ECCE 2013 Sample Test Booklet
ECCE 2013 Sample Test Booklet
ECCE 2013 Sample Test Booklet
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ECCE 2013
Sample Test Booklet
SAMPLE TEST
06/2012
General Instructions
Keep your eyes on your own test. Candidates giving or receiving
answers or using notes or other aids will be disqualified, and they
will fail. Examination fees will not be refunded. Candidates with
cell phones, pagers, or other electronic devices should check
them in with the proctor now.
Look at the TOP RIGHT of SIDE ONE of your answer sheet. Fill in
the following information on the lines:
FULL NAME: print your full name in this order: family name,
then first name, then middle initial (MI). Use all capital letters.
YOUR SIGNATURE: sign your name.
TEST CENTER: print the name of the test center.
NATIVE LANGUAGE: print your native language.
TODAYS DATE: print the month, day, and year.
Look at the TOP LEFT of SIDE ONE of your answer sheet. Use
capital letters to fill in the following information in the blocks. Use
the same spelling you used on your registration form:
LAST NAME: print your main family name in the blocks,
one letter per block. There are 13 blocks. If your last name is
longer than 13 letters, print only the first 13 letters.
FIRST: print the first 6 letters of your first name.
MI: print the initial of your middle name.
Look at the columns of CIRCLES BELOW THE BLOCKS:
Find the letter that is the same as the letter you have printed
in the block above.
Darken the circle completely so that you cannot see the
letter inside.
Do this for all the letters of your last name, first name, and
your middle initial.
Darken only one circle in each of the columns.
Look at the BOTTOM LEFT of SIDE ONE of your answer sheet.
BIRTHDATE: find the month you were born and darken the
circle next to it.
DAY: print the day you were born. If it is a 1-digit day, write
zero first. Darken the circles underneath these numbers.
YEAR: print the last two digits of the year you were born.
Darken the circles underneath these numbers.
SEX: darken the circle M (male) or F (female).
LANG. (LANGUAGE): print the 2-digit code number for
your native language (the examiner will tell you the number).
Darken the circles.
FORM: darken the circle of the form letter on your test
booklet. Make sure the form letter you darken matches the
form letter on this booklet.
CENTER NO.: print the 3-digit test center number (the
examiner will tell you the number). Darken the circles.
REG. NO.: print your 6-digit personal registration number.
Include all zeros, including those at the beginning of the
number. Darken the circles.
OR: do not fill in the space marked OR.
The example below shows the correct way for Joao Costa
Almeida dos Santos, born April 3, 1996, tested at center no.
001, and whose personal registration number is 100265, to
fill out the information section.
SIDE 1
PRINT YOUR NAME IN THE BLOCKS PROVIDED,
BLACKEN THE CORRESPONDING CIRCLE.
LAST NAME
FIRST
MI
DAY
YEAR
FEB
CENTER
NO.
LANG. F
S
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R
X
M
REG. NO.
OR
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
M
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JUL
AUG
OCT
NOV
F
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M
A
L
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SEP
DEC
ListeningListeningListening
LISTENING SECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Do not begin this section until the examiner has played the recording of these instructions and example.
LISTENING TEST, PART 1
This is a test of your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear short conversations. After you hear
each conversation, you will be asked a question about what you heard. The answer choices in your test
booklet are shown as pictures. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet, not in the test booklet.
Here is an example:
EXAMPLE:
ListeningListeningListening
A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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A
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
9
8
11 12 1
7 6 5
2
3
10
9
11 12 1
7 6 5
2
3
10
9
11 12 1
7 6 5
2
3
4
10.
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A
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
ListeningListeningListening
A
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
ListeningListeningListening
A
21.
OFFICE
Travel!!
22.
23.
24.
25.
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26.
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30.
ListeningListeningListening
LISTENING TEST, PART 2
In this part of the test, you will hear four short talks. After each talk, you will hear some questions about it.
Before each talk begins, you will have time to preview the questions that are printed in the test booklet.
Read the questions silently.
