AN ENTRANCE TEST SAMPLE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL’S STUDENTS

LISTENING (approximately 30 minutes)

PART 1

QUESTION 1-7
Listen to the tape.
You will hear 7 short conversations.
You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation
For question 1-7, put a tick () under the right answer.

0. How many people were at the meeting?

3 13 30


A B C.

1. When’s Wendy’s birthday?

16 May 18 May 21 May

A B C

2. When will the football match start next week?

11.45 a.m 12.15 p.m 2.00 p.m

A B C

3. How will Mary travel to Scotland?

A B C
4. How much did the tickets cost?

$ 19 $ 90 $ 99

A B C

5. What’s Michelle going to read?

A B C

6. What will they eat for dinner this evening?

A B C

7. What was the weather like on Emma’s holiday?

A B C
PART 2
QUESTION 8-12
You will hear Kate and Jeremy talking about a party.
Listen and complete questions 8-12
You will hear the conversation twice.

Kate’s Birthday Party

Kate will be: 17 years old

Day: (8)…………………………………………

Time: (9)…………………………………………

Place: (10)……………………………………….

Address: (11)…………………………………….…

Bring some: (12) ……………………………………..

QUESTION 13-19
Listen to a man asking for some information about Belfast.
Listen and complete questions 13-19.
You will hear the conversation twice.

.
Belfast in one of the (13) __________ capital cities in the world and it has grown very fast. Today the
city has a population of (14) _________, nearly a third of the entire population of Northern Ireland, but
in the 17th century it was only a (15) _________. Then, during the 19th century, the development of
industries like linen, rope-making, (16) _________, tobacco and (17) _________ doubled the town’s
size every ten years. The city is well known for (18) ___________. It was here that the Titanic was built
and set out on her (19) _________ maiden voyage.
PART 3
Questions 20-22
Listen to the talk and put the following pictures in the correct order.

A B C

20. Picture 1: _______

21. Picture 2: _______
22. Picture 3: _______

Questions 23-25
Listen to the manager giving instructions. Put the following activities in the correct order according to the
recording.

A. close the doors and windows

B. set the alarm
C. put the money in the safe

23. Activity 1: _______

24. Activity 2: _______

25. Activity 3: _______

READING (approximately 35 minutes)

PART 1
QUESTIONS 1-10
Read the advertisement and the email
Fill in the information on the form.
For questions 1-10, write the information on your answer sheet.

Smith’s Bookshop From: Tom Peters

Book & DVD To: Jane Brown
Language Course My French course finished last week and I’ve
just started learning Spanish. My teacher says
Course : Talking time Speaking Plus
the speaking Plus course is the best. She can
Spanish Japanese
give me level 1 so can you order level 2 for
French Spanish me at the bookshop?
Prices: I’m at work until 6 pm. Ring me there
Level 1: £ 28.00 £ 30.00 (553905) or phone me this evening on
Level 2: £ 32.00 £ 35.00 02078654436

Smith’s Bookshop
Order Form
Customer’s name: (1) ______________________________
Daytime phone number: (2) ____________________________
Nighttime phone number: (3) ___________________________
How many courses: (4) _____________________
Courses’ name: (5) ________________________________
Language: (6) _______________________
Where to buy level 2: (7) __________________
Prices: level 1: (8) £ _________________ level 2: (9) £ _______________
When finishing work: (10) ______________
PART 2:
Question 11-17
Which notice (A-H) says this (1-7)?
For questions 11-17, mark the correct letter A-H on your answer sheet.
Example:

0 you can leave your language here. Answer: 0. E

11. Some lorries cannot go under this. A

City trains
Please put large bags between seats

12. You cannot travel by these trains at the weekend. B All drivers
BRIDGE ONLY 5 METERS HIGH

Bus to city center

13. You must pay to leave your car here. C Adults £ 1.50
Children under 2 travel free

One-bedroom apartment to rent from

14. Use this if you have to catch a plane. D next month
Call 316606

Western Railway
15. You may sit where you like. E
Woodville Town- Drayon Park
Monday-Friday only

Airport Bus
16. If you need somewhere to live soon, F 5 am-11.30 pm daily
Phone this number. £ 11 return

Drive slowly
17. If you’d like to see this place from the air, G Lorries turning
Go in the morning.
Helicopter flight over
H
Doplin island leaves daily at 11:00
PART 3
Questions 18-25
Read the article about Ravi Patra , who works on music programmes on TV, and then answer the
questions.
For questions 18-27, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.

Ravi Patra
In 2006, Ravi Patra started working for a music company and three years later, in 2009, got a job on the
music TV channel Rock TV.

Ravi enjoys working on TV, but when he was younger he wanted to fly planes. Later, he became more
interested in football. But Ravi has always loved music, so he tried to get work with Rock TV. His boss
says he gave him the job because he wanted it more than anybody else!

