1. A.N.E.P
CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA
INSPECCIÓN DE INGLES
ACREDITACIÓN DE INGLÉS
NIVEL B1
PLACEMENT TEST
Name: …………………………………………...
Highschool: …………… Group: ....................
Shift: morning / evening
ID number : ...................................
Contact telephone:
Final mark : / 50
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2. I. LISTENING
Martin Clover is a 17-year-old boy who needs to save money because he wants to sail
around the world, so he is looking for information about jobs. Listen to him asking about a
holiday job and make your choice.
You will hear the conversation twice.
EXAMPLE
0. The job is for
A four weeks.
B six weeks.
C eight weeks.
1. The job is at a
A café.
B hotel.
C supermarket.
2. He can work between
A 5 and 10 hours a week.
B 15 and 20 hours a week.
C 25 and 30 hours a week.
3. Each week the assistant will work
A twelve hours.
B fifteen hours.
C twenty hours.
4. The hourly pay is
A $5.00.
B $5.75.
C $5.50.
5. The assistant will receive
A free meals.
B a taxi to go home.
C time off at the weekend.
6. Martin will meet the manager on
A Monday.
B Thursday.
C Saturday.
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3. II. READING
A. After working for six weeks he could save some money and decided to cross the Atlantic in
a sailing boat. Read the article about his experience.
Are these ideas “Right” (A)“Wrong” (B) or “Not mentioned” (C)?
ATLANTIC SAILOR
In January Martin became the youngest person
ever to travel from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to
the other, all alone in a sailing boat.
It took Martin 25 days to sail from Tenerife to the
island of Antigua in the Caribbean. This isn´t very
fast, but it is a long way for someone so young!
The weather was fine during Martin´s trip, which
was lucky, and he wasn´t always completely alone.
Sometimes very large fish swam along next to his
boat. At first he was afraid that they were
dangerous, but the fish were just being friendly.
The main problem that Martin had on the trip was when his telephone stopped working. His
parents were really worried about him, because he usually phoned them every day, but for the last
three days he couldn´t. Martin was sorry not to talk to them, but nothing else was wrong.
Martin kept a video diary on his trip. You will soon be able to buy his video in the shops. Martin
wants to sail around the word next and he needs to save up some money to pay for the trip. If you
buy his video, this will help him.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0. Martin sailed in January.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned A
1. Martin´s trip started in Antigua.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
2. Martin´s boat travelled very quickly.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
3. Martin had nice weather during the trip.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
4. Martin ate a lot of fish on the trip.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
5. Martin talked to his family every day on the telephone.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
6. Martin made a video about his trip.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
7. The video is not expensive.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
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4. While Martin was sailing he read an article about Debbie Sullivan.
Read the article and for questions 8 - 14, mark A, B or C .
Storyteller
Debbie Sullivan´s a very busy woman. She´s got ten children. Every morning she wakes up at six
o'clock.. The older children get up at six-thirty and start school at eight-thirty. Debbie spends most
days at home with her babies, cooking and cleaning. She doesn´t have time to go out to work, but
she doesn´t mind her life. She’d like to have more children. Debbie’s husband, Bob, works in an
office. He doesn´t enjoy it, but he earns lots of money. Debbie spends most of it on food and
clothes for the children.
Debbie likes the evening best. After dinner, she sits down in the living-room and tells the children a
story before they go to bed. She doesn´t read from a book, because these are her own stories.
Every week she tells a different story that starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. Once the children
are asleep, Debbie can relax. But she doesn´t sit and watch television with Bob. She writes her
latest story in a notebook before she forgets it.
Bob sent one of Debbie´s stories to a competition in a newspaper and it won. They said she should
become a writer, but Debbie wasn´t sure that she was good enough. But the children thought it
was a great idea, so she decided to try. She took them to a zoo. They liked the elephant best, so
Debbie wrote a story about it. The book company loved it. You can now buy this story in the shops.
EXAMPLE ANSWER
0. Debbie has
A six children. B eight children. C ten children. C
8. Debbie would like to
A go out more. B get a job. C have another baby.
