2. YL6 MOCK EXAMINATION Teacher s handbook 1
BRITISH INSTITUTES YL6 Mock Examination: Written Paper 2006 Section I Choose the correct answer (Scegli la risposta giusta)./10 marks 1 Angela is girl in the classroom. 2 Whose is this house? It s 3 There aren t chairs in the classroom. 4 Mary s behind Ken. Ken s Mary. 5 Is your than hers? 6 That s the man spoke to me. 7 Sarah looks pleasant,?. 8 There s only bread. Can you get some more? 9 Mike is looking at. 10 A: There s a on the table. Is it yours? B: No, it isn t. the taller the most tall the tallest our our one ours some any a in front of next to between hair more short more short hair hair shorter who which what is Sarah does she doesn t she a a little a few they she us big brown book brown a big book big book brown 2
Section II Choose the correct answer (Scegli la risposta giusta)./10 marks 1 2 A: Hello Jimmy. What do you want to do today? B: I to go to the beach. A: Do you know where Sharon is? B: Yes, I her in the park ten minutes ago. 3 A: Where every Monday evening? B: To the gym. 4 A: What next week? B: I haven t decided yet. 5 A: Are you having the party in the garden next Saturday? B: Yes, but if it, we ll have it in the sitting room. 6 A: I m afraid I go. B: Ok. See you tomorrow. 7 A: The phone s ringing! B: Don t get up. I it. 8 A: How long Jude? B: Since last October. 9 A: I saw Jill while I to school. B: Oh? Did you have a talk? 10 A: I like your pullover! B: Yes, it s nice, isn t it? It in Italy. want wants saw see rains raining must to have must will to answer ll answer answering am wanting am seeing he goes goes he does he go are you going to do you doing do you doing will rain have you known you are knowing do you know walk am walking was walking was made was making made 3
Section III Choose the correct answer (Scegli la risposta giusta)./10 marks 1 2 I have a headache! Can you the radio, please? I like walk in the park when it s sunny. 3 The dustman 4 5 6 7 This disco is very! I can t hear you. I slept late because my didn t ring. as far as the traffic lights, the bank is on the left! If you don t, you ll miss the bus. 8 He was when he saw the snake. 9 I m sad. when I m away from my family. 10 You re driving too fast!! turn on turn down turn up going for a going go for is the rubbish away is throwing the rubbish away is the rubbish away throwing noisy boring low alarm clock watch bed clock Go in Go at Go on hurry up get up be back happy exciting terrified I have homesick always I m sick at home I m always homesick Slow up! Slow by! Slow down! 4
Section IV Choose the correct answer (Scegli la risposta giusta)./5 marks 1 A: yesterday evening? B: To the disco What did you see Where did you go When do you go 2 3 4 5. A:? B: He s tall and quite shy. A:? B: One metre fifty. A: to London? B: Many times. A: to the cinema? B: Once a month. What is your brother like Does your brother like What does your brother like What tall are you How long have you hair How tall are you Have you been Have you never been Did you been How much you go Where do you go How often do you go 5
Section V Choose the correct answer (Scegli la risposta giusta)./5 marks 1 Where were you last Saturday night? 2 What are you doing? 3 How did you go to the airport yesterday? 4 Why were you so late this morning? 5 What do you usually do before having breakfast? At the restaurant At the football match At the radio station I m building the house I m painting the house I m breaking the house By bus By car By taxi Because there was a traffic jam Because I got up late Because I had a big breakfast I usually go to school I usually have a shower I usually wash my face 6
Section VI Read the text and answer True / False (Leggi il brano e rispondi Vero o Falso )./10 marks Modern London is a very big and exciting city. There are a lot of ways to see London. You can travel around by Underground or the Tube, red doubledecker buses or the traditional big black cab taxis. The Tube, the world s oldest underground system, is normally the quickest way to go round London. If you want to go to the National Gallery, take the Tube to Charing Cross station on the Northern Line. If you walk a short distance to the south, you can see the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. If you like shopping, you should go to Oxford Street and Covent Garden. The area is so popular that the street musicians must have a licence to play there. There are many restaurants in this area but London is also very famous for its theatres. If the weather is good, one of the most delightful things you can do is take a boat trip on the River Thames True False 1. London is a boring city. 2. London is a large city. 3. The Tube is slow. 4. Charing Cross is a museum. 5. You can go shopping in Oxford Street. 6. Musicians play in the street. 7. There are a lot of restaurants. 8. London is not famous for its theatres. 9. You can go on a boat trip on the river. 10. The River Thames is in Dublin. 7
Section VII Write an e-mail. (Scrivi una e-mail)./10 marks You are organizing a trip to EuroDisney. Write a short letter (about 35-40 words) to your best friend and invite him/her to come with you. Say: When you are going How long you are staying How are you going Dear.............. 8
