Cambridge Lower Secondary Sample Test

For use with curriculum published in

September 2020

English as a Second Language Paper 2

Stage 8
Approximately 35 minutes

Name

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 There are five parts to the test.
 You will hear each part of the test twice.
 For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to
check your answers.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 25.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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Part 1

Questions 1–5

For each question, there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and circle the letter A, B or C below it.

Example: Where is the girl’s hat?

A B C

1 What will the boy have to eat?

A B C

[1]

2 What time did the plane land?

A B C

[1]

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3 What’s the weather like today?

A B C

[1]

4 How much will the laptop cost this weekend?

$ 329 $ 379 $ 399

A B C

[1]

5 Where do the friends agree to meet?

A B C

[1]

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Part 2

Questions 6–10

You will hear people talking in five different situations.

For each question, circle the correct answer A, B or C.

6 You hear two friends talking about a movie.

What did they both like about it?

A the acting
B the music
C the story
[1]

7 You hear two neighbours talking about a new shop that’s going to open.

Why are they pleased?

A The shop will help save them time.

B The shop will be cheaper than others.
C The shop will have a wide range of products.
[1]

8 You hear a student leaving a phone message for a friend.

Why is he calling?

A to change some previous plans

B to complain about something
C to warn someone about something
[1]

9 You hear a teacher talking to the students in his class.

What does he want them to do next?

A choose who to talk to

B work with different people
C listen carefully to each other
[1]

10 You hear a customer speaking to a sales assistant.

What does the sales assistant recommend doing?

A going to a different store

B trying something on
C buying something on special offer
[1]

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Part 3

Questions 11–15

You will hear a man called Tobias, who makes toys out of wood, talking about his work.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

A man who makes wooden toys

Before Tobias started making wooden toys, he had a job as a (11) .

The first thing that Tobias made was a (12) .

On a toy-making course, Tobias enjoyed learning to make a (13) .

Tobias plans to get a (14) soon.

The address of Tobias’ website is www. (15) .com.

[Total: 5]

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Part 4

Questions 16–20

You will hear an interview with a girl called Olivia, who went on a school trip to a farm where ice
cream is made.
For each question, circle the correct answer A, B or C.

16 What did Olivia enjoy most about her school trip to the farm yesterday?

A getting close to the cows

B seeing how ice cream is made
C spending time in the countryside
[1]

17 Olivia learned that the reason the farm grows crops is to

A save money.
B reduce pollution.
C sell food to other farms.
[1]

18 Olivia had to wear special clothes when she went

A down to the crop fields.

B into the farm café.
C to where the cows sleep.
[1]

19 Olivia says that the ice cream the farm produces is sold by

A a local shop.
B a large cinema.
C a nearby attraction.
[1]

20 In Olivia’s opinion, the most delicious ice-cream flavour the farm makes is

A apple.
B honey.
C strawberry.
[1]

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Part 5

Questions 21–25

You will hear five people talking about their favourite places in nature.
For speakers 1–5, choose from the list A–H what each speaker says.
Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

21 Speaker 1 A It has wonderful views.

22 Speaker 2 B It has interesting wildlife.

23 Speaker 3 C There are only a few visitors.

24 Speaker 4 D There are many things to do.

25 Speaker 5 E It’s a convenient place to travel to.

F It brings back memories of childhood.

G It’s a famous location from a story.

H It’s good for escaping from technology.

[Total: 5]

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Copyright acknowledgements:

Questions 11–15 © Sridhar Pappu; Want to Quit Office Life to Work With Your Hands? Ask These Guys; New York Times;
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/fashion/mens-style/how-to-quit-your-office-job-physical-labor.html?smprod=nytcore-
iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share 31 October 2016.
Questions 16–20 © Marshfield Ice Cream; http://www.marshfield-icecream.co.uk/life-on-the-farm/our-story/ 2019.
Questions 21–25 © Nature lovers’ best of Britain; The Sunday Times; https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d0fded3e-4f5f-11e6-8351-466ee30171ee
24 July 2016.

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