B1PLUS End of Year Test Answer Key Higher

ANSWER KEY
Grammar 7
1 B
1
2 C
1 had/’d better get some petrol
3 D
2 such a beautiful painting (that)
4 B
3 I were you I would/’d
5 A
4 Our car was stolen
5 If I were good at/Were I good at
8
6 when I had/’d bought my
1 essential
7 is always asking
2 quality
8 have/’ve been in Paris (for)
3 relaxed
9 wish I had/’d met
4 slightly
10 have/’ve just finished cooking
5 musical
2
1 got off
2 have opened Reading
3 will be
9
4 ought to
1 C/A
5 had finished
2 A/C
3 H
3
4 B
1 been
5 E
2 have
6 G
3 which
4 gone
10
5 hadn’t
1 B
2 B
4
3 C
1 anywhere/any place
4 A
2 that
5 D
3 to do
6 A
4 such
5 she had/’d
11
1 clarity of thought and relief from stress
2 go to bed and get up at the same time every day; allow
Vocabulary some time to relax before bed; switch your phone off
5 3 eight hours are not always necessary – six to seven hours
1 inspired is fine
2 disappointed 4 it can be a way of setting a thought free
3 helpful
4 exciting
5 resit Use of English
6 useless
7 artistic 12
8 uncomfortable 1 B/A
9 confused 2 A
10 embarrassed 3 C
4 B
6 5 D
1 C 6 B/A
2 B 7 D
3 A 8 B
4 A 9 B
5 C 10 C
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ANSWER KEY
Listening 3–4 Several irrelevancies, noticeable inaccuracies, often

inappropriate.
13 1–2 Many irrelevancies, mainly inaccurate, mostly
1 F inappropriate.
2 F 0 Too little or too incomprehensible to mark.
3 T
4 T
5 NM Speaking
6 T
16
14 Sample answer
1 mobile phones In the photo on the left we can see a group of friends who are
2 a week having a fun time. They are playing touch rugby. Perhaps
3 could hear they’re friends from school because they all look the same
4 texting or calling age. They’re wearing light clothes so perhaps it’s summer.
There are trees in the background and they are playing on
grass, so they could be in a park.
Writing They look very happy and they look like they are having a fun
time together.
15 In this photo on the right we can see a group of people.
Sample answer Perhaps they’re friends or perhaps they’re flatmates. It might
Hi Josie, be a Sunday because they’re all relaxing together. It looks like
Thanks for your email. It sounds like you had a very busy they're in the living room of their home. It's probably summer
weekend! because they're wearing light clothes and there are glasses of
I had a really good weekend, too. juice on the table.
On Saturday morning I went into town with Mum and we did The man on the left and the girl on the right are texting on their
the weekly shopping. Mum got back from work late on Friday phones. The other girl is doing something on a tablet and the
and was really tired, so I thought I would help her with the other man is using a laptop.
shopping. It was a bit boring, but we went for a coffee at that
new café in town afterwards. Marking criteria
In the afternoon, I met Sandie and Jim and we went ice- Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12.
skating. It was such good fun! I fell over a few times, but I am 11–12 Full contribution. Basic and some complex structures,
getting better. I really like ice-skating. accurate and well-organised. Pronunciation mostly
In the evening, I went to Mari’s house and we watched a film clear.
on TV. It was a detective film and we thought it was quite 9–10 Full contribution. Adequate contribution. Basic and
frightening. We ordered a pizza and we ate it while we were some complex structures, generally accurate and well-
watching the film. organised. Pronunciation mostly clear.
On Sunday, I saw my brother Mick and we took the dogs for a 7–8 Adequate contribution. Basic structures, generally
walk. It had been raining and the dogs got very dirty. So after accurate and some organisation. Pronunciation mostly
the walk we had to give them a wash. clear.
It was great! 5–6 Adequate contribution with some prompting. Basic
Best wishes, structures, generally accurate and some organisation.
Patrick 3–4 Limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
structures, often inaccurate but some organisation.
Marking criteria Pronunciation mostly clear.
Use the marking criteria below to give a score out of 12. 1–2 Very limited contribution even with prompting. Basic
11–12 All content is relevant, accurate, appropriate and structures, mostly inaccurate and little organisation.
structured. Pronunciation not always clear.
9–10 All content is relevant, mainly accurate and 0 Contribution too small or too incomprehensible to
appropriate. mark.
7–8 No more than one irrelevance, mainly accurate, rarely
inappropriate.
5–6 No more than one irrelevance, minor inaccuracies,
sometimes inappropriate.
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