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Wallaby Practice Test 1a

Listening and Reading

There are 20 Listening questions.

There are 30 Reading questions.

1 question = 1 mark.

You have 60 minutes.

© UCLES 2013 | CE/1898c/3Y08

© UCLES 2013, Wallaby 1a 1

LISTENING Part 1

10 questions

You will hear people talking in different situations. For each question, listen and choose the correct answer.

1 What is Sonia going to eat?

A B C

2 What’s Sally doing now?

A B C

3 What time does the café open today?

A B C

1 2

3

4

5 6 7 8

9

10

11 12 1 2

3

4

5 6 7 8

9

10

11 12 1 2

3

4

5 6 7 8

9

10

11 12


4 What will the boy do on Saturday?

A B C

5 What’s the date of Adrian’s birthday party?

A B C

6 How will the girl travel to the zoo?

A B C


7 Which is the girl’s next lesson?

A B C

8 Where did the woman find the ball?

A B C

9 What will the weather be like tomorrow afternoon?

A B C


10 Which people are going on holiday with Jeremy?

A B C


Part 2

5 questions

Listen to Joe talking to his mother about his day at school For each question, choose the correct answer.

11 Where did Joe play football?

A in the park

B in the sports hall

C on the school field

12 Joe would like his mother to wash his

A socks and shorts.

B t-shirt and shorts.

C socks and t-shirt.

13 When is Joe’s next football match?

A 12 March

B 15 March

C 18 March

14 The team photo will cost Joe

A £2.25.

B £4.50.

C £6.75.

15 What homework must Joe do for tomorrow?

A science

B history

C maths


Part 3

5 questions

Listen to Peter talking to a friend about a school trip. For each question, choose the correct answer. 16 The first place Peter visited was the A castle.

B museum.

C cathedral.

17 Peter enjoyed listening to a talk about A paintings.

B stamps.

C clocks.

18 Peter thought the castle was A empty.

B cold.

C dark.

19 In a shop, Paul got A a book.

B some food.

C postcards.

20 Peter took photographs of A windows.

B people.

C a bus.


READING Part 4

5 questions

For each question, read and choose the correct answer. 21

Customers note:

Store will not open until 10 a.m. on

Thursday, because of staff training

A

B

C

This store is going to open later than normal on Thursday morning. This store is going to close from 10 a.m. for staff training. This store is going to interview new staff on Thursday morning.

22

AQUAPARK

Children must be at least 1.2 metres tall to use the

water slides

A

B

C

Children are warned that this water is 1.2 metres deep. You should not use these slides unless you are 1.2 metres or over. These water slides are only for children who are under 1.2 metres tall.

23 From: Richard A

B

C

Sue can get the key from the neighbour between 5.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. Richard would like Sue to arrive between 5.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. Richard will be at his neighbour's between 5.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.

To: Sue

I won't be home if you get here before 7 p.m., so I’ll leave the key with the neighbour, who is home by 5.30 p.m.

24

Tim, Have a fantastic holiday! When you get back give me a ring from the airport and I'll come and pick you up.

Dad

A

B

C

Tim’s father is offering to fetch Tim from the airport. Tim’s father wants to be picked up from the airport. Tim’s father has agreed to take Tim to the airport.


25

A Passengers cannot use the machines by themselves.

B These machines are for the use of railway staff only.

C Instructions for operating the machines are available from railway staff.

MACHINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE BUT

CAN ONLY BE OPERATED BY

RAILWAY STAFF


Part 5

5 questions

For each question, read and choose the correct answer. 26 I hope Andrew will get here soon. A

B

C

I hope he hasn't.

He usually gets it.

I'm sure he will.

27 John's going to London. A

B

C

Often?

Yesterday?

By train?

28 I'll take these grapes, please. A

B

C

Can I help you?

They're over there.

Would you like a bag?

29 Can you help me with my homework? A

B

C

I don’t understand it.

It’s not ready.

I can’t help it.

30 Nice to meet you, Suzanna. A

B

C

Yes, and you.

Yes, I have.

I think so.


Part 6

5 questions

Read the text. For each space, choose the correct answer.

31 Susan wanted to go shopping last Saturday. Her friend Carol . . . . . . . . . . she’d like to go

too.

