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CPE Paper 1: Reading and Use of English

This document provides an overview of the CPE Paper 1 exam, which focuses on reading and use of English. It is 1 hour and 30 minutes long and contains 7 parts testing grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Part 1 contains 8 multiple choice cloze questions. Part 2 has 8 open cloze questions. Part 3 involves word formation, Part 4 contains keyword transformations, Parts 5-7 test reading comprehension through multiple choice, gapped text, and multiple matching questions. Tips are provided on timing, scanning texts, and answering reading questions carefully.

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CPE Paper 1: Reading and Use of English

This document provides an overview of the CPE Paper 1 exam, which focuses on reading and use of English. It is 1 hour and 30 minutes long and contains 7 parts testing grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Part 1 contains 8 multiple choice cloze questions. Part 2 has 8 open cloze questions. Part 3 involves word formation, Part 4 contains keyword transformations, Parts 5-7 test reading comprehension through multiple choice, gapped text, and multiple matching questions. Tips are provided on timing, scanning texts, and answering reading questions carefully.

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CPE Paper 1

Reading and Use of English

Paper 1
An overview
Format
The 7 parts
tasks and what they test

Overview
1 hour 30 minutes
7 parts
53 questions
40% of total marks

Format
Parts 1 4
Grammar and vocabulary
tasks
Parts 5 7
Reading comprehension
tasks

Structure and Tasks


1. Multiple choice cloze
2. Open Cloze
3. Word formation
4. Key word Transformations
5. Multiple choice
6. Gapped text
7. Multiple matching

Part 1 Multiple choice cloze

Modified cloze text with eight


gaps
Choose one word from set of
eight 4-option multiple choice
items
Total 8 marks (one mark each answer)

Part 2 Open cloze


Modified cloze text with eight
gaps
Total 8 marks (one mark each answer)

Procedure for cloze tasks


Read text for general understanding
Read again fill in obvious answers
Work out remaining answers:
a.read whole sentence carefully
b.Is word singular/plural, positive/negative,
part of an expression, etc
Read once more to check for accuracy and
spelling

Part 3 Word formation


A text with eight numbered gaps,
each of which represents a word.
Change STEM word to complete
the sentence correctly.
Total 8 marks (one mark each answer)

Part 4 Key word transformations

Lead-in sentence followed by a key


word.
Use key word to complete the
response sentence in 38 words
Lead-in sentence = Response
sentence
Total 12 marks (two marks each sentence)

Check you have

1. put the key word in original form


2. used three to eight words
(contractions, e.g. 'Im, count as
two words)
3. not made any grammar mistakes
or changes (e.g. tenses)

Part 5 Multiple choice (R)


One long text
Six four-option multiple-choice
questions (in order of text)
Total 12 marks (two marks each
answer)

Part 6 Gapped text (R)


One long text missing 7
paragraphs
Restructure and complete textchoose out of 8 jumbled
paragraphs
One paragraph does not fit
Total 14 marks (two for each correctly
placed paragraph)

Part 7 Multiple matching


(R)
A text or several short texts
followed by multiple-matching
questions
Match prompt to element in text
Total 10 marks (one mark each answer)

Tips for Reading


Time yourself carefully. If you get stuck go on and
come back to the question later
Always scan quickly through texts to get idea and
organisation of text
Read stems (first part of question) carefully.
Make sure answer you choose is correct when you match it with stem.

Dont be misled by wordspots

More information/practice?

Go to
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-qua
lifications/proficiency/how-to-prepare
/

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