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LESSON 24: UNIT TEST 8
(Time Allocation: 90 minutes)

Name: ……………………………….. Date:
SCORE
✓ Section 1: Listening: ……………….. / 10
✓ Section 2: Grammar & Vocabulary: ……………. / 47
✓ Section 3: Reading: ………………. / 06
SECTION 1: LISTENING
SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 1

SECTION 2: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Task 1: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits the space.
Students learning English as a second language are sometimes given a word by their
teacher and asked to give an (1) ……………………………….. (EXPLAIN) as to what that word
means; in other words, to provide a (2) ……………………………….. (DEFINE). The (3)
……………………………….. (ASSUME) is that if you know a word, you can define it. (4)
……………………………….. (LOGIC), that might make sense, but in reality it is not always (5)
……………………………….. (REASON) to assume that. There are words and phrases that even
native speakers use in conversation without much (6) ……………………………….. (THINK) which
can lead to (7) ……………………………….. (CONFUSE) when you ask a native speaker to define
them. Take the (8) ……………………………….. (CONCEIVE) of 'zeitgeist', for example, which has
entered English from German. It's (9) ……………………………….. (DOUBT) much easier to use than
it is to define. With a word like 'zeitgeist', it may be more (10) ……………………………….. (SENSE)
to test the student's understanding in ways other than asking them to define it.
Task 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between
three and eight words, including the word given.
11. Smith gave the ball to Jones just before the referee blew his whistle. by
Jones ……………………………………………………………………… Smith just before the referee blew
his whistle.
12. Reports say that police have arrested a number of people since the robbery. reported
There ………………………………………………………………………………… a number of arrest since the
robbery.
13. Try to stay the level with the other runners at the start of the race. fall
Try ……………………………………………………………………… the other runners at the start of the
race.
14. The police have put a barrier around the building to keep people out. cordoned
The building ……………………………………………………………………… police.
15. A friend of ours fixed our car for us. had
We ……………………………………………………………………… our car.
16. The managing director always likes to welcome new employees on their first day. point

The managing director always …………………………………………………… new employees on
their first day.
17. After a slow start, the audience were soon laughing at the comedian’s jokes. had
After a slow start, the comedian ……………………………………………………… at his jokes.
18. I just need to finish this work and then I’ll call you. way
I just need to ……………………………………………………… and then I’ll call you.
19. I’m never going to forget to consider Darren’s views when I make a decision again.
account
That’s the last time I ……………………………………………………………when I make a decision.
20. I don’t know how on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels. Come
How on earth …………………………………………………………… such brilliant plots for her novels?
21. I’m sure Nancy is still presuming that the party starts at nine. Impression
I’m sure Nancy ……………………………………………………………………. that the party starts at
nine.
22. Sean, do you know yet what you’re doing this evening? mind
Sean ………………………………………………………… ……………..yet what you’re doing this evening?
23. I told Jeanne, thinking that she’d be supportive - how wrong I was! Belief
I told Jeanne ………………………………………………………………. that she’d be supportive - how
wrong I was!
24. There’s no way that you’re staying out all night with your friends, I’m afraid. question
Your staying out all night with your friends ……………………………………………, I’m afraid.
25. I’m glad you now see sense and agree that your parents are right. senses
I’m glad ……………………………………………………………… and agree that your parents are right.
26. I think you think - wrongly - that this is all a conspiracy against you. misapprehension
I think ………………………………………………………… that this is all a conspiracy against you.
Task 3: Write one word in each gap.

27. You really have to have your ………………. about you when driving through Birmingham.
28. It’s a typical example of not being able to see the ………………. for the trees.
29. Bill Denver? That name rings a ………………. .
30. Don’t let success go to your ………………. whatever you do!
31. We were kept completely in the ………………. about what was going on – they didn’t tell
us anything!
32. Am I going around the ………………. or did you just ask me to marry you?
33. He’ll never win the court case. My solicitor says he doesn’t have a ………………. to stand
on.
34. Dawn’s a bit slow on the ………………. sometimes, so maybe she didn’t realize you were
suggesting she gave you a job.
Task 4: Choose the correct answer.

35. Why don’t you have a doctor ……………. at your arm if it’s hurting you?
A. to look B. looking C. look D. for looking
36. I wonder if you could let me know what the ……………. fare to Berlin is?
A. round B. double C. two-way D. return
37. Mr. Parris said he’d like ……………. By Monday, if that’s possible.
A. finished the report B. the report will be finished
C. the report finished D. have the report finished
38. The company is expected ……………. a healthy profit this year.
A. make B. to make C. making D. for making
39. The new Arts Centre seems to have been ……………. construction for quite some time.
A. in B. under C. on D. below
Task 5: Circle the correct word.

40. We’re trying to part / piece / set together exactly what went wrong.
41. It’s too much information for me to take / read / get in in one go.
42. You’d better create / think / work up a very good excuse why you didn’t come to the
meeting.
43. Let me mull this about / in / over for a while and then I’ll get back to you.
44. Toni was totally opposed at first but I think she’s come / made / taken around to the
idea now.
45. I think you should face up on / with / to the fact that our relationship’s over.
46. We’re trying to figure / think / guess out how the burglars got in.
47. I’m going to have to learn / swot / look up on what all the road signs mean before my
driving test.

