Pre-intermediate and Intermediate Placement test

Total score Level

ORDEN Y PROGRESO 0 – 22 Pre-Intermediate
23 – 40 Intermediate
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10 ____ people from Poland went to Scotland in the
20th century.
Grammar a Many of
1 ________ at school yesterday. b Many
a Was you c Some of
b Were you d ─
c Did you Vocabulary
d Is you 11 A lot of ____ came to Ireland in the 1990s.
a immigrants
2 Is your family large? ________ b emigrants
a Yes, it is. c invaders
b Yes, they are. d colonies
c No, it not.
d No, they isn’t. 12 There was a nice meal and a band at the wedding
___
3 What ____ he want? a ceremony
a does b reception
b do c speech
c have d group
d was
13 I mostly ____ my friends via email.
4 ____ do you have dinner? a get on well with
a When time b have in commn
b What time c keep in touch with
c What kind of d see each other
d What for
14 Bob has had a very interesting ___ . He has had
5 He ____ to go home. jobs in many countries and industries.
a want a carrier
b did b job
c didn’t want c career
d didn’t wanted d work
6 Where ____ to school? 15 She’s very successful. Her ___ has risen a lot in
a did you go the past few years.
b went you a money
c did you went b salary
d did go c job
d earnings
7 Latin ____ compulsory in Irish schools.
a used to be 16 I am very ___ in old cars.
b would be a keen
c has b interesting
d has been c interested
d fond
8 The boy ____ cake when his mother came into 17 He ___ his exam because he didn’t study.
the room. a failed
a was eat b passed
b eats c missed
c was eating d fell
d has eating
18 The house will look cleaner when you have
finished the ____.
a home
b housewife
9 There ____ milk for my breakfast. c housework
a isn’t some d homework
b isn’t any
c any
19 Stress is not an illness, but it can ___ to many
illnesses. 20 He ____ off his holiday until after the winter.
a get a took
b celebrate b put
c contribute c called
d affect d logged
Reading-comprehension ( 10 points)
Read the following text and answer the questions below:

In the years after the Civil War, most American painters received their training in Europe, the majority
studying in the French schools at Paris or Barbizon, and a smaller number in Germany at Munich and
Dusseldorf. The teaching of the Barbizon school, which stressed the use of colour and the creation of an
impression or a mood influenced many American artists. One group of American painters led by James
McNeil Whistler and John Singer Sargent, expatriated themselves from the American scene and settled in
Europe. Whistler, who is often ranked as the greatest genius in the history of American art, was a versatile
and industrious artist who was equally proficient in several media – oil, watercolour, etching, and with several
themes – portraits, and his so-called “nocturnes”, impressionistic sketches of moonlight on water and other
scenes. He was one of the first to appreciate the beauty of Japanese colour prints and to introduce Oriental
concepts into Western art.

1. For a period after the Civil War the majority of American painters
a) painted the impressionist style
b) studied art in Europe
c) used striking colour in their work
d) were influenced by the Barbizon school
2. According to the passage, one group of American painters
a) copied the style of Whistler and Sargent
b) left America never to return
c) were unaffected by the European style of painting
d) turned their back on American art tradition

3. From the passage we are led to believe that Whistler

a) produced a large number of pictures
b) was the most proficient in impressionistic sketches
c) did much of his painting at night
d) combined several media and themes in his painting

4. Whistler was one of the Western painters who

a) admire Japanese oil
b) start producing Japanese sketches
c) become interested in Japanese painting
d) use Japanese ideas in his work

5. The main theme of this passage is:

a) the influence of Oriental art on Whistler
b) the American painter’s influence in Europe
c) the influence of European art on American painters
d) Whistler’s influence on Japanese art

Writing (10 points)

Write a short description about a typical day of your life. (no more than 10 lines)