Ascentis

ESOL Skills for Life

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Assessment
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achieved
Criteria
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1.1

1.2

1.3
Guide time: 60 minutes
1.4

2.1
Practice Paper B
ASESOLRE3/PPB 3.1

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Instructions Pass 14
 You must use a pen - black or blue ink. mark 21
 Dictionaries may not be used.
 There are 3 tasks to be completed. Answer all questions.
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 Task 1 (Guide time 20 minutes)

Read the text and answer questions 1–7.

NHS e-Referral Service

When can I use the NHS e-Referral Service?

If your GP refers you to a hospital or a special clinic

Do I have to book online?

With NHS e-Referral Service you can book your appointment online, at the GP
surgery or via phone using the Booking Helpline 0345 6088888. You will be able to
choose a date and time for your appointment that is convenient for you.

How can I book, change or cancel an appointment?

You’ll need your reference number and password, which you will find on your
appointment request letter.

What can I do if I have not got my reference number and password

details?

If you do not have this information, contact your GP practice who can give you your
reference number and password so that you can book your appointment. The NHS
e-Referral Service team do not have access to your personal information so cannot
provide this for you.

Will NHS e-Referral Service reduce my waiting time?

NHS e-Referral Service can give you information about available appointment
dates and times for hospitals. Then you can decide on the hospital. Sometimes you
may have to wait for an appointment to get your chosen hospital.

Is it easy to book online?

There are only 4 steps after you have logged in. Firstly, you select your
hospital or clinic. Then you choose your appointment time and book it.
You must remember to confirm all the details before logging out.

Reference: http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Yourchoices/appointment-booking/Pages/how-to-book-an-
appointment.aspx

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 1 This text is about Tick one box 

a choosing the best hospital.

b booking a hospital appointment.

c finding the shortest waiting times.

d booking an appointment.

2 How can you book an appointment?

Put the following in chronological order. The first one has been done for you.

Enter your password and reference number 1st

Select an appointment date and time

Confirm the details

Choose a hospital

3 Where can you get your reference number and password details?
Tick one box 
a the NHS e-Referral service

b the hospital

c the appointment letter

d the Booking Helpline

4 What does the phrase chosen hospital mean in the text?

Tick one box 
a the hospital the GP chose for you

b your nearest hospital

c the hospital with the shortest waiting time

d your preferred hospital

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 5 Who is this text for?
Tick one box 
a GPs

b Patients

c Hospital doctors

d The e-Referral Service team

6 Sarah has lost her reference number and password. Can she use the
e-Referral Service?
Tick one box 
Yes

No

7 On the NHS website, health conditions are in alphabetical order. Where would
you find heart disease?
Tick one box 
a After high blood pressure

b After hay fever

c After hole in the heart

Achieved  / X
Assessment
d After hypertension Question

Criteria

1 1.1

2 1.2

3 1.3

4 1.4

5 2.1

6 3.1

7 4.1

Total marks
/7

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 Task 2 (Guide time 20 minutes)
Read the text and answer questions 1–7.
Pizza Choice
For the best choice in pizzas
Toppings
Choose one or a combination from many
different kinds
• Meat – chicken, beef or pepperoni
• Seafood – salmon, prawn or
anchovies
• Vegetarian – cheese, pepper or
mushroom
Make your own pizza recipe
Choose the base and toppings and we’ll make your own pizza for you.
Pizza tasting
Mondays and Tuesdays 2pm
All you can eat feast nights
Friday and Saturday 5 till 8
Make your own pizza night
Every first Wednesday of the month
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The Manager’s Invitation
“Come along and visit us in our newly
opened restaurant. We’ll give you a
free drink with your pizza.”
Sergio Loren – restaurant
manager
Pizza bases
Choose from a variety of styles
• Stone-baked
• Gluten free
• Thick crust
Could you be a pizza chef?
“Being a pizza chef is the best job in
the world. My family have made pizzas
for three generations – my grandfather,
my father and now me. Come along
and I’ll show you how to make your
own pizza. I’ve seen some really
fantastic pizzas!”
Toni Loretto – Pizza Choice chef
 1 This text is about
Tick one box 
a a job as a pizza chef.

b a new pizza restaurant.

c a special pizza.

d a pizza recipe.

2 There is a sub heading missing in the text.

Choose the best heading. Tick one box 

a Weekend events

b Family events

c Discount events

d Special events

3 Why is there an exclamation mark in Toni Loretto’s last sentence?

Tick one box 
a He’s asking a question.

b He’s giving a command.

c He’s expressing surprise.

d He’s giving a warning.

4 Which word in the text means the same as “mixture”?

____________________________________________________

5 The main purpose of this text is to

Tick one box 
a advise.

b instruct.

c describe.

d advertise.

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 6 Name one kind of pizza base from the text.

_______________________________________________________________

7 Write the word ‘prawns’ in the alphabetical list of toppings on the Pizza Choice
menu.

______________________

pepper

_______________________

pimento

_______________________

portobello

_______________________

pumpkin

______________________

Achieved  / X
Assessment
Question

Criteria

1 1.1

2 1.2

3 1.3

4 1.4

5 2.1

6 3.1

7 4.1

Total Marks
/7

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 Task 3 (Guide time 20 minutes)

Read the text and answer questions 1 – 7.

Elite Training
Success story – Employee of the Month

Ashley Croft is Employee of the Month at Tynemouth Nursery, and this is

only her first month working for the nursery.

Ashley’s journey started with an Entry to Childcare course with us at

Elite Training. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to work in childcare but she
really enjoyed the course, so after she got her certificate she decided to
look for a job in childcare.

Ashley then started a day’s work trial at Tynemouth Nursery in North

Shields. She impressed the nursery in this trial and they offered her a
position as an apprentice at the nursery one week later. She then
started her Level 3 Apprenticeship in Children and Young People.

Nursery manager Gemma Tate was very impressed with Ashley’s hard
work and professional approach. “It feels like she’s been here a long
time,” she said. Ashley also showed she was flexible when she gave up
one of her days off to complete a first aid training course.

Michelle Burke, her assessor on the apprenticeship scheme at Elite

Training, said: “I am delighted that Ashley is Employee of the Month.
Keep up the good work, Ashley!”

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 1 This text is about Ashley’s
Tick one box 
a training course.

b apprenticeships.

c achievement.

d qualifications.

2 How did Ashley get Employee of the Month? Put the events in order. The first one
has been done for you.

She completed an Entry level childcare course. 1st

She started an apprenticeship course.

The nursery offered her an apprenticeship.

She started a work trial in the nursery.

3 Who is Ashley’s training assessor?

__________________________________________________________

4 Which of the phrases below could replace the world flexible in the text?
Tick one box 
a able to work hard

b professional in her work

c willing to change her routine

d happy in her job

5 The main purpose of the text is to

Tick one box 
a instruct.

b complain.

c advertise.

d inform.

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 6 Where did Ashley get her first qualification?

____________________________________________________

7 Put the following names in alphabetical order.

Ashley Awatif Anwar Adele

i _______________________________________________________

ii _______________________________________________________

iii _______________________________________________________

iv _______________________________________________________

Achieved  / X
Assessment
Question
END OF ASSESSMENT

Criteria

1 1.1

2 1.2

3 1.3

4 1.4

5 2.1

6 3.1

7 4.1

Total Marks
/7

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 Ofqual Accreditation Number
Ascentis Entry Level Certificate in ESOL Skills for Life (Entry 3) - 601/4081/1
Ascentis Entry Level Award in ESOL Skills for Life (Reading) (Entry 3) - 601/4271/6

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