Placement Test

A Grammar
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets.
Dani I’ve got three tickets for a concert in the park on Saturday. Do you want to come?
Saskia Yes, please! Awesome! Where shall I meet you?
Dani Layla and I 1_________________ (meet) at 5.30 p.m. outside the library in town first, so why
don’t you meet us there, too. The concert 2_________________ (start) at 6 p.m. so don’t be
late!
Saskia Don’t worry, I 3_________________ (be) there on time! By the way, how much money
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_________________ (you / take) with you?
Dani Oh, I hadn’t really thought about it. I think I 5_________________ (bring) about £10 – that
should be enough for a burger and chips.
Saskia Great! See you on Saturday.

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2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple or continuous form of the verbs in the box.

decide revise see think volunteer

1 I _________________ for my history exam all morning – I need a break.

2 __________ you __________ the results of the science test yet? I don’t think I did very well.

3 Ed _________________ not to go to university this year. He’s going to work with his father instead.

4 Gaby and Carlos _________________ about organizing a surprise party for Jo. I think it’s a great idea.

5 For the last few months, I _________________ with a charity that collects food for food banks.
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3 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 This time tomorrow, we ____ on the beach.
A ’ll sit B ’ll be sitting C ’re going to sit

2 Mrs Blair ____ a presentation about the business studies course at 3 p.m.

A gives B will give C is giving

3 Don’t worry, I ____ you with your Italian homework.

A ’ll help B ’m helping C will be helping

4 I ____ Ethan at the art gallery. Do you want to come too?

A meet B ’m going to meet C ’ll meet

5 You ____ the exam this afternoon – your teacher isn’t well.

A don’t do B won’t do C won’t be doing

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B Vocabulary
4 Match the words in the box to the definitions. There are two extra words.

active ambitious caring creative curious impressive practical

1 You want to do well and be successful. ________

2 You use your skills and imagination to produce things. ________

3 You are kind and helpful to people. ________

4 You want to know and learn about things. ________

5 You are sensible and realistic. ________

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5 Complete the school report with by, in, of or on.

1
____ general, Zak is doing well at school. In geography, he works hard and hands his
homework on time 2____ the whole. He is also showing great leadership skills in his
business studies class and he is 3____ far one of the best students in the class. 4____
contrast to these subjects, he is not doing so well in his creative subjects. Perhaps we
can arrange a meeting to think 5____ ways to help him become a bit more confident.

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6 Replace the underlined words and phrases with the phrasal verbs in the box. There is one extra phrasal
verb.

catch up get ready go through hang out take charge work out
1 I’ve been trying to calculate how much it’ll cost for us to take the train. _______________
2 I’m meeting Bea later to help her get to the same level with the lesson she missed. _______________
3 Alice and I always prepare everything on time – we’re never late. _______________
4 We don’t often spend time in town – there’s not much to do. _______________
5 We asked Mrs Lewis to explain the homework again as we didn’t understand all the questions. _______________

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C Reading

Work Experience

Do you know what you want to do when you leave school? Perhaps you are creative and want to be a film producer
or maybe you are more practical and are thinking about becoming a mechanic. Many teenagers don’t have any idea
so their schools try to help by organizing visits from former pupils and trips to local universities or careers fairs
where they can talk to people from different industries. But by far, the most useful experience for many is work
experience.

During the summer term in many UK schools, pupils aged 15–16 get the chance to do work experience. They are
expected to choose and make the plans for where they want to work by themselves. This involves emailing or
calling employers (a good skill to learn in itself). During the two weeks students can work in one place or they can
choose to do two placements – one week in each.

Students usually work in places like shops and restaurants or maybe at their parents’ place of work. You may be
thinking, ‘But I want to be a flight attendant, so how will a week working in a local shop help me?’ But there are
many skills that you will be practicing there that you will also need at 10,000 metres. For example, you need be
confident speaking to customers and practical and organized to deal with everyday tasks. Not only this, students
have to arrive on time, work in a team and work for a longer day than their normal school day. This gives students a
real taste for working life.

For students who are already sure what they want to do in the future and are able to get a placement in their
preferred area, they get the opportunity to check if they are making the right choice. A student who may have been
dreaming about a career as a chef may realize after a week in a hotel kitchen that isn’t as impressive as they
thought. Finding out what they don’t want to do is just as useful and can help students to make different plans.

7 Read the text. Answer the questions.

1 What different events can help students decide their future plans?
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2 How do students organize their work experience?
_______________________________________________________________________
3 Where are the work placements?
_______________________________________________________________________
4 What skills can a pupil learn in work experience in a shop that will help him/her as a flight attendant?
_______________________________________________________________________
5 Why might finding out that you were wrong about your career choice be a good thing?
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D Listening
8 Watch the Welcome video. Answer the questions.
1 How many projects are there?
2 How many Project Builders are there in each unit?
3 What does the cake represent?
4 What questions can you ask when you reflect?
5 What is important when you are watching another group’s presentation?
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E Use of English
9 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

by mean saying sorry sure

1 So, are you ______ a good photo doesn’t just contain one thing?

2 What do you mean ______ impact?

3 ______, but what’s a focal point?

4 Does that ______ if the subject is dark, the background should be light?

5 I’m not ______ what you’re saying?

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F Writing
10 Write a paragraph about what you would like to do when you leave school. Describe why you think you
would be good at this job. What do you think you will be doing in five years’ time? Write about 200 words.
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