Appendix 5

Practice Test One

Listening 1 (1-9) Listen to each student discuss their plans for college. From the
choices given, choose the one that best completes the statements or answers the
question.

Clara

1. What course did Clara finally decide to study?

a. Sports Studies
b. Leisure and Tourism
c. Spanish History
d. Swimming and soccer

2. Which of the following activities did Clara NOT mention?

a. Swimming
b. Meeting people
c. Typing reports
d. Working abroad

3. Why did Clara make that course choice?

a. She is a very shy person.
b. She likes Spanish.
c. She likes sports.
d. Shes thinking about her future.

Taka

4. Why did Taka choose Basic Information Technology?

a. She likes Technology more than Art.
b. Fashion Design is not important in Japan.
c. She was considering her future career.
d. Its easier than Art.

5. What does Taka plan to do with the information she will learn in the course?
a. Use her computer skills to design clothes.
b. Study Art and Photography.
c. Teach Information Technology in Japan.
d. Open a computer store in Japan.

6. What is NOT mentioned in the excerpt?

a. What Taka does.
b. The reason for a course in Art.
c. Which country she comes from
d. Where Taka works.

Ben

7. What are Bens major goals during college?

a. Studying hard and getting excellent grades.
b. Getting a part-time job in his free time.
c. Enjoying his time and making friends.
d. Learning a lot about computers.

8. Why did Ben choose Performing Arts?

Because _____________.
a. he doesnt like computers
b. he wants to make it big in the music industry
c. its not that expensive
d. its a good way to meet lots of people
Listening 2 (9-13) Listen to an excerpt from a radio program about cats. From
the choices given, choose the one that best completes the statements or answers
the question.

9. Which of the following facts is NOT true about cats?

a. Cats are very active animals.
b. Cats sleep for most of the day.
c. There are over a hundred kinds of cats.
d. Cats are good at catching their food.

10. Female cats are pregnant for __________.

a. less than two months
b. several months
c. a couple of weeks
d. a couple of months

11. Domestic cats __________.

a. never hunt if they can get normal cat food
b. always eat the animals they hunt
c. dont usually eat the animals they hunt
d. are never hungry at night

12. What do cats spend a lot of time on?

a. Cleaning their bodies
b. Drinking and eating
c. Playing with their owners
d. Catching small birds

13. According to the passage sphinx cats __________.

a. are male cats
b. have no hair
c. never catch mice
d. sleep only at night