MS1 

INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH  

FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES -IESOL  

Achiever Level – B1  

New 2009 CEFR aligned Practice Paper 1 

 
Mark Scheme 

 

 

 

LISTENING  

 

Part 1 

 

Question 

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 

Answer 

d b a c b a 

 

 

 

 

 

Total: 6 marks 

 

Part 2 

 

Question 

1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 

Answer 

c a d b b a 

 

Total: 6 marks 

 

 

Part 3 

 

Question Answer 

Marks 

1. Number of suggestions: 

5/five 1 

2. Best to photograph children at:  Eye level 

1 

3. Best position for buildings     

     not: 

Centre/central 1 

4. Most important thing: 

light 1 

5. Soft light good for: 

Landscapes/landscape photos 

1  

6. Check background is: 

Plain/empty (or similar) 

1 

 

Total: 6 marks 

Part 4 

 

Question 

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 

Answer 

d c a b b c 

 

 

Total: 6 marks 

 

 

 

 

 

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READING 

 

Part 1 

 

Question 

1. 2  3. 4. 5. 

Answer 

b c a d c 

 

 

 

Total: 5 marks 

 

Part 2 

 

Question 

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 

Answer 

C F  H A D E 

 

 

  Total: 

6 

marks 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3 

 

Question 

example 

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 

Answer D 

C A C B D A B C B 

 

 

Total: 9 marks 

 

Part 4 

 

Question Answer 

1. 

graduate/leave school 

2. 

India  

3. 

uneducated/an uneducated tea-boy/a tea-boy 

4. 

(resistance) fighters/resistance group fighter 

5. 

a mysterious woman 

6. 

small US town 

7. 

everybody lies/everybody tells lies/nobody is truthful 

8. 

her mother 

9. 

marries Prince Albert/meets Prince Albert/falls in love 

10. 

Three/3 

 

 

Please note: Do not award mark if more than 3 words are used. 

 

Total: 10 marks 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS3 

Writing 

 

Part one 

 

 

dear Sam 

Dear 

I’m haveing a great time on holiday   

having 

by Devon.  I thought it would be a bit  

in 

boreing after all the fun we had in London but  

1.    boring 

the whether is great! There is only one shop  

2.   weather 

and café but I don’t mind.  We go to the beach 

[no mistakes] 

every day and I was learning how to sail a   

3.       am 

boat      I feel so healthy and happy when I am out  

4.          . 

on the sea.  It’s lovely!   

[no mistakes] 

When do you finish your course.  Can you  

5.         ? 

come here since a few days? We are renting a  

6.        for 

big house so there is plenty of room for you. 

[no mistakes] 

My sister has two of her friends staying here. 

[no mistakes] 

We’re having a barbecue on saturday,  

7.    Saturday 

so I hope it don’t rain. 

8. doesn’t/won’t 

See you soon 

[no mistakes] 

Chris [no 

mistakes] 

 

Total: 8 marks 

 

 

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