Linked English Placement Test 1 Posted by webmaster-linked Date December 14, 2020 Comments 0 comment Nombre Email Section 01. The Reading section, has several short passages. After you read each passage, choose the correct answer I: Reading In this section of the Placement Test, you will read some short passages and answer questions about them. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. For each item, choose your answer. You will have 20 minutes to complete this section. Passage 1: What are you doing this weekend? MARA: Sunday is the day when I usually have lunch with my Friends downtown. But, this week there´s a concert on Saturday, so I´ll see my friends then. Sunday I´m staying home. 1. This Saturday Mara’s going to: Stay at home Have lunch downtown Go to a concert Fix lunch for her friends Passage 2: What do you do? EILEEN SWEET: I’m a hostess at a big restaurant. I greet people at the door and take them to their tables. Day after day, I always do the same thing. Someday I hope to have a more interesting job, but it’s OK for now.2. Eileen thinks that her job is: Difficult Interesting Important Boring Passage 3: A vacation postcard Dear Millie,You wouldn’t believe Costa Rica! It’s really peaceful. Judy and I have beenstaying in a tent at a campground on the beach. We’re studying a little Spanish with a cute guy who teaches English in school here, but I think he’s learning more English than we are Spanish. Judy brought her guitar, so we enjoy singing around the campfire at night.Love,Sheila3. Sheila and Judy are: Traveling with Millie Taking guitar lessons Camping at the beach Learning lots of Spanish Passage 4: Concentration, a special talent People who have the capacity for intense concentration have a great advantage. Such people have the ability to ignore stimuli (sights, sounds, or anything that can distract a person) and are more likely to stay with the task at hand and to solve it. This ability can make all the difference between winning and losing in certain situations – for example, for the championship runner competing for a gold medal at the Olympics. 4. In this reading, concentration refers to a person’s ability to: Stay in one place Focus on a task Hear certain sounds Ignore instructions 5. Athletes who can concentrate are more likely to: Compete Win Relax Run Passage 5: The Scot and the tea kettle According to one story, a Scottish boy watched the steam lift the top off his mother’s tea kettle and realized the power of steam to make machines work. That boy, James Watt, would then go on to invent the modern steam engine in 1769. Actually, the history of steam technology records the successful work of several scientists and engineers before Watt. For example, in 1698, Thomas Savery had introduced a simple steam pump to remove water from mines, and 14 years later Thomas Newcomen invented a better pump. But these pumps weren’t efficient because they used so much fuel. In 1769, the Scottish boy, James Watt, figured out a way to save three-quarters of the fuel. To honor him, his last name became the name of a unit of energy. 6. The example of the boiling tea kettle shows that steam is: Useful Efficient Powerful Necessary 7. The first steam engines: Didn’t pump water Cost too much to build Were difficult to make Used too much fuel Passage 6: Wide open spaces Visitors to the United States, especially those from Japan or the smaller countries of Europe, are likely to comment on the size and scale of everything. Although the downtown sections of some of the older cities suchas Boston and Philadelphia may look similar to their own larger cities, other aspects are likely to appear “out of scale.” For example, the average American farm is huge in comparison with the typical family farm of Europe and Asia. Across the Great Plains, farmers use great machines to plant and harvest enormous quantities of wheat. Such farms offer a dramatic contrast to the tiny farms of Europe or Asia, where intense human labor is more important. The main cities of the United States are connected by a vast system of high ways and super high ways moving end less streams of cars and trucks, while on the edge of the cities, sub urban developments and shopping centers with huge parking lots stretch for mile after mile. It’s as if Americans made everything larger, just to use up the available space. 8. To visitors, everything in the United States seems: Larger Similar More expensive Interesting 9. To Japanese and European visitors, the downtown sections of Boston and Philadelphia seem: Out of scale The right size Too old Very beautiful 10. The typical American farm: Is similar to farms everywhere Uses a lot of machinery Is run by large families Doesn’t require much work 11. The article implies that people in the United States are influenced by: The amount of available space The need to grow lots of food Visitors’ impressions of their country Farming practices in Europe and Asia Passage 7: Staying in touch People don’t need to be in close physical contact to feel “connected” emotionally. Over the years, various means of communication have been used to enable human beings to keep in contact with one another. Letters, telegrams, and telephones have allowed individuals located in different places to share news and to interact with family, friends, and business relationships. In today’s world, with more and more people on the move, long-distance communication has become even more important. At the same time, changes in