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CERTIFICATE

PRACTICE

T EST S

Five tests for the new

Cambridge Fint Certificate

in English

MARK HARRISON • ROSAlIE KERR

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ANSWERS

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Contents

Introduction

TEST 1

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

PaperS

Reading

Writing

Use of English

Listening

Speaking

TEST 2

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

Paper 5

Reading

Writing

Use 01 English

Listening

Speaking

TEST 3

Paper 1

Paper 2

per 4

Reading

Writing

Use of English

Lislening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Use of English

Listening

Speaking

TESTS

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

Paper 4

PaperS

Reading

Wriling

Use 01 English

Listening

Speaking

102

104

111

115

Answer Sheets

116

Paper 5 Visual Material

120

Key

129

Sample Student Answers

140

Tapescripts

145

Intro uction

This booIl containS five complete practICe tests Ior

the revised Arsl Certlhcate 10 English (FeEl,

Cambndge levelJ. Developed by expenenced

Writers, the tests accurately tenact \he coverage

ancllevel of the real eXamination Each 01 the tell!S

In Pap8f5 1 and 3 has been laken from a dlllerenl

source. In order la Include examples 01 the WICle

vartety of text typeS that you may '"'Id In the actual

examination

Note In Papers 1, 3 and 4, you have 10 write your

answers on spec1al anSW8f sheets See pages

116·11 Q tor examples 01 Those

The five FeE Papers lIfD descnbed 10 DetaIl below

Page references to a relevant example 01 each

particular task lype are Included altol the

symbol .....

PART 3 Gappeol text

You Wilt read a text from which 7 018 sentences or

paragraphs have been removed The miSSing

sentences or paragraphs WIll be pnnted on the

oppoSlla page and}'OJ fl\\lst dectcIa where lhey lit

In the text There WlII always be one extra sentence

or paragraph that does I'IOtllt anywhere You Will

be glveflthe first answer as an example

• ml5Smg sentences .10-1 \

• mlSsmg paragraphs ~ 32-33

The tYpe 01 language you Will have to use In your

lener may Include. tor example. the language 01

explaining. suggeslmg. complaining, descflbmg

apologiZIng. reporting, persuading and giVIng and

askrng Ior adVIce and InlormatlOf1. You should wnte

In a style that IS appropnate tor !he specified

reader 01 the leller

• a tormalletler -+14. 80

• en IntOlmallener ..... 36; 58

PART 2

The d10Ice of queslJonS In Part 2 sI10uld provide

you With an opporlunlty to wnte about something

related to your own Interests and experience An

Paper 2 tasks stale a context Within which you are

expected 10 Writs ana me181s a genuine purpose

Ior Wfll1ng You win be gIVen InlormatlOll about the

target leader and you should think aOOutlhe effect

you WIsh your pleee 01 Wntlng to have on that

reader

Quesuons 2, 3 and 4 may be WIlling tasks ot the

loIlowlng kmds

• anmlommlleller ..... 15.81

• a leller 01 appllC8tlOfl -+ 37,59

• anallicle .... 37; 103

• a report ...,59;81

• a composition 81, 103

• ashortstory ,5;59

These tasks ate usually presented through the

rubrIC. whlChJs never more than 70 wo«ls long

QuestIOn 5 COI'lSISts 01 a choICe 01 two tasks

related to one 01 frve 'background readIng texts'

Both lasks are of a general nature. m that \Iley

may De related to any at the tive texts The tasks

are at SimIlar typeS to those menlloned above, The

background reading texts Ior Oecembel 1996 al8:

OJf1ofd Bookworm CoIlec1lOfls Cnme Never Pays

E M fQrster A Passage 10 Indm

Aldous Hu.Jey Brave New WO/Id

Oaphne du Maurier Rebect:a

G B Shaw PygmaJIOfI

PART 4 Matching

YOu Will read a text ora seoes of short texIS and

have to answer between 13 and 15 qUElS1l0ns You

Will be asked to do 0l1'~ at the tollowmg tasks

• match a lIst ot statements, references or

oplnooos to the secllOOS of the textlfl whICh they

appeal -> 12-t3

• match a list at statements. references or

0PlflKlltStO people or things mentioned In the

text_ 34·35; 56·57

• match a list ot statemaflts. relerences Of

optnionS to mlormatlOn given In the text .78·

There may be only one correct answeno a

questlOf1 However. sometimes more than one

answer IS required Md this Will be Indlcaled

Where thiS IS the C8SfI. answers may be given In

any orOel You wlIl be I~rven the lust answer as an

example

OccaslOnB)ly, there may also be one or two

mUltiple choice questions ot a genera) type. whICh

ask about the text aSll whole

Paper 1 Reading (1 hour

15 minutes)

