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1 LSS 8 International enchmark Tests in English, Mathematics & Science English Practice Test OUT THIS PRTIE TEST This Practice Test has 17 questions. It has been designed to give you an idea of the main IT assessment. The questions have been divided into the following five categories: 1. Reading omprehension 2. Grammar 3. Spelling 4. Punctuation 5. Vocabulary NSWERING THE QUESTIONS Each question has four options. hoose the EST answer from the four options,, or. You will find the key to the answers on the last page of this booklet. EQUIPMENT LLOWE IN THIS PRTIE TEST You may use a pencil for this Practice Test. You may NOT use a dictionary. ESTIMTE TIME FOR THIS PRTIE TEST You should be able to complete this Practice Test in approximately 30 minutes. opyright 2012 ustralian ouncil for Educational Research

2 Reading The Spread of omestic ats round the World omestic cats are found in every continent except ntarctica. rchaeological evidence shows that domestic cats originated in Egypt and the Middle East. From there, they spread to other parts of the world with the spread of trading routes and empires. omestic cats spread around the world in four phases. Phase 1: ll domestic cats originated from the frican wildcat, felis lybica. These wildcats were originally scavengers around human settlements. They were domesticated because of their usefulness in controlling rodents and for their companionship. Early trading expeditions spread cats around the Mediterranean region. Phase 2: s the Roman Empire spread, cats spread throughout Europe and North frica. The silk trade and the spread of hristianity, Islam and uddhism helped cats spread through sia and frica. y 1400, domestic cats were found throughout Europe and much of frica and sia. Phase 3: European colonization brought domestic cats to North and South merica. Most ships had cats to control rodents. ats were accidentally spread to some areas by shipwrecks. The first domestic cats in ustralia were shipwrecked utch cats. y the middle of the nineteenth century cats had spread around most of the world. Phase 4: 1850 Present People started breeding domestic cats into different breeds, such as Russian lue, Siamese, evon Rex and Manx. Today, there are more than 40 different breeds, including cats with long hair, short hair and even no hair. opyright 2012 ustralian ouncil for Educational Research 2 lass 8 English Practice Test

3 1 Within the brood patch, each egg is held in a special pest controllers and pets. trading companions and pets. breeding season. scavengers and pest controllers. 2 uring which phase did cats spread into sia? Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 3 How did domestic cats first reach ustralia? through European colonisation along the Silk Route with utch shipwrecks from North merica 4 What first happened to domestic cats in phase 4? They started spreading throughout Europe and much of frica and sia. People started developing different breeds of cats. They started spreading throughout ustralia, North and South merica. People started using cats to control rodents on ships. 5 Which of the following statements about the spread of domestic cats is correct? ats are found on every continent. Religion helped cats spread into Europe. ats originated in South merica. People have helped cats to spread. lass 8 English Practice Test 3 opyright 2012 ustralian ouncil for Educational Research

4 Grammar hoose the best word for each blank space. Paul was enjoying the game very much. (6), he needed to leave if he wanted to catch the last bus home. His team (7) the best season in its history and Paul hated to miss (8) single minute of it When. Since. However. ecause. had. will have. is having. was having. only a. even a. even the. only the Spelling hoose the correctly spelt word for each blank space. The computer company had greatly (9) their product s performance. When I called them to complain we got into a huge (10). I did not (11) such a company to behave so terribly exagerated. exagerrated. exaggrated. exaggerated. argument. argumant. arguement. aurgument. accept. axpect. expect. except opyright 2012 ustralian ouncil for Educational Research 4 lass 8 English Practice Test

5 Punctuation 12 fter which word should a semi-colon (;) be inserted in the following sentence? Lions are misunderstood creatures they are lazy not dangerous, said John. misunderstood creatures they said 13 hoose the best option for the blank space. The library has a huge collection of science fiction. Of all the books in the library more than (13) are in that category, said Saina. one-third one; third one, third one: third 14 hoose the sentence that is punctuated correctly if ONE person owned the books. The boys books were in the bag. The boy s books were in the bag. The boy s book s were in the bag. The boys books were in the bag. lass 8 English Practice Test 5 opyright 2012 ustralian ouncil for Educational Research

6 Vocabulary hoose the best word to replace each bold word. The meaning of the sentence should stay the same. Our clients always wanted every order expedited. My boss always took their side. If I failed to meet any of their demands, I would be reprimanded. It didn t matter how frivolous their demands were, I had to ensure they were taken care of The best word to replace expedited is. rushed. checked. finished. perfected The best words to replace reprimanded are. taken aback. laughed at. told off. set up The best word to replace frivolous is. silly. tough. illegal. expensive opyright 2012 ustralian ouncil for Educational Research 6 lass 8 English Practice Test

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