Task 1 This is a listening comprehension task with multiple-choice questions. Although the recording contains some difficult vocabulary, the questions focus on A2 level language. This task helps elementary learners to understand that they can pick out key information from more challenging texts or recordings. The photos help the learners get a good sense of what the recording is about. In this example, the questions all focus on detail, but this task type can also be used to test whether a test taker can identify the speaker's purpose, their attitude or opinion, or the gist of what is said, among other things. For this sample task, we have given you the answers immediately after the question. In an actual exam, the answers would not be visible. Listening: dropdown Listen to a tour guide talking about four buildings in Cambridge. Look at the photos and select the right information about each one. https://lt123.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ROUND-CHURCH.mp3 Round Church Location: corner of Please select your answer Bridge Street Brown Street Cambridge Street Built in about: Please select your answer 1120 1130 1140 Number of round churches in England: Please select your answer 3 4 5 St Bene't's Church Age of tower: Please select your answer 11th century 12th century 13th century Location: near to Please select your answer Christ's College King's College Corpus Christi College School of Pythagoras Built in: Please select your answer around 1000 around 1100 around 1200 Originally: Please select your answer private house public house farm house Currently part of: Please select your answer St Catherine's College St John's College Jesus College Leper Chapel Built around: Please select your answer 1025 1035 1125 1135 Location: Please select your answer to north of Cambridge to south of Cambridge to east of Cambridge to west of Cambridge Last leper admitted to hospital: Please select your answer 1278 1279 1287 1297 Task 2 In this Listening task, a video is used to illustrate the recording script, which helps the test taker to understand the topic of what they are listening to. The true/false questions test listening comprehension, but they can also be used for testing reading comprehension of a text. As in the previous task, a variety of testing focuses can be assessed using true/false questions. Listening: true/false Look at the video about punting (going on a special type of boat) in Cambridge. Are the statements true or false? https://lt123.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Punting_1.mp4 None The speaker compares punts to another kind of boat. True False None The speaker says that punting needs quite a lot of strength. True False None The speaker suggests there is no easy answer if the pole gets stuck. True False None The speaker explains that you steer the punt by holding the pole in the direction you want the punt to go in. True False None The speaker suggests that steering can be difficult when punting for the first time. True False None The speaker says it is always better to take a chauffeur punt than try punting yourself. True False None The speaker says that the chauffeur on a punt will also give you information about what you see. True False None The speaker mentions the names of some of the buildings that you see as you punt down the river. True False None Task 3 In this sample task, the questions are used to test reading comprehension, but this task type also works well for testing listening comprehension. This question type can also be used for productive purposes by asking test takers questions about an image or by asking them vocabulary questions to which there is one clear answer. The correct answer options can be tailored to include various spellings. Reading: open-answer questions Read the text and answer the questions about it. Answer with one word or a short phrase. To what extent are the cultures of the two ancient English universities, Oxford and Cambridge, the same? It has often been pointed out that Oxford has a tradition of loyalty whereas Cambridge favours dissent. Oxford has produced all but four of the 16 prime ministers since 1945 while Cambridge is better-known for turning out spies. Famous Cambridge graduates include Bertrand Russell, a philosopher who was put on trial in 1916 for producing a pamphlet advocating pacifism, Oliver Cromwell, the 17th-century politician who made England briefly into a Republic and Charles Darwin the natural scientist whose theory of evolution caused anger in the Church. How many recent Prime Ministers were educated at Oxford? What kind of person is often associated with Cambridge? Which idea caused a philosopher to get into trouble? In what century was England without a monarch? Which idea by a biologist caused an uproar? End of test Time's up
