Diagnostic Exercise 1 Featured question type
⚫ Specific factual questions
Read the following text.
❶ Dinosaur duster
For five days a week in the early hours of the morning, you will get to spend a few hours all
by yourself with the bones of dinosaurs!
To do this job, you must be careful and patient. You must know how to use a feather duster
5 and a vacuum cleaner. You must clean the teeth and the claws of the dinosaurs very carefully.
You must never touch the bones because they can break easily.
Salary: $15,000 per month
Working hours: 4 a.m. – 8 a.m., Monday to Friday
Please call Ms Doris Smith at 5556 5433 to apply.
10 ❷ Fish counter
We are looking for someone who is good at Maths and who likes sea animals. Your job will
last from April to October. You may need to work late until 1 a.m. on some nights. Your main
job will be counting the number of fish passing by the viewing window. You must be able to
recognize different types of fish. You must be able to count very quickly because sometimes a
15 large number of fish will come past at the same time.
Salary: $50 per hour
Working hours: 8 hours per day, 25 days per month
Please send your resume to
[email protected].
❸ Pet Food Tester
20 Our company is looking for someone who likes unique food. You must be willing to eat dog
food and treats, cat food, chewy bones and liver mixture. Your job is very important because
pets cannot tell us how their food tastes. We need your help to tell us. This job is perfect for
pet lovers.
Salary: $22,000 per month
25 Working Hours: 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Monday to Friday
Please download the application form for this job from www.bestpetfood.com.
❹ Waterslide Tester
We are looking for adventurous individuals aged between 18 and 30 to test out the
waterslides in water parks around the world. To do this job, you must be a good swimmer.
30 You must be willing to work in the sun for long hours. You will need to travel to different
countries very often. You must know how to use social media networks.
Salary: $30,000 per month
Working Hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Monday to Friday
If you want this job, upload a video introducing yourself to www.waterslidetester.com.
Answer questions 1–11. For multiple-choice questions, please blacken the correct circles.
1 Complete the following email. Use ONE word to fill in each blank space.
Hi Bobby,
Did you know you can make a living dusting dinosaur (i) _______________? They pay
you (ii) _______________ a month and you only work for (iii) _______________ hours
a day! The problem is work starts at (iv) _______________ in the morning. It can be a
part-time job! What do you think?
Ned
2 Who should you call about the dinosaur duster job?
3 What is the main job of a fish counter?
4 What is the monthly salary for a fish counter?
A $10,000
B $11,500
C $15,000 A B C D
D $18,000
5 What does a pet food tester have to eat?
A cat bones
B cat livers
C dog and cat food A B C D
D dog livers
6 Where can you get the application form for the job of pet food tester?
7 What do you need to do if you want to be a waterslide tester?
A fill in an application form
B make a video about yourself
C send your resume to the company A B C D
D phone for an interview
8 Below is a summary of paragraph 4. In three of the lines, there is ONE mistake. If you
find a mistake, underline the mistake and replace the word with one that expresses the
correct idea. Write the word in the space on the right. If there is no mistake, put a tick ()
in the space. The first one has been done for you.
Statement Correction
e.g. If you are challenging and between 18–30, you would adventurous
i) make a good waterslide tester. You must know how to run
ii) and use social media. You will work on weekends for
iii) seven hours a day. You can find out more about the job on
iv) www.waterslidetester.com and apply for this job!
9 Which job has the longest working hours?
A dinosaur duster
B fish counter
C pet food tester A B C D
D waterslide tester
10 Based on the information in the text, write the correct job under each of the following
people’s quotes.
‘I like working in the sun and travelling.’ ‘I’m a very careful person.’
i) _______________________ iii) _______________________
‘I’m very good with numbers.’ ‘I love cats and dogs.’
ii) _______________________ iv) _______________________
11 Based on the information given in the text, decide if the following statements are True
(T), False (F) or the information is Not Given (NG). Blacken ONE circle only for each
statement.
T F NG
i) Dinosaur bones can break easily.
ii) You cannot wear glasses if you want to be a fish counter.
iii) A waterslide tester makes the most money out of the four jobs.
END OF DIAGNOSTIC EXERCISE 1
