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COMBINED LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

(English)
TEST # 21

INDEX PAGE.

Page 1. Index.

Page2. Introduction to the First part of CLA (Reading).

(For AMS instructors, used to explain the rules for the students).
Page 3. First Part of CLA (Reading).
Text with mission-related story in five parts, total of 700 – 800 words
Page 5. Reading Test, Question Paper A.
10 questions related to the key facts in the text (to be given for students)
Page 6. Reading Test, Question and Answers Matrix A.
10 questions and answers (for AMS instructors)
Page 7. Reading Test, Question Paper B.
Same 10 questions related to the text (to be given for students), but in different
order
Page 7. Reading Test, Question and Answers Matrix B.
10 questions and answers (for AMS instructors)
Page 8. Reading Test, Question Paper C.
Same 10 questions related to the text (to be given for students), but in different
order
Page 9. Reading Test, Question and Answers Matrix C.
10 questions and answers (for AMS instructors)
Page 10. Second Part of CLA (Report Writing).
Page 10. Introduction to the Second Part of CLA (Report
Writing).
Used to explain the rules for the students and to adjust the volume of speakers.
Page 10. Narrative.
The story based on the information from the First part of CLA, but provides
crucial newly revealed 10 key facts necessary to understand and write the final
report accurately. Total of 350 – 450 words.
Page 11. Dialogue.
The conversation between two persons repeating the information from the
narrative, possibly in a different order.
Page 13. List of 20 key facts (for AMS instructors)
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COMBINED LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

(English)
TEST # 21
INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the United Nations Police English Language Assessment. This Assessment
consists of two parts, the Reading Comprehension and the Audio Comprehension. The
instructions to both parts will be clearly explained before we commence.
The use of any computer devices, microphones, books, external notes or assistance from
others is not permitted. We expect full compliance and good conduct during this test. Any
candidates who fail to observe appropriate conduct will be excluded from the assessment
process and the incident will be communicated in writing to the authorities of the Member
State concerned and to the SAAT Coordinator in the UN Police Division.

Part one is the Reading Comprehension.

You will be given a mission-related story with a Question and Answer Sheet which contains
ten questions related to the Key Facts of the story. You will also be given a Blank Sheet of
Paper for your note-taking. Any notes that you take on the blank sheet you are allowed to
keep throughout the exam.
Read the text very carefully. You may write on the test as you wish. You will not be graded
for any marking made on the test itself, only on the Question and Answer Sheet.
After reading the test, answer the 10 questions on the Question and Answer Sheet. Be sure to
include the entire key fact in your answer. It is not necessary to write in grammatically
complete sentences.
It is highly recommended that you use the blank sheet of paper for important notes from
the Reading. These notes will be essential for Part 2 of the Assessment. You will be able to
keep only the sheet of paper with your notes for the second part of the exam.
Keep the Test and Question and Answer Sheet face down until you are asked to start. You will
have 20 minutes to complete the Reading Comprehension. The instructor will indicate when
these 20 minutes begin. The instructor will then announce when there are five remaining
minutes and when there is one final minute.
After the 20 minutes have passed the instructor will collect the Reading test and the Question
and Answer Sheet. You will keep the written notes that you made on the Blank Sheet of Paper
for the second part of the assessment.
Please write your full name and your individual test serial number clearly in the spaces
provided on the Question and Answer Sheet you receive.

Good luck!
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COMBINED LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

(English)
TEST # 21
FIRST PART of CLA (Reading)

