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EnglishDiagnosticTestforTranslation&InterpretationProgramEnrollees

Name:____________________Gender:___________________

Program:________________________(e.g.ConferenceInterpretation)

Yearofstudy:____________________(e.g.1stsemester)

Score:_____________________

Directions

Section1:Glossaryreadingandmultiple-choicequestions(20minutes,20points)

Inthissection,youwillbegiven15minutestostudyaglossarythatmainly

coverspoliticians,televisionhosts,popularTVshowsintheStates,theUSConstitution,

andplacesintheworld(listedalphabetically).After15minutes,theglossarywillbe

collectedbytheproctor.Youwillbegivenanother5minutestocomplete10multiple-

choicequestions(worth2pointseach)basedontheinformationincludedinthe

glossary.

Section2:Listening,note-taking,andcloze(15minutes,40points)

Inthissection,youwillhearasegmentofPresidentObamasspeechatthe2012

WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinnerONLYONCE(about6.5minutes).Whileyoulisten,

pleasefeelfreetotakenotes.Youwillbegiven8minutestofillinthe10blanksinthe

speechtranscript,whichwillbeprovidedbytheproctorAFTERyouhearthespeech.

Eachblankisworth4points.Yourresponseswillbejudgeduponhowwelltheykeepthe

originalmeaningofthespeechandwhethertheyaregrammaticallycorrect.

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Section3:Writingwithprompts(25minutes,6points)

Inthissection,youwillhave25minutesbothtoreadthroughthereference

answerkeystothequestionsintheprevioustwosectionsandtowriteaone-page

reflectivejournalentryaboutyourtest-takingexperienceinEnglish.

Besuretoaddressthefollowingpointsasyoucomposeyourjournalentry.

YourthoughtsonyourperformanceonSection1andSection2ofthistest; YourthoughtsonwhatyouhavelearnedfromtakingSection1andSection2

ofthistest;

YouthoughtsonwhatyouwouldneedtoworkonifyouwantedtoperformbetteronSection1andSection2ofthistest.

Youwillalsobejudgeduponhowwellyouorganize,develop,andsupportyour

ideaswithappropriatedetails,andwhetherthejournalentryshowsunity,coherence,

andprogression,aswellasappropriateuseofgrammarandvocabulary.

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Section2:Listening,note-taking,andcloze

Usethespacebelowtotakenotes.

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Section3:Writingwithprompts

Usethespacebelowtowriteyourreflectivejournalentry.