FCE: READING AND USE OF ENGLISH PAPER

The Reading and Use of English paper has

• seven parts

• 62 questions

• four parts

In Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze) you practise

• Vocabulary.

• Grammar and vocabulary.

• Vocabulary – idioms, collocations, shades of meaning, phrasal verbs, fixed phrases etc.

In Part 2 (Open cloze) there is

• After the text there are some sentences which are not in the right order. You have to read the text and the sentences and decide which sentence best fits each gap.

• A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.

• A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents one missing word. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.

In Part 3 (Word formation)

• A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.

• A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents one missing word. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.

• A text with some multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four options and you have to choose A, B, C or D.

In Part 4 (Key word transformations)

• At the end of the line there is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.

• You have to think of only one correct word for each gap.

• You have to use a "given word" to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

In Part 5 (Multiple choice) you have to practise

• How to understand the structure and development of a text.

• Reading for detail, opinion, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, attitude.

• Reading for specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.

In Part 7 (Multiple matching)

• A series of statements followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts. You have to match each statement to the section or text in which you can find the information.

• A text with some multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four options and you have to choose A, B, C or D.

• A single page of text with some numbered gaps which represent missing sentences. After the text there are some sentences which are not in the right order. You have to read the text and the sentences and decide which sentence best fits each gap.

In Part 6 (Gapped text) there is

• A single page of text with some numbered spaces which represent missing sentences.

• A text with some multiple-choice questions.

• A series of statements followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts.

In these parts you read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary tasks.

• For Parts 4 to 7

• For Parts 1 to 4

• For Parts 5 to 7

How much is Reading and Use of English Paper given?

• 40% marks

• 20% marks