English Test - 11 Form Level VII

Test 2B
Version B
School: ________________________________
English Test – 11th Form Level VII
Student: __________________________________Class: 11 th ___________________ Date: ___/___/___

Teacher: _________________________________ Mark: _________ Parent’s Signature: ____________
Before you begin:

· Read all the questions carefully.
· Check that you have answered all the questions.
· If you do not know the answer to a question, move on and come back to it at the end.
· Re-read your work once you have finished and look out for any silly mistakes.
A Before reading the text, answer the questions below in no more than 40 words. (20 marks)
What do you think of teens working at the weekend or in summer jobs?

You may refer to one or two of these topics:
 your school priorities.
 spare time activities.
 parents’ opinions.
 your likes and dislikes.
Readers Respond: Opinions on Working Teens

I believe that a teenager should voice his or her opinion
on this matter. I am currently in the eleventh grade, and
I balance school, cheerleading, National Honor Society,
volunteering at the hospital, two Advanced Placement
5 courses and a college course at a local college. I applied
for two jobs.
I think that if a student can handle a job, it is a great way
to earn money and learn responsibility. My grades have
not dropped.
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If a student is both well-rounded and mature enough to
handle a part-time job, he or she can benefit greatly.
Stephanie, U.S
I honestly think that if teenagers can handle working part-time and attending school, they
should be able to make that choice themselves. I don’t think they should be restricted from
working, or have such a hard time finding a job. Teenagers are highly motivated people, who
1 have a desire to work and are good at it. Parents can’t provide for the kids all their lives, so in
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order for teens to feel responsible, they have to be able to provide for themselves!
Anke Durwen, Germany
I think teenagers shouldn’t have to work because it is time to study.
People who agree with teen work say jobs provide their kids with good work experience and
more responsibility. However, the responsibility of students is school, that is their first priority.
2 When they begin to earn money, school will be their second or third priority.
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School statistics show us that:
1. Teenagers come into class sleepy or distracted.
2. They never finish their homework.
3. Grades drop.
2 4. They cut back on their social life.
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5. They are always exhausted at school.
If you want to do something very well, you can’t do two things at the same time. Maybe you will
be able to, but there won’t be a good quality of life.
Fernando Antonio Vega Guillén, Costa Rica
Source: Topics Online Magazine
B
1. Find evidence for the following statements in Stephanie’s and Anke’s reports. (12 marks)
a. Young people have the duty to make themselves heard about this issue.
b. Coping with school and extra activities doesn’t interfere with your performance as a student.
c. Students have the right to choose by themselves what they want to do.
d. Parents can’t take care of their children eternally.
2. Complete the following sentences using your own words. (30 marks)
a. Fernando doesn’t agree with students’ working because __________________________________
b. Student’s first priority _____________________________________________
c. If students work, their performance at school ___________________________________________
3. Explain the meaning of the following expressions from the text in your own words: (18 marks)
a. I applied for two jobs (ll. 5-6) 1. attended 2. handed in an application form
b. If a student is well rounded and mature (l. 10) 1. balanced and responsible 2. generous and idealistic
c. They cut back on their social life (l. 25) 1. reduce 2. increase
C Choose the appropriate word in the gaps below.
Grandparents and parents are being advised to radically a. turn down / update the careers advice they give
to children on the jobs that will earn the most money in the b. years / future. Experts warn that it would be
wrong to assume that today’s money-spinning vocations – such as c. banking / teaching, law or
stockbroking – will remain the best paid jobs of the future. In 10 to 20 years’ time the chances are that our
jobs – and the way we work – will be very different, if predictions by leading futurologists are d. some / any
guide. Job titles that do not exist now, such as a “vertical farmer” or a “body e. part / building maker”, could
be mainstream professions, in much the same way that social media consultants have f. dropped / emerged
in the past five years.
“All of these [ideas] spring g. between / from trends,” said James Bellini, a leading futurologist. “Britain’s
population is ageing, and an older population will need different h. health / attentive care, for example.”
Source: The Guardian

D
1. Complete the gaps with a determiner (a, an, the). If the determiner is not necessary (40 marks)
write an X.
a. I’m going to _____ supermarket to buy _____ milk and _____ sugar. I also need _____ HP cartridge
for _____ printer I have.
b. Have you heard _____ news? bus crashed into _____ tree and fell down _____ ravine.
Fortunately all passengers survived with _____ light injuries.
2. Rephrase the following sentences using the word in brackets (24 marks)
a. They began shouting, which made many guests leave early. (consequently)
They began ________________________________________________________________left early.
b. The violin requires many hours of practice; that’s why I decided to play the guitar instead. (so… that)
The violin requires ___________________________________________________play the guitar instead.
c. Roy is a charming and helpful young man and girls love him desperately.(such)
Roy is ___________________________________________________ girls love him desperately.
d. They spent too much money, that’s why they are at a loss now. (as)
________________________________________________________________they are at a loss now.
E Choose one of the following topics and write a composition of about 150-200 words. (40 marks)
1. In spite of the hardship and stress, teen jobs may provide students with skills and qualities that are
an asset in the future.
You may refer to the topics below:

 Students’ need for more experience and the acquisition of skills.
 A “hands-on” environment.
 The lack of preparation for life at school.
 A youngsters’ spirit of adventure and drive.
2. Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the
future.
Steve Jobs
You may answer the questions by completing the frame text below with your ideas.
For a young person like me the present means ___________________________________________________

What I decide now ________________________________ as ___________________________________
Sometimes students feel ________________________________ , they just don’t care
about ________________________________ . However, later, they ________________________________
If you do well ________________________________ , life will ___________________________________
In my opinion ___________________________________________________ no matter what other teenagers
________________________________ . In spite of what I wrote, I don’t agree with Steve Jobs entirely
because _____________________________________________________________________________ .
Good luck!
(Total: 200 marks)

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Test 2B

English Test – 11th Form Level VII

Student: __________________Class: 11 th _ Date: _/_/_

Before you begin:

What do you think of teens working at the weekend or in summer jobs?

Readers Respond: Opinions on Working Teens

C Choose the appropriate word in the gaps below.

Source: The Guardian

You may refer to the topics below:

For a young person like me the present means ___________________________________________________

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