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PART 1 – Questions 1-10

Questions 1 and 2

Complete the form opposite. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Birth Statistics

         Date of birth: 10 August

         Sex: male

         First name: Tom

         Surname: Lightfoot

         Weight: 1_________________kgs

         Length: 2__________________cms

         Colour of hair: black

Questions 3-5

Label the map. Choose your answers from the box below. Write the appropriate letters A-E on the map.

  • A State Bank
  • B St George’s Hospital
  • C Garage
  • D Library
  • E University

Questions 6-10
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

 Gift for SusanGift for baby
What will they buy?6 _________7 _________
Where will they buy the gifts?8 _________9 _________
Approximate prices?$1510 $________

PART 2 – Questions 11-20

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

For the recommendation column, write

  • A)     You must buy this.
  • B)     Maybe you should buy this.
  • C)     You should never buy this

NameAdvantage(s)Disadvantage(s)Recommendation
Unbreakable Vacuum Flask• Contains no 11__________
• Steel guaranteed for 20 years
•      Keeps warm for 12________		• Expensive Leaves 13________B
Whistle Key Holder• Press-button light useful for finding keyhole
• 14______		• Unpleasant noise
• Doesn’t work through 15_____		16 _______
Army Flashlight (squeeze light)• Useful for
17________
• Works
18________		• Has 19__________________C
Decoy Camera (to trick burglars)• Realistic
20___________		• Difficult to fix onto wallA

PART 3 – Questions 21-30

Questions 21-23

Choose the correct letters A—C.

21 Amina’s project is about a local

  • A   school.                
  • B   hospital.           
  • C   factory.

22 Dr Bryson particularly liked

  • A   the introduction.             
  • B   the first chapter.            
  • C   the middle section.

23 Amina was surprised because she

  • A   thought it was bad.           
  • B   wrote it quickly.             
  • C   found it difficult to do.

Questions 24-26

What suggestions does Dr Bryson make? Complete the table as follows.

  • Write A     –       if he says KEEP UNCHANGED
  • Write B     –       if he says REWRITE
  • Write C      –      if he says REMOVE COMPLETELY

Example                               Answer

Section headings                 B

Information on housing 24 _____

Interview data 25 ___________

Chronology 26 ___________

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

SCHEDULE OF ACTION

. Read ‘Approaches to local History’

by John Mervis.

.Read 27 ‘_______________’.

by Kate Oakwell.

.Make changes and show to

28_________________.

. Do 29_______________

By 29 June.

. Laser print before 30__________. Hand in to Faculty Office

Part 4 – Questions 31-40

Questions 31-34

Write NUMBERS AND/OR NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS for each answer.

31. Between what times is the road traffic lightest?

____________________

32. Who will notice the noise most?

____________________

33. Which day of the week has the least traffic?

____________________

34 What will be the extra cost of modifying houses?

____________________

Question 35

Choose the correct letter A-D.

The noise levels at the site can reach

  • A    45 decibels.
  • B    55 decibels.
  • C    67 decibels.
  • D    70 decibels.

Complete the table showing where devices used in reducing noise could be fitted in the houses.

Write:

  • W for walls
  • D for doors
  • C  for ceilings

 Example
acoustic seals		Answers
D
36double thickness plaster 
37mechanical ventilation 
38air conditioning 

Questions 39 and 40

Choose the correct letters A-D.

39 Which is the correct construction for acoustic double glazing?

40. What is the best layout for the houses?

1. 4.25 // 4 1/4 // four and (a) quarter
2. 46 // forty-six
3. A // State Bank
4. D // Library
5. C // Garage
6. (a) (box) (of) chocolates
7. (a) (soft) toy // (a) teddy (bear) // (a) bear
8. (at the) market(s)
9. (at the) market(s)
10. ($)35/thirty-five (dollars)
11. glass
12. eighteen/18 hours/hrs
13. (a) (strange) taste
14. (the) small size // small // (the) size
15. metal
16. A
17. outside/outdoor activities // outdoors
18. underwater // under/beneath water
19. (a) weak light
20. flashing light
21. B // hospital
22. C // the middle section
23. C // found it difficult to do
24. C // remove completely
25. B // rewrite
26. C // remove completely
27. Sight and Sound
28. Support Tutor NOT Tutor
29. proof reading // proof read
30. 10 July
31. 7.30pm (to/and) 5.30am NOT 7.30 to 5.30
32. housewives // housewifes
33.nSunday(s)
34. (about) $25,000/twenty-five thousand dollars NOT 25,000
35. C // 67 decibels
36. C // for ceilings
37. W // for walls
38 C // for ceilings
39. D
40. C