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Intermediate End-of-course Test B Answer Key

Keynote Intermediate End-of-course Test B

Answer Key and Mark Schemes

Paper 1: Reading Paper 1: Writing

Questions 1–35 carry one mark. Part 1

Questions 1–5 carry one mark.
Part 1
1 haven’t used/have not used
1A 2B 3B 4C 5A 2 is downloaded and/
’s downloaded and
Part 2 3 to have
6D 7G 8F 9A 10 H 4 everyone/everybody likes
5 is going
Part 3
Part 2
11 B 12 B 13 A 14 B 15 A
16 A 17 B 18 B 19 A 20 A
Part 2 (Question 6) carries five marks.
Take into account the following points:
Part 4 • Are all elements of the message fully
and clearly communicated?
21 B 22 D 23 C 24 D 25 B
• How much effort is required of the
reader?
Part 5
Example answer:
26 D 27 A 28 D 29 C 30 A
31 B 32 B 33 C 34 D 35 B
Dear All,
There will be a party at Renoir’s at 7pm
on Saturday, 15th April to celebrate the
tenth of anniversary of our book club.
We hope you can come and join us!
Please confirm your attendance by
Wednesday 12th.
See you there!
(name)

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Part 3 Paper 2: Listening

Part 3 (Question 7 or 8) carries fifteen
marks. Part 1
Take into account the following points:
1C 2A 3C 4A 5B 6B 7C
• Is the text an appropriate length
(approximately 100 words)?

• Is the content relevant to the task? Part 2

• Is the target reader fully informed 8B 9A 10 C 11 C 12 B 13 C

and are ideas clearly
communicated?
Part 3
• Has the writer used the conventions
of the particular type of writing well? 14 (general) health
15 five
• Does the text hold the reader’s
attention? 16 take a photo

• Is the piece of writing well 17 write a comment

organized? 18 productivity and organization
• Does the piece of writing flow well 19 two days
and use a variety of linking words?

• Does the text use a good range of

Part 4
vocabulary accurately and
effectively? 20 B 21 A 22 A 23 B 24 A

• Does the text use a range of simple 25 B

and more complex grammatical
structures appropriately and with
accuracy?

• Do any errors impede

communication?

7/8 Student’s own answer

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Paper 3: Speaking
This paper carries a total of 20 marks.
There are four parts to the paper. For
each part a mark is given out of five for
each student.
Take into account the following points:

• Does the student use a range of

grammatical forms appropriately and
accurately?

• Does the student use a range of

appropriate vocabulary?

• Does the student use a range of

linking words?

• Are his or her contributions relevant?

• Are his or her contributions more

than just short statements?

• Does the student avoid excessive

repetition?

• Is the student’s pronunciation clear

enough to understand him or her
easily?

• Is the student’s intonation generally

appropriate?

• Is sentence and word stress

generally accurately placed?

• Does the student respond

appropriately to questions and
statements from others?

• Does the student help to maintain

the conversation, for example by
asking questions or making
suggestions?

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