USA
Scotland
Canada
England
Australia
100
True or False?

In Paper 2 (Writing) Part 1, you can choose which task to complete.

False

The first task is compulsory, and you must write an essay which shows your opinion about the topic, using two ideas you’re given and one idea of your own.

100
How many papers are there in the exam?
4

1 - Reading & Use of English

2 - Writing

3 - Listening

4 - Speaking

100
In Paper 1 (Use of English & Reading) Part 4 (Key Word Transformations), how many words can you write?

a) between two and five including the key word (in bold)

b) between two and five plus the key word (in bold)

c) between three and five including the key word (in bold)

a) between two and five including the key word (in bold)
100
True or False?

If you aren't sure of the answer in Paper 1 (Use of English & Reading) or Paper 3 (Listening), you should leave the question blank.

FALSE!

Don't leave the answer sheet blank for any question. If you don't know the correct answer you should always make a guess.

100
Do you need to pass all the papers?

a) Yes, of course!

b) No, passing most of them is enough.

c) No, it's the total mark that is important.

C - it's the total mark that is important
200
How many texts do you have to read in Paper 1 (Use of English & Reading)

a) 5: 2 with grammar and vocabulary tasks and 3 with comprehension tasks

b) 6: 3 with grammar and vocabulary tasks and 3 with comprehension tasks

c) 6: 4 with grammar and vocabulary tasks and 2 with comprehension tasks.

b) 6: 3 with grammar and vocabulary tasks and 3 with comprehension tasks
200
In paper 1 (Reading & Use of English), if one part has more questions, does it mean it is more important?
No. The parts are equally weighted, so that a part with fewer questions has more marks.
200
What happens if you spell a word wrong in Paper 3 (Listening)?
As long as the word is recognisable, you will get a mark. Spelling is not tested in Paper 3.
200
What do I need to take with me on exam day?

a) dictionary, bottle of water, pens and pencils

b) identification, bottle of water, pens and pencils

c) identification, dictionary, bottle of water, pens and pencils

You must bring identification, for example your passport or national ID card. A bottle of water is a good idea. You can take pens and pencils, but your centre will also provide these.
200
In Paper 2 (Writing), what happens if I don't use all the given information?

a) Nothing, as long as my language is good.

b) I lose marks.

c) Nothing, information is only suggested.

You will lose marks. The examiners are looking for both the correct information and good language. So read the question, the input text and/or the notes very carefully.
300
People can now mark their [BELONG] so that if they are stolen by an [OPPORTUNITY] their they can later be identified.
BELONGINGS, OPPORTUNISTIC
300
An accurate [PREDICT] of the weather used to [PRIMARY] be a case of intelligent estimates that consistently turned out to be wrong.
PREDICTION, PRIMARILY
300
The [ANTICIPATE] of spending two or three [WONDER] weeks in the sun on an unspoilt island is enough to make most people think the delays are worth it.
ANTICIPATION, WONDERFUL
300
Most of them have an [OBSESS] with their sport and it is [DREAD] for some of them if they do not win a medal.
OBSESSION, DREADFUL
300
New [TECHNOLOGY] advances are making life more difficult for [CRIME] as police are making progress on crime [PREVENT].
TECHNOLOGICAL, CRIMINALS, PREVENTION
400
I got food poisoning ... the day I arrived. It must have been the fish I ate at ... hotel that evening. In ... morning I felt terrible, and I ... seen by two doctors.
I got food poisoning ON the day I arrived. It must have been the fish I ate at THE hotel that evening. In THE morning I felt terrible, and I WAS seen by two doctors.
400
After walking for half ... hour, I realised I ... been walking in ... wrong direction.
After walking for half AN hour, I realised I HAD been walking in THE wrong direction.
400
Stephen arrived in Bluffville ... the early evening, and walked ... the bus station through the town centre, looking ... somewhere ... stay.
Stephen arrived in Bluffville IN the early evening, and walked FROM the bus station through the town centre, looking FOR somewhere TO stay.
400
Professor Vincent also believes that by the year 2050, computers will ... replaced teachers, and also will ... doing most ... the jobs now being done ... the police.
Professor Vincent also believes that by the year 2050, computers will HAVE replaced teachers, and also will BE doing most OF the jobs now being done BY the police.
400
At ... door, he found two policemen ... were trying ... hold the crowd back. 'What ... earth is going on?' he asked them.
At THE door, he found two policemen WHO/THAT were trying TO hold the crowd back. 'What ON earth is going on?' he asked them.
500
What a pity you didn't come to the party

WISH

I .........................to the party.

I wish YOU HAD COME to the party.
500
The burglar failed to enter the house through the first floor window.

SUCCEED

The burglar .........................the house through the first floor window.

The burglar DID NOT SUCCEED IN ENTERING the house through the first floor window.
500
The vet examined my brother's pet dog last week.

HAD

My brother .........................last week.

My brother HAD HIS PET DOG EXAMINED last week.
500
I expect he was very happy to hear the news.

BEEN

He ......................... very happy to hear the news.

He MUST HAVE BEEN very happy to hear the news.
500
He failed because he hadn't studied.

HAVE

He .........................if he had studied.

He WOULD HAVE PASSED if he had studied.

He WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED if he had studied.

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