Open Mind END-OF-COURSE TESTS A AND B: ANSWER KEY
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
End-of-course: Grammar and Vocabulary Test A Grammar
Vocabulary
A
A
1 2 3
C A C
4 5
A A
1 2 3 4
B 6 7 8 9 10
to visit was written playing go been
11 12 13 14 15
to make stay did arrives not to stay
9 10 11 12 13
17 18 19 20
7 8
windy glass independent present crowded
14 15 16 17
cupboards packet sweet tasteless
D
21
too much
22
✓
23 24
probably will talk
25
✓
26
making
27
✓
28
use to enough big
30
6
get on well admire excited about guidebook
C
B B A B B
D
29
5
B
C 16
hills lake sunny get
much too / too
18 19
will probably talking
20 21 22
to make
mountains installed blind awful get on
23 24 25 26 27
argument lake hungry creamy juicy
E 28
used
29
big enough
30 31
password install download back up
E 31 32 33 34 35
C C C C A
36 37 38 39 40
B C C A A
F 32 33 34
out out cloudy / foggy
35 36
get it’s
G 37 38 39 40
cotton guests loud relaxing
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PRE-INTERMEDIATE
End-of-course: Grammar and Vocabulary Test B Vocabulary
Grammar
A
A
1 2 3 4
cotton guests loud relaxing
5 6 7 8
cupboards packet sweet tasteless
1 2 3 4 5
B 9 10 11 12 13
B
out out cloudy / foggy get it’s
15 16 17
19 20 21 22
hills lake sunny get
29 30 31
mountains installed blind awful get on
33 34 35 36
password install download back up
38 39 40
11
✓
12 13
probably will talk
14
✓
15
making
23 24 25 26 27
argument lake hungry creamy juicy
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
independent present crowded windy glass
used big enough much too / too will probably talking to make
C C B C B
been to make stay did arrives
26
B B C A C
36
27 28 29 30
not to stay to visit was written playing go
E 31 32 33 34 35
G 37
10
use to enough big too much
D
F 32
7
C
E 28
✓
9
D 18
6
8
C 14
C A C C B
37 38 39 40
B C A C A
get on well admire excited about guidebook
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End-of-course Skills Test Listening A 1 2 3 4 5
B B A C B
B 6 7 8 9 10
two years luck summer blind date parents
Reading A 1 2 3 4 5
B A C B A
B 6 7 8 9 10
d g c a f
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Writing Mark scheme for Writing These assessment criteria should be interpreted at Open Mind Pre-intermediate standard. Writing
Communication
Band 3
The main points of the task are communicated successfully.
3.3, 3.2, 3.1
Language Band 3
3.3, 3.2, 3.1
Extends content by expressing opinions. Text requires little effort to be understood by the reader.
Text uses a range of simple structures successfully. There are few grammatical errors. Uses successfully a range of vocabulary appropriate to the task. Spelling is often correct.
Band 2
2.3, 2.2, 2.1
Text communicates some or most of the information requested by the task.
Band 2
2.3, 2.2, 2.1
Attempts to extend content by expressing simple opinions.
Uses vocabulary appropriate to the task. Spelling is accurate enough for the meaning to be clear.
Text requires some effort to be understood by the reader. Band 1
1.3, 1.2, 1.1
Band 0
Few of the main points of the task are communicated.
Text attempts to use simple structures successfully with some grammatical errors.
Band 1
1.3, 1.2, 1.1
Text uses simple structures with frequent grammatical errors.
Communicates little information requested by the task.
Uses little vocabulary appropriate to the task.
Text requires considerable effort to be understood by the reader.
Spelling is often inaccurate.
Response below Pre-intermediate level.
Band 0
Response below Pre-intermediate level.
Writing Sample Answer A
Last year I went to Sydney, Australia. Sydney is a beautiful city. It has one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. There are a lot of big buildings and amazing beaches. I went to the beach every day. I also visited the Opera House. We went in January and the weather was great. It was sunny and hot. Sydney has very good restaurants. The seafood was very nice and it was always fresh. I thought Sydney was a very interesting city. I liked the beaches and the harbour with the Opera House. The only thing I didn’t like was the traffic. It was quite heavy. Writing Sample Answer B
The first thing I’d like to do is write a really good novel. This is the most important thing for me because I want to be famous and I want people to remember me after I have died. I love writing, so that is the best way to do it! The second thing is to get married to someone I love very much. The reason for that is that my parents are very happy together and I want that too. I want my children to have a happy family like me and my brothers and sisters. And finally, the third thing I would like to do is travel around India for a few months. This is because I think India is a fascinating place and I would like to see more of it. Also, I love yoga and I would like to study yoga in India because they have some incredible teachers there.
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Speaking Mark scheme for Speaking These assessment criteria should be interpreted at Open Mind Pre-intermediate standard. Speaking
Communication
Band 3
The main points of the task are communicated.
3.3, 3.2, 3.1
Language Band 3
3.3, 3.2, 3.1
Response is more extended. Pronunciation is good enough for the meaning to be clear.
There are few grammatical errors. Uses successfully a range of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the task.
Response requires little effort to be understood by the listener. Band 2
2.3, 2.2, 2.1
Some of the main points of the task are communicated.
Response in sentences, extended and in many cases including opinions or descriptions.
Band 2
2.3, 2.2, 2.1
Response is short.
Response in sentences with some extension. There are some grammatical errors. Uses vocabulary and simple structures appropriate to the task.
Pronunciation is good enough for the meaning to be clear. Response requires some effort to be understood by the listener. Band 1
1.3, 1.2, 1.1
Few of the main points of the task are communicated.
Band 1
1.3, 1.2, 1.1
Response is very short and not extended.
Grammatical errors are evident. Uses little vocabulary appropriate to the task.
Pronunciation is often unclear. Response requires considerable effort to be understood by the listener. Band 0
Response below Pre-intermediate level.
Response in sentences but with little extension.
Band 0
Response below Pre-intermediate level.
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