Oxford Gimnazjum Placement Test
by Lynda Edwards
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Pre-
Total Starter Elementary
intermediate
Part One:
Grammar and
60 0 20 21 35 36+
vocabulary
Reading
Part Two:
10 0 3 4 6 7+
Listening
Part Three:
10 0 3 4 6 7+
Writing
Students using Exam Connections
Introduction
Pre-
The placement test is intended to help teachers decide which
Total Starter Elementary
intermediate
level of the OUP courses for Gimnazjum, Exam Connections and
New Adventures Starter, Elementary or Pre-Intermediate,
Part One:
is the most suitable for their students. It should be given at the
Grammar and
60 0 20 21 40 41+
beginning of the school year.
vocabulary
Reading
The placement test has been developed after consultation with
Polish teachers and is designed to assess students knowledge Part Two:
10 0 4 5 7 8+
Listening
of the key language as well as their receptive and productive skills.
This will enable teachers to have a greater understanding of what
Part Three:
10 0 4 5 7 8+
level their students are at.
Writing
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Answer key Name:
Part One
Part Three
Grammar and vocabulary
Writing
1 C 26 B
Content
2 B 27 A
" 4 points for including information about all points
3 B 28 B
" 1/2 point if a point is included but not developed
4 C 29 D
" 0 points for points not included
5 B 30 B
6 A 31 A Form
7 D 32 C
" 2 points for correct email format
8 C 33 C
" 1 point if only part of format is used
9 A 34 B
" 0 point if format is not used at all
10 D 35 A
Range
11 C 36 A
12 B 37 D " 2 points for using a good range of structures and vocabulary
13 C 38 C " 1 point for using a reasonable range of structures and
14 D 39 A vocabulary
15 D 40 D " 0 points for using a poor range of structures and vocabulary
16 A 41 A
Accuracy
17 D 42 C
" 2 points for accuracy over 80%
18 A 43 D
" 1 point for accuracy between 70 and 80%
19 B 44 C
20 B 45 B
(10 points)
21 C 46 D
22 B 47 B
Audio script
23 B 48 D
Presenter The Peters family have just returned from a holiday in
24 C 49 C
Scotland and they re going to tell us about it. First
25 B 50 A
Mike you re the dad. What was Scotland like for you?
(50 points)
Mike Well, I loved it! I particularly liked the scenery. We
drove through beautiful mountains and saw some
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very pretty lakes and rivers. Sometimes we didn t see
1 1 True 2 1 B
a house for hours!
2 False 2 B
Presenter And what about you Sue?
3 False 3 C
4 False 4 C
Sue For me the best days were in the country hotel. We just
5 True 5 C
relaxed. It was quiet and peaceful and Mike and Sam
did some fishing. The restaurant and the meals were
(10 points)
excellent especially the fresh fish and wonderful
vegetables!
Part Two
Presenter And you Sam, did you have a good time?
Listening
Sam Yeah it was OK. It was a bit quiet for me though. And
1 1 False 2 1 A we didn t meet many new people. Also there wasn t
2 False 2 B a lot to do in the evenings. But we spent two nights in
3 True 3 A Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland and Jenna and I
4 False 4 A went to a night club. That was good.
5 True 5 B
Presenter Do you think the same as Sam, Jenna?
(10 points) Jenna Well, yeah. I preferred the time in Edinburgh. There
were some good shops and we went to a theatre one
night too. The Scottish people were really friendly and
I d like to go back again.
Presenter And lastly, Jake. You re the youngest. Did you like
Scotland?
Jake Oh yeah. I liked the animals. When we went for walks
we saw a lot of animals. But we didn t see a monster
in Loch Ness! I liked the music. At the hotel they
played this funny instrument and some people did a
Scottish dance! It was fun! I tried it too, but I wasn t
very good!
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Placement Test Name:
Part One
Grammar and Vocabulary
1 Hello. My name Jack.
25 My dad the cleaning when mum s at work.
A be B am C is D are A makes B does C takes D puts
2 That s Maria. is my sister. 26 I TV when Paul arrived.
A I B She C It D Her A watched C did watch
B was watching D am watching
3 morning!
A Hello B Good C Happy D Fine 27 There s milk in the fridge.
A some B a C the D any
4 car is red.
A Davids B David is C David s D David has
28 I think this is the day of the year.
A most cold B coldest C more cold D colderest
5 is that boy?
A When B Who C Why D What 29 How did your laptop cost?
A many B more C expensive D much
6 I d A coffee please.
A like B want C have D buy
30 Helen work so hard. She looks very tired.
A must B shouldn t C can t D has to
7 How are you?
A age B many C years D old
31 I know Ben will get the job because he s very .
A confident B angry C bored D shy
8 The sky is very today.
A red B green C blue D yellow
32 If you home before 7.30, phone me.
A will get B are getting C get D got
9 My bag is the table.
A on B in C at D from
33 I like the Batman films they re exciting.
A and B but C because D so
10 I football.
A likes B am like C liking D like
34 My mum to France.
A never was C never went
11 My dad s a(n) . He works in the hospital.
B has never been D is never
A police officer B builder C doctor D actor
35 do any homework last night?