YL6 MOCK EXAMINATION : LISTENING 2006 Student s paper Time: approx 20 minutes The listening test is divided into 3 sections. There is a CD for this part of the examination. Students will hear the reading twice. Section I Listen to the dialogue and say if the statements are true or false. You will hear the dialogue twice. (Ascolta il dialogo e decidi se le affermazioni sono vere o false. Sentirai il dialogo due volte)./5 marks TAPESCRIPT SECTION 1: Hello! My name is Tim and I want to tell you about what happened to me last night. Last night I couldn t sleep and then I had a bad dream. I was walking in the park with my friend Angie. Suddenly I heard a strange noise coming from the trees. It was a big bear! I could see its brown eyes and big teeth. I was terrified. It seemed very hungry. My friend Angie was picking some flowers, I shouted to her but she couldn t hear me. I started running as fast as I could. I called for help. Then, my mother woke me up. I didn t like the dream but I could remember everything! 1 Last night Tim had a terrible dream. 2 He was walking in the park when he saw a big wolf. 3 He was scared. 4 Angie was picking roses and daisies. 5 Tim didn t like his dream. True False 9
Section II Listen to the dialogues and choose the correct answer. You will hear the dialogues twice. (Ascolta i dialoghi e scegli la risposta giusta. Sentirai i dialoghi due volte)./5 marks TAPESCRIPT SECTION 2: At the airport : Speaker: Attention, please. Will Mr. Giovanni Rossi, please go to the ticket office on the second floor. Speaker: Attention, please. Flight AZ617 to New York is now boarding at Gate 14. Will passengers going to New York please go to Gate 14 for boarding. At the doctor s : Dr Brown: Good Morning! Now, what s the matter with you, Jane? Jane: I fell off my bike and now I ve got a bad headache. Dr Brown: Were you wearing a helmet? Jane: Er no. 1 At the airport : The speaker is asking Mr.Rossi to go to 2 At the airport: Flight AZ617 to New York is boarding at 3 At the airport: Passengers going to New York must go to Gate 14 for 4 At the doctor s: Jane has got a bad 5 At the doctor s : Jane wasn t wearing a helmet. the information desk the ticket office Gate 14 Gate 40 Gate 14 Gate 4 Passport control boarding information toothache headache cold it doesn t say true false 10
Section III Listen to the sentences and choose the right answer. You will hear the sentences twice. (Ascolta le frasi e scegli la risposta giusta. Sentirai le frasi due volte)./5 marks TAPESCRIPT SECTION 3: 1. Why don t we watch Television tonight? 2. We are late for the show! 3. I worked too hard yesterday. Now I m very tired! 4. I didn t pass my English test. 5. I don t know what to do when I finish school. I m a little confused! 1 What s there? What s on? What s up? 2 I m coming too Hurry up! Slow down! 3 Take a break! I m not sorry! Don t mention it! 4 Congratulations! Well done! What a pity! 5 Go to church! Have a shower! Make up your mind! 11
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YL6 WRITTEN MOCK EXAM ANSWER KEY Time allowed : 45 mins. 7 Sections = 60 marks SECTION 1 1 mark each 1) the tallest, 2) ours, 3) any, 4) in front of, 5) hair shorter, 6) who, 7) doesn t she, 8) a little, 9) us, 10) big brown book. SECTION 2-1 mark each 1) want, 2) saw, 3) does he go, 4) are you going to do, 5) rains, 6) must, 7) ll answer, 8) have you know, 9) was walking, 10) was made SECTION 3 1 mark each 1) turn down, 2) going for a, 3) is throwing the rubbish, 4) noisy, 5) alarm clock, 6) Go on, 7) hurry up, 8) terrified, 9) I m always homesick, 10) Slow down!. SECTION 4-1 mark each 1) Where did you go, 2) What is your brother like, 3) How tall are you, 4) Have you been, 5) How often do you go. SECTION 5 1 mark each 1) At the radio station, 2) I m painting the house, 3) By taxi, 4) Because there was a traffic jam, 5) I usually wash my face. SECTION 6-1 mark each 1) False, 2) True, 3) False, 4) False, 5) True, 6) True, 7) True, 8) False, 9) True, 10) False. SECTION 7-10 marks for correct sentences, grammar and syntax. Total Marks. / 10 Total Marks. / 10 Total Marks. / 10 Total Marks. / 5 Total Marks. / 5 Total Marks. / 10 Total Marks. / 10 Total Marks.. / 60 14
SECTION 1: 1 mark each 1) True, 2) False, 3) True, 4) True, 5) True Total Marks. / 5 SECTION 2: 1 mark each 1) the ticket office, 2) Gate 14, 3) boarding, 4) headache, 5) true. Total Marks. / 5 SECTION 3 : 1 mark each 1) What on!, 2) Hurry up!, 3) Take a break!, 4) What a pity!, 5) Make up your mind!. Total Marks. / 5 Total Marks.. / 15 15
YL6 ORAL Time allowed : 10 mins. 3 Sections = 15 marks. SECTION 1: Maximum of 15 marks of the following: Fluency, Grammar and Vocabulary. Warm up. General Questions. Class teacher introduces the student to an examiner to put him/her at ease. Then the examiner starts by asking questions about: name, age, family, likes/dislikes, daily routine, school, the past (last weekend, last holidays, etc..). Total Marks. /5 SECTION 2: Maximum of 5 marks for each of the following: Fluency, Grammar and Vocabulary. Describe a Picture. The student(s) is given a selection of 2 pictures. The examiner starts by asking: What can you see? Who is? How many.? What colour..? Etc Total Marks. /5 SECTION 3:Maximum of 5 marks for each of the following: Fluency, Grammar and Vocabulary. Role Play. The examiner introduces an everyday situation and invites the student to interact in it as an actor. Teachers are advised to prepare themselves for the role play in advance by finding or preparing suitable material, such as a restaurant menu, a party invitation list, a shopping list, etc.. Total Marks. /5 Total Marks.. / 15 16