JETSET LEVEL SIX WRITING TEST SAMPLE PAPER TIME ALLOWED 90 MINUTES You need This question paper A Pencil You may NOT use a dictionary Do NOT open this paper until you are told to do so. Try to answer ALL the questions. INSTRUCTIONS Read each question carefully Write your answers in the spaces provided Page 1 of 11
Part One Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning is similar. Include the given words. Example: I m having Brenda is going to cut my hair tomorrow. my hair cut by Brenda tomorrow. 1. I didn t know they were vegetarians and I served them chicken. If I had 2. Would you mind passing me the salt? Please 3. Dogs are not allowed in the hotel, said the manager. The manager informed 4. The customer asked if the vegetables had been grown locally. asked the customer. 5. Someone has added too much salt to this casserole. Too much salt 6. I ate too much sugar when I was a child. I regret that. I shouldn t 7. You might get hungry on the journey, so here s a sandwich. Here s a sandwich 8. By the time we got to the restaurant, it had closed. The restaurant 9. A banana has more calories than an apple. An apple 10. I m glad I gave up junk food. I feel so healthy. If I hadn t (10 marks) Page 2 of 11
Part Two Read the following text and fill the numbered gaps with a suitable word or words. The first one has been done for you. The Globe Theatre The Globe was one of the first theatres in London. It was built in the sixteenth century, made 11 wood and in the shape of a circle. Londoners 12 to The Globe to see the plays of William Shakespeare, among others. The richer members of the audience sat under cover 13 the edge of the circle, but the poorest 14 stand in the centre in the open air. The stage was a long platform, backed by a covered inner stage. A flag was 15 to show that a performance was about to start. The costumes were magnificent and 16 impressed the poor Spectators. Musicians played in a gallery above the stage and realistic special effects like smoke and thunder were created. 17, The Globe caught fire during a performance in 1613. It was rebuilt, only to be pulled 18 in 1644 to make way for houses. In recent years the Globe 19 reconstructed on the banks of the River Thames and visitors can enjoy seeing Shakespeare s plays being performed as they were over four hundred years 20. (10 X ½ marks) Page 3 of 11
Part Three Read the following text and write a summary of it in the space provided on the next page. Try to write about 100 words. The Global Dustbin For generations, we have been putting our rubbish out for the council to take away and bury in the ground in huge holes called landfill sites. The problem is that these huge holes are filling up faster and faster with increasing amounts of rubbish. Landfill sites are being closed down, and getting planning permission to build new ones is very difficult nobody wants to live next to a landfill site. They create toxic liquid and gases, which should be contained and dealt with, but inevitably accidents happen. Nobody wants to live near an incinerator either, and besides, they create toxic gases and ash. The ash needs to be safely disposed of usually in landfill. As a society we are consuming more and more of the world s resources and generating more and more waste materials. In the UK around a third of the contents of the average dustbin could be composted. At least another third is paper and cardboard which could be recycled. Local authorities are under increasing pressure to cut down on the amounts being disposed of in landfill sites and incinerators. Not only do we now have a landfill tax, but a European directive has decreed that all member states must successfully reduce the amounts being finally disposed of in landfill. This means achieving much higher recycling and composting rates. It also means changing our perceptions of what waste is. Most of what we throw away could be repaired, recycled or composted. Future generations will no doubt be mining landfill sites for valuable resources. As well as trying to think about what to do with our rubbish, we need to think about where all this rubbish comes from in the first place. We can make a huge difference by refusing to buy things that will become a problem when they need to be disposed of. More consumer items are being made now than ever before in the history of the planet. Many of them have an incredibly short life, and are quickly discarded into the global dustbin, so try to buy items that are repairable. Shopping is now a major leisure activity and the attraction of a particular product depends to a large extent on how it is packaged. Reliance on processed food has grown which has meant even more packaging to throw away. Bottles are no longer returnable, and plastic is used for more and more items. Recycling saves energy, saves natural resources and reduces waste disposal. Page 4 of 11
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Part Four Write a short letter to your local newspaper complaining about the amount of litter on the streets of your town. Use the space provided below. Dear Editor... (10 marks) Page 6 of 11
Part Five Produce appropriate responses to the following statements and questions. Example: I can t stand classical music. No, neither can I 21. Do you think it will rain? 22. Have you had lunch yet? 23. I love donuts! 24. I hate Monday mornings. 25. Don t forget to send me a text message (5 marks) Page 7 of 11
Part Six Read the following conversation and fill the gaps by writing the correct form of the verb from the infinitive supplied. Example: have been trying Excuse me, I... (try) to catch your attention for the last half hour! I m so sorry, sir, 26 (not see) you. We re very busy at the moment and I m rushed off my feet. That s no excuse. You 27 (look after) your customers. 28 (not do) your job properly! That s very unfair, sir, I 29 (work) since 8 o clock this morning and 30 (not finish) until after midnight. By twelve o clock 31 (work) for sixteen hours. 32 (do) my best. Well your best isn t good enough. 33 (want) to see the manager! Actually sir, I am the manager and as such have the right to refuse to serve you. You 34 (be) rude and obnoxious since the moment you walked in. You 35 (eat) somewhere else. Goodbye. (10x ½ marks) Page 8 of 11
Part Seven Join these sentences in the same way as the example using both or neither. Example: Maria lives in Spain. Her brother lives in Spain. Both Maria and her brother live in Spain 36. Barry doesn t drive. Derek doesn t drive. 37. Cleopatra was very beautiful. Mata Hari was very beautiful. 38. Algebra is a very useful subject. Geometry is a very useful subject. 39. I didn t understand the film. My friend didn t understand the film. 40. John has been riding his bike. Norman has been riding his bike. (5 marks) Page 9 of 11
Part Eight Either Or Discuss the effect of television on young children. Write about a memorable day in your childhood. You may continue writing on the next page Page 10 of 11
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