9. Debbie’s husband
A earns very little money. B doesn’t like his job. C goes shopping after work.
10. Debbie tells the children a story
A at dinner time. B before they go to bed. C to send them to sleep.
11. Every night, Debbie
A reads from the same book. B starts a new story. C tells part of a story.
12. After telling a story, Debbie
A tells Bob about it. B tries to remember it. C watches television.
13. Debbie decided to become a writer because
A her children wanted her to. B her husband asked her to. C she knew she could do it.
14. Debbie wrote a story about the elephant because
A it`s her favourite animal. B her children liked it. C the company told her to.
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5. III. USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the right answer from the four options and mark the letter on the right-hand side
of the page.
Example: This summer we … a wonderful holiday in California.
A are going to have B are going have C going to have D are going A B C D
1. We live in a flat. We haven´t got … pets.
A some B no C none D any A B C D
2. My brother´s birthday is the … of November.
A thirtieth B thirty C three D thirteen A B C D
3. This street goes … the centre of the city to the castle.
A along B down C under D from A B C D
4. The weather in Italy is usually … than the weather in England.
A hottest B hotter C hot D more hotter A B C D
5. I … that song before.
A am hearing B haven´t heard C hear D didn´t hear A B C D
6. He hasn`t been to the cinema … he was a small child.
A since B before C for D when A B C D
7. Yesterday evening, I … my friend John at the pub.
A meet B met C am meeting D meeting A B C D
8. I sometimes drink wine but I … drink beer.
A once a month B every day C always D never A B C D
9. Paolo wins all the races. He can run … than the other boys.
A faster B fastest C more fast D more faster A B C D
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6. 10. I´m sure that Amanda … She always wants to help.
A will not come B coming C will come D comes A B C D
11. All the guests … here in fifteen minutes. Is all the food ready?
A will B is going to be C are D will be A B C D
12. They didn`t go to the concert because … rock music.
A they love B they play C they don´t like D they like A B C D
13. If we put our car in the garage, nobody … it.
A touch B will touch C touches D is touching A B C D
14. On Saturdays I always … tidy my room before I can go out with my friends.
A mustn´t B don´t have to C have to D can A B C D
15. My father … on the telephone when the mechanic arrived to repair the car.
A was talking B is talking C talked D talks A B C D
16. If I had more time, I … my grandparents in their village every weekend.
A would have visited B would visit C will visit D used to visit A B C D
17. In the last century, the country … into a number of separate states.
A divides B is divided C was divided D has been divided A B C D
18. By the time the celebrity guests arrived, we … all the preparations for the visit.
A are finishing B had finished C used to finish D finished A B C D
19. We … so scared if our friends hadn´t told us such frightening ghost stories.
A would have been B hadn´t been C wouldn´t have been D had been A B C D
20. If you want to drive a car, you … a driving test.
A must take B don´t have to take C can take D mustn´t take A B C D
21. While his friends were at the concert, Jim … for his sister.
A waiting B was waiting C waits D is waiting A B C D
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7. 22. Next week we … to the north to go skiing in the Alps.
A have travelled B are travelling C do travel D travelling A B C D
23. If you lived in the countryside, what … in the evening?
A would you have done B do you do C would you do D did you do A B C D
24. In our village, all the paper, glass and plastic rubbish …
A recycled B are recycled C was recycle D is recycled A B C D
25. He … for the job if he hadn´t thought it was a good opportunity for him.
A would have applied B had applied C wouldn´t have applied D wouldn´t
apply
A B C D
26. When I was a little girl, I …my mother with the cooking.
A used help B used to help C used helping D was used to help A B C D
27. Our youth club … in 2005, just before we moved to the village.
A was founded B been founded C was found D is founded A B C D
28. She asked me for help with her homework but I told her she … it herself.
A needs do B can´t do C should do D ought do A B C D
29. The Headmaster told us … our promise to work hard.
A to not forget B not forget C not to forget D not forgetting A B C D
30. At 6 pm we discovered that we … only half the number of cakes we needed.
A are baking B baked C used to bake D had baked A B C D
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