hurried there and began digging. After several hours, and just as they were about to give
up, they saw a leather bag buried deep beneath the ground. They opened it excitedly to
discover that it was filled with hundreds of gold coins!