LICEO C. SIGONIO MODENA TEST D INGRESSO LINGUA INGLESE PER ESERCITAZIONI IN PREPARAZIONE AL PLACEMENT TEST ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST A.S. 2011/12 CANDIDATE S NAME CLASS DATE ISTRUZIONI: Apporre il proprio nome su questo foglio e sul foglio delle risposte. Completare gli esercizi e riportare le risposte sull apposito foglio delle risposte denominato ANSWER SHEET (ultima pagina). Non verranno corretti altri fogli, né la brutta. I fogli del test possono essere sottolineati e vi si possono fare note, ma non verranno corretti. VERRA CORRETTO SOLO L ANSWER SHEET. Alla fine del test consegnare tutti i fogli. Non è ammesso l uso del dizionario. Non è consentito l uso del bianchetto Non servono altri fogli oltre alle fotocopie consegnate Tempo a disposizione: 60 minuti Buon lavoro! Tabella di valutazione PUNTI TOTALI: 50 sufficienza: 35 PUNTI
READING COMPREHENSION: Look at these notices and decide what the notices say. Put the letter of the corresponding notice (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) next to the description (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). There are 3 extra notices. Which notice says this? A. 1. This tells you how to get help. B. 2. Do not go faster than this C. D. E. 3. You can see this sign by the sea. 4. This hotel is full. 5. Some people have this on their desk. F. G. H. GRAMMAR / USE OF ENGLISH: Look at these sentences and decide which word A, B or C should go in each space. The first one has been done for you. Example: 0. Yesterday Jane helped... mother in the kitchen. A. hers B. she C. her 6. Jane's mother wanted to... a cake. A. bake B. makes C. cooked 7. Jane asked if she... taste the mixture. A. would B. could C. may 8. Jane's mother said 'Of... you can!'. A. course B. yes C. indeed 9. It was very..., so Jane took some more.
A. delicious B. tasteful C. tasty 10. But she was careless, and... some on her new dress. A. split B. spilled C. slipped USE OF ENGLISH. In this part you must complete the five CONVERSATIONS by marking A, B or C. 11. When will you do your homework? a. Yesterday Soon c. Often 12. What is your sister? a. Susan Over there c. A doctor 14. What's the time? a. Two thirty Half past two o'clock c. Fourteen and a half 15. Can you pass that book? a. I pass Yes, I can c. Here you are 13. Do you like football? a. Yes, please Very much c. It does like READING COMPREHENSION: Read the text below and choose the right answer a, b or c.. Here is the traffic report for 6.30 today. Well, many people are now going home up the Woostock Road, and so the road is very crowded. Traffic is slow right up to the edge of the City. However, it is not a good idea to use the Ring Road instead, because a lorry is on fire on the London road, and this has blocked all traffic going west to the Ring Road. Instead you should go to the Plain roundabout. Then go through Headington, because the traffic there is very light today because of the strike at the hospital. Then you should go on to the ring road and drive to the east. Work on the road is making traffic go slowly on the Banbury road near Summertown, and if you are going to Cowley, the police say that you should wait for half an hour. A cyclist was knocked off his bicycle on Magdalen bridge, and the road is blocked while the police find out what happened. The roads through Rose Hill and the Pear Tree roundabout are clear, and traffic is moving well. Remember to drive carefully, and have a safe journey home. Answers 16. his report is for the evening 17. The report is mainly for cyclists 18. The Woodstock Road is easiest to drive on. 19. There was a bicycle accident in Cowley.
20. There is a hospital in Headington. 21. Everybody is asked to drive carefully. 22. The London Road goes to the ring road. USE OF ENGLISH / GRAMMAR: Read the text below and decide which words belong in the spaces. Choose a, b or c. Queen Elizabeth The first Elizabeth to be queen 23 England 24 in the time of William Shakespeare, almost five hundred years ago. Answers 23. a. at for c. of 25 father was Henry the 8 th, a king who was famous because he had six 26. (Not all at the same time of course!) 27 was Anne Boleyn, a beautiful and intelligent woman. 28 she could not give the king a son, so Henry took another wife. 24. a. live living 25. a. his your c. lived c. her For many years Elizabeth's life was in danger because 29 the political and religious problems of the time. However, she 30 queen, and was queen of England for over forty years. 26. a. wifes 27. a. Elizabet s mother wife c. wives Mother s Elizabeth c. The Elizabeth s mother 28. a. Although Despite c. But 29. a. of were c. in 30. a. made became c. did
Complete the conversation in a shop. What does Sue say to the shop assistant? For questions 21 25, mark the correct letter A H on the answer sheet. EXAMPLE ANSWER Assistant: Hello, can I help you? Sue: 0 D Assistant: Is it a boy or a girl? Sue: 31. A I see. I suppose I should go to a baby clothes shop. Assistant: Do you know her size? B It s for Sue: 32. my friend s daughter. Assistant: Well, most of these clothes C I like this pink one best. are for older children. D Yes, please. I d like to buy Sue: 33.. a sweater for a child. Assistant: We have things for younger E Oh, good. I ll go there then. children on the second floor. F Oh, yes! Great idea! She likes looking Sue: 34 at pictures! Assistant: But have you thought about getting her something else, a book perhaps? Sue: 35 G Well, she ll be two on Saturday. H She ll look nice in that. Assistant: If you come with me, I ll show you what we ve got. WRITING: Read the texts below. What word is missing in each gap? Choose ONE word for each gap and write your answer in the space. Dear Joe, I am sorry I could not come 36. your birthday party 37. Saturday. 38. little brother was playing football, and he fell. We had to take 39. to the doctor.
I hope you had a good party and everyone had 40. of fun. Best wishes Karen Dear Karen, 41. you for your note. I am sorry that you 42. not come to the party, because everyone had a 43. good time. I hope your little brother is not 44. hurt. We are 45. to the cinema on Wednesday. Do you want to come? Joe WRITING: Read the instructions below and write 25-35 words in the space provided. You want to send an e-mail to a friend who is coming to see you. Ask when your friend is coming, tell him/her that your brother Joe will pick her/him up from the station and and say what your brother looks like. Dear... NB: RICOPIARE LA RISPOSTA SULL ANSWER SHEET! LICEO C. SIGONIO - MODENA ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST - ANSWER SHEET CANDIDATE S NAME CLASS DATE INSERIRE LA LETTERA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. RICOPIARE IL TESTO DELL ULTIMO ESERCIZIO INSERIRE LA PAROLA 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45..... Number of words COERENZA CON LA TRACCIA (25/35 PAROLE, RISPOSTA AI 3 QUESITI, FORMA DI APERTURA E CHIUSURA LETTERA): /2,5 CORRETTEZZA GRAMMATICALE E SPELLING: 0 ERRORI: 2,5; 1 ERRORE: 2; 3 ERRORI: 1; 4 ERRORI: 0 /2,5 TOTALE /5 KEYS LICEO C. SIGONIO - MODENA ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST -. ANSWER SHEET CANDIDATE S NAME CLASS DATE INSERIRE LA LETTERA 1. E 2. F 3. B 4. G 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. C
13. B 31. B 14. A 32. G 15.C 33. A 16. A 34. E 17. B 35. F 18. B INSERIRE LA PAROLA 19. B 20. A 36. to/for 21. A 37. on/last 22. A 38. My 23. C 39. him 24. C 40. lots/plenty 25. C 41. Thank 26. C 42. could 27.A 43. very/really 28.C 44. badly/seriously/too 29. A 45. going 30.B Per la correzione della lettera consegnarla all insegnante in format word (scritta a computer!)