Key Competence Diagnostic Tests Secondary 1
This booklet contains 2 tests designed to help prepare pupils for the key competence diagnostic tests in Secondary. Index Test A p. 4 Teacher s Notes / Answer Key p. 8 Audioscript p. 9 Test B p. 10 Teacher s Notes / Answer Key p. 14 Audioscript p. 15 3
Key competence Diagnostic Test A Reading Key competences C1 Competence in linguistic communication C3 Competence in knowledge of and interaction with the physical world 1 Read the text about marsupials. Are marsupials like other mammals? 2 Are the sentences (T) true or (F) false? Correct the false sentences. 1 Kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums are all from Australia. T / F 2 All female marsupials have got pouches. T / F 3 Kangaroos stay in their mother s pouches for three months. T / F 4 Koalas and opossums live underground. T / F 5 Koalas are awake for about six hours a day. T / F 6 Wombats don t like being alone. T / F 3 Answer the questions. 1 Can kangaroos move backwards? 2 What do koalas eat? 3 Where do wombats live? 4 Are opossums herbivores? 4
Key competence Diagnostic Test A Writing Key competences C1 Competence in linguistic communication C3 Competence in knowledge of and interaction with the physical world Listening Key competences C1 Competence in linguistic communication C3 Competence in knowledge of and interaction with the physical world C6 Artistic and cultural competence 4 You are going to write a short article about emus for a school project. Read the notes and write a paragraph of 80 to 100 words. Name: Emu Description: largest bird in Australia Appearance: long neck, long legs, three toes on each foot Lives: on ground Eats: fruit, flowers and insects Family: lays green eggs Abilities: can run fast, can swim, can t fly, can t walk backwards 5 1.06 Listen to a radio programme about zebras and circle the correct answers. 1 There of zebra. a is one species b are three species c are two species d are four species 2 Baby zebras a have black and white stripes. b don t have stripes. c have brown and white stripes. d have black and brown stripes. 3 Zebras a can t swim well. b can jump. c can t run slowly. d can run fast. 4 Zebras have stripes a for no reason. b to show to other animals. c to help them hide. d for warning dangerous animals. 5 Each zebra has a two patterns of stripes. b a different pattern of stripes. c a family pattern of stripes. d the same pattern of stripes. 6 Josh has science lessons a on Thursday and Monday. b on Monday and Tuesday. c on Friday and Tuesday. d on Thursday. 5
Key competence Diagnostic Test A Speaking Pairwork Student A 1 Read the questions in the table and write your answers in the You column. 2 Think about Student B and guess their answers. Write your guesses in the guess column. You Student B: guess Student B: real answer or How often do you stay up late? Do you do your homework after dinner? Do you usually tidy your room at the weekend? Can you play a musical instrument? If yes, what? How often do you watch TV? What s your favourite programme? Do you like swimming in the sea? Do you play some sport every day? If yes, what? Do you read comics in bed? Do you always eat breakfast? If yes, what? How often are you late for school? 3 Now interview your partner and find out if your guesses were correct. 4 Write your partner s answers in the real answer column. Check if your guesses were correct and put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ) in the final column. Compare your ticks with your partner. Who guessed the most answers correctly? 6
Key competence Diagnostic Test A Speaking Pairwork Student B 1 Read the questions in the table and write your answers in the You column. 2 Think about Student A and guess their answers. Write your guesses in the guess column. You Student A: guess Student A: real answer or How often do you stay up late? Do you do your homework after dinner? Do you usually tidy your room at the weekend? Can you play a musical instrument? If yes, what? How often do you watch TV? What s your favourite programme? Do you like swimming in the sea? Do you play some sport every day? If yes, what? Do you read comics in bed? Do you always eat breakfast? If yes, what? How often are you late for school? 3 Now interview your partner and find out if your guesses were correct. 4 Write your partner s answers in the real answer column. Check if your guesses were correct and put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ) in the final column. Compare your ticks with your partner. Who guessed the most answers correctly? 7
