TIME ALLOWED: 1 hour
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 40
Instructions
ALL ANSWERS MUST BE WRITTEN ON THE ANSWER SHEET.
The test is divided as follows:
- Reading passage 1 questions 1-14
- Reading passage 2 questions 15-27
- Reading passage 3 questions 28-40 Start at the beginning of the test and work through it. You should answer all the questions. If you cannot do a particular question. leave it and go on to the next. You can return to it Later.
Section 1: Questions 1-14
Read the notice on total fire bans, and answer questions 1-4.
TEXT 1
QUESTIONS 1-4
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? In boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet, write:
• TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
• FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
• NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
1 You can go to prison for a year if you light a fire outside.
2 Fire bans last for two days.
3 You can contact your local radio station for more information.
4 You can use your pizza oven if it is under your patio.
QUESTIONS 5-10
Read the information on food poisoning in the table below and answer questions 5-10. Look at the information on food poisoning and match the statements with the appropriate type of poisoning. Choose the correct number i-vi and write your answer in boxes 5-10 on your answer sheet.
TEXT 2
5 Found in seafood.
6 Dangerous for pregnant women.
7 You can be sick for up to three weeks.
8 You can catch this from some common household pets.
9 Not usually found in animals.
10 You can pick this disease up from the garden and it starts within a few hours.
Read the information sheet ‘The facts about plastic’, and answer questions 11-14.
TEXT 3
QUESTIONS 11-14
Choose no more than three words from the text for your answer.
11 Just under a quarter of waste plastic comes from ______________
12 Just over two-thirds of recovered PET was made into _____________
13 Plastic bottles are more energy efficient because they are _____________
14 Plastic that is thrown away has been found on _______________ where no people Live.
That is the end of section 1.
Section 2, questions 15-27
Read the text below and answer questions 15-21.
TEXT 1
QUESTIONS 15-21
The text has seven sections: A-G. Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i-ix in boxes 15-21 on your answer sheet.
List of headings
i Everything must be referenced, unless you made it yourself.
ii Express others· work your own way and acknowledge that it is not yours.
iii It is a bad habit to forget your sources.
iv To get better marks, use your own work as much as possible.
v Don’t say another student’s work is yours.
vi You can copy work as long as you reference it.
vii Note all sources used and reference them in the body of the text also.
viii Know where your material comes from and keep the information handy.
15 Section A
16 Section B
17 Section C
18 Section D
19 Section E
20 Section F
21 Section G
QUESTIONS 22-27
Read the text below and answer questions 22-27.
TEXT 2
QUESTIONS 22-27
Complete the sentences below. Choose no more than three words from the text for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 22-27 on your answer sheet.
22 The main focus of the health centre is to ensure simple _____________ for patients
23 Patients may be able to see some doctors before ______________
24 In an emergency, you should call the ______________ telephone number.
25 If you are over 45 years of age, you should have a heart check-up and a ______________ every two years.
26 Patients must give ______________ for their medical history to be disclosed to a third party.
27 You will need a valid certificate before you undertake a ___________
Section 3, questions 28-40
Read the following extract and answer questions 28-40.
QUESTIONS 28-33
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 28-33 in your answer sheet.
28 Shoppers generally move:
A anti-clockwise around a shop
B clockwise around a shop
C around the edge and go down the aisles when they want something
D up one aisle and down the next.
29 Why are essential, everyday items generally found at the back of the shop?
A Ifs easier for the staff to restock.
B It tempts you to buy more as you walk through the shop.
C Walking through is good exercise for the customer.
D It’s cooler at the back and better for fresh food.
30 Why are there different fresh food sections in a supermarket?
A to make you feel you are visiting more than one shop
B to make you think the staff are experts in these sections
C to provide extra customer service
D to create a stronger aroma.
31 The word ‘special’ in a supermarket specifically refers to:
A an item you believe must be worthwhile buying
B items you think you cannot buy anywhere else
C items you think might be available for only a short time
D all of the above.
32 What makes us spend a long time in certain sections of a supermarket?
A price and freshness
B price and quality
C brand and who we are buying for
D too much choice and who we are buying for.
33 Which of the following will make you spend more?
A taking a shopping list
B shopping alone
C shopping in a big store
D having a meal before you go to the supermarket.
QUESTIONS 34-40
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? In boxes 34-40 on your answer sheet, write:
• TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
• FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
• NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
34 People spend millions of dollars in supermarkets.
35 People tend to spend more than they intended in supermarkets.
36 Bread and milk are usually more expensive than other items in the store.
37 You will usually save money by going on one big shopping trip, less frequently.
38 Bread and milk are usually found together.
39 Left-handed people tend to walk over to the left in a shop.
40 Most shoppers can’t resist a bargain.
