AN ACADEMIC ENGLISH TEST FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SAMPLE TEST Listening Reading English Language Test for International Students TM A TEST FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES This Sample Test does not represent the actual number of items on the ELTiS test. This page intentionally left blank 1 LISTENING Part 1: Follow Classroom Directions Part 2: Comprehend Mathematical Language Part 3: Understand Classroom Dialogue Part 4: Listen and Respond to Academic Lectures O During the actual ELTiS test,the listening passages are played from a CD and not transcribed in writing. In this sample test,however,the recordings have been transcribed in boxes like this. Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited. English Language Test for International Students TM A. B. C. O Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited.2 LISTENING Part 1: Follow Classroom Directions DIRECTIONS:In this part of the test, y ou will look at a pic ture and hear a teac her giv e three dif f erent direc tions to students in a c lass. Choose the direc tionsA, B, or Cthat the students in the pic ture hav e f ollowed. Then f ill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet. 1 Sample A A. B. C. A. B. C. Stand up and get into your groups. Take out your homework and go over the answers with your partner. Sit down and look at this equation on the board. A. B. C. Write the answers on your papers. Discuss the questions with your partner. Take everything off your desks. O Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited.3 Go on A. B. C. 2 In the ac tual ELTiS test, this part has f our items. A. B. C. Sit at a working computer, take out your notes, and start writing your essay. Sit at a working computer, put all your notes away, and look at the screen in the front of the classroom. Turn off your computer, open your book, and read Chapter 12. O Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited.4 LISTENING Part 2: Comprehend Mathematical Language DIRECTIONS:In this part of the test, y ou will hear sev eral math word problems. You will hear eac h word problem two times. Af ter y ou hear eac h word problem, look at the three ex pressions and c hoose the one that matc hes the word problem y ou heard. Then f ill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet. Sample B A.33 x B.33 x C.33 - 1 3 1 3 2 3 Ms. Eng has 33 students in her f irst period English c lass. One-third of the students f ailed the last test, and two-thirds of the students passed the last test. T o c alc ulate the number of students who passed the last test, y ou need to multiply the total number of students 33 by two-thirds. Whic h ex pression should y ou use? 3A.(300) $15 + (220) $6 B.300 (220) + $15 ($6) C.300 220 ($15 + $6) Tic k ets to the sc hool play c ost $15.00 f or adults and $6.00 f or students. The sc hool sold 300 adult tic k ets and 220 student tic k ets. T o f igure out the total amount of money earned, y ou need to multiply 300 adults by 15 dollars and multiply 220 students by 6 dollars. Then y ou need to add the two quantities together. Whic h ex pression should y ou use? O Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited.5 Go on 4A.2 + ($.05) + 4 + ($.10) B.$.05 (2) + $.10 (4) C.2 ($.05) - 4 ($.10) You hav e six c oins in y our hand. Two of the c oins are nic k els and f our of the c oins are dimes. T o c alc ulate the total amount of money y ou hav e, y ou need to multiply point z ero f iv e by two, and point one z ero by f our. Then, y ou need to add the two quantities together. Whic h ex pression should y ou use? In the ac tual ELTiS test, this part has f our items. O Copyright 2013 by Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, a division of Educational IDEAS, Inc. Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited.6 LISTENING Part 3: Understand Classroom Dialogue DIRECTIONS:In this part of the test, y ou will hear c onv ersations between a teac her and a student in a c lass. Af ter y ou hear eac h c onv ersation, y ou will answer some questions about what y ou heard. Fill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet. You will hear a t eacher