A2 UNIT 8 Test Answer Key Higher
A2 UNIT 8 Test Answer Key Higher
Grammar 8
1 B
1 2 A
1 easier 3 C
2 further/farther 4 B
3 better 5 C
4 more excited
5 more tired
Use of English
2
1 best 9
2 most comfortable 1 a
3 most expensive 2 the
4 worst 3 than
5 saddest 4 bigger
5 longer
3 6 older
1 a big city 7 more
2 the oldest building 8 later
3 the city 9 most
4 an opera 10 best
5 – people
4 Reading
1 best
2 more 10
3 than 1 C
4 the 2 F
5 an 3 A
4 B
5 D
Vocabulary 6 G
5 11
1 cheerful 1 B
2 kind 2 B
3 quiet 3 D
4 lazy 4 A
5 intelligent 5 C
6 A
6
1 unemployment 12
2 homelessness 1 every day, when a customer visits the café ten
3 crime times
4 poverty 2 we never see, we see homeless people every day
5 pollution 3 the staff ... all, some of the staff ... were
4 donated a photo, gave some money
7
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 D
5 C
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ANSWER KEY
Listening Speaking
13 16
1 T Students’ own answers
2 T
3 F Marking criteria
4 F Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12.
5 T 11–12 Full contribution without prompting. Basic and some
complex structures, accurate and well-organised.
14 Pronunciation mostly clear.
1 everything faster 9–10 Full contribution without prompting. Adequate
2 had a family contribution. Basic and some complex structures,
3 a (good) job generally accurate and well-organised. Pronunciation
4 see adverts mostly clear.
5 world changes 7–8 Adequate contribution without prompting. Basic
structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
Pronunciation mostly clear.
Writing 5–6 Adequate contribution with some prompting. Basic
structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
15 3–4 Limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
Students’ own answers structures, often inaccurate but some organisation.
Pronunciation mostly clear.
Marking criteria 1–2 Very limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12. structures, mostly inaccurate and little organisation.
11–12 All content is relevant, accurate, appropriate and Pronunciation not always clear.
structured without prompting. 0 Contribution too small or too incomprehensible to
9–10 All content is relevant, mainly accurate and appropriate mark.
without prompting.
7–8 No more than one irrelevance, mainly accurate, rarely
inappropriate without prompting.
5–6 No more than one irrelevance, minor inaccuracies,
sometimes inappropriate without prompting.
3–4 Several irrelevancies, noticeable inaccuracies, often
inappropriate without prompting.
1–2 Many irrelevancies, mainly inaccurate, mostly
inappropriate without prompting.
0 Too little or too incomprehensible to mark.
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