When he started at Rock TV, Ravi arrived first at the office and was the last to leave at 10 in the evening.
Now, he starts a bit later, but he is still busy until 10pm. Before lunch, he usually writes his words for the
show and in the afternoon he has meetings or makes Rock TV advertisements.

Ravi has many popular bands on his show and the stars are often interesting people. But Ravi knows that
everyone watches the show to hear great music. Getting that right is more important than anything else.

18. Ravi Patra started working with Rock TV in

A.2003 B. 2006 C. 2009
19. What was the first job Ravi wanted to have when he was younger?
A. Footballer B. pilot C. singer
20. What did Ravi’s boss at Rock TV say about him?
A. Ravi asked for a job at Rock TV more than once.
B. There were other people better than Ravi.
C. Ravi showed him how much he wanted the job.
21. How has Ravi’s work changed?
A. He no longer begins very early.
B. He is busier than before.
C. He doesn’t stay late at the office.
22. In the mornings, Ravi often
A. works on Rock TV advertisements
B. meets important people at his office.
C. decides what to say on his programme.
23. What does Ravi think is the most important thing about the show?
A. It has lots of interesting stars.
B. There is great music.
C. He is popular with the guests.
24. What problem does Ravi sometimes have on the Rock TV show?
A. He forgets people’ names.
B. He can’t stop laughing.
C. His questions make people angry.
25. Ravi would like to spend more time.
A. in the mountains.
 B. with his friends.
C. listening to music.

WRITING (approximately 35 minutes)

PART 1:

Question 1-5

Write the sentences, using the words given.

1. Although / Phong / sleepy / stay up / watch / end / game / TV.

 ___________________________________________________

2. Where / new / remote control / that / I / buy / last week / ?

 ___________________________________________________

3. I / turn up / TV / because / want / hear / music / clear /.

 ___________________________________________________

4. What / kind / TV programme / you / like / watch / most / when / small /?

 _______________________________________________________________

5. Hoa / like / eat / noodles / but / mother / always / cook / rice / her /.

 ______________________________________________________________

Question 6-10

Here are some sentences about playing tennis.

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.
Write only the missing words on your answer sheet.
You may use this page for any rough work.
Example

0 I prefer playing tennis to playing squash.

 I like playing tennis………………………………playing squash.

Answer: 0. more than

6. It’s too cold to play tennis.

It isn’t warm ……………………..to play tennis.

7. There are only a few squash courts in this town.

There aren’t very ……………………….squash courts in this town.

 8. If you don’t play every week, you won’t improve your tennis.

You won’t improve your tennis unless …………………….. every week.

9. Why don’t you join a tennis club?

If I were you, ………………………….. join a tennis club.

10. I haven’t been to a tennis match for a long time

It’s a long time since…………………………….. a tennis match.

PART 2:

An English friend of yours called James gave a party yesterday, which you enjoyed.
Write a card thanking letter to send to James (60-80 words). In your card letter, you should
+ thank him for the party
+ say that what you liked best
+ suggest when you could both both could meet again.
Write your answer on the answer sheet.
SPEAKING (approximately 10 minutes)

PART 1 (2 – 3 minutes) [to both candidates]

Good morning/afternoon/evening. Can I have your mark sheets, please?
[Examiner takes the mark sheets, which will have been given to students before they enter the room]

I’m ________________ and this is ________________

He/she is just going to listen to us.

[to Candidate A]
Now, what’s your name?
_______________
Thank you.

[to Candidate B]
And, what’s your name?
________________
Thank you.

[to Candidate A and then again to Candidate B]

What’s your surname?
How do you spell it? / How do you write your family/second name?
________________
Thank you.

[Ask the following questions. Ask A first]

Where do you live/come from?
Do you work or are you a student in (place name)? What do you do/study?
Do you have a job? / What job do you do?
Do you study English at school?
What subjects do you study? Do you like it?
________________
Thank you.
[Select one or more questions from the list to ask each candidate. Ask B first]
Do you live in a house or an apartment? Do you enjoy studying English?
Do you think English will be useful for you in the future?
Tell us about your school.
How many hours a week do you study?
Tell us about your family.
What do you enjoy doing at the weekends?
Where do you meet your friends?
What did you do yesterday / last weekend?
________________
Thank you.

PART 2 (2 – 3 minutes) [to both candidates]

In the next part, you are going to talk to each other. I’m going to describe a situation to you.
You won a competition to visit a new country. You’re going to travel together for one week. Talk to each other
about where you would like to go and decide which place you will choose.
Here are some pictures with some ideas:
STUDENT A STUDENT B

- Greet B and suggest travelling together - Reply to A and ask A which place to go
- Suggest a destination and give explanation - Agree or disagree on A’s idea and give reasons
- Decide on one place - Agree with A