PATROL REPORT
On Sunday 23 March 2008, at 13.30 hours a man who identified himself as Joseph Alba, entered Police
Station # 2 in Monrovia and said that a group of wild dogs had attacked his son. The man was escorted to the
interview room by the duty officer. The man told the officer that at 10.30 hours his son, John Alba, had been
playing in front of their house located at Low Street, when suddenly three dogs attacked his son. The man
said that the largest of the three dogs, a white male, approximately 40 kilos in weight, seemed to be the pack
leader of the three dogs. The other two dogs were not as big as the pack leader, and only weighed about 25
kilos each. One of them was all brown and the other was black with a white spot on its chest. They were not
wearing collars or identification tags. The officer asked if the man’s son was still at home. The man informed
the officer that an ambulance had taken his son to a local hospital for care and that his wife had gone with the
boy in the ambulance.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 1
On Sunday 23 March 2008, at 14.30 hours, a Liberian National Police (LNP) officer was sent to the local
hospital to inquire about the nature of the boy’s injuries. The doctor told the officer that the child had been
bitten in the face and needed 12 stitches to close that wound. He had also been bitten on both arms and
severely bitten on the right hand. There were two areas on the right arm that required three stitches each and
the index finger on the child’s right hand was being surgically repaired at that time. The officer asked the
doctor to call the police station with more information if there was any change in the condition of the child.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 2
An LNP officer interviewed the child’s mother, Regina Alba, at the local hospital immediately after
interviewing the doctor. She told the officer that her son was playing with a small red ball in front of their
house when three dogs attacked him. She said that she had seen the dogs in the area the day before, and that
they had tried to bite other people. Regina also stated that she yelled at the dogs during their attack on her son
and tried to beat them off with a stick, but they did not stop attacking him. The officer noticed that the
mother’s left hand had also been bitten. Regina was treated my medical staff immediately after the interview.
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FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 3
On Sunday 23 March 2008, at 18.00 hours, two police officers from Station # 2 were sent to Low Street to
investigate the group of dogs that had attacked the child earlier that day. Upon arrival, they noticed a black
dog with a white spot on its chest running into an abandoned building on the west side of the street with a red
ball in its mouth. The officers proceeded into the building and saw all three dogs together, fighting over the
red ball. The first officer yelled at the dogs and the largest one, the white dog turned to face the officers and
started growling. The officers could see that there were no collars or identification tags on any of the dogs.
Suddenly, the white dog attacked the two officers. The first officer drew his 9mm pistol and fired three times,
killing the large white male dog. As the first officer had fired his pistol, the other two dogs began to attack.
The second officer fired his 9mm weapon at the remaining two attacking dogs five times, killing them both.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 4
On Monday 24 March 2008 at 13.00 hours around 50 people assembled outside the Main Police
Headquarters in Monrovia protesting against the dog problems in the city. During the demonstrations they
shouted slogans about why the authorities did not do more to stop the number of wild dogs running around
Monrovia. They complained about how unsafe it was for children to play outside. The Station Commander
approached the leader of the demonstration, Ms. Elisabeth Johnson, and said that they had to stop their
activities as they were unlawful. The demonstrators, after some discussion, accepted the order from the
police and left the area about 14.15 hours.
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FIRST PART of CLA (Reading)

QUESTION PAPER - A

Family Name:………………………………….…...First Name………………………………………. Test Serial #:………….

Country:…………………………… Date:……………………

Q1: How many dogs attacked the boy?

Q2: How heavy was the leader of the dogs?

Q3: What were the colors of the dog initially recognized by the police officers on 23 of March?

Q4: Which part of the mother’s body was bitten?

Q5: What were the type and the caliber of the weapon used by police officers?

Q6: How many stitches in total did the child receive at the local hospital?

Q7: What was the tool used by Ms. Alba to protect her son?

Q8: How many persons were injured during the dog attack?

Q9: In what type of the building were the dogs shot?

Q10: How many rounds of ammunition were fired at the dogs?

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QUESTION AND ANSWERS MATRIX - A

Q1: How many dogs attacked the boy?

THREE

Q2: How heavy was the leader of the dogs?

40 KILOS

Q3: What were the colors of the dog initially recognized by the police officers on 23 of March?

BLACK AND WHITE

Q4: Which part of the mother’s body was bitten?

HER LEFT HAND

Q5: What were the type and the caliber of the weapon used by police officers?

9 mm PISTOL
Q6: How many stitches in total did the child receive at the local hospital?

18

Q7: What was the tool used by Ms. Alba to protect her son?

STICK

Q8: How many persons were injured during the dog attack?

TWO

Q9: In what type of building were the dogs killed?

ABANDONED
Q10: How many rounds of ammunition were fired at the dogs?

EIGHT
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QUESTION PAPER - B

Family Name:………………………………….…...First Name………………………………………. Test Serial #:………….

Country:…………………………… Date:……………………

Q1: Which part of the mother’s body was bitten?

Q2: What were the type and the caliber of the weapon used by police officers?

Q3: How many stitches in total did the child receive at the local hospital?

Q4: What was the tool used by Ms. Alba to protect her son?

Q5: How many persons were injured during the dog attack?

Q6: In what type of the building were the dogs shot?

Q7: How many rounds of ammunition were fired at the dogs?

Q8: How many dogs attacked the boy?

Q9: How heavy was the leader of the dogs?

Q10: What were the colors of the dog initially recognized by the police officers on 23 of March?
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QUESTION AND ANSWERS MATRIX - B

Q1: Which part of the mother’s body was bitten?

