GlobalEnglish STEP+ sample questions

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GRAMMAR EXAMPLE

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GRAMMAR EXAMPLE

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Grammar: Question-Response

Mary: What time do you have to be at the office? John: My job __________ at 8:30 every morning.

  1. is starting

  1. starts*

  1. are starting

  1. started

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Grammar: Fill in the Blank

Anne can't meet with you right now. She ________ on the phone at the moment.

  1. talks

  1. talk

  1. talking

  1. is talking*

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Grammar: Error Detection

The meeting starts for twenty minutes already.

A        B        C        D

  1. The

  1. starts*

  1. for

  1. already

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LISTENING EXAMPLE

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LISTENING EXAMPLE

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Listening: Short Conversation

WOMAN: Hi. This is Debra Fernandez. Please leave me a message. Thanks very much.

MAN: Hi, Debra. It's James. Thanks for telling me about the meeting on Wednesday at 9:00. I'm getting back to you to let you know I'm planning to attend the meeting with you. Call me back today. Thanks!

Q: Which sentence best describes this conversation?

  1. The man wants to know more about a meeting on Wednesday.

  1. The man is letting the woman know that he can't go to the Wednesday meeting.

  1. The man is telling the woman he is going to the meeting with her on Wednesday.*

  1. The man will talk to the woman on the phone on Wednesday at 9:00.

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Listening: Long Conversation

Man: Hi, you're new here, right?

Woman: Yes, that's right. My name is Sue.

Man: Hi, Sue. Nice to meet you. My name is Hisham. Woman. Excuse me?

Man: It's Hisham.

Woman: Oh, I see. Nice to meet you too. Where are you from, Hisham? Man : I'm from Morocco.

Q: Which sentence best describes this conversation?

  1. The man and the woman met in Morocco where they both work.

  1. The woman and the man don’t know each other. They just met.*

  1. The woman met the man last week when she started a new job.

  1. The man and the woman are both from Morocco.

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Listening: Picture Genre

Which sentence best describes this picture?

  1. The man is sad.

  1. The man is angry.*

  1. The man is tired.

  1. The man is happy.

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Listening: Question-Response

MAN: Hey Mary, Tom and I can't go to this afternoon's meeting. Could you tell us what you talk about?

  1. Yes, I am, don't worry.

  1. Sure I can, no problem.*

  1. No, I'm not, sorry.

  1. I am not sure if I can.

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READING EXAMPLE

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READING EXAMPLE

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Reading: Text

AJAXIA ADVERTISING CORPORATION

1287 Yukon Street, 4A

Calaville, MI 48648

Tracy Zimmerman

412 Elm Street

Postria, MI 48459

June 14

Dear Tracy:

Welcome to Ajaxia Advertising! We would like to offer you the job of office manager at our Calaville office. We enjoyed meeting you last week, and we feel that you are the best person for the job.

As you know, this is a very important job in our office. As office manager, you will be responsible for ordering supplies, taking care of the mail, and planning the office clerks' work. Also, you will be the supervisor of our two receptionists.

We hope that you can start on Monday, June 19. I would like to meet with you at 9 a.m. to introduce you to your co-workers. We have a very friendly office, and I think you'll like the people who work here. After that, I'll show you to your cubicle and make sure that your computer is ready to send and receive email.

Again, let me offer a sincere welcome. Please call me if you have any questions. Very truly yours,

Jane Hodges

Director of Operations

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Reading: Comprehension

Why did the writer write this letter?

  1. to tell Ms. Zimmerman that she has a job*

  1. to tell Ms. Hodges that she has a job

  1. to order supplies, take care of the mail, and plan the office clerks' work

  1. to be friendly

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Reading: Vocabulary

Look at the phrase be responsible for in the reading. Which answer below means the same thing as be responsible for?

  1. to have a duty to take care of something*

  1. to be able to pay a certain amount for something

  1. to help someone do something

  1. to have both good and bad feelings about something

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Reading: Pronoun Reference

Look at the word that. What does the word that refer to?

  1. setting up Tracy’s computer

  1. introducing Tracy to her co-workers*

  1. showing Tracy to her cubicle

  1. sending Tracy an offer letter

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INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SPEAKING EXAMPLE

Please follow the instruction before starting the speaking section

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SPEAKING EXAMPLE

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