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Q3e LS4 F Student
Q3e LS4 F Student
and Speaking 4. Final
Name: ______________________________________ Date: _____________
Final Test Purposes
Listen to an interview about food photography and comprehend the main ideas and details
(Listening comprehension)
Understand and use target vocabulary from the Units 5–8
Take notes on details (Unit 7 Note‐taking Skill)
Listen for contrasting ideas, signal words and phrases, and causes and effects (Units 6–8
Listening Skills)
Identify common intonation patterns, highlighted words, linked words with vowels, and
thought groups (Units 5–8 Pronunciation)
Use and understand prefixes and suffixes and collocations with prepositions (Units 5 and 7
Vocabulary Skills)
Express interest during a conversation, change the topic, use questions to maintain listener
interest, and add to another speaker’s comments (Units 5–8 Speaking Skills)
Recognize and use comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs; simple, compound, and
complex sentences; and indirect speech (Units 5–7 Grammar Skills)
Discuss about planning to build a new mall in a neighborhood
I. Listening
A. In this section, you will hear an interview with a food blogger. You will hear the interview twice.
Then read the statements and write T (true) or F (false), based on the information in the interview. If
the statement is false, correct it to make it true.
_____ 1. Hannah is a frequent guest on the show.
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_____ 2. Hannah only promotes products that she is passionate about.
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_____ 3. Her personal cooking articles and videos are Hannah’s newest addition to her blog.
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_____ 4. Hannah uses fake ingredients in her pictures.
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_____ 5. Hannah makes no changes to the pictures she takes of food.
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_____ 6. Hannah believes all food bloggers edit their photos in some way.
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_____ 7. In Hannah’s opinion, her followers need to know about all the edits to the photos.
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_____ 8. Looking at pictures of bright‐colored food does not affect hunger levels.
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_____ 9. Studies show that taking pictures of food makes you enjoy the food more.
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_____ 10. Making money influences how Hannah decides to edit photos.
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II. Vocabulary
A. Complete the sentences. Choose A, B, or C.
11. He had such a heavy __________ at work this week, he wasn’t able to attend the birthday
dinner.
A. ignorance
B. infection
C. load
12. If they don’t improve the __________ in the office, it will be harder to generate new ideas
because everybody is from the same type of background.
A. consumer
B. diversity
C. debate
13. Sales have started to __________ because of the economic crisis.
A. suffer
B. expand
C. launch
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14. It was a __________ day at work. Nothing interesting happened, but he had a nice chat with
some of his coworkers.
A. decent
B. fierce
C. miserable
15. It is completely __________ that somebody could work for the company without having
ever met the owner. He is always around.
A. flammable
B. inadvertent
C. inconceivable
16. It is not __________ a problem that Jerry hasn’t started saving for retirement yet, but he
should definitely start soon.
A. vastly
B. necessarily
C. entirely
17. Her __________ to getting more vacation days was very positive. She was excited to visit
her family in Florida.
A. notion
B. outcome
C. reaction
18. __________, the matter will be resolved by tomorrow. In case it’s not, though, we need to
start thinking of some solutions.
A. In particular
B. Face to face
C. In all probability
B. Match each word with the word that means the opposite of it. Three letters will not be used.
_____ 19. steer A. drive
_____ 20. theoretically B. controversial
_____ 21. mandatory C. literally
_____ 22. disturbing D. calming
E. ride
F. hypothetically
G. optional
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III. Note‐taking Skill
A. Listen to the lecture about college graduation rates and complete the notes with the missing
information.
A. College graduation rates are changing
a. (23) _____% of students graduate public colleges and universities in 4 years
b. (24) _____% of students graduate public colleges and universities in 6 years
c. (25) _____% of students graduate private colleges and universities in 4 years
d. (26) _____% of students complete two‐year college programs
B. Statistics can be misleading because of a lot of factors
a. (27) _____% of students who attend school part‐time finish in 6 years
C. (28) _____ how long college enrollment has been decreasing
1 point for each correct answer 6
IV. Listening Skill
A. Listen to the lecture about the effects of fertilizers and pesticides on fruits and vegetables and
complete the missing information.
29. _______________ pesticides is chemicals used to keep bugs off of produce.
30. _______________, there can potentially be a lot of negative health consequences that can come
from eating fruits and vegetables that have been treated with fertilizers or pesticides.
31. This “Green Revolution” became popular in the 1960s _______________ a need to help fight off
hunger in growing populations.
32. The problem is these chemicals then leech, or _______________ drain into the soil and enter
waterways that can affect local animals and people.
33. _______________ that they can face behavioral and physical issues when exposed to these
risks.
34. _______________ long‐term health problems when they get older.
35. _______________, we don’t currently know all the effects of ingesting these chemicals into our
bodies.
36. _______________, we need to continue to research this issue.
1 point for each correct answer 8
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V. Pronunciation
A. Listen to the sentences. Identify the requested pronunciation feature.
37. Write rising, falling, or rising then falling to identify the correct intonation pattern.
This is the first item on the agenda today? __________
38. Write rising, falling, or rising then falling to identify the correct intonation pattern.
Add vinegar, acid, and peroxide to the solution. __________
39. Underline the word that is stressed for emphasis.
There have been some minor obstacles so far that might slow down the timeline.