HER LEFT HAND

Q2: What were the type and the caliber of the weapon used by police officers?

9 mm PISTOL

Q3: How many stitches in total did the child receive at the local hospital?

18

Q4: What was the tool used by Ms. Alba to protect her son?

STICK

Q5: How many persons were injured during the dog attack?

TWO

Q6: In what type of building were the dogs killed?

ABANDONED
Q7: How many rounds of ammunition were fired at the dogs?

EIGHT
Q8: How many dogs attacked the boy?

THREE

Q9: How heavy was the leader of the dogs?

40 KILOS

Q10: What were the colors of the dog initially recognized by the police officers on 23 of March?

BLACK AND WHITE

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QUESTION PAPER - C

Family Name:………………………………….…...First Name………………………………………. Test Serial #:………….

Country:…………………………… Date:……………………

Q1: What was the tool used by Ms. Alba to protect her son?

Q2: How many persons were injured during the dog attack?

Q3: In what type of the building were the dogs shot?

Q4: How many rounds of ammunition were fired at the dogs?

Q5: How many dogs attacked the boy?

Q6: How heavy was the leader of the dogs?

Q7: What were the colors of the dog initially recognized by the police officers on 23 of March?

Q8: Which part of the mother’s body was bitten?

Q9: What were the type and the caliber of the weapon used by police officers?

Q10: How many stitches in total did the child receive at the local hospital?
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QUESTION AND ANSWERS MATRIX - C

Q1: What was the tool used by Ms. Alba to protect her son?

STICK

Q2: How many persons were injured during the dog attack?

TWO

Q3: In what type of building were the dogs killed?

ABANDONED

Q4: How many rounds of ammunition were fired at the dogs?

EIGHT

Q5: How many dogs attacked the boy?

THREE

Q6: How heavy was the leader of the dogs?

40 KILOS

Q7: What were the colors of the dog initially recognized by the police officers on 23 of March?

BLACK AND WHITE

Q8: Which part of the mother’s body was bitten?

HER LEFT HAND

Q9: What were the type and the caliber of the weapon used by police officers?

9 mm PISTOL

Q10: How many stitches in total did the child receive at the local hospital?

18
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Second Part of CLA (Report Writing)

TEST # 21
INTRODUCTION

This is the second section of the UNPOL Combined Language Assessment. It is

divided into two parts. In the first part you will hear one person describing the mission-
related topic you have just read about in the Reading Comprehension – it will be introduced
as the Narrative. In the second part, you will hear a conversation between two people who
are discussing the same mission-related topic – it will be introduced as the Dialogue.
Please be reminded that the use of any computer devices, microphones, books, external
notes or assistance from others is not permitted. Candidates who fail to observe appropriate
conduct during this test will be excluded from the assessment process. Such actions will be
duly noted and communicated in writing to the authorities of the Member State concerned
and to the SAAT Coordinator in the UN Police Division.
You will be given a Report Writing Form and another Blank Sheet of paper. Take
careful notes on the Blank Sheet of paper of both the Narrative and the Dialogue. Pay
attention to the important facts and key information. You will hear the recording only one
time.
Once the Narrative and Dialogue are finished, you will be asked to use your notes
from both the Reading and the Audio parts to write your own complete police report.
You will have 30 minutes to complete your police report. The instructor will indicate
when these 30 minutes begin. The instructor will then announce when there are 5 minutes
remaining and when there is one final minute.
Please do not forget to write your full name and your individual test serial number
clearly in the spaces provided on the Report Writing Sheet.

Good Luck!
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NARRATIVE

On Sunday 23 March 2008, at 13.30 hours a man called Joseph Alba entered Police Station #7 and said that a
group of stray dogs had attacked his son John. The son had been taken to the hospital for treatment and the
police officers shot the dogs later that day.

On Monday 24 March 2008 at 13.00 hours about 50 people assembled outside the Main Police Headquarters
protesting against the situation in the city regarding stray dogs. Ms. Elisabeth Johnson, a primary school
teacher, was the leader of the demonstration. She had witnessed the incident with the boy and the dogs and
was called in for a statement.

