A20 – C1 – Diagnostic Test

Section 1
Questions 1-4
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
1. What does Andy say about the history of the college?
A. It was formed by combining two older institution.
B. It has changed its courses a lot over the last 20 years.
C. It has not always been in its present location.
2. What mode of study is increasing in popularity at the college?
A. part-time study
B. distance learning
C. sandwich courses
3. Students say the best thing about studying at the college is
A. the high standard of teaching.
B. the range and availability of resources.
C. the good rates of employment on graduation.
4. Which building on campus will soon be redeveloped?
A. the library
B. the sports complex
C. the student support hub

Questions 5-6
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO things does Andy say about campus accommodation?
A. students can reserve a specific room
B. students usually live on campus in their final year
C. students can’t choose who to share with
D. students all have access to kitchen facilities
E. students live in small ‘village houses’

Question 7-8
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO things does Andy say about ways of getting to the college?
A. the bus service runs until late at night
B. students are able to get special rates on bus tickets
C. the train station is 10 minutes’ walk away
D. taking a taxi can be relatively cheap
E. there is a special cycle route from the city centre

Question 9-10
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO things does the speaker say many people forget to include in their
application?
A. a recent, passport-sized photograph
B. a scanned copy of their certificates
C. how they’d prefer to be contacted
D. an up-to-date telephone number
E. all parts of their name
Section 2
Questions 1-6
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
1. What was the main reason for choosing a case study?
A. It would be difficult to find a larger sample of appropriate learners
B. It would be easier to analyze data from one single respondent.
C. It would shed light on the students’ own language-learning abilities.
2. Anabelle and Rory were both surprised that their language learner
A. doesn’t use her foreign languages when on holiday.
B. doesn’t really enjoy language learning.
C. doesn’t use languages in her job.
3. Anabelle and Rory decided to use interviews because
A. their first interview yielded so much valuable information.
B. they felt that other methods tend to be too intrusive.
C. they felt the GLL preferred this approach.
4. Anabelle feels the new recording equipment
A. is an improvement on previous technology.
B. needs improvement in one key aspect.
C. is unhelpful without special training.
5. The good language learner’s most effective strategy for learning vocabulary is
a. drawing pictures to show the meaning of words.
b. using a dictionary frequently.
c. writing translations regularly in a notebook.
6. Anabelle is surprised that, when learning grammar, the GLL
A. practices patterns by repeating them many times.
B. waits a long time before producing structures.
C. varies her techniques according to the language she’s learning.
Questions 7-10
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
7. For the literature review, Anabelle and Rory agree to write more about learner -
_identity_________ .
8. They worry that they aren’t presenting a true picture of ___cursus________ .
9. For the Findings section, the tutor encourages them to reduce the number of
__quotes________ they use.
10. They ask the tutor for advice on how to set out _internet sources__________ .