40. Underline where the vowels link together.
Please submit your abstract to the committee by October.
41. Underline where the vowels link together.
Lola doesn’t know anything about the conference she is attending tomorrow.
42. Draw slashes (/) between the thought groups.
As a whole, there is an increasing amount of awareness regarding global warming.
1 point for each correct answer 6
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VI. Vocabulary Skill
A. Complete the sentences by combining the word in parentheses with the correct prefix or suffix
from the word bank.
B. Reorder the words to make a sentence.
47. proud / community service / award / of / for / was / he / his
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48. not / working conditions / he/ not / about / was / trying / complain / hard / to / the
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49. together / bring / results / they / parts / finished / ready / their / their / and / were / to
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50. not / week / they / next / are / science competition / ready / the / for
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1 point for each correct answer 8
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VII. Speaking Skill
A. Complete each conversation by underlining the correct question or statement in parentheses.
51. A: (What was the most important invention in the 20th century? / That’s a good point. / Wow!
That’s interesting.) Well, in my opinion it was nuclear power.
B: I might actually disagree with that. I think it is another big development.
A: Interesting. Please explain.
52. A: Nuclear energy was a very effective way to help reduce greenhouse gases.
B: True. (How so? / Plus, it produces more energy overall than other clean methods. / Really?)
A: That’s another good point.
53. A: Did you know that 38% of the world’s electricity comes from coal‐fired power plants?
B: (Really? / I don’t believe that. / Is that something that happens here?) I had no idea!
A: Yeah, really. It’s true.
54. A: Please schedule the session for 5:00 on—
B: (When did you say? / That’s a good point. / Oh, before I forget, let’s not forget to call Stacy
about that.)
A: No problem. But back to the schedule.
55. A: So many more students are graduating from college than their parents—
B: That’s not the case in my family. My parents went to college, but I didn’t. (But, sorry, you
were talking about generally. / I don’t believe that. / What happened when you went to
college?)
A: Yeah, as I was saying. This is the general statistic.
56. A: In 2018, the amount of wind energy in the US grew by 8%.
B: (That’s not very much. / Wow! That’s a lot! / Where is that?)
A: I know. I was surprised to learn that too.
57. A: A lot of countries are fighting to help reduce the use of fossil fuels through the use of wind
energy.
B: (That’s a good point. I would also add that hydro energy is also a solution. / No, that’s not
right. / But, sorry, you were talking about generally.)
A: That’s true. That can also help.
58. A: (That’s interesting. / What is the most common species of animal in South America? / Does
anyone know what year the airplane was invented?) Yes, you there.
B: 1903?
A: Yes, in fact, 1903 was an important year for many reasons.
1 point for each correct answer 8
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VIII. Grammar
A. Correct the errors in changing direct speech to indirect speech.
59. He said, “I will complete my college application on Tuesday.” He said that he finished his
college application on Tuesday.
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60. Lee asked his partner, “When was this discovered?” Lee asked his partner when was this
discovered.
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61. Luna asked her professor, “Is this in line with the task specifications?” Luna asked her
professor is this in line with the task specifications.
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62. Last week, Erik said, “The plan is to finish soon.” Last week, Erik said the plan is to finish soon.
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B. Write the comparative forms of the adjectives and adverbs.
63. clear __________
64. salty __________
65. innovative__________
66. nice __________
C. Combine the sentences using the conjunction in parentheses. Add a comma if necessary.
67. The results can be published. The article needs to be reviewed. (before)
_______________________________________________
68. They liked the hotel. The food was bad. (although)
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69. Maggie and Eduardo are new to town. They have already made friends. (but)
_______________________________________________
70. The car model failed. The battery was too weak. (because)
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1 point for each correct answer 12
Total points Sections I – VIII 70
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IX. Speaking
Speaking prompt: Discuss this topic with a partner: You’re on the planning committee for a
neighborhood that is adding a new mall. Discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of this
form of progress in your area. You should speak for about three minutes.
Be sure to express interest in what your partner is saying and add to his/her comments.
30 points Section IX 30
Total points Sections I – IX 100
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Listening and Speaking 4. Final
Final Test
Speaking Rubric
Student name: _____________________________________________________
Date: _________________________
Speaking Prompt: Discuss this topic with a partner: You’re on the planning committee for a
neighborhood that is adding a new mall. Discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of this
form of progress in your area. You should speak for about three minutes.
Be sure to express interest in what your partner is saying and add to his/her comments.
Points
Discuss about planning to build a new mall in a neighborhood
(0 – 5/10)
Gives opinion with supporting explanation / 10
or examples.
Shows appropriate interest in what partner / 5
is saying.
Uses appropriate vocabulary relating to the / 5
topic of development.
Linguistic Uses appropriate structures relating to the / 5
Competence topic, including real conditionals, descriptive
adjectives and adverbs, and complex
sentences, as appropriate.
Total points: ______________
Comments:
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