Placement Test_Listening

PART 3
Questions 21-30

Questions 21-22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO points do the students most frequently make about their music background before entering music schools?

A they had composed songs

B they had relevant music qualifications

C they played more than one instrument

D they had played in public

E they had piano lessons

Questions 23-24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO points do the students most frequently make about their music practice?

A they practised alone

B they practised every day

C they were motivated by fear

D they did not have enough practice

E they enjoyed the challenge of playing complex pieces

Questions 25-26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO points do the students most frequently make about playing pieces that would be assessed?

A they liked to hear others playing the same piece

B they wanted to play unknown pieces

C they played a piece by memory

D they played a piece selected by the tutor

E they played technical pieces

Questions 27-30

What comment do the students make about the following practice?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 27- 30.

Comments

A it is beneficial

B it is challenging but also enjoyable

C it helps to boost confidence

D it is pleasant to hear

E it is time-consuming

F need to work effectively with others

G it happens infrequently

Practice

27 Play solo

28 Choose a piece to play

29 Play different musical genres

30 Play duet

PART 4
Questions 31-40

Questions 31-34

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31 The speaker initially chose to do her research project on Dodds because she had

A wondered why interest in him was reviving.

B been intrigued by a local building.

C found his life extremely interesting.

32 Dodds became an architect because

A he wanted to follow his father's profession.

B he wanted to depart from tradition.

C he failed in his first choice of work.

33 The reason for Dodds returning to northeast England was that

A he wanted to introduce a new style there.

B there were more business opportunities there.

C architects had a higher status there.

34 Dodds became well-known nationally when he

A won an important architectural award.

B was commissioned by the royal family.

C became head of a professional association.

Questions 35-40

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Building and date	Description	Problem with design	Present use of the site
Mitten Hall 1824 -1826	Had a dome made of glass	Windows tended to 35	as a 36
Royal Arcade 1832	Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37	Difficult to make deliveries	as a 38 (for modern stores)
Morton Gaol 1839	Had towers based on medieval castle design	No room for prisoners to do 39	as a 40

Event	Location	Date and Time	Other information
Firework display	Near the 11	4 September 9 p.m	Pack a 12 and blanket
Display of 13	Central Park	daily	Buses run from the town centre every 14 minutes
The 15 show	Exhibition Centre	10-15 September 9a.m - 10p.m
“Grow Your Imagination”	in the 16	11-19 September
“Swing in Spring”	in the 17	17&18 September	Saturday matinee performance at 18

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