ESOL Skills for Life Reading E3 (Practice Set 1) THE TIME ALLOWED FOR THIS TEST IS 1 HOUR advancing learning, changing lives Practice Set 1 Reading (E3) 4/4/4 W37564A
PERSONAL DETAILS AND MARKS FOR CANDIDATE Candidate s Name: Registration Number: THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR Centre Name: Centre Number: Assessor s Name: Signature: Date test taken: THE FOLLOWING DETAILS CONFIRM THAT THE ASSESSOR HAS IN NO WAY INFLUENCED THE OUTCOME OF THE ASSESSMENT. IF THIS CANDIDATE HAS HAD ANY ASSISTANCE DURING THIS TEST PLEASE STATE THE NATURE OF THE ASSISTANCE AND WHO PROVIDED IT: IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE AFFECT ON THE CANDIDATE'S PERFORMANCE IN THIS TEST PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. Internal Verifier s Name: PART NO MARKS AVAILABLE MARKS GIVEN EXTERNAL VERIFIER USE ONLY Signature: Date verified: Specific requirements for this paper: There are no specific requirements for this paper, but an English only dictionary may be used. 1 5 2 7 3 6 4 6 5 6 TOTAL 30 % 100% Delete pass or fail as appropriate PASS - FAIL PASS - FAIL
PART 1 - PART-TIME COURSE You work in a restaurant. Your employer is going to pay for you to take a part-time course. It is a course on food safety at a local college. Look at the college application form below. Do not complete the form but look carefully at the questions that follow. E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 1
PART 2 - PART-TIME COURSE CONTINUED Now answer the questions below by putting a tick ( ) in the correct box. The first one has been done for you. Which of the words below is written correctly in block capitals? A. Rahman B. RAHMAN C. RAHman 1. Look at the section headed 'Course Title' on the form. Which is the correct way of completing the form? A. Mr B. Certificate in Food Safety C. Certificate in Finance 2. Which box would you tick for 'Mode of Study'? A. Full-time B. Part-time C. Distance Learning 3. To complete the section 'Surname' on the form, you would write: A. Your family name B. Your employer's name C. Your full name 4. Which box would you tick to correctly answer the question Who will be paying your school fees? A. LEA B. ILA C. Self D. Employer E. Other 5. What does 'Please give details below' mean? A. Cross out as appropriate B. Underline correct answer C. Write further information underneath E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 2
PART 2 - FOOD SAFETY The Food Safety qualification will help you manage food in a safe way. When you start the course you are given an information sheet on microwave cooking. Read the information below: RE-HEATING COOKED FOOD SAFELY 1 Wash your hands in hot, soapy water for at least ten seconds. 2 Remove the cooked food from the fridge and place it in a cooking bowl. It may say microwave-friendly on the bottom of the dish. (Never put a tin can inside a microwave or use aluminium foil to cover your dish. This is dangerous!) 3 Cover the food with a microwave-safe lid or plastic wrap. Take care that it does not come into direct contact with the food. 4 Set the correct time to re-heat your food. 5 Press START/AUTO once to start cooking. 6 When the bell rings, remove the food. 7 Take the dish out of the microwave carefully. You may need an oven glove to protect your hands. 8 Make sure that the food is piping hot before you eat it. 9 Wait for at least sixty seconds before serving/eating. 10 Do not re-heat food twice. Now answer the questions on the next page by putting a tick ( ) in the correct box. The first one has been done for you: What do you do first with the food from the fridge? A. Put it in a tin can B. Put it in a microwave-friendly dish C. Cover with foil E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 3
PART 2 - FOOD SAFETY CONTINUED 6. In which section of your course folder would you keep this information sheet? A. Microwave recipes B. How to re-heat food safely C. How to defrost food 7. What does the information help you do safely? A. Heat cold cooked food again B. Use a fridge correctly C. Cook different types of raw food 8. Which two things should not come into contact with each other? A. A microwave-safe dish and plastic wrap B. Plastic wrap and the food C. The dish and the food 9. Which piece of information is important safety advice? A. Wash your face B. Never put a tin can inside a microwave C. Listen for the bell 10. Which one of these sentences gives correct information? A. Press START/AUTO before putting the food in the dish B. Remove the food then the bell will ring C. Remove the food from the fridge after washing your hands 11. When do you take the food out of the microwave? A. After sixty seconds B. When the food is piping hot C. When the bell rings 12. Why do you need an oven glove? A. To protect your hands B. To cover the food C. To keep your hands clean E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 4
PART 3 - TEXTS Look at the texts below TEXT 1 TEXT 2 TEXT 3 TEXT 4 Now answer the questions on the next page by putting a tick ( ) in the correct box. The first one has been done for you: Which piece of information would you find on a postcard? A. TEXT 1 B. TEXT 2 C. TEXT 3 D. TEXT 4 E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 5
