English Diagnostic Test For Translation & Interpretation Program Enrollees
English Diagnostic Test For Translation & Interpretation Program Enrollees
English Diagnostic Test For Translation & Interpretation Program Enrollees
Directions
Section
1:
Glossary
reading
and
multiple-choice
questions
(20
minutes,
20
points)
In
this
section,
you
will
be
given
15
minutes
to
study
a
glossary
that
mainly
covers
politicians,
television
hosts,
popular
TV
shows
in
the
States,
the
US
Constitution,
and
places
in
the
world
(listed
alphabetically).
After
15
minutes,
the
glossary
will
be
collected
by
the
proctor.
You
will
be
given
another
5
minutes
to
complete
10
multiple- choice
questions
(worth
2
points
each)
based
on
the
information
included
in
the
glossary.
Section
2:
Listening,
note-taking,
and
cloze
(15
minutes,
40
points)
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
a
segment
of
President
Obamas
speech
at
the
2012
White
House
Correspondents
Dinner
ONLY
ONCE
(about
6.5
minutes).
While
you
listen,
please
feel
free
to
take
notes.
You
will
be
given
8
minutes
to
fill
in
the
10
blanks
in
the
speech
transcript,
which
will
be
provided
by
the
proctor
AFTER
you
hear
the
speech.
Each
blank
is
worth
4
points.
Your
responses
will
be
judged
upon
how
well
they
keep
the
original
meaning
of
the
speech
and
whether
they
are
grammatically
correct.
Section 3: Writing with prompts (25 minutes, 6 points) In this section, you will have 25 minutes both to read through the reference answer keys to the questions in the previous two sections and to write a one-page reflective journal entry about your test-taking experience in English. Be sure to address the following points as you compose your journal entry. Your thoughts on your performance on Section 1 and Section 2 of this test; Your thoughts on what you have learned from taking Section 1 and Section 2 of this test; You thoughts on what you would need to work on if you wanted to perform better on Section 1 and Section 2 of this test. You will also be judged upon how well you organize, develop, and support your ideas with appropriate details, and whether the journal entry shows unity, coherence, and progression, as well as appropriate use of grammar and vocabulary. 2
Section 2: Listening, note-taking, and cloze Use the space below to take notes. 3
Section 3: Writing with prompts Use the space below to write your reflective journal entry.