Key Skill Communications Level 2 - Mini Test 2

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Questions 1 to 5 are based on this text. You may print out the text if you wish. Click on the link to open it in another window. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions below:
 

Question number 1
This document implies that the film is:

A. amusing
B. boring
C. sinister
D. abominable

 

Question number 2
According to the article, during the film Dylan performs

A. a chase in a racing boat
B. a wild dance routine
C. a parachute jump
D. a song in a strip club

 

Question number 3
The part of Charlie's customer is played by

A. Eric Knox
B. Tim Curry
C. Crispin Glover
D. Sam Rockwell

 

Question number 4
The author of this film review implies that

A. TV shows usually make bad movies
B. Tim Curry caused problems in production
C. Charlie's Angels, the film, is a big failure
D. the opening scenes are very original

 

Question number 5
The writer decides that the second paragraph should be split. The best place to do this is on

A. line 7
B. line 11
C. line 13
D. line 17

 
Questions 6 to 10 are based on this text. You may print out the text if you wish. Click on the link to open it in another window. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions below:
 

Question number 6
The main purpose of this document is to inform readers about

A. the danger posed by Colorado beetles
B. the history of the Colorado beetle
C. the size of Colorado beetles
D. the breeding of Colorado beetles

 

Question number 7
A Colorado beetle is

A. an insect the size of a pint
B. like a very large ladybird
C. ten centimetres long
D. covered with yellow and black spots

 

Question number 8
The Colorado beetle is a threat to

A. human beings
B. fruit and grain
C. potato farmers
D. food importers

 

Question number 9
In paragraph 4 the writer has

A. provided evidence supporting the claim of a threat
B. tried to persuade MAFF to suspend food imports
C. used technical voacbulary to back up her argument
D. used informal language to explain a complex issue

 

Question number 10
The word 'ravaging' on line 7 could be best replaced with

A. infecting
B. carrying off
C. damaging
D. destroying