The areas (papers) that make up the exam are:
Speaking, Listening, Writing and UOE.
Speaking, Listening, Writing, Reading and UOE.
Speaking, Listening, Writing and Reading.
Speaking, Listening and Writing.
Many of the skills you learn at First Certificate will be useful for CAE since the exams are similar.
True
False
How many compositions do you have to do in the exam, and how long do you get to complete the paper?
Two tasks and 1 hour and 30 minutes.
What is the writing task in Part 1 of the Writing paper?
An essay. It's the compulsory task that everyone has to do.
The Reading and UOE paper is the most important because it has the most points in the exam (78 points).
False
True
How many parts make up the Reading and UOE paper?
Eight
How long do you get to complete the Reading and UOE paper?
1 hour and 25 minutes
1 hour and 20 minutes
1 hour and 30 minutes
1 hour and 15 minutes
You need to write your answers for the UOE parts 2, 3 and 4 _________ .
in lower-case letters only
in CAPITAL letters only
neatly in lower-case or CAPITAL letters
in whatever you want
In the UOE parts, if you write the correct word but spell it incorrectly, you ________ .
get half a mark
get nothing
still get the mark
The Listening Exam is made up from 4 parts.
True
False
In Part 2 of the listening (sentence completion), your spelling must be correct.
True
False
Do you hear the recording twice for each part of the Listening Exam?
Yes, you do.
Part 4 of the Listening Exam is considered the hardest because you have to complete _______ tasks at the same time.
four
two
three
In the Speaking Exam there are _______ parts to do.
one
three
two
four
How many pictures are you given Speaking Part 2, and how many do you need to talk about?
You are given three pictures, but you have to talk about two of them.
In Part 3 (collaborative task), you are given 5 prompts about a particular topic which you discuss with your partner(s).
True
False
