Marking Guide Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test Part 1: Reading
Read Section A. True or false? Write T or F.
This text is about a man. His name is Solomon Asch. He was born on September 14th, 1907. He is from Warsaw in Poland but he isn’t Polish. Warsaw was part of Russia in 1907.
1. This text is about a woman. F
2. Solomon is his first name. T
3. He was born more than 100 years ago. T
4. He was born in Poland. F
5. He is Russian. T
1 mark each Marks: 5
Read Section B. Choose the best ending.
Asch was born in 1907. In 1920, he moved to the United States. In 1928, he got a degree from New York City College. He then got a Masters degree in 1930. In the same year, he married Florence Miller. Two years later, he got a PhD from Columbia University. He taught Psychology for 19 years at Swarthmore College. He became famous in the 1950s. He did some important experiments in psychology. He died in 1996.
6. He moved to the US when he was …
a. 7.
b. 13. 3
c. 20.
d. 19.
7. First, he studied at …
a. a college in New York City. 3
b. Swarthmore College.
c. Masters.
d. Columbia University.
8. He got married in ...
a. 1950.
b. 1932.
c. 1928.
d. 1930. 3 Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
9. He got his PhD in …
a. 1930.
b. 1932. 3
c. ten years.
d. 19 years.
10. Asch died at ...
a. 19 years old.
b. 96 years old.
c. 89 years old. 3
d. 91 years old.
2 marks each Marks: 10
Read Section C. Choose the best answer.
Asch studied human behaviour all his life. In particular, he was interested in the behaviour of people in groups. This area of psychology is called social influence. A psychologist called Sherif suggested in 1936 that the behaviour of a group of people often influences the behaviour of a single person. In other words, people watch and copy. If the majority in a group start shouting at something, for example, the rest of the group, the minority, will also shout, even though they are not angry. Asch was not sure if this was true.
Asch’s most famous work is called the Line Experiment. He conducted this experiment in 1952. The experiment involved pictures of lines of different lengths. Asch told participants that they were taking part in a vision test. In fact, they were being tested on conformity. Asch wanted to see whether a person would conform to a majority view, even when it was obviously wrong.
For his research, he used 123 male students from three different colleges. These were the subjects, the people that the researcher is studying. Each experiment involved eight participants but seven of these knew the true point of the experiment. One participant, the subject, did not know. With each subject, he conducted 18 trials. Asch’s research proved that Sherif was, in fact, correct.
11. What is Asch’s area of psychology called?
a. Learning by observation.
b. Social influence. 3
c. Watch and copy.
d. Group behaviour. Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
12. What did Sherif suggest?
a. The majority always influences the minority.
b. The majority often influences the minority. 3
c. People are not influenced by the behaviour of a group.
d. The minority often influences the majority.
13. What did Asch think at first?
a. People are probably not influenced by the behaviour of a group. 3
b. The minority often influences the majority.
c. The majority often influences the minority.
d. The majority always influences the minority.
14. What did Asch’s experiments in 1952 look at?
a. Lines.
b. Vision.
c. Conformity. 3
d. Pictures.
15. How many subjects were involved in the experiments?
a. 18.
b. 7.
c. 8.
d. 123. 3
2 marks each Marks: 10
Part 2: Grammar
A Choose the best way to complete the sentence.
1. _A__l_w__a_y_s_ _r_e_v__is__e ______for tests.
a. Always revise
b. Revise always
c. You always revise
d. You revise always Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
2. I _l_ik__e_ _w__o_r_k__in__g ______with children.
a. am like working
b. like to working
c. liking to work
d. like working
3. In the UK, school _i_s_n_’_t ______compulsory after 16.
a. it isn’t
b. isn’t
c. it aren’t
d. aren’t
4. At university, you _a__r_e_ _r_e_s_p_o__n_s_i_b_l_e ______for your life.
a. responsible
b. have responsible
c. are responsible
d. has responsible
5. There _a__r_e_n_’_t_ a__n_y______permanent rivers in the south.
a. aren’t any
b. aren’t some
c. are any
d. isn’t any
1 mark each Marks: 5
B Write one word in each space.
1. _D_o______you want to have a manual job or a clerical job?
2. Employees _m__u__s_t ______take responsibility for their own work.
3. People can’t change __t_h_e_i_r ______personality easily.
4. Application forms _a__r_e ______sent to candidates by the company.
5. Several managers interview candidates __b_e_c__a_u_s_e______the company needs several opinions.
2 marks each Marks: 10 Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
C Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The sun shines on the water and the liquid __h_e__a_t_s ______up. (heat)
2. A city on the coast is _c__o_o_l_e_r ______than a city inland. (cool)
3. Mount Everest and K2 are _t__h_e_ _h_i_g_h__e_s_t _____ mountains in the world. (high)
4. Research means _f_i_n__d_in__g ______information in books or on the Internet. (find)
5. Four containers of the same size _w__e_r__e_ n__e_e_d_e__d ____ for the experiment. (need)
2 marks each Marks: 10
Part 3: Vocabulary
A Which area of knowledge does each word come from? Tick in the correct column.
