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Instructions

§ Do not open this paper until you are told to do so by the supervisor.

§

You may not

use a dictionary.

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Read each question carefully.

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Select the correct answer and then mark your selection on your answer sheet.

§

Make

sure you only mark one answer for each question.

HIPPO 2preliminary round exam

JETSET (JET Version)

Reading

Level 2

Time allowed minutes30

LCCI PEARSONth4 International English Language Competition

HIPPO 2016

Part One

Look at the posters

and select True (A) or False (B)

for each of the questions on the next page. Mark your answer

on your answer sheet.

Mr and Mrs Costello, their son Marcus and their daughter Maria are on holiday in Wales. They want to go somewhere at the weekend. Mrs Costello and Maria don’t like sport but like gardening and shopping. Mr Costello and Marcus like sport

and want to visit some old buildings. They also like British history.

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Part One continued

1.

The best place for the Costello family is Ruthin

Castle.

A = True

B= False

2.

The café at Ruthin Castle is next to the shop.

A = True

B= False

3.

There isn’t a car park at the

Paddocks

Shopping Centre.

A = True

B= False

4.

The Paddocks Shopping Centre is open at

the weekend.

A = True

B= False

5. Mr Costello and Marcus can play sport on Sunday. A = True B= False

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Part Two

Select

the correct word to fill in the gaps (A, B or C) and mark your

answer

on your

answer sheet.

Last summer, Marcus and Maria Costello and their parents

6_________________

on holiday to North Wales. They 7__________________

in a little hotel

in Ruthin

town centre. They

8__________________

lots of old houses and castles. They

9__________________

fish and chips at a little café in Ruthin town centre, it

was really good! Maria wanted to go to the shops because she

10__________________ shopping and asked Marcus to go with her to the shops.

Marcus

11__________________ to go shopping so he and his father

12__________________ to the hotel to get their sports clothes. When they are

at home,

Marcus and his father 13__________________

tennis every week.

They all 14__________________ a nice holiday and they 15_______________ _

all very happy.

6. A go B went C gone

7. A stay B staying C stayed

8. A visited B visit C visiting

9.

A

eat

B

ate

C

are eating

10.

A

doesn’t like

B

likes

C

like

11.

A

didn’t want

B

don’t want

C

not want

12.

A

returning

B

are returning

C

returned

13.

A

play

B

are playing

C

played

14.

A

had

B

having

C

are having

15.

A

is

B

were

C

was

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Part Three

Read about each person and then decide whether each statement is True (A), False (B) or Unknown (C). Mark your answer

on your answer sheet.

Marcus is from Spain and lives in a small village near Madrid. He lives with his sister,

Maria,

and their parents. Marcus is 15 years

old and Maria is 14 years old. They both go to the same school. Their

father, Roberto, works near to the children’s school so they all travel by car each morning. The family likes

to travel,

and last year they went to Wales.

Roy is from England. He is 14 years old and lives with his family in a

flat in Islington in London. On Saturdays,

he meets his friends, Tom and Ron, and they go to watch football or they go for a pizza. On Sundays he has a piano lesson. His sisters’ names are Jill and Jane and his brother is Richard. Jill is the youngest in the family.

Claudette is from France and lives in a flat in Paris with her aunt Françoise. She is 16

years old

and is studying at the School of

Languages. In the school holidays, she helps at a shop

near her flat.

At the weekend she likes to go walking with her family. Her parents live in Nanterre and she visits them every Saturday.

16. Marcus lives in Madrid. A = True B = False C =Unknown

17. Marcus and Maria study at the same school. A = True B = False C = Unknown

18. Roberto has a red car. A = True B = False C = Unknown

19. Roy lives in a flat with Tom. A = True B = False C = Unknown

20. Roy spends time with his friends

at weekends.

A = True

B = False

C = Unknown

21.

Roy is the oldest child in his

family.

A = True

B = False

C = Unknown

22.

Claudette lives with her parents.

A = True

B = False

C = Unknown

23.

In summer, Claudette teaches

at the university.

A = True

B = False

C = Unknown

24.

Claudette’s flat is near to her

school.

A = True

B = False

C = Unknown

25.

Claudette visits Nanterre every

weekend.

A = True

B = False

C = Unknown

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Part Four

Read each question and choose the correct answer (A, B or C). Mark

your answer

on your answer sheet.

26.

What is Marcus doing?

He

A

plays

tennis.

B

is playing

C

play

27.

What did Roy do last Sunday?

He

A

had

a piano lesson.

B

is having

C

has

28.

Does Claudette want to be a doctor when she is older?

No, she

A

wanted

to be a teacher.

B want C wants

29. Does Claudette visit her parents? Yes, she A is. B does. C do.

30. Is Claudette studying at university?

No, she

A

is.

B

study.

C

isn’t.

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Part Five

Choose the correct question (A, B or C) to match the given answer. Mark your answer

on your answer sheet.

31.

A

Do you play tennis?

B

Have you got tennis shoes?

C

Are you playing tennis?

Yes, they’re in my bag.

32.

A

Where did you go at the weekend?

B

What do you do at the weekends?

C

Where are you going at the weekend?

I am going to watch football.

33. A Who was that girl? B Where is your sister? C Is that girl your sister? She is standing over there.

34. A Do you want to come and see my new house?

B Is your new house over there? C Can I see your new house?

Yes please, when can I come?

35.

A

Do you like studying in Paris?

B

Are you going to school in Paris now?

C

Do you teach at the university?

Yes I am, I really like my school.

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Part Six

Choose the correct answers to fill the numbered gaps. Mark your

choice

on your answer sheet.

Claudette:

Hi

Sally, I like the picture of your new house. Is it

36__________________ than your old house?

Sally:

Yes, it is but some of the bedrooms are very

37__________________.

Claudette: What about the garden, have you got lots of flowers?

Sally:

Yes I have. The garden is very long. It is much

38__________________ than our last garden and it has lots of

trees.

Claudette: Do your parents like living there?

Sally: Yes, they like it

39__________________ than our old house. My

brother and I have lots of new friends.

Claudette: How far is it from your new school?

Sally: Not too far. My school is 40__________________ to my new house

than it was to my old house so I can walk there. Do you want to

come and see it on Sunday with your family? I can ask my mum.

Claudette: Yes, please!

36.

A

bigger

B

the biggest

C

big

37.

A

smaller

B

small

C

the smallest

38.

A long

B

the longest

C

longer

39.

A

better

B

good

C

the best

40.

A

close

B

closer

C

the closest

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