She came to the Monrovia police station # 2 on Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 10.00 hours to give her witness
statement. She confirmed that she was the founder and the leader of the organization PEOPLE AGAINST
DOGS (PAD) which was responsible for the demonstration the day before. The organization was established
in 2006 to fight against the stray dog situation in the city which has been threatening the safety of its
inhabitants. Ms. Johnson was also concerned about the dogs’ welfare and questioned why the police
consistently responded to these incidents by killing them. She was of the opinion that the police had more
important things to do and that the problem with the aggressive dogs was more of a community
responsibility. Lack of trash services, as well as the absence of dog shelters and poor veterinary services
were the main reasons for problems with the stray dogs. Her organization delivered three petitions to the
office of city Mayor on the issue in the past.

Ms. Johnson further stated that she had witnessed the situation with John Alba and the dogs on Sunday. All
three dogs had been dirty and in a generally poor state. It seemed to her that the dogs thought the boy had
brought them food in the plastic bag he was carrying. When they understood that he did not bring them
anything, they attacked the boy and seriously bit him in the face and on his body. She noticed that the
ambulance came and took the boy to the hospital.

She learned later that the police killed the three dogs without trying to catch them and bring them to the
veterinarian. She clearly stated that the police should be more observant towards the local people and how
they treated the dogs in the city and cooperate with the community to find better solutions.
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DIALOGUE
Police Officer: Please state your name.
Witness: My name is Elisabeth Johnson.

Police Officer: What is your profession?

Witness: I am a school teacher at Monrovia Primary School.

Police Officer: On Sunday 23 March you witnessed a dog attack on a local boy. Is that
correct?

Witness: Yes. That is correct.

Police Officer: Can you please describe what you saw?

Witness: I was out walking to get some fresh air. I was on Low Street, when I saw a little boy
coming out from his house with a red ball in his hands and a plastic bag.

Police Officer: What happened then?

Witness: Three dirty stray dogs approached him most likely to get food. The boy did not
have any food for the dogs, so the dogs approached him and attacked him.

Police Officer: Was the boy injured?

Witness: Yes. To my knowledge he was bitten on his face and arms. I saw an
ambulance taking him away from the scene.

Police Officer: Yesterday you also attended a demonstration outside the

Main Police Headquarters related to the case. Tell me the reason behind this
demonstration?

Witness: I am the leader of the PEOPLE AGAINST DOGS or PAD, which is an

association founded in 2006. I’ve experienced an increasing problem in Monrovia of
stray dogs threatening the citizens and so I established this organization

Police Officer: Do you know why Monrovia has these issues?

Witness: I believe there are three main reasons for that. It is the lack of trash services, the
absence of dog shelters and poor veterinary services.

Police Officers: Have you witnessed similar situations in the past?

Witness: This happens almost every day. And in my opinion the police
have better things to do other than responding to situations like this.

Police Officer: Was that the reason for the demonstration as well?
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Witness: Yes. We want to emphasize that it is community responsibility to improve the situation
and to prevent further dog attacks on our citizens. We have already submitted three
petitions to the office of city Mayor with no result.

Police Officer: Thank you for your assistance. We will take up this matter seriously and follow up with
the Mayor’s office from our side.
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Second Part of CLA (Report Writing)
LIST OF 20 KEY FACTS

TYPE OF DOGS ATTACKING: 1. STRAY DOGS

NUMBER OF DOGS ATTACKING: 2. THREE

MOTHER WAS INJURED: 3. IN LEFT HAND

SON’S STICHES IN TOTAL: 4. 18

HOW DID MOTHER TRY TO PROTECT SON: 5. WITH A STICK

HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INJURED: 6. TWO

COLOR OF DOG NOTICED BY POLICE: 7. BLACK AND WHITE

NUMBER OF ROUNDS USED TO KILL DOGS: 8. EIGHT

TYPE AND CALIBER OF WEAPON USED: 9. 9mm PISTOL

TYPE OF BUILDING DOGS WERE KILLED IN: 10. ABANDONED

NAME OF ORGANIZATION: 11. PEOPLE AGAINST DOGS (PAD)

PLACE OF DEMONSTRATION: 12. NEAR MAIN POLICE HEADQUARTERS

PROFESSION OF DEMONSTRATION LEADER: 13. SCHOOL TEACHER

REASON FOR DEMONSTRATION: 14. STRAY DOGS THREATENING PEOPLE

REASONS FOR STRAY DOG PROBLEM: 15. LACK OF TRASH SERVICE

16. ABSENCE OF DOG SHELTERS
17. POOR VETERINARY SERVICES

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM: 18. THE COMMUNITY

YEAR PAD WAS ESTABLISHED: 19. 2006

NUMBER OF PETITIONS
LAUNCHED TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR: 20. THREE