PLACEMENT TEST
Section 1
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Answer the questions below. Choose the correct letter, a, b or c.
Exam ple: How long does the caller wan t to go away for?
a a w eek b a few w eeks 'c a few days
1 W here does the caller w an t to stay?
a in the country c by the beach
b in the city
2 W hat kind of hotel does the caller w ant to stay in?
a a family hotel c a farmhouse
b a spa
3 Which hotel does the caller choose?
a Sparkling Springs c Ocean Waves Resort
b Farmhouse Getaways
Questions 4 -7
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
Hotel Reservation Form
N a m e: W illia m French
B illin g A d d re s s: ( 4 ) ...................................................................................................................................
S ta n d m a rc h
N o rfo lk
NE1 4SP
M o b ile N u m b e r: ( 5 ) ...................................................................................................................................
C heck-in D ate: 15th Ju n e
C h e c k-o u t D ate: ( 6 ) ...................................................................................................................................
P a ym e n t Type: C re d it card
A m o u n t: (7) £ ................................................................................................................................
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Complete the map below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
Section 2
Questions 1 1 -1 3
Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
11 W hich exhibition does the tour guide re co m m e n d ? .............................................................
12 How long do the guided tours la s t? .............................................................
13 On which floor do the tours s ta rt? .............................................................
Practice tes t
Match the sections of the museum with the age group they are recommended for. Write A-C
next to 1 4 -1 7 .
A young people
B adults
C children
14 shapes and p a tte rn s ............
15 the history of flight ............
16 energy ............
17 exploring physics ............
Questions 1 8 -2 0
Complete the flow chart below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
How to buy a ticket for an exhibition:
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Section 3
Questions 2 1 - 2 3
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
Focus of s u rv e y :(21) preferences
Number of questions: 20
Inform ation required in firs t three questions: cost, num ber of rooms and
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Topic of additional information: (2 3)..........................................................................
Questions 2 4 - 2 6
Choose THREE letters a -g
Which THREE ways does the tutor suggest Monica and Tom can improve their questionnaire?
a make the questions shorter
b make the questions sim pler
c increase the num ber of questions
d ask more questions about the students' homes
e not to ask so many questions
f ask for m ore explanations
g ask more questions about cost
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25
26
Questions 2 7 -3 0
Complete the diagram below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
Choosing Accommodation
Number of roc
( 28 ) Cost
Distance from campus
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Section 4
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Complete the summary of the introduction to a lecture on bird migration below. Write NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Birds migrate for tw o main reasons: to (3 1)...........................and to breed. When they are
breeding they need to move to areas w here they can (3 2)........................... In the spring
they m igrate from (33 )...........................to cooler countries in the north. They spend several
months there, flying south again in the w inte r to (3 4 )...........................
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Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
3 5 How has global warm ing affected the arrival of s pring ? ...........................
3 6 W hy have birds started to migrate earlie r?..........................
37 W hat happens to the population of birds that breed la te ?...........................
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Choose THREE letters A-F
Match each geographical area with a migration pattern.
A migration to warm countries
B clockwise m igration
C long distance migration
D partial migration
E migration to countries w ith long days
F circular migration around entire globe
3 8 the tro p ic s ............
3 9 the Arctic and Antarctic
4 0 North A m e ric a ............
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