Then listen to the talk. You can take notes in the booklet.
Then listen to each question and choose the best answer from the answer choices.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. You should mark A, B, C, or D.
There are a total of 20 questions about the four short talks.
ListeningListeningListening
Questions 3136
Look at the questions.
Listen to a teacher in a music class.
Notes
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Questions 3741
Look at the questions.
Notes
ListeningListeningListening
Questions 4246
Look at the questions.
Listen to a talk to some new employees.
Notes
ListeningListeningListening
Questions 4750
Look at the questions.
Notes
GVRGVRGVR
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, AND READING SECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Do not begin this section until the examiner has read these instructions to you.
1. There are 100 problems in this section of the examination. There are grammar, vocabulary, and reading
problems. They are numbered 51 through 150. Examples of each kind of problem are given below.
2. You will have 90 minutes to finish the entire grammar, vocabulary, reading (GVR) section. Try to answer
all the problems. Do not spend too much time on any one problem or you will not have time to finish
this section. You may answer the problems in any order you wish.
3. Each problem in this section has only one correct answer. Completely fill in the circle that corresponds
to the answer you have chosen. Do not make any stray marks on your answer sheet. If you change
your mind about an answer, erase your first mark completely. Any problem with more than one answer
marked will be counted as wrong. If you are not sure about an answer, you may guess.
4. Here are examples of each kind of problem. In each example, the correct answer has been underlined.
For the actual problems, fill in the circle with the corresponding letter on your answer sheet. Do not
mark your answers in this test booklet.
GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the conversation or sentence.
VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase that most appropriately completes the sentence.
READING
There are two types of reading tasks.
In one part, you will see two reading passages followed by five questions each.
In the next part, you will see two multi-text readings with ten questions each.
Choose the best answer to each question and mark it on your answer sheet.
5. Remember, you have 90 minutes to finish the entire GVR section. Be sure to mark your answers on the
answer sheet.
Begin now.
GrammarGrammarGrammar
51. The most important question _______ when buying a car
is not necessarily its price.
a. asks
b. to ask
c. is asked
d. be asked
GrammarGrammarGrammar
63. Biking _______ dangerous on that road.
a. is becoming increasingly
b. is being increasingly
c. has become increasing
d. has been increasing
64. Artists have painted the human body _______ thousands
of years.
a. since
b. during
c. for
d. around
65. There were four people on the committee, _______
representing a different department.
a. which
b. each
c. that
d. who
66. The purpose of this paper is _______ the history of
Louisiana.
a. a brief review
b. a brief reviewing
c. to review briefly
d. to brief review
67. Dont worry. There is _______ for you to be troubled.
a. nothing needed
b. needed nothing
c. no need
d. no needs
68. It took a long time to do my homework, but I _______
to do it.
a. have
b. have had
c. had had
d. had
GrammarGrammarGrammar
75. Professor Green has had a big impact _______ many of
my students.
a. in
b. on
c. to
d. with
76. The author _______ signed my book.
a. her
b. herself
c. who
d. she
77. Do we have enough money to go out to dinner?
Yes, and I think _______ have enough money to see
a movie, too.
a. that we even
b. that even we
c. still we even
d. still even we
81. What are you telling your brother about the broken
washing machine?
That I will have _______ care of it tomorrow.
a. take
b. to take
c. taking
d. took
82. Bill learned many new skills at _______ and his second.
a. both his first job
b. both his job first
c. his both first job
d. his first job both
83. Sam and Jean _______ high grades in biology.
a. having
b. are having
c. they have
d. have
VocabularyVocabularyVocabulary
86. Lauren should report the _______ that happened this
morning to the police.
a. position
b. incident
c. involvement
d. condition
87. The house sold for a large _______.
a. amount
b. size
c. cost
d. quantity
88. Because it was raining, I _______ my umbrella to
the little girl.
a. offered
b. covered
c. borrowed
d. opened
89. Mary is a good teacher. She always _______ her
students respect.