12 The teacher in the classroom.
A Did you have to C Were you
A hasn t B isn t C doesn t D not be
B Must you D Would you
13 you got A blue pen?
36 I Gary for ten years. He s a good friend.
A Has B Are C Have D Do
A have known B am knowing C knew D know
14 Would you like A chicken ?
37 You write than I do!
A cake B drink C biscuit D sandwich
A carefully C more careful
B carefuller D more carefully
15 I usually have at 7.30 a.m.
A dinner B tea C lunch D breakfast
38 Which car would you buy if you a lot of money?
16 Where they going? A would have B have C had D were having
A are B do C like D have
39 We had a big test Thursday.
A on B in C at D by
17 This question is than the last one.
A easyer B more easy C easy D easier
40 I haven t got sugar to make a cake. Can you go to
18 What at the moment? the shops and get some?
A are you reading C read you A too much B lots of C quite D enough
B do you read D you are reading
41 I wish I a brother or a sister.
A had B have C would have D am having
19 I Katie yesterday.
A not see B didn t see C am not see D wasn t see
42 We for two hours now! Can we stop for a break?
A are working C have been working
20 What music are you listening ____?
A at B to C for D on B work D have working
21 Jim s Dad is to buy a new computer soon. 43 Paper and plastics at the factory.
A go B will go C going D went A recycle C be recycled
B are recycling D are recycled
22 I drink tea. I don t like it.
44 I don t like weather because you can t see anything.
A always B never C often D sometimes
A cloudy B rainy C foggy D icy
23 We a good film last week.
45 The teacher told us quietly.
A seed B saw C did see D have see
A sit B to sit C we sit D sitting
24 Do you often look your baby brother in the evenings?
A at B for C after D up
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46 We in the city centre but now we live in the
The Perfect Job?
countryside.
Many students have dreams about what job they would like to
A have lived C used to living
do in the future. How about you? Would you like to be a doctor
B usually live D used to live
or a lawyer? Maybe an actor or a writer? Well, there is a job in
47 I you later! Bye!
Australia at the moment that people are calling the perfect
A will be see C am going to see
job! It s on a tropical island with clear blue skies and golden
B will see D am seeing
beaches and for twelve hours work a month, for half a year, you
can earn Å70,000!
48 The questions were difficult that I couldn t answer
In Australia, they are looking for someone to stay on Hamilton
any of them.
Island. This is a tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef. The
A such B very C completely D so
person will live in a beautiful three bedroom villa with a
49 I m I can t come to your party on Saturday. swimming pool and the house is free! The job isn t very
A regret B sad C afraid D apologise diffi cult. It s caretaker of the island. Usually a caretaker looks
after buildings for the people who live there, but this caretaker
50 The man asked me if I his dog.
will look after the island. There isn t a lot to do. He or she has to
A had seen B saw C was seeing D have seen
feed some fi sh and collect the letters from the people on the
TOTAL: /50
island a bit like a postman!
There is another part of the job too. The caretaker has to visit
Reading
lots of little islands in the area and learn all about them. Then
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
he has to write about them on a blog and make videos. The
1 The job is in a hot place. Australians want more tourists to visit the area. That is the
2 The working hours are very long. really important part of the job.
3 The job is to look after a building. So, what are the qualifi cations for this wonderful job? Well,
4 You must study hard for this job. they want someone who likes living in warm temperatures.
This person must sail, swim and like taking photographs! And
5 It s a good job for people who like sports.
he must like animals and exploring new places. It sounds
perfect to me!
2 Choose the correct answer.
1 The job is
A for twelve weeks.
B for six months.
Part Two
C for a year.
Listening
2 The house on the island
A is near the beach.
1 Listen to some people talking about a holiday.
B doesn t cost any money.
Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
C is quite small.
1 The family are on holiday now.
2 They went to Ireland.
3 Who lives on the island?
3 They stayed in a hotel.
A only the caretaker
4 They didn t go to any towns.
B lots of tourists
5 Jenna is older than Jake.
C the caretaker and some people who live there too
4 Part of the job is
2 Choose the correct answer.
A to explore different parts of the island.
1 What did Mike like?
B to talk to the tourists.
A the countryside
C to write information for tourists.
B the city
5 Where do you think this text is from?
C fishing
A a job advertisement
2 Who thought the food was good?
B a book
A Mike
C a magazine
B Sue
TOTAL: /10
C Jenna
3 Sam likes
A places with a lot of people.
B shopping.
C quiet places.
4 Jenna thinks
A she will return.
B the countryside was best.
C her friends would like Scotland.
5 While they were on holiday Jake
A learned to play an instrument.
B went for walks.
C went to a night club.
TOTAL: /10
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Part Three
Writing
Write an email to a new pen friend of about 50 100 words.
Tell him/her about:
" Your family
" Your school
" Your friends
" Your interests
TOTAL: /10
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