SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCE SCHOOL

MAY 2023 – AUGUST 2023

A2 PLACEMENT EVALUATION

Information Data GRADE

Professor:
Student’s
name:
Date:

Blueprint:

Skills Items Type of Points Unit Time Equivalen

questions t
LISTENING a. 10 a. Multiple a. 2.5 Unit 1 and 2 10 min 5
b. 6 choice b. 2.5
b. Fill in the
Gaps
GRAMMAR a. 5 a. gap-fill a. 2.5 Unit 3 and 4 15 min 5
b. 5 b. Multiple b. 2.5
choice
READING a. 10 a. Mult a. 2.5 Unit 1 and 2 15 min 5
iple b. 2.5
choice
b.Gap-fill
WRITING a. 1 a. Organize a. 2.5 Unit 3 and 4 20 min 5
an e-mail b. 2.5
B.
Complete
an e-mail
SPEAKING a. 4 a. Part 1 a. 2.5 Unit 1 and 2 10 min 5
b. 7 b.Part 2 b. 2.5
TOTAL /25 90 min

Student’s Signature

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert
Einstein
OBJECTIVE: To measure A2 students through simple and daily situation exercises
with basic grammar tenses for their placement according to their level for the
extension of the semester.

INSTRUCTIONS:

● Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the
questions.
● Read the instructions and answer the questions. Write your answers with a
pen.
● You must complete the exam within the time limit.
● If you have any questions in the exam, raise your hand and ask the Teacher.

INFORMATION:

● This test consists of 5 parts: LISTENING, GRAMMAR, READING, WRITING,

AND SPEAKING.
● Each question has a point value in the instruction.

Good luck!

A. LISTENING (5 marks)
I. Listen to five people talking about their jobs. For questions 1 to 10,
choose the correct answer. (2.5 marks)
🎵https://test-english.com/listening/a1/whats-your-job-a1-english-listening-test/
1. James is a ________________

a. Pilot
b. flight attendant
c. airport cleaner
2. James _____

a. is from a different country

b. cleans uniforms
c. travels a lot
3. Anna is a _____

a. teacher
b. school bus driver
c. children's coach
4. Anna _____

a. doesn't like some children very much

b. has to do some work in the evenings
c. only works in the mornings
5. Phil is a______
a. receptionist
b. hotel manager
c. chef

6. Phil _____
a. works in a small hotel
b. doesn't like his work
c. would like to work at a different place in the future

7. Lucy is a _____
a. waitress
b. manager
c. store assistant

8. Lucy _____
a. hates her uniform
b. likes her job
c. doesn't like her job

9. Dan is a_______
a. nurse
b. hospital cleaner
c. teacher

10. Dan _____

a. always works in the day
b. needs to take medicine
c. plays with the children

II. You will hear a tour guide speaking about her town. For each question,
write the correct answer in the gap. Write ONE WORD or NUMBER in each
gap (2.5 marks).

🎵https://youtu.be/bdeUSVyAuH8?t=539
Sunville Town
B. GRAMMAR (5 marks)

IV.Choose the correct verb tenses to complete the dialogues below.

1. A: “What__________?

i. are you doing ii. do you do iii. did you do

B: "I'm a teacher, but I __________ at the moment”.

i. ‘m not working ii. haven’t worked iii. don’t work

2. A: "How many people _____________ to the party last Saturday?"

i. were going ii. have gone iii. went

B: I don’t know. I____________ at home

i. have stayed ii. stayed iii. was staying

3. A: What _______________ tonight?

i. do you cook ii. are you going to cook iii. will you cook
 B: “I don’t know yet. I ________________ what’s in the fridge

i. check ii. ’ll check iii. ‘m going to check

4. A:”What_________________ tonight?

i. behaves ii. is behaving iii. has behaved

B: “I know. I ________________ him later to see if he's alright."

i. ‘m going to call ii. call iii. ‘m calling

5. A: “ ______________ that cake?"

i. Do you eat ii. Are you eating iii. Are you going to eat

B: "No, I'm full." A: "I _______________ it then."

i. ‘m going to eat ii.’ ll eat iii. eat

V. Write the answers to the questions with the verb in the correct form. Pay
attention to the tense. (2.5 marks)

1. What are they building?

They_________a house.

2. What does he teach?

He __________ Maths.

3. What was she doing?

She________ for a bus.
 4. How many people were there at the ice rink?
__________ two people.

5. Where did they go?

They___________to the amusement park.

C. READING

VI. Here is a poster of a lost dog. Read the text and choose true or false for
each question.

1. The dog is lost.

True False

2. The dog's name is Sherry.

 True False

3. The dog is a female.

True False

4. The dog was lost on Monday morning.

True False

5. The dog was lost in Central Park.

True False

VII. Complete the email with the correct word. Write ONE word for each
space.

Hi Andy,

Thanks for helping me with my English. You are a good teacher. I enjoyed my stay
(1) ____________ Cambridge.

Now I'm staying at my brother's flat. (2) ___________ is studying to be a doctor. I'll
stay with him for two weeks and then go home (3) __________ Spain.

I like London very much. We went to Regents Park by bus yesterday. It (4)
_____________ very sunny and we had a good time.

Tonight, I'm (5) ______________ to see a show with my brother and some (6)
___________ his friends.

I'll write again from Spain.

Best wishes,

Pedro

B. WRITING

VIII. Read the parts of an email and put them in the correct order. Write the
number on the left. (2.5 mark)

To: jobs@uoh.edu.uk-sports

Dear Hoburn University Sports Club

 Best regards

I love football and I play football every day. I teach football to children at a
school too. I organize all the children’s football teams at the school. I can
speak two languages: English and Italian. I can drive a car and I have got
my own car.

Shannon McGinty

Best regards

Subject: job

Please send me information about the job of trainer for the UOH football
team.

Dear Hoburn University Sports Club

IX. Below is an email from Maria to her friend Jo. Fill in the missing words in
the email. (2.5 marks)

Hi Jo,
Well, my favorite (1)_________has to be 'Faults in our Stars'. I loved the book (2)
____________the movie too. I try to go to (3) _____________ cinema once a month, I
usually go (4) ____________ my friends or my sister.
(5)_________ care,
Maria
D. Speaking

X. Look at the pictures and answer the questions (2,5)

1. What is she eating?

2. Is she angry?

3. What is he doing?
4. Is he painting the sky?
XI. Answer the following questions (2,5)

1. What's your name?

2. How do you spell your name?
3. What's your surname?
4. How do you spell it?
5. Where do you come from?
6. What do you like doing at the weekend?
7. What are you going to do on Saturday?