Unoi Enhanced Placement Test

Pre-A1:B2+

There are 45 questions.

You have 45 minutes.
1 question = 1 mark

Version: PV1
 Part 1
10 questions
Read and choose the correct answer.

1 Sorry I’m so late. A See you later.

B I hope so.

C Never mind.

2 What would you like for dinner? A Yes, I'm hungry.

B I don’t mind.

C Thanks, I would.

3 Whose is this shirt? A Mine.

B You are.

C John.

4 I can't do this math problem. A I suppose so.

B Let me see.

C Certainly not.

5 Are you going to come inside soon? A For ever.

B Not long.

C In a minute.

6 London is an expensive city. A Yes, it’s very rich.

B How much is it?

C But it’s very interesting.

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7 Would you like anything else? A That's all, thank you.

B Yes, I like everything.

C Two, please.

8 Shall we go to the gym now? A I'm too tired.

B It’s very good.

C Not at all.

9 What about getting Kate a new watch? A That’s great news.

B I think she does.

C She’ll like that.

10 Do you mind if I come too? A That’s fine!

B I’d like to.

C I don’t know if I can.

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 Part 2
5 questions
Read the sentences about going camping.
For each space, choose the correct answer.

11 They ........ to go camping for their holiday.

A decided B thought C felt

12 They wanted to ........ somewhere near the sea.

A stand B put C stay

13 It ........ three hours to drive to the campsite.

A had B took C got

14 They put their tent in a ........ of the field.

A centre B corner C back

15 They ........ some postcards to their friends.

A bought B chose C sent

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 Part 3
5 questions
Read the text.
For each space, choose the correct answer.

Chocolate

Chocolate is made from the fruit of the ‘cacao’ tree. The cacao tree (16) ........ big
yellow fruit and inside this fruit there are a lot of brown things called ‘beans’. We
use these beans to make chocolate. But the beans don’t taste very nice,
(17) ........ we have to cook them and add sugar.

We eat chocolate in (18) ........ different ways. We make sweets from it and we
put it (19) ........ ice creams, cookies and cakes. A lot of people (20) ........
chocolate.

16 A has B have C having

17 A or B because C so

18 A every B many C any

19 A in B to C at

20 A loving B love C loves

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 Part 4
10 questions
For each question, choose the correct answer.

21 Isabelle wants
A her mother to invite her grandmother to join them
for a meal.
B to cook a meal for her mother and her
grandmother.
C her grandmother to prepare a meal for her on her
return.

22 Kerry wants
A to introduce her friend Naima to Jackie.

B to invite Naima on holiday with her.

C to come to Naima’s party with her cousin.

23 Tanya’s mum would like Tanya

A to decide what to make for lunch.

B to make a shopping list.

C to do the shopping tomorrow.

24 If Richie wants to attend the concert, he should

A phone Rachel before midday.

B go to the box office with Rachel tomorrow.

C meet Rachel at college this afternoon.

25 Why has Peter written this email?

A to explain some date changes to Andrew

B to ask Andrew to send him some information

C to check if Andrew is playing basketball next year

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26 What does Sam want Mike to do?
A return the new DVD he borrowed from Sam

B find out if Sam’s new magazine has a DVD with it

C show him the DVD Mike bought with his magazine

27 Why has Cally sent this text?

A She wants to catch a bus into town with her friend.

B She wants to go shopping in town with her friend.

C She wants to go for a drink in town with her friend.

28 What is Arturo telling Jim?

A There will be a training session despite the weather
but Monday’s match is off.
B Monday’s match depends on whether the training
session takes place.
C The training is cancelled but Monday’s match might
still happen.

29 Susie wants Jez to

A help her understand a computer game.

B repair a fault on her new computer.

C bring his new computer game for her to play.

30 Why has Anna contacted Bess?

A to ask Bess to go with her to an exercise class

B to apologise to Bess for not seeing her yesterday

C to explain why she can’t do any exercises today

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 Part 5
5 questions
Read the text.
For each question, choose the correct answer.

A Book I Like
Jake

I’ve just read Nina’s School by James Armitage, who’s a writer I didn’t
know. He’s written another book about Nina and because she has such
an exciting life, I’ve decided to read that next. There are long words in the
book, but I knew most of them – and I got to the end in just two days! I
think young people and adults will read the book because of the cool
picture on the front.

Sally

I read Dark by Karen Gates, my favourite writer. It’s quite a sad story,
but I thought it was even better than her last one. The picture on the
front tells you the story is about horses, but it’s not just about that – it’s
about people too! There are some hard words in it so I had to use a
dictionary – but I’ve read the story twice now!

Andy

I’m reading Goodbye by Philip Tate, which has a great picture on the
front. It’s a strange story so I wanted to see what happened, but because
it’s quite long, I haven’t finished it yet. I think it’s a book for children so I
couldn’t believe my parents liked it too. My friend thinks the first book by
Philip Tate is better. I might read that next but I’m not sure.

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31 Who was surprised to find that adults enjoyed the book too?

A Jake
B Sally
C Andy

32 Who read the same book more than once?

A Jake
B Sally
C Andy

33 Who has already chosen a book to read next?

A Jake
B Sally
C Andy

34 Who believes that the front of the book will make teenagers interested in the story?

A Jake
B Sally
C Andy

35 Who has read other books by the same writer?

A Jake
B Sally
C Andy

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 Part 6
5 questions
Read the text.
For each question, choose the correct answer.

