New Market Leader Skills Placement Key

Elementary to Pre-intermediate

With sections 1, 2 and 3 place the student according to the following scores:

• Elementary level = 1─10

• Pre-intermediate level = 11─30

Section 1: Reading

1 c)

2 e)

3 g)

4 d)

5 i)

6 a)

7 h)

8 j)

9 b)

10 f)

Section 2: Writing

11 d)

12 b)

13 e)

14 a)

15 c)

For 16-20, you may have to allow for some possible minor variation from the model answers given here.

16 Li comes from China.

17 Would you like a cup of coffee?

18 The Molex is the cheapest (or the least expensive) of all our models.

19 Max has worked (or has been working) at LTC for five years.

20 We haven't ordered this model since 2004.

Section 3: Listening

Part One

21 c

22 b

23 c

24 a

25 c

Part Two

Answers to 26-30 may contain spelling mistakes, but the words should be easily recognisable and the numbers should be correct.

26 2 percent

27 by 0.15 percent

28 Exports are increasing

29 the economy

30 large skilled

Section 4: Speaking

For placing students with this section, see `Instructions to the teacher' on the test page.

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