a. gains
b. accomplishes
c. adopts
d. collects
90. The engineer _______that the job would be finished in
two weeks.
a. supplied
b. provided
c. estimated
d. defined
91. We are proud of athletes taking _______ in the Olympics.
a. space
b. place
c. shape
d. part
VocabularyVocabularyVocabulary
98. He does the same thing every morning. His _______
never changes.
a. instance
b. feature
c. version
d. routine
VocabularyVocabularyVocabulary
110. Emma _______ all her energy on finding a solution to
the problem.
a. prepared
b. altered
c. focused
d. recalled
111. Will you _______ the door so that no one gets in
without a ticket?
a. mount
b. guard
c. track
d. admit
112. Those peaches we bought are not quite _______ yet.
a. substantial
b. delicate
c. steady
d. ripe
113. The salesman _______ me my order would be ready by
tomorrow.
a. settled
b. secured
c. assured
d. proved
114. When the car ran out of gas, they _______ it and
walked home.
a. separated
b. exchanged
c. abandoned
d. transferred
116. It was _______ for her to take care of six dogs by herself.
a. a burden
b. a strength
c. a value
d. an impression
117. Her parents _______ her to practice the violin.
a. informed
b. urged
c. impressed
d. established
118. With regard to the car accident, the court determined
that Jerry was at _______.
a. guilt
b. fault
c. risk
d. purpose
119. Is he _______ that he has two different colored socks on?
a. aware
b. alert
c. attended
d. accounted
120. If you must talk to me during the movie, please _______
so you dont disturb other people.
a. sigh
b. whisper
c. whistle
d. murmur
ReadingReadingReading
This passage is about computer printers.
ReadingReadingReading
This passage is about animal behavior.
Management Instincts
Main responsibilities:
Designing marketing strategies to increase
the number of subscribers
Organizing customer satisfaction surveys
Minimum qualifications:
ReadingReadingReading
Question 131 refers to section A on page 26.
Dear Supervisors,
This is a reminder about our annual company
picnic on June 15. We still need managers to
volunteer to help out.
Set up childrens activities (24 p.m.)
Greet employees (57 p.m.)
Assist with games (57 p.m. or 79 p.m.)
Collect food donations (57 p.m. or 79 p.m.)
ReadingReadingReading
Question 141 refers to section A on page 28.
Writing Section
WRITING SECTION INSTRUCTIONS
30-MINUTE TIME LIMIT
The examiner will have already provided you a writing answer document on which to write your essay.
Make sure you have filled in your name and your signature exactly as you did on your registration form
and answer sheet, as well as your birthdate and your registration number.
Do NOT write your essay in this test booklet. Write your essay on the writing answer document you
have been provided.
Use a #2 (soft) pencil only.
For the writing section you will first read a short article. After you read the article, you can choose
either Task 1 or Task 2. For Task 1 you will write a letter. For Task 2 you will write an essay. Do only
ONE of these tasks. If you do not write on one of these topics, your paper will not be scored.
You will have 30 minutes to write your letter or essay. You should write about one page.
You may make an outline or notes if you wish, but your outline will not count toward your score.
Write inside the boxes on pages 3 and 4 of your writing answer document.
Extra sheets of paper or scratch paper will not be scored. Please use ONLY the space provided on the
writing answer document to complete the writing section.
You will not be graded on the appearance of your paper, but your handwriting must be readable. You
may change or correct your writing, but you should not recopy the entire task.
Use your own words as much as possible. Do not copy a lot from the article given below.
Your essay will be judged on how clearly you express your ideas. Use the appropriate format for a
letter or essay.
Task 1: Letter
Write a letter to Jane explaining what you think of her decision. Do you think she is making the right
choice? Why or why not? Begin your letter, Dear Jane.
Task 2: Essay
Some people think parents should not allow their children to become actors. Others think they should.
What do you think? Explain your opinion, giving specific reasons to support your view.
When you have selected your task, remember to fill in letter or essay in the ECCE Writing Response box in
the front of your writing answer document.
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