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How long may the test take?

3h

4.5h

3.5h

4h

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What is the required average score to pass the First exam?

65%

60%

50%

55%

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You have to pass each paper individually in order to pass the whole examination.

TRUE

FALSE

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What's the scale score for First?

150–200

150–190

160–200

160–190

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You pass the exam if you get an...

A, B, C or D

A or B

A, B or C

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Should you use American or British English?

American

British

Either, as long as it's consistent.

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Reading and Use of English lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes. What's the content?

7 parts / 52 questions

7 parts / 32 questions

4 parts / 32 questions

4 parts / 52 questions

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Writing lasts 1 hour and 20 minutes. What's its content?

4 parts

2 parts

1 part

3 parts

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Listening lasts about 40 minutes. What's its content?

4 parts / 30 questions

3 parts / 20 questions

3 parts/ 30 questions

4 parts / 20 questions

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Speaking lasts 14 minutes per pair of candidates. What's its content?

3 parts

4 parts

5 parts

2 parts

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Can you have spelling mistakes in the Listening?

Yes. Minor spelling errors are accepted.

No. No spelling errors are accepted.

Yes. Spelling mistakes make no difference in listening.

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Listening: which of the following is NOT a task of the First Exam?

Listening to multiple speakers

Listening about a science topic

Listening to conversations

Listening to short extracts

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Speaking: If you know a lot about the topic, you should talk as much as you can.

FALSE. You should try to get the other candidate to speak.

TRUE. The more you show your knowledge, the better.

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Writing: Which of the following is NOT a task of the First Exam?

letter

article

report

essay

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What do you call the person who watches you during the exam?

Vigilant

Invigilator

Guard

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In the exam, you will have ___ minutes to write two compositions.

100

80

40

60

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