PILAEDU CORPORATION

LEVEL TEST
Advanced ESL Literacy

I.D. #: _________ Name: _______________ Date: ___________

I. LISTENING DICTATION (15 pts.)

Direction: Listen carefully and complete the sentences with the correct
words.
1. Art has existed for almost as long as humans and is one of the things
that distinguishes us from other species.
2. Listening to music is one of the most common types of entertainment
and is great for reducing stress.
3. Because of this, art therapy, music therapy, and dance therapy are
becoming popular as ways of dealing with various sickness.
4. When we dance, paint a picture, or play a musical instrument, we are
being creative.
5. This creative process is very important for personal development.
6. It helps us to solve problems, develop social skills, manage our
emotions, reduce stress, increase confidence, and gain more
understanding about life.
7. Art therapy lets people release their feeling through movement, while
music therapy helps them to manage stress through making music with
others.
8. Art therapy helps them to explore problems through pictures.
9. In addition to its healing properties, art is very good for developing
higher-order thinking skills.
10. However, it is often neglected in schools, perhaps because many
people think that art and math are completely different.
 11. But when we look at the work of artists such as Leornardo da Vinci,
Michaelangelo, and M.C. Escher, along with the recent science of
fractals, we find that art and math are closely linked.
12. In fact, a recent study in Texas showed that middle school and high
school students who played musical instruments scored significantly
higher than others students in standardized tests.
13. The world is becoming money-crazy. Everything we see on TV and in
magazines tell us that money equals happiness.
14. I think we have deep inner feelings which can only be expressed
through art and music.
15. Artist talks about the meaning of life, but for me that means earning a
good wage and taking care of my future family.

II. GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Direction: Choose the best answer and encircle the letter of your choice.
A. Circle the correct option.
1. Don’t worry! You’ve got ___________ time.
a. plenty of b. many c. several d. any
2. ______________ his employees have complained about him.
a. Several b. Several of c. Several of the d. Neither
3. I had _____________ homework this week.
a. much b. a lot c. lots of d. many
4. Parents want teenagers to have mobile phones and __________ pay for
them.
a. most of b. most c. too much d. many
5. The street is very noisy ___________ night.
a. at b. at the c. in the d. of the
6. I’ve only known him _________ a short time.
a. for b. during c. at d. of
 B. Could you survive in the dessert? Write the correct quantifier in each
option, and then circle the best answer.

7. What is the most important thing to take with you? (some, every, all)
a. all your money
b. some water
c. every computer game you have
8. What will be the biggest problem? (neither, no, some)
a. some dangerous animals
b. no free time
c. neither a nor be
9. What food should you take? (none, any, some)
a. none .
b. Any, it doesn’t matter.
c. Some bananas.
10. How will you carry all your things? (anything, all, both)
a. I won’t need anything!
b. On both of the camels.
c. My friend will carry all out things.
11. If you get sick, what should you do? (nothing, some, all)
a. Phone for some help.
b. Do nothing.
c. Eat all the ice cream.
12. If you want to prepare properly for the trip, what should you do?
(every day, no, all day)
a. Train every day.
b. Stay in bed all day before the trip.
c. I have no idea!

C. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box.

Get up hurry up stand up tidy up turn off wash up

 THE 6 BEST WAYS TO ANNOY YOUR BROTHER:
13. Tidy up his bedroom.
14. Stand up every time he sits down.
15. Get up really early and sing loudly in the bathroom.
16. Tell him to hurry up and then walk really slowly.
17. Ring his mobile phone and when he answers, turn it off.
18. Ask him to wash up when the football’s on TV.

D. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.

___f____19. If you can’t drive, you a. can’t do everything.

___a____20. You have to help her because she b. have to help poor people.
___i____21. They won’t be able to find it without help so they c. had better work faster.
___h____22. You have to write a story but it d. ought to speak nicely.
___d____23. I mustn’t make her angry, so I e. shouldn’t look cheap.
___j____24. There’s no need to translate, she f. have to walk.
___e____25. It doesn’t need to be expensive but it g. will have to train a lot.
___c____26. We need to finish it tomorrow, so you h. doesn’t have to be very long.
___g____27. I could run a marathon but I i. should take a map.
___b____28. Rich countries must understand that they j. can understand everything.
29. Weh should _________ play the game if you think it was unfair.
a. out b. over c. in d. re
30. Scrabble is use ________ if you want to improve your spelling.
a. ful b. less c. able d. full

III. Reading (15 pts.)

FAVORITE WORDS
 Do you have a favorite place, a favorite time of day, or favorite
pastime? When you use the Internet, do you bookmark your favorite
sites? Do you have any favorite words?
In fact, there are many favorite words in use that are not in any
dictionaries. An example is ‘spinter.’ This is the time between winter and
spring, when the weather changes quickly. It is made from the first two
letters of ‘spring’ and the last five letters of ‘winter.’ You can probably
guess what ‘sprummer’ means. In the same way, ‘snirt’ refers to snow
that has become dirty. How about ‘furgle’? This is a different type of
word. It comes from the sound you make when you feel in your pockets
for money or keys. Another type of favorite word is ‘fumb.’ This sounds
like ‘thumb’ and refers to the ‘thumb on our foot (the big toe).
Nobody is sure where these new words come from. They become
popular because they are interesting and easy to use. After some time,
they are included in dictionaries and become part of the language. Other
new words are invented by individuals. For example, the word ‘googol’
was invented in 1938 by a 9-year-old boy. If refers to huge number (1
followed by 100 zeros and was changed to ‘Google’ when it became the
name of a search engine.
Language is always changing. New words are made and old,
unused words disappear. What do you think? Can you make some new
favorite words? Why not give it a try?

COMPREHENSION CHECK:
1. Paragraph 1. How can you save the location of favorite Internet sites?
I can save the location of my favorite Internet sites through bookmark.
2pts
2. Paragraph 2. What do you think ‘sprummer’ means?
It is the combination of spring and summer. 2pts
3. Paragraph 2. Which words have been combined to make ‘snirt’?
It refers to the snow that becomes dirty. 2pts
 4. Paragraph 2. Can you find another word for ‘big toe’?
The word the big toe refers to the thumb on our foot. 2pts
5. Paragraph 3. How are new words created?
Nobody is sure where these new words come from. They become popular
because they are interesting and easy to use.
6. Paragraph 3. When do new words get included into dictionaries?
They become popular because they are interesting and easy to use. After
some time, they are included in dictionaries and become part of the
language. 2pts
7. Paragraph 4. What happens to words that nobody uses anymore?
If it’s unused, it will disappear. 1pt
8. What is the passage about?
The passage is all about how the words are created, became famous and
added to the dictionary. 2pts

IV. Writing (15 pts.)

How does pollution affect humans and animals? How is pollution affecting
the climate and what are the causes? Support your answer. (310 words)

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 V. Speaking (25 pts.)

Grammar 5 pts. ________ Total: ________

Idea / Content 5 pts. ________

Vocabulary 5 pts. ________

Communication Skill 5 pts. ________

Pronunciation / Intonation 5 pts. ________

Topics :

1. What are the advantages of private cars?

2. What are the disadvantages of private cars?

3. Are there too many cars on the roads?

4. Traffic accidents harm the economy as well as families. How can the
number of traffic accidents be reduced?

5. Traffic jams make people waste a lot of time. How can traffic jams be
reduced?

6. Do you use public transport (buses, subway trains, etc.)?

7. How can public transport be improved?

8. Many cars have only one person in them. What do you think of ‘car
pooling’ (the sharing of cars)?

9. What will the transport of the future look like?

10. Is it OK to keep building new roads on farming land?