A said B told C asked

32 At the shopping centre they went up in the . . . . . . . . . to the shops on the second floor.

A street B stairs C lift

33 Susan tried on some shoes but they were the . . . . . . . . . . colour.

A bad B wrong C dark

34 They stopped in a café for a drink and a . . . . . . . . . . of cake.

A part B little C piece

35 The café was . . . . . . . . . . but they didn’t have to wait a long time.

A fast B busy C late


Part 7

5 questions

Read the text. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Darcey Bussell, world-famous ballet dancer, talks to Anna Magee

I came to ballet quite late. At 11, I started at Arts Educational School where we did acting, singing, ballet and modern dance. Then, at 13, I was lucky enough to get a place at the Royal Ballet School. This meant giving up acting and singing, and concentrating on ballet. However, I’d missed two years, and I was not nearly as good as my classmates. My jumps were fine, but I couldn’t turn or balance properly and, although I could bend and stretch well, I wasn’t nearly strong enough. I remember thinking I’d never be a ballerina. At 19, I became a principal dancer. The choreographer Kenneth MacMillan saw me at school and pushed me straight into the big roles. At the time, the only dancer to have been made principal that young had been Margot Fonteyn in 1936, when she was 17. For a time, it upset people in the company because I was taking the roles of well-known dancers. But as they got to know me, they believed in me. I got married and had children in my early thirties. I’ve got two daughters, called Phoebe and Zoë. Most dancers stop after they have children but for me there was never any doubt that I would continue. But I know I won’t be able to dance forever. Since I was 17, I’ve been working without a real break and it is hard to stay at top standard after having children. So, although I don’t think I’ll ever leave the theatre, I am beginning to think about my future. I can’t imagine being a choreographer or director but I quite like the idea of teaching ballet to the next generation.

36 What is the purpose of the text?

A to explain why Darcey Bussell chose a particular career B to present Darcey Bussell’s advice on how to become a dancer C to explain how Darcey Bussell brings up her children D to give information about Darcey Bussell’s life and career


37 When she was 13, Darcey Bussell A was by far the best dancer in her class. B regretted her decision to change schools. C began to train seriously to become a dancer. D was very confident about her abilities.

38 What does Darcey Bussell say about becoming a principal dancer? A She felt she was too young to do the roles. B Some of her colleagues were jealous of her at first. C There was nothing very unusual about it. D It led to her meeting several famous people.

39 How does Darcey Bussell feel about her future? A She intends to continue dancing for many years. B She worries about what job she will do next. C She would enjoy helping other dancers. D She hopes to spend more time with her children.

40 Which of the following would make a good introduction to this article?

A A principal dancer while still a teenager, Darcey Bussell has had a great career but feels it may soon

be time to slow down.

B Darcey Bussell, the youngest person ever to have been made a principal dancer, talks to us about

family, career and the future.

C The famous Darcey Bussell is at the top of her profession now, but for many years she had to be happy

playing small parts.

D After a long break, Darcey Bussell is returning to the stage. Here, she tells us all about her childhood and

education.


Part 8

10 questions

Read the text. For each space, choose the correct answer.

41 A time

B date

C age

D season

42 A spent

B lasted

C took

D passed

43 A get

B arrive

C come

D reach

44 A had

B was

C has

D is

45 A for

B off

C with

D behind

46 A like

B equal

C same

D level

47 A wished

B wanted

C expected

D hoped

48 A a

B one

C some

D any

49 A let

B allowed

C done

D made

50 A which

B where

C what

D when

PONY EXPRESS

Before 1860 there was no quick way of getting mail between the east and the west of the

United States. There were no railways at that (41) . . . . . . and most mail was sent by coach. It

usually (42) . . . . . . at least 25 days for coaches to (43) . . . . . . the coast. So in 1860 it

(44) . . . . . . decided to send mail by ‘Pony Express’, which was much faster. Riders (45) . . . . . .

very fast horses were placed along the route. They were at (46) . . . . . . distances from each

other and the mail was handed from one rider to the next. Riders were all (47) . . . . . . to travel

between twenty and thirty kilometres (48) . . . . . . day on very bad roads. At each stop two

minutes were (49) . . . . . . for exchanging the mail bags, but riders were often held up by awful

weather (50). . . . . . closed the roads. With the invention of the telegraph in 1861, the demand

for the Pony Express disappeared.

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