In thiS paper. there are lour pariS and 35 questions

In all ReadIng lexls Ble taken lrom 8 range of

sourceS,ll"Ic:llJdlng newspapers, magazines.

leaflets, broc:tlures, advertisements or books Note

tnalln Part 2 the text may also be taken tram a

stlort story. novel, t»ography or autobiography

PART 1 Matching

You WlO read a teld that IS dMded IOto 7 or 8

sections and be asked to do one of the 101l0wu'lg

''''''''

• choose which heltdlng IS appropnate Ior each

section -f 6-7

• choose whICh sentence best summar1les each

section ..... 28-29

In elthe' case. you will have 10 answer 6 or 7

QuestlOf'lS and you Will be given a list 01 POSSible

answers to choose !rom, 1l1(lfe will be ona extra

heading or senlence that IS 1'101 the answer to any

Question and III not used You Will be grven the

answer for the lirsl sec\JOI'I as an example

Paper 2 Writing (1 hour 30

minutes)

This paper has !Wo pmts of equal Importance. Part

1 IS a compulsory task fOf all candidates, In Pan 2.

you must select one task from a choICe o! lour FOf

each part. you will be expected to wnte between

120 and 180 words. rnakmg a tota) of between 240

end 360 words Ior the whole paper

PART 2 Multiple choice

You will read a text and be asked 10 answel 7 or 8

mUlbple choice questions about It For each

question. you must choose A B. COlD,

McB\ Q\ \he C\,IJeS\\OI\'!I 'MlllUIIt abooJ\ \he de\a\\$ In

me lext 0\TIe1 questIOns may llSl<. anou\ mesa

MARKING INFORMATION

Papar21s marl<ed by trained examiners. who are

usually teachers The answer to each part Is

assessed accoldlng to a number 01 cntena.

Includmg the content of the piece 01 Writing: the

acculacy 01 vocabulal'{. structure. spelling and

puneI\la'\~,'IMlli1~\t.~l't~

structure: the OIgamzatlOf1 and coheSlOfl ot the

pIece ot Willing. the apJ:nopnacy 01 the register

and lhe general effect on the target readoer

TOe UCLES General Mark SCheme Ior Papal 21s

reproduced on page 139 at the 'WIth Answers'

edition Though correct atllms of gomg to press, it

IS likely to be subfeClto rOVlSIOf1

Deta<led descnpllons 01 sUltabla answers to the

tasks In Ih,s book are given In the Key on pages

129·138 of the With Answers· edltlOft There are

also sampje student answers Ior the ParI 1 tasks

on pages 140-144

. .-.

• reterences In lhe lext. tor example What does 'If'

mime IS re!er to? ..... 8·9

• partbllar words ana pl'UBSes used In the lext

Ior example W'bal does the wnlermean or

)udgemental'Jn tha fifth paragraph? '. 30-31

• the text as a wnoIe.1or example WhaIIS fhe

purpose of theartJCie? t 52·53

PART 1

FOf QuesllOf11 you nave to wnte a '1ransactlOf1al'

\e.\\e'l . ~\ \';;. a Ie\\el 'N1\\\m\ \1\ \e~ \D a

slluallon and 1\Self giVIng nse to turther actlOf1. You

are asked to rBad up to three shorl texIs, such as

tellers. adverts, poslCards and extracts lrom

d,anes or 81l1cJas. Thele are sometimes aCld,lional

Visual promplS, sucl, as draWings or photographs

All of \illS matenal. whICh Is nevel more than 250

words long. grves you IIltormahOll about a

Situation You lhen h.ave 10 respond by WnlJng a

su'table Ielter

Your leller should be almost entuely based on the

InfOlmat,on goven to you ana you 8/e not expected

to draw on YOUlown kt'towledge or Imag,oat,on,

Neither are you asked to lake on the characler of

ano1het pelson In Older 10 Wf\\e \he leller 'l'ou era

given the Sltuatoon and snoold respond to It as you

woold m reallr!e

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