SECTION 3: READING
You are going to read a newspaper article about exam technology. For questions 1-6, choose
the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
The Future of Exams
Like it or not, technology is already an established part of the exam process and the only
argument still to be fought at this year's e-assessment conference and exhibition, taking
place in London this week, is just how much further in that direction we should go.
At one end, little has changed. Students still, by and large, take exams in much the same way
as they always have. They walk into a room full of desks with an invigilator on hand to tell
them when to start and stop and to make sure no one is texting anyone else, and everyone
is ticking the right boxes, or writing out the answer in longhand if required. It's once the ink
has dried that the real change in the system kicks in. Instead of divvying up the scripts
between the thousands of markers, they are now scanned into a central computer and the
markers then access them online.
The benefits are obvious. It's quicker, cheaper and more efficient. The really dull
components, such as multiple choice or simple questions such as "name four things that
contribute to global warming", can be marked automatically or by less experienced markers,
whereas questions requiring a more nuanced, longer answer can be left to the old hands.
Your best markers don't have to be wasted on the straightforward stuff.
Students can also benefit. "Markers can now give much more precise feedback", says
Kathleen Tattersall, who chairs the Institute of Educational Assessors. "We can tell someone
almost exactly what he or she needs to do to improve a grade because we can show them
what they got right and wrong. This is particularly useful for anyone looking to resit a January
exam in the summer, because teachers can tailor individual revision plans for all their
students."
For all its advantages, no one reckons that this assessment model is the finished article.
"There are difficulties that need to be ironed out", says Martin Walker, a former English
teacher and a principal examiner for one of the mainboards. "Because markers are now often
only given a few questions from each paper, it's hard to get an accurate feel of exactly what

a student does and doesn't know. When you had an entire exam script in front of you, you
could build up a picture of the candidate's range of knowledge, so when there was room for
doubt in an answer you could make a judgement call based on previous responses. It's much
harder to do that now."
"There are also limits to what you can easily read on-screen", he adds. "In my experience,
most examiners end up printing out the long essays and working from a hard copy, which is
both time-consuming and slightly self-defeating." The danger, as Tattersall concedes, is that
schools end up teaching only what technology is capable of assessing. "Rather, we have to
look at how IT is used in the classroom to improve teaching and learning and base our exams
on that model", she says.
It is certain that we are only halfway through the electronic revolution. In the coming years,
more and more exams will be completed - as well as marked - online, and the government
and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority will have to think hard about ways of
maintaining standards.
By far the easiest form of online testing to implement is multiple choice. A student can take
the test online and it can be automatically marked instantaneously; this system is almost
foolproof. The downside is that most people associate multiple choice with dumbing down,
on the grounds that anything that can be reduced to a yes or no, right or wrong answer is
bound to be over-simplified.
"Not true", says Stevie Pattison-Dick, head of communications for Edexcel. "Some multiple-
choice exams may be quite straightforward, but if they are, they only reflect the level of
knowledge a student is expected to attain. There's nothing inherently simple about multiple
choice. We've become very sophisticated in our question setting and are able to cross-
reference the answers, so an examiner can now tell whether someone just got lucky by
ticking the right box or actually understood the process on which he or she was being
assessed." One of the final exams a medical student has to pass before qualifying as a doctor
is multiple choice, so this method of assessment has to be extremely rigorous.
1. The writer believes that

A. nothing of significance has changed in the exam system.

B. a revolution in exam-taking may soon be initiated.
C. many students cheat by using their mobile phones.
D. technology doesn't greatly affect students when they sit exams.
2. What does the writer mean by 'old hands' in paragraph 3?
A. retired examiners
B. experienced examiners
C. examiners who have reached a certain age
D. mature students
3. Which of the following is not mentioned as a benefit of computer marking?
A. better utilization of examiners
B. more interesting questions can be set
C. many set questions do not need human markers at all
D. financial advantages
4. What is stated to be a disadvantage of the current system?
A. Many examiners complain that the work is boring now.
B. Examiners no longer have enough work.
C. Examiners have a limited impression of the candidate.
D. Examiners aren't as skillful as they used to be.
5. What is implied about the general perception of multiple-choice testing?
A. It is easy for a student to cheat.
B. It reduces the student's writing skills.
C. It lowers the standard of the exam.
D. It's impossible for a computer error to be made.
6. According to Stevie Patterson-Dick, multiple-choice exams
A. do have a large element of chance in them.
B. are not always the best way to test medical students.
C. are by far the best way to test students on particular subjects.
D. can be composed in a way that makes students reaffirm their knowledge.

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LESSON 24: UNIT TEST 8

(Time Allocation: 90 minutes)

✓ Section 1: Listening: ……………….. / 10

✓ Section 2: Grammar & Vocabulary: ……………. / 47

✓ Section 3: Reading: ………………. / 06

SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 1

SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 2

Task 3: Write one word in each gap.

Task 4: Choose the correct answer.

Task 5: Circle the correct word.

SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 4

The Future of Exams

SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 5

1. The writer believes that

SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 6

SCHOOL ADVANCED PROGRAM – G8 7

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