PART 3 - TEXTS CONTINUED 13. Which of the following could replace Remove in Text 4? A. Finds B. Took away C. Take away 14. What heading could you give Text 1? A. Part-time Accounts Assistant B. Full-time Accounts Assistant C. Accounts Director 15. Where would you probably find Text 3? A. In a book B. In a newspaper C. On the back of a computer 16. Which heading could you give Text 3? A. US Runaway Found B. UK Teenager Found C. Parents Argue with Police 17. Which of the images below would go with Text 4? A. Image A B. Image B C. Image C A B C 18. Where would you probably find Text 1? A. On a postcard B. At a Job Centre C. In a book E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 6
PART 4 - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Read the following article and then answer the questions. SAVING ENERGY The impact of energy use on the world's climate and our cost of living means that discovering how to save energy is important to everyone. You might think you can't do much to make a difference but you can if you just know how. Look at the big energy eaters in the kitchen: basic kitchen appliances like the oven, the fridge and the washer and the luxury additions like the dishwasher, microwave and the juicer. Then take some simple steps immediately: only boil as much water as you need in the kettle; keep the freezer full as half-empty freezers cost more to run than full ones; use the right sized pan on the hob and use a lid to retain heat. Try to remember that a 30 degree wash-load uses less energy than one done at a higher temperature; microwaves are more energy efficient than ovens and the most energy efficient way to dry clothes is to hang them outside on a washing line - free energy with no emissions. If your family needs to replace a worn-out kitchen appliance go for an energy efficient model. Look for the Energy Saving Recommended logo, which guarantees that the product is the most efficient in its category, will cost less to run and help lower the CO2 emissions from your house. Replacing an old fridge freezer with a new ESR model will save around 39.00 a year and 140kg of CO2. Recommended fridge freezers can be bought for around 250.00 so energy efficiency can be achieved quite cheaply. Adapted from The Great Green Giveaway (Money Guardian 09.05.09) Now answer the questions on the next page by putting a tick ( ) in the correct box. The first one has been done for you. What is the most probable source of this text? A. A novel B. A newspaper article C. A text book E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 7
PART 4 - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CONTINUED 19. A suitable word to replace the word 'eaters' in the second paragraph would be A. users B. diners C. tasters 20. According to the article, you can save around 39 a year by: A. keeping the freezer full B. buying an energy efficient fridge freezer C. lowering CO2 emissions in your home 21. The article says that: A. ovens are expensive to use B. ovens use more energy than microwaves C. ovens should be turned down by 30 degrees 22. An alternative title for this article could be: A. Global Warming B. Cutting Costs, Lowering Emissions C. A Guide To Buying A New Kitchen 23. According to the article, which of these statements is true? A. Half-empty freezers are cheap to run B. Always boil as much water as you can C. It costs nothing to dry clothes outside 24. In this article, the word 'efficient' means: A. Functioning with the least waste B. Able to do the job C. Short of ability E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 8
PART 5 - THE INTERNET Look at this page from a hairdressers' website. E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 9
PART 5 - THE INTERNET CONTINUED Now answer the questions on the next page by putting a tick ( ) in the correct box. The first one has been done for you. The listing above is for: A. London addresses only B. Hairdressers C. Shops 25. This page on the website is: A. The first page of 6 B. The eleventh page of twenty C. The third page of six 26. The name Terry s will be found: A. On the next page B. On this page C. On the previous page 27. A new salon called Tampers is going to open next year. Its entry on the page will go: A. Between Tamie's and Tangles B. Between Talent and Tamie's C. Between Tania and Tatlers 28. The telephone number for Tangles Hair Design is: A. 020 8302 1142 B. 020 8855 7057 C. 020 8857 7557 29. You want to go to Tangles Hair Design but you are not sure how to get there. You use an A-Z. Use the index below: Beacon Road, SE9.. pg 4 Beacons Lane, SE11. pg 9 Beaconsfield Road, SE8.. pg 6 Beaconsfield Road, SE9.. pg 3 Beak Street, W1.. pg 12 Beaker Close, SE1... pg 5 Which would be the best page to help you? A. 9 B. 6 C. 3 30. You live in Dartford. Which hairdresser is the nearest to you? A. Tangles B. Tania C. Tatlers THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST E3 Reading Revised 2009/2010 Practice Set 1 10