Istanbul Technical University
Fall 2023 – P4 Cumulative Exam 2
Exam Date: December 13, 2023 (Wednesday)
Location: Maçka Campus
SECTIONS OF THE EXAM
LISTENING
Students listen to a lecture
once, take notes, and answer
questions by using their notes. • recognizing the structures that are used to define a term, concept,
USE OF ENGLISH
Students use their knowledge of
grammar and connectors to find
the correct choice in a cloze
test; answer restatement
questions; rewrite given
sentences.
READING
Students read one text of about • identifying the supporting ideas by scanning a text
800 words and answer the
questions.
VOCABULARY
Students choose the best word
to complete the given sentences
in questions.
WRITING
Students write a full Opinion
Essay on one of the given
topics.
EXAM INFORMATION
Duration: 135 minutes (13:00-15:15)
SKILLS/ITEMS TO BE TESTED POSSIBLE TASK
TYPES
• identifying the specific information • Note-taking
• recognizing details such as definitions, explanations, examples, o Multiple choice
statistics etc.
principle etc.
• identifying the main idea of the lecture
• identifying numerical information related to a specific event in the
lecture
• identifying the cause-effect relationships in the lecture
• understanding the personal opinion of the lecturer about the topic in
the lecture
• making inferences
• All the grammar topics revised or covered in Empower B2 Units 5, 6 • Cloze Test
(+ previously tested units) • Restatement
o Future Probability • Rewrite
o Future Perfect and Future Continuous Tenses
o Infinitives and –ing Forms
o The Passive
• Compulsory Grammar Pack – Week 6 (+ previously tested weeks)
o Relative Clauses
• identifying the main ideas of the paragraphs • Multiple Choice
• identifying true and false information about a specific detail in a text
• identifying the purpose/opinion of the people/author in a reading text
• identifying reference words in a reading text
• identifying the correct sentence to insert in a gap in the text by
recognizing the logical flow of the passage
• identifying the correct sentence which best expresses the essential
information in the highlighted sentence in a text
• making inferences using the information given in the text
• guessing the meaning of unknown words from context
• Main Course and Reading • Multiple Choice
o Empower B2: Units 5, 6 (+ previously tested units)
o Compulsory Reading Pack: Texts 9, 11, 13, 15 (+ previously
tested texts)
o Essential Vocabulary Worksheets: 3, 4 (+ previously tested
worksheets)
• Listening and Speaking
o Contemporary Topics 3: Units 5, 6 (+ previously tested units)
• constructing coherent and well-organized introduction, body and Writing a full Opinion
conclusion paragraphs; Essay (introduction, two
• using linking words and skillful referencing to achieve coherence and body paragraphs,
unity; conclusion) of 250-350
• using a good range of advanced grammatical structures and academic words on one of the given
topics
vocabulary;
• using correct punctuation in academic writing;
• writing well-developed paragraphs that respond properly to the essay
question.
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