Education Personality Work and Science Physical and feelings business features
1. aggressive 3
2. attitude 3
3. bay 3
4. consultant 3
5. customer 3
6. delta 3
7. excitement 3
8. extrovert 3
9. freelance 3
10. graduate 3
11. graph 3
12. laboratory 3
13. lecturer 3
14. liquid 3
15. measurement 3
16. miserable 3
17. ocean 3 Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
Education Personality Work and Science Physical and feelings business features
18. peninsula 3
19. plagiarism 3
20. recruitment 3
21. salary 3
22. semester 3
23. tutorial 3
24. valley 3
25. vapour 3 1 1–10: ⁄2 mark each Marks: 10 1 11 –25: ⁄3 mark each
B Complete each sentence with a word from the box. There are extra words.
applicants contributed device extinct factors hypothesis influences mountainous neighbours personality plotted recorded social socialize vacancies whereas
1. The results were __r_e_c_o_r_d__e_d ______in a table. 2. According to the Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung, there are two basic _p__e_r_s_o_n__a_l_i_t_y _____ types.
3. Employers are looking for people who have _c_o_n__t_r_i_b_u__t_e_d _____ to society in some way.
4. There was a large number of _a__p_p_l_i_c_a_n__t_s ______for the job.
5. There are many _f_a_c__t_o_r_s ______which affect the average temperature of an area.
6. Distance from the Equator strongly _i_n__f_lu__e_n_c__e_s ______average temperature.
7. The coast is cool in winter _w__h__e_r_e_a__s ______the inland areas are very warm.
8. The results were __p_lo__t_t_e_d______on a graph. 9. The highest point of South Korea is Halla-san, an _e__x_t_i_n_c__t ______volcano.
10. Teenagers are often very concerned about __s__o_c_i_a_l ______groups and background.
1 ⁄2 mark each Marks: 5
C Write the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence.
1. If you want help finding a book, ask the __li_b_r_a__r_i_a_n ______. (library)
2. _M___e_m__b__e_r_s_h_i_p ____ of the university sport’s club costs £20 per month. (member) Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
3. At the end of the essay, I put my _c__o_n_c__lu_s__io_n__s _____. (conclude)
4. You cannot change your background but you can change your _b__e_h_a__v_i_o_u_r______. (behave)
5. Unfortunately, _u_n__e_m__p_l_o_y__m__e_n__t _ is high and a great many young people do not have a job. (employ)
6. Remember to include your _a_b__il_i_t_i_e_s ______, like ICT skills, in your Personal Statement. (able)
7. Extroverts sometimes want to win everything. They are extremely __c_o_m__p__e_t_i_t_i_v_e ____. (compete)
8. Most people have _r_e__la__t_io__n_s_h__ip__s ___ with many groups and individuals. (relation)
9. What is the most important _d__if__f_e_r_e_n__c_e ______between these two graphs? (different)
10. You need to put the names of two __r_e_f_e_r_e_e__s ______at the end of your application. (reference)
1 mark each Marks: 10
Part 4: Writing
A Rewrite each word with the correct spelling.
1. abrod __a_b_r__o_a_d______
2. carear __c_a_r_e__e_r ______
3. colleegue __c_o_l_l_e_a_g__u_e ______
4. contein __c_o_n__t_a_i_n ______
5. ecanomic __e_c_o_n__o_m__i_c ______
6. horizun __h_o__r_iz__o_n ______7. negitive __n_e_g__a_t_i_v__e ______
8. plateaw __p_l_a_t_e__a_u ______
9. situeted __s_i_t_u_a__t_e_d ______
10. waight __w__e_i_g_h_t______
1 ⁄2 mark each Marks: 5
B Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning. Begin with the words given.
1. The country has no mountains in the north.
There _a__r_e_ _n_o_ _m__o__u_n_t__a_i_n_s_ _i_n_ _t_h_e__ n__o_r_t_h__ o__f_ t__h_e_ _c_o_u__n_t__r_y_. ______
2. The south is warmer than the north.
The north _i_s_ _c_o_o_l_e_r_ _t_h__a_n__ t__h_e_ _s_o_u__t_h_.______Progressive Skills 1: Pre-test
3. The manager writes a job description.
A job description _i_s_ _w__r_i_t_t_e__n_ _b_y_ _t_h__e_ _m__a_n__a_g_e__r.______
4. The manager wants to meet the best candidates so she holds interviews.
The manager _h__o_l_d_s_ _in__t_e_r__v_i_e_w__s_ _b_e__c_a_u_s__e_ s__h_e_ _w__a_n__t_s_ _t_o_ _m__e_e_t_ _t_h__e_ _b_e_s_t__ c_a__n_d__id__a_t_e_s__.
5. The university did a lot of research.
A lot of research _w__a__s_ d__o_n_e__ b__y_ _t_h_e_ _u_n__i_v_e_r_s_i_t__y_. ______
2 marks each Marks: 10
C Dictation
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1 _U_s_e_ _n_e__g_a_t_i_v__e_ m__a__r_k__in__g_._ T__h_e_ _i_t_e_m__ _is_ _w__o_r_t__h_ _1_0__ m___a_r_k__s_. _T_a__k_e_ _o_f_f_ _a_ __⁄_2_m__a__r_k_ _f_o_r_ _e_a__c_h ______o_m__i_t_t_e_d_ _w__o_r_d__. _D_o_ _n__o_t_ _t_a_k__e_ o__f_f_ _m__a_r_k__s_ _f_o_r_ _s_p_e__ll_i_n_g_ _i_f_ t_h__e_ _w__o_r_d_ _i_s_ r_e__c_o_g_n__i_z_a_b__le_ _i_n______context, e.g., festval. Do not mark for punctuation. ______
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