ASSORTED PRACTICE TEST 6

KEY
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word that best fits the space in each sentence(5 pts)
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. d 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. d 10 a
II. Find the mistakes in the following passage.(5 pts)
1. industrial -> industrialised 2. some time -> at some time
3. is -> is not 4. back -> again 5. four -> the four 6. divorce -> in divorce
7. sex -> sexual 8. rating -> rate 9. fair -> fairly 10. in -> on
III. Fill in the blanks with suitable particles and prepositions ( 5 pts)
1. for 2. at 3. with 4. in 5. by
6. at 7. in 8. on 9. on 10. at
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (5p.)
1. impressive 2. worldwide 3. safety 4. effectively 5. loses 6. enthusiasts 7. unsuccessful 8.
strengthen 9. improvements 10. pressure
V. Read the text below and fill each blank with one suitable word. (5p)
1. makes 2. must/may 3. confide 4. besides/moreover/furthermore
5. own 6. white 7. too 8. their 9. many/all 10. around

PART III. READING

I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. ( 10pts)
1. D. small 2. A. reserved 3. A. divide
4. B. diversity 5. C. reputed 6. A. unwind
7. B. endowed 8. A. facilities 9. B. abundant 10. C.
inevitable
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer. ( 10 pts)
1. A. 2. B. 3. D 4. B. 5. A. 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C
3.1 In boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet, write
1. N 2. NG 3. Y 4. Y 5. NG
3.2 Complete the summary below of Reading Passage. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
1. teacher- training 2. profession of teaching 3. series of assaults
III. Choose from the list (A - J) the best phrase to fill each gap. Use the correct phrase once only.
There are more answers than you need. (7 pts)
1. D 2. J 3. A 4. F 5. H 6. G 7. B
PART IV. Writing
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. It has been suggested that the minister should resign.
2. There is no excuse for John's rudeness to Mrs Brown.
being rude
3. How many more times do I have to tell you to wipe your feet on the mat when you come in?
4. Has Peter come to any decision about what he is going to do when he leaves university.
5. It makes no difference to me whether he comes to power or not.
II. Use the given word to write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence. Don’t change the form of the given word.
1. Many customs restrictions within EC have been done away with.
2. I know I can bring Dave round to my way of thinking on this matter.
3. I have had enough of that dreadful noise.
4. Details of the company’s new plans were withheld from him
5. I didn’t have any clue about how to send a fax when I started work.
III. Essay writing

1
 Some people argue that there is no point in preserving old buildings when land is so valuable in our
cities. Others believe that old buildings are an important part of our heritage and should be preserved.
Discuss both views and give your opinion. (You should write about 250 words)
III. Essay writing
+ Task fulfillment : 4 points
- Fulfilled the task with important details
+ Coherence/cohesion: 2 points
- Easy to follow.
- Information connected effectively
+ Grammar/Vocabulary/ Spelling: 4 points
- Accurate grammar
- Accurate and appropriate vocabulary
- A variety of structure types
- Correct spelling, punctuation
Part 4 (15 points):
+ content: 6 pts
- Complete the task with relevant ideas
+ organisation: 3 pts
- Easy to follow.
- Information connected effectively
+ Language: 6 pts
- Appropriate grammar: 2 pts
- Variety of sentence structures: 2 pts
- Appropriate vocabulary: 1 pt
- Correct spelling: 1 pt