Fabien Cousteau
Grandson of Jacques Cousteau, one of the world’s greatest underwater explorers

I started scuba diving on my fourth birthday. I remember that a family friend took me to the
bottom of the pool and taught me breathing exercises and other diving skills. I was very
young to start diving but I come from a family of divers and it seemed quite normal. Not long
after, I was given some specially-made diving equipment and started diving off the coast of
California. But the diving that stays in my mind was on a trip to Papua New Guinea with my
family when I was seven. We were there for five weeks and it was amazing.

Today, the amount of diving I do depends on the project I’m working on. For example, a
recent television programme I made with my father, called Underwater Treasures, included
342 dives at 13 different locations in the USA. We had a certain number of weeks to make
the programme and the locations where we wanted to film were so far apart that we had to
fly everywhere. I think a lot about the damage to the environment caused by so much air
travel and generally prefer to sail to a dive, but it simply wasn’t possible this time.

Another recent project with a lot of diving was the book Ocean. It is a wonderful celebration
of life on the water planet. It covers everything about the world’s oceans with information on
approximately 450 species (from whales to jellyfish) and over 1300 fantastic pictures. It also
looks at the effect of global warming on the oceans, and other environmental issues. I
prefer not to call Ocean an ‘encyclopaedia’ because it’s more interesting than that word
suggests, and people might get the wrong idea. Working on the book certainly taught me a
lot.

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36 What is Fabien Cousteau doing in the text?

A explaining why diving has become more popular recently

B describing his keen interest in diving
C giving advice about diving technique
D encouraging young people to take up diving

37 Fabien says that the most memorable event from his childhood is

A diving in Papua New Guinea.

B diving off the coast of California.
C being given his first diving lesson.
D receiving his first diving equipment.

38 When making Underwater Treasures, Fabien was unhappy about

A the choice of locations.

B the time allowed for filming.
C the number of dives required.
D the amount of flying involved.

39 What does Fabien say about the book Ocean?

A It allowed him to dive in new places.

B He doesn’t want people to think it is boring.
C He hasn’t seen some of the creatures shown in it.
D It changed his opinions on the environment.

40 What would Fabien say about his life?

A B

C D

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 Part 7
5 questions
Read the text.
For each question, choose the correct answer.

In search of gorillas
Mark Stuartson heads to the rainforests of Gabon in
central Africa in search of the country’s secretive wildlife.

When I joined a small group of keen wildlife On arrival at Mikongo, we were greeted by a
watchers on a trip to Gabon, I imagined that Canadian naturalist who told us that, unlike
reaching the country’s untamed forests the highly endangered mountain gorillas in
would be a major expedition involving Uganda and Rwanda, the Gabon forest
specially adapted vehicles. It came as a bit gorillas remain largely unstudied. This is
of a let down, therefore, to discover that, on partly because their habitat covers a much
the initial part of the journey at least, we’d greater area than that of their mountain
be able to rely on the services of a cousins. The fact that they travel up to six
reasonably punctual train. We did however kilometres each day in small groups through
observe local people struggling to make the dense cover of the forest makes it difficult
much shorter journeys across deep, fast- to track them. What’s more, researchers are
flowing rivers or cutting their way through unable to use radio collars on the animals,
dense vegetation. But by evening, we’d because it would be impossible to get near
reached the comfortable hotel which acts as enough to them without risking an attack by
the starting point for trips into the forest the group leader.
reserve.
The naturalist’s team was working with three
Next morning, we set off for our first camp gorilla groups, trying to get them used to
deep in the forest. We passed plenty of human visitors. Initially, she’d thought that
abandoned vehicles left to rot by the having tourists coming to the reserve was
roadside, but few villages. Eventually, we something to discourage because of the
arrived at our first camp. Contrary to first possible long-term effects on the
impressions, this group of thatched huts environment. Now, she realises that without
boasted many of the facilities usually them there wouldn’t be funds necessary for
associated with tourist hotels. the research which is vital for the gorillas’
ongoing survival.
The real stars of the forest reserve,
however, are its gorillas. These are best On the final afternoon of the trip, we initially
seen around the site of our second camp, thought we’d found what we’d been looking
Mikongo, and getting there involved for. The gorillas seemed to be close, but we
boarding a small boat which floated down heard little – how could such bulky beasts
the Offoue River. It was an impressive trip, move so quietly? In reality, though, the closer
but the animals of the forest were proving we thought we were, the further we had fallen
annoyingly elusive; although we could hear behind. Finally, like magicians, they’d
plenty of creatures, they seemed to be vanished without trace. It was an experience
nervous about putting in an appearance. of a lifetime, although it was disappointing not
to come face-to-face with any of these
magnificent creatures.

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41 What disappointed Mark when he first joined the wildlife trip?

A the time wasted in getting ready to leave

B the basic nature of the survival training
C the lack of contact with local people
D the ease with which they travelled

42 How did Mark feel during the journey to Mikongo?

A relieved that they were travelling by boat

B nervous about spending time in the forest
C surprised by how quiet the forest seemed
D frustrated by the difficulty of seeing wildlife

43 What did the naturalist at Mikongo camp explain about forest gorillas?

A They tend to live in family units.

B They are constantly on the move.
C They had been the subject of extensive research.
D They are located with the help of special equipment.

44 The naturalist said that visitors coming to the area

A are essential to the gorillas’ future welfare.

B are likely to change the gorillas’ behaviour.
C could help to publicise the gorillas’ situation.
D need some training before visiting the gorillas.

45 What does Mark say about the last part of the trip?

A The size and speed of the gorillas impressed him.

B The poor physical condition of the group held them back.
C He believed that he was nearer the gorillas than he actually was.
D He felt that the effort of going to Mikongo had not been worthwhile.

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