Lezen & Luisteren (oefenexamen 2016-2017)

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Centraal

Examen

Lezen &

Luisteren B1

PREP 1

Miss Abels

Reading & Listening

You'll be taking your central exam shortly, so let's prepare for that! 

This lesson, I would like to go over part of the 2016-2017 practice exam 

from oefenen.facet.onl with you. 

I have included some the exercises (and answers) here.

The original exam consists of 39 questions.

Tekst 1: 

Letter of recommendation

Er is op jouw werk een vacature.

Je baas heeft je gevraagd om een voorselectie te maken.

Je leest deze aanbevelingsbrief die hoort bij één van de 

binnengekomen reacties.

Bij deze tekst horen 4 vragen.

True or false...
Frank can make a customer buy a product, the customer previously decided not to buy.

1. true
2. false

True or false...
Frank can make a customer feel at their ease while talking with them.

1. true
2. false

True or false...
Frank has better sales results than his colleagues.

1. true
2. false

Why was Frank so important to his former colleagues?

1. Frank shared the knowledge he had acquired with them.
2. Frank taught them how to improve communication.
3. Frank was always prepared to help them out with their tasks.

How does Mr. Hudson recommend
Frank Thompson?

1. He carefully sums up both Frank's positive and less positive points.
2. He consistently illustrates Frank's characteristics with examples.
3. He mentions Frank's positive qualities in an indirect manner.

What can be said about Frank
according to this letter?

1. Frank has responded to a vacancy of Macy's Department Store.
2. Frank is a catch for Macy's Department Store, according to Mr. Hudson.
3. Frank wants to be a salesman at Macy's Department Store.

Tekst 4:

Can smiling really 

make you happier?

Je komt een onderzoek tegen over gezichtsuitdrukkingen: door glimlachen zou je gelukkiger worden. Je bent nieuwsgierig hoe dit precies werkt en leest dit artikel.

Bij deze tekst horen 4 vragen.

What is the main idea in the first paragraph?

1. A serious facial expression could work against you.
2. Serious looking people get tired of being told that they should cheer up.
3. Smiling is likely to make unhappy people more cheerful.

What did Darwin first suggest back in the 1870s?
Changing your expression...

1. changes the way other people react to you.
2. influences your feelings.
3. makes you feel better.

In one of the experiments people were asked to do one of three things.

What is the conclusion of this experiment?

1. Participants who had to smile were the happiest.
2. Participants who only looked at images were the least happy.
3. Participants who saw their own reflection felt less emotion.

Which steps summarize Robert Zajonc's latest theory?

1. smiling --> less blood to the brain --> higher temperature --> more positive
2. smiling --> less blood to the brain --> lower temperature --> more positive
3. smiling --> moreblood to the brain --> higher temperature --> more positive
4. smiling --> more blood to the brain --> lower temperature --> more positive

Fragment 2: 

Before you arrive in Canada

Je overweegt om naar Canada te verhuizen.

Het land biedt vele mogelijkheden voor goed werk.

Voordat je de stap waagt, onderzoek je iets meer over het land. 

Wat moet je weten en doen om de overstap makkelijker te maken?

Je ziet 3 fragmenten. 

Hierbij horen in totaal 5 vragen. 

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What does this video provide?

1. A number of actions to help you get ready to move to Canada.
2. A number of activities to do when you live in Canada.
3. A number of tasks to complete before you may enter Canada.

Is it necessary to learn both English and French if you want to live in Canada?

1. Yes, Canada has two official languages; all citizens speak both languages.
2. Yes, you need both languages in your daily life.
3. No, depending on where you live, either French or English can be used.
4. No, to live in Quebec it is required to speak French because English is not spoken here.

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Why are you warned about cheap hotels?

1. The location is incorrectly posted on the site.
2. The standard rooms are unpleasant.
3. They are sometimes in bad parts of the city.

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A family with two children aged 5 and 18 will be arriving in Canada.

Which of these statements is true for
every part of the country?

1. Both children may have to go to school.
2. The oldest must definitely go to school.
3. The youngest is required to go to school.

What is the best place to find information about education throughout the country?

1. The individual school, college or university.
2. The National Ministry of Education.
3. The provincial education authorities.

Mind!

This was only part of the 2016-2017 practice exam.

If you go to facet (click on the link or check out the next slide) you will be able to do more of these practice exams.

In case Facet doesn't work, try changing the screen resolution to 1024x768!

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