Name: Date: reading (10 marks) 1

level of certainty

prediction

100% yes

1  

Computers 

 be more powerful 

in the future.

70% yes

2  

People who don’t smoke 

 live longer than 

those who do.

50% yes

3  

The directors 

 hire new staff later in the 

year, but the decision could go either way.

30% yes

4  

I 

 get the job because I couldn’t answer all 

their questions. I’ll know for certain next week.

0% yes (=no)

5  

We 

 be able to breathe in space without 

special equipment. 

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6  Complete the table with the prefixes from the box. You will not need to use all the prefixes. 1 mark 

for each correct answer.

pre- mis- auto- dis- post- sub- bio- re- un-

prefix

meaning 

1 

self

2 

life

3 

badly

4 

under

5 

before

GRAMMAR FOR WRITING (10 marks)

7  Link the pairs of sentences using who or which. You may also need to make some other changes for 

the sentences to be correct. 1 mark for each correct sentence.

  1  One case study involved a 10-year-old girl. She had been given a robot doll for several weeks.

 

 

 2  

The head of design has a favourite question. He puts this question to those unsure about using 

robots in caring situations.

 

 

  3  Most people choose the elevator. An elevator is a kind of robot.

 

 

 4  

I’m sending you an email I received from Max Mustermann. Max Mustermann attended your 

webinar about robots.

 

 

 5  

You must also provide a short biography. The biography should include details of all relevant 

qualifications and experience.

 

 

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8  Match the sentence halves (1–5 and a–e) to form sentences outlining the advantages and 

disadvantages of a subject. 1 mark for each correct sentence.

1  That said, there could be some 

a  be aware of the potential problems.

2  Although they offer a range of advantages, 

b  have some unintended consequences.

3  Also, there may be 

c  

disadvantages of using computer 

schoolbooks in the future.

4  However, changing biology like this may 

d  

health problems associated with eating 

these new crops.

5  

Overall, while these technologies have clear 

advantages, we should 

e  

there are some problems with using 

these new technologies.

ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS (10 marks)

9  Most of the lines in these extracts from an essay contain a spelling mistake. Underline the spelling 

mistakes and write the correct spelling next to the sentence. Where there is no spelling mistake, 

write ‘correct’. The first two lines have been done for you as examples. 1 mark for each correct 

answer.

Example: There many technologies wich will be important in the coming years.

Example: Perhaps the most important are computer schoolbooks.

  1  Before the end of the decade, students will all have tablet computers.

  2  These will cary all of the books they need for the entire school year.

  3  One problem is that they could posibly get broken easily in school bags.

  4  These tablet computers will also be expensive to buy and replace.

  5  Genetic modification is another area of inovation.

  6  Changeing biology like this may have some unintended consequences.

  7  Tablet PCs are unlikely to be sucessful unless they are tough and cheap.

  8  Genetically modified food will help starving people if properly controlled.

  9  However, lager crops may mean more insects and weeds.

10  We shoud be aware of the potential problems.