technology, particularly the introduction of computers and the increasing use of electronic mail, have made it easier than ever to stay in contact. There are two main reasons why e-mail has become so widespread: time and money. Although mail service and telephones can be found almost anywhere, a letter can take a long time to arrive and phone calls are often quite expensive. E-mail seems to be replacing other forms of communication for many purposes. As the use of computers has spread, many people use e-mail rather than regular mail to send personal messages. Because it has become so easy to send pictures and information via the Internet, it has also become commonplace to use e-mail in business. E-mail has even given rise to a new type of communication, the “chat room,” where groups of people who do not know each other personally can talk about topics of mutual interest. While some people are enthusiastic about communication in the modern age, others regret the growing depersonalization brought on by the use of e-mail. Communication has become so easy and yet so removed from the normal process of face-to-face interaction that researchers have concluded that a whole new culture of communication may be forming. 12. The main idea of the article is that: These days people don’t communicate enough Modern means of communication cost too much Letter and phone calls are more effective e-mail is changing the way we live 13. Modern communications enable people to: See each other more often Write more letters and telegrams Keep in contact with one another Move from place to place quickly 14. In comparison with a telephone call, e-mail is: More acceptable More personal Slower Cheaper 15. _______ is a new type of communication made possible by e-mail. A personal message A chat room Long-distance discussion Sending information Passage 8: Biofeedback When biofeedback was first developed a number of years ago, it caused a lot of excitement. People hoped that biofeedback could be used to cure all kinds of physical and mental problems. Biofeedback is the name for a medical technique that helps people treat certain problems by becoming more aware of their own bodies. In biofeedback, instruments that measure bodily functions such as muscle tension, temperature, and blood flow are attached to the body. The instruments produce signals – for example, a series of sounds (beeps) or a flashing light – that the person can hear or see. The patient then uses the information to help gain control over the function. The most widely used biofeedback instrument is the electrom yograph, or EMG. The EMG is used to measure muscle tension. It is made up of several electrodes, which are placed on the skin near a particular area, depending on the symptom. For example, for headaches, a symptom often caused by excessive tension in the neck muscles, the electrodes are placed on the forehead or near the back of the neck. When the tension is present, the EMG produces a signal and the patient is taught to respond by relaxing the appropriate muscles. In many cases, the relaxation of these muscles causes the headache to go away. While biofeedback has not turned out to be a cure-all, it has been used successfully to treat a limited number of problems – especially those caused by chronic tension. 16. At first, people were very _________ biofeedback. nervous about interested in familiar with opposed to 17. Biofeedback instruments ___________. act like a kind of medicine cause people to get excited are put on a patient’s body teach people to exercise 18. Blood flow is an example of a: Technique Signal Function Problem 19. The EMG: Relaxes the muscles Measures tension Causes movement Produces symptoms 20. According to the article, biofeedback: Is more popular than ever. Causes chronic tension. Cures all types of headaches. Has had limited success. Section 02. The Vocabulary & Grammar section, has 30 items. Choose the correct completion for each item.Vocabulary & Grammar In this section, you will answer questions about the use of English. Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. You will have 15 minutes to complete this section.1. “Are the bags ready?”“Yes, .” they’re there are their they are 2. I live __________ 4040 Oak Avenue. on at in next 3. “I like to cook.”“__________ do I.” And So Also Too 4. David enjoys ________ sports on TV. Watching Watch To watch Watched 5. _________ everyone I know plays a musical instrument. The most Almost All Most of 6. Yesterday’s game caused a lot of _________. excited exciting excite excitement 7. We hope _________ you again soon. see to see seeing that see 8. This apartment is _________ one we’ve seen all week. cheaper than the cheap the cheapest the cheaper 9. Tom’s never bought a new car, ________ he? does is was has 10. The package still hasn’t arrived. I wish I __________ it earlier. was sending had sent am sending have sent 11. Can you tell me where ____________? is it the bank the bank is it is the bank is the bank 12. My suitcase would have been much lighter if I __________ all my books don’t pack not packing hadn’t packed not pack 13. I met Carl many years ago. ______ him for a long time. I’m knowing I’ve known I’d know I’ll know 14. This book is interesting. It’s really worth _________. you read read reading being read 15. If fewer people drove cars to work, ______ less pollution we’ve had we’d have we’re having we’ll have 16. Would you mind ______ down the radio? turn to turn you turn turning 17. Are you interested __________ shopping with me? to go in going go going 18. The washing machine needs ________. being fixed to be fixed to fix you fix it 19. By this time tomorrow, __________ in Montreal. I’m arriving I’ve been arriving I’d arrive I’ll have arrived 20. You look tired. You must _______ hard today. worked have worked working to work 21. I am used _______ the bus to work. to take to taking took taking 22. The tie _______ costs only $10. that I like I like that what I like I like it 23. Everyone took an umbrella ______ me. only except unless instead 24. Before ________ to bed, I usually brush my teeth. going go to go that go 25. I bought an audio course ______ I could improve my French. in order so that that in order to 26. Maria is ________ intelligent girl in our class. most the most more the more 27. You’d better tell Joe ______ in here. not to smoke not smoking no smoke don’t smoking 28. Susie feels really tired today. She should _______ to bed earlier last night. go have gone went be going 29. Barry’s uncle recommended that he ________ more money. save saved saves will save 30. The more you practice speaking English, _______ it gets. easy the easiest easier the easier Section 03. The Listening section, you will hear nine conversations and answer one or more questions about each one. Before you listen to a conversation, read the question or questions. Then listen to the conversation. Answer the questions after the conversation ends. Choose the correct answer for each question. You will have 20 minutes to complete this section. Situation 1: Ann and Tomas are at a coffee shop. They’re talking when Yoshicomes in.Conversation 1 https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-1.m4a ________are meeting for the first time. Ann and Tomas Ann and Yoshi Yoshi and Tomas Ann, Tomas, and Yoshi Situation 2: Rick and Sharon are at a restaurant. Conversation 2https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-2.m4a 2. Sharon _____. usually eats fish is eating the chicken is going to have fish prefers fish to chicken Situation 3: Sven calls Marcos’s home. Marcos’s roommate answers thetelephone. Conversation 3https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-3.m4a3. Marcos _________. comes to the phone is at a meeting will be home by 4:30 will take a message Situation 4: A reporter is giving today’s weather forecast. Conversation 4https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-4.m4a 4. It’s hot and dry in _________. Colorado Florida Miami Boston 5. In Miami, it will be _______. clear rainy dry cold Situation 5: Dom calls Phil about playing golf. Conversation 5https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-5.m4a 6. Phil can’t play golf tomorrow afternoon because he _______. is meeting someone for lunch has a meeting until 4:00 is getting ready for a meeting needs to leave a meeting early 7. They’re going to ________. have lunch together play golf next week go to a business meeting meet early in the morning Situation 6: Sherry and Jill are both going on summer vacations with theirfamilies. They are talking about their plans. Conversation 6https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-6.m4a 8. Jill and her family usually _______. stay at home take a trip together do different things visit art museums 9. Sherry wishes she had time to ______. visit Jill’s family read more take a trip go shopping Situation 7: Melanie is talking to George about her laptop computer. Conversation 7https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-7.m4a 10. Melanie is angry because _______. she can´t use her computer her friends don’t have a computer Carol doesn’t want to return the computer George won’t lend her his computer 11. Carol ________. lent her computer to a friend broke Melanie’s computer borrowed a computer from George just bought her own computer 12. George doesn’t usually lend things because _______. he doesn’t have that much to lend his friends don’t need to borrow anything lending things can change a friendship it’s better to borrow from a bank Situation 8: Henry and Gloria are talking about their trips abroad. Conversation 8https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-8.m4a13. Henry went to Mexico ___________. by himself with his parents after school to visit a friend 14. Henry says he “would have liked to have seen Brazil.” He means that he _________. went there, and he liked it went there, but he didn’t like it wanted to go there, but he couldn’t didn’t want to go there, so he didn’t 15. Gloria went to Poland because _________. she wanted to learn the language she traveled there with a friend her family moved there her sister invited her 16. Dottie ________. wanted to go home learned Polish quickly got a job in Poland loved new things Situation 9: Barbara and Eddie are talking about their new jobs. Conversation 9https://gotolinked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Test-C-9.m4a17. Before Eddie began his job at Delaney’s, he had already _______. finished his classes had a job as a manager worked with Barbara sold clothes in a store 18. At Delaney’s, Eddie works _______. on weekends and holidays in the jewelry department as a manager with a friend 19. Barbara always wanted to ________. get a job at Delaney’s work in a jewelry store live with her grandfather become a nurse 20. Barbara ________. makes beautiful things takes nursing classes sells jewelry hates her job Share: webmaster-linked Next post Test Corporativo October 3, 2022