Key competence Diagnostic Test A Speaking: Teacher s notes Instructions 1 Divide the class into pairs and decide who is Student A and B in each pair. Hand out one Student A worksheet and one Student B worksheet to each pair. 2 Ask students to read the questions carefully, then write their answers in the You column. 3 Tell students to guess their partner s answers to the questions. Students write these guesses in the guess column. 4 Students take turns asking and answering the questions with their partners. They write their partner s real answers in the table. Tell them to put a tick (correct guess) or a cross (incorrect guess) in the final column. Answers Students own answers. Optional activity In the same pairs, ask the students to write a new worksheet with a different set of questions. When they have done this, collect in the papers. Put the class into different student pairs. Shuffle the papers and hand them out to the new pairs of students. Repeat the activity. Answer key Reading 1 No, they aren t, because the mothers carry their babies in pouches. 2 1 F Kangaroos, koalas and wombats are from Australia. Opossums are from North America. 2 T 3 F They stay in their mother s pouches for one year. 4 F Koalas live in eucalyptus trees. Opossums live on the ground or in holes in trees. 5 T 6 F They live alone. 3 1 No, they can t. 2 Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves. 3 Wombats live in holes underground. 4 No, opossums are omnivores. Writing 4 Students own answers. Listening 5 1 b 2 c 3 d 4 c 5 b 6 a 8
Audioscript Test A Key Competences, Listening Test. Interviewer: Hello, and welcome to this week s Science Podcast, with our student guest, Josh Barker. Hello, Josh. So, tell us about your project on zebras. Josh: Hello. Well, there are three species of zebra. The plains zebra are the most common. They live in Africa in large groups called herds. Zebras look like horses, but they have a pattern of black and white stripes. Baby zebras are born with brown and white stripes. The brown stripes change to black as they grow older. Normally, zebras live for about 25 years. Interviewer: Can they run fast, like horses? Josh: Yes, they can. They can do the same things as horses. Interviewer: What do they eat? Josh: They eat grass. Interviewer: And why do they have stripes? Josh: The stripes help them hide in long grass, so that lions and other dangerous animals can t see them. Each zebra has different stripes and no two zebras have the same pattern. Interviewer: That s interesting. How often do you do science at school, Josh? Josh: We have science lessons on Monday and Thursday. Interviewer: Is it your favourite subject? Josh: Interviewer: Thanks Josh. Yes, it is. I like English and geography too, but I hate drama! 9
Key competence Diagnostic Test B Reading Key competences C1 Competence in linguistic communication C6 Artistic and cultural competence 1 Read the text about Ancient Egypt. What did people like to eat? Life in Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptians lived near the River Nile. They usually lived in small villages and towns. Poor people lived in small houses with one or two rooms. Sometimes, two families lived in one small house. There weren t toilets or bathrooms in these houses, so they washed in the river. Rich people usually lived in big houses with a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom, bedrooms and a garden. Sometimes, there was also a fish pond or a pool. In these big houses, there was usually some furniture, such as beds, tables, and chairs, but there wasn t much furniture because there weren t many trees. Ancient Egyptians were farmers. They produced food from animals and crops. They liked meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and bread, and they liked wine. They loved pets, too. Their favourite pets were dogs, cats, birds and monkeys. There weren t many schools in Ancient Egypt. Only boys from rich families learned to read and write. They walked to school. There weren t any buses or bicycles. The girls stayed at home and worked in the house or on the farm. They helped their mothers. They cooked the meals and they cleaned the houses. There weren t many roads in Ancient Egypt so people usually travelled in boats on the river, or they walked. 2 Circle the correct answers. 1 In Ancient Egypt, most people a lived in cities. b lived in houses by the river. c lived in big houses. d lived in boats. 2 Rich people lived in a large houses with no gardens. b small houses with furniture. c large houses with bathrooms. d large towns. 3 There wasn t much furniture because a there weren t many trees. b there wasn t enough money. c there were too many houses. d there weren t any shops. 4 Ancient Egyptians a didn t like monkeys. b hated animals. c loved pets. d hated fish. 5 Rich boys a stayed at home. b learned to read and write. c helped in the house. d rode their bikes to school. 6 People usually travelled a on the river. b by bike. c on roads. d by bus. 10
