PRELIMINARY LEGAL ENGLISH LEVEL DETERMINATION QUIZ

Dear participant:

Welcome to this Legal English Specialized Seminar:

The purpose of this Preliminary Legal English Level Determination Quiz is to broadly help us
determine what your current level of command and management of the skills required to work
with Legal English is. This is NOT a TEST. It is just a benchmark to help us all to participate and
enjoy as much as possible this Seminar and to ensure the adequacy of the lecturer’s approach
to reach all the audience.

Please help us by answering all the ítems you can and by self-evaluating with the assistance of a
member from the Support Team who will be glad to monitor your corrections and to assist you
in determining in a preliminary way what your current level of competence in Legal English is.
Many thanks for your cooperation.

MODULE 1: BASIC

A) ADJECTIVE FORMATION: Add the prefixes UN-, IL-, AB-, IR-, or IN., to each of these
words to form its opposite:

Example: formal - INFORMAL

SELF-ASSESSMENT
1) LEGAL ………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
2) LIKELY ………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
3) DEPENDENT ………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
4) NORMAL ………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
5) RESPECTIVE ………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

B) DISTINGUISHING MEANING: Which word in each group is the odd one out?

Example:

consent authorization injunction permission

1) stipulate specify proscribe prescribe Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

2) entail suggest involve imply Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

3) exempt liable freed released Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

4) pause suspend cancel adjourn Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

5) responsibility duty discretion obligation Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

SCORE FOR BASIC LEVEL : ……………..

MODULE 2: PRE-INTERMEDIATE

A) IDENTIFICATION OF BRANCHES OF LAW: Mention five (05) branches of Law:

Example: Family Law

………………………………………………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

………………………………………………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
…………………………………………………………………… Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
…………………………………………………………………… Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
…………………………………………………………………… Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

B) IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTUAL TERMS: Mention five (05) types of contractual

clauses:

Example: Confidentiality Clause

………………………………………………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

………………………………………………………………….. Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
…………………………………………………………………… Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
…………………………………………………………………… Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝
…………………………………………………………………… Right ⃝ Wrong ⃝

SCORE FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL : ………………………….

Dear Participant:
If you happen to have obtained more than 13 points in total, you are ready to get
started in this amazing world of Legal English.