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Programma Operativo Nazionale CCI – 2007IT051PO007

CODICE PROGETTO: C-1 – FSE – 2014- 55

“NATURALLY ENGLISH”

classi terze

Quick Placement Test

NAME: ………………………………..……………

DATE: ………………………………………………….

PUNTEGGIO RIPORTATO: _____ / 40

LIVELLO: _______ (CEFR) L’ESPERTO ESTERNO

Prof.ssa Ornella Pegoraro

 Part 1
Questions 1 – 5

• Where can you see these notices?

• For questions 1 to 5, mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet.

1 Please leave your A in a shop

room key at Reception. B in a hotel
C in a taxi

2 Foreign money A in a library

changed here B in a bank
C in a police station

3 A outside a theatre
AFTERNOON SHOW B outside a supermarket
BEGINS AT 2PM C outside a restaurant

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS

4 A at a travel agent’s
Lessons start again on B at a music school
C at a restaurant
the 8 th January

5 Price per night: A at a cinema

B in a hotel
£10 a tent C on a camp-site
£5 a person
 Questions 6 – 10

• In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the text below.
• For questions 6 to 10, mark one letter A, B or C on your Answer Sheet.

Scotland

Scotland is the north part of the island of Great Britain. The Atlantic Ocean is on the

west and the North Sea on the east. Some people (6) .................. Scotland speak a

different language called Gaelic. There are (7) .................. five million people in

Scotland, and Edinburgh is (8) .................. most famous city.

Scotland has many mountains; the highest one is called ‘Ben Nevis’. In the south of

Scotland, there are a lot of sheep. A long time ago, there (9) .................. many forests,

but now there are only a (10) ................... .

Scotland is only a small country, but it is quite beautiful.

6 A on B in C at

7 A about B between C among

8 A his B your C its

9 A is B were C was

10 A few B little C lot

 Questions 11 – 20

• In this section you must choose the word which best fits each space in the texts.
• For questions 11 to 20, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.

Alice Guy Blaché

Alice Guy Blaché was the first female film director. She first became involved in

cinema whilst working for the Gaumont Film Company in the late 1890s.

This was a period of great change in the cinema and Alice was the first to use many

new inventions, (11) .................. sound and colour.

In 1907 Alice (12) ................... to New York where she started her own film

company. She was (13) .................. successful, but, when Hollywood became the

centre of the film world, the best days of the independent New York film companies

were

(14) ................... . When Alice died in 1968, hardly anybody (15) .................. her

name.

11 A bringing B including C containing D supporting

12 A moved B ran C entered D transported

13 A next B once C immediately D recently

14 A after B down C behind D over

15 A remembered B realised C reminded D repeated

 UFOs – do they exist?

UFO is short for ‘unidentified flying object’. UFOs are popularly known as flying

saucers, (16) ................. that is often the (17) ................. they are reported to be.

The (18) .................. "flying saucers" were seen in 1947 by an American pilot, but

experts who studied his claim decided it had been a trick of the light.

Even people experienced at watching the sky, (19) ................. as pilots, report

seeing UFOs. In 1978 a pilot reported a collection of UFOs off the coast of

New Zealand. A television (20) ................. went up with the pilot and filmed the

UFOs. Scientists studying this phenomenon later discovered that in this case they

were simply lights on boats out fishing.

16 A because B therefore C although D so

17 A look B shape C size D type

18 A last B next C first D oldest

19 A like B that C so D such

20 A cameraman B director C actor D announcer

 Questions 21 – 40

• In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
• For questions 21 to 40, mark one letter A, B, C or D on your Answer Sheet.

21 The teacher encouraged her students .................... to an English pen-friend.

A should write B write C wrote D to write

22 They spent a lot of time .................... at the pictures in the museum.

A looking B for looking C to look D to looking

23 Shirley enjoys science lessons, but all her experiments seem to .................... wrong.

A turn B come C end D go

24 .................... from Michael, all the group arrived on time.

A Except B Other C Besides D Apart

25 She .................... her neighbour’s children for the broken window.

A accused B complained C blamed D denied

26 As I had missed the history lesson, my friend went ...................... the homework with me.

A by B after C over D on

27 Whether she’s a good actress or not is a .................... of opinion.

A matter B subject C point D case

28 The decorated roof of the ancient palace was .................... up by four thin columns.

A built B carried C held D supported

29 Would it .................... you if we came on Thursday?

A agree B suit C like D fit

30 This form .................... be handed in until the end of the week.

A doesn’t need B doesn’t have C needn’t D hasn’t got

31 If you make a mistake when you are writing, just .................... it out with your pen.

A cross B clear C do D wipe

32 Although our opinions on many things .................... , we’re good friends.

A differ B oppose C disagree D divide

33 This product must be eaten .................... two days of purchase.

A by B before C within D under

34 The newspaper report contained .................... important information.

A many B another C an D a lot of

35 Have you considered .................... to London?

A move B to move C to be moving D moving

36 It can be a good idea for people who lead an active life to increase their .................... of vitamins.

A upturn B input C upkeep D intake

37 I thought there was a ..................... of jealousy in his reaction to my good fortune.

A piece B part C shadow D touch

38 Why didn’t you ..................... that you were feeling ill?

A advise B mention C remark D tell

39 James was not sure exactly where his best interests ..................... .

A stood B rested C lay D centred

40 He’s still getting .................... the shock of losing his job.

A across B by C over D through

 Keys
1 B 11 B 21 D 31 A
2 B 12 A 22 A 32 A
3 A 13 C 23 D 33 C
4 B 14 D 24 D 34 D
5 C 15 A 25 C 35 D
6 B 16 A 26 C 36 D
7 A 17 B 27 A 37 D
8 C 18 C 28 C 38 B
9 B 19 D 29 B 39 C
10 A 20 A 30 C 40 C

Evaluation
Score European Trinity Trinity
Cambridge Oxford
Framework ESOL ISE
PET
Grade Intermediate
31-40 B1 (Preliminary ISE I
5/6 level
English Test)
KET
Grade Pre-
18-30 A2 (Key English
3/4 Intermediate
Test)
CYLETS
08-17 (Young
Elementary
Learners' Grade
A1 (Beginner
English Tests) 1/2
level)
Movers A1,
Flyers A2
Nessuna Nessuna Nessuna Nessuna
0-7 A0
competenza competenza competenza competenza