Key competence Diagnostic Test B Writing Key competences C1 Competence in linguistic communication C6 Artistic and cultural competence Listening Key competences C1 Competence in linguistic communication C6 Artistic and cultural competence 3 You are going to write a short article about the Mayan people for a history project. Read the notes below and write a paragraph of 80 to 100 words. The Mayans lived / Central and South America lived / huge cities there were / roads and shops liked / fish, meat, vegetables and chocolate travelled / by road liked / music and dancing 4 1.08 Listen to a radio programme about the story of Robin Hood and circle the correct answers. 1 Robin Hood a was English. b wasn t from England. c was from Ireland. d was the king of England. 2 He was a in the government. b at home for a long time. c in the army for many years. d a soldier for a short time. 3 The government wanted a Robin Hood. b his land and money. c nothing. d his family. 4 Ordinary people hated a the soldiers. b the king. c the war. d the government. 5 Life for ordinary people a was fun. b wasn t easy. c wasn t difficult. d was boring. 6 Robin Hood was popular because he a lived in the forest. b hated the rich. c helped poor people. d liked the king. 11
Key competence Diagnostic Test B Speaking Pairwork Student A 1 Write questions to ask your partner about his / her holiday. 1 Where / you? 2 Who / with? 3 What / their names? 4 Was / exciting? 5 How long / you there? 6 Were / hotel? 7 Where / it? 8 Was / good holiday? 2 Ask your partner about his / her holiday. Use the questions in exercise 1. 3 Now write your partner s holiday profile. 4 Read about your holiday and answer your partner s questions. This time last year, I was on holiday in Malaga, Spain. I was with my uncle and aunt, and my two cousins Sam and Jodie. It wasn t an exciting holiday but it was fun. We were there for two weeks. We weren t in a hotel. We were in a small villa near the beach. It was a great holiday. 12
Key competence Diagnostic Test B Speaking Pairwork Student B 1 Write questions to ask your partner about his / her holiday. 1 Where / you? 2 Who / with? 3 What / their names? 4 Was / exciting? 5 How long / you there? 6 Were / hotel? 7 Where / it? 8 Was / good holiday? 2 Read about your holiday and answer your partner s questions. This time last year I was on holiday in Paris, France with my family. I was with my mum, dad, my brother James and my friend Sadie. It wasn t an exciting holiday but it was interesting. We were there for five days. We were in a small hotel near the Eiffel Tower. It was a good holiday. 3 Ask your partner about his / her holiday. Use the questions in exercise 1. 4 Now write your partner s holiday profile. 13
Key competence Diagnostic Test B Speaking: Teacher s notes Instructions 1 Divide the class into pairs and decide who is Student A and B in each pair. Hand out one Student A worksheet and one Student B worksheet to each pair. Tell them they must not look at each other s worksheets. 2 Students look at the prompts and write the questions on their worksheets. 3 In pairs, students take turns asking and answering each other s questions. 4 Ask students to write their partner s holiday profile. 5 Ask students to compare their answers. Answers This time last year, I was on holiday in Malaga, Spain. I was with my uncle and aunt, and my two cousins Sam and Jodie. It wasn t an exciting holiday but it was fun. We were there for two weeks. We weren t in a hotel. We were in a small villa near the beach. It was a great holiday. This time last year I was on holiday in Paris, France with my family. I was with my mum, dad, my brother James and my friend Sadie. It wasn t an exciting holiday but it was interesting. We were there for five days. We were in a small hotel near the Eiffel Tower. It was a good holiday. Optional activity In pairs, students ask each other the same questions about a real holiday they have had recently. Answer key Reading 1 They liked meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, bread and wine. 2 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 a Writing 3 Students own answers. Listening 4 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 d 5 b 6 c Listening 4 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 c 14
Audioscript Test B Key Competences, Listening Test. Hello, and on The Literature Show today we re discussing the story of Robin Hood. We all know the stories of Robin Hood but we don t know if they are true, or even if Robin Hood was real. The stories say that Robin Hood was English. He lived in the 12th century, when Richard I was king of England. For many years, Robin was a soldier in the king s army. He was away from home for a very long time. Robin Hood was rich, and the government wanted his money. When he returned to England, his house, his land and his money all belonged to the government. Robin Hood decided to live in the forest. There were some men in the forest because there weren t any jobs and there wasn t any money. At that time, the government asked the people for money for the war. Every year, they asked for more and more money. Ordinary people were very poor and they hated the government. Life was difficult for them. Robin Hood and these men decided to take money from rich people and give it to the poor. To the poor people of England at that time, Robin Hood was a hero. 15