B2 - FCE - sample exam - 1 Reading.pdf

PAPER 1
READING
GENERAL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND TASKS
Paper format The paper contains four parts, PART 1
with a range of texts and
Task type Multiple matching.
prehension
and focus Main points.
tasks. One part may contain
two or more shorter related Format A text preceded by multiple matching questions.
texts. Candidates must match prompts to elements in
the text.
Timing 1 hour 15 minutes.
No. of Qs 6 or 7.
No. of parts 4.
No. of questions 35. PART 2
Task types Multiple matching, multiple-
Task type Multiple-choice.
choice, gapped text. and focus Detail, opinion, gist, deducing meaning.
Text types From the following: newspaper Format A text followed by four-option multiple-choice
and magazine articles, reports, questions.
fiction, advertisements,
No. of Qs 7 or 8.
correspondence, messages,
informational material
(. brochures, guides, PART 3
manuals, etc.).
Task type Gapped text.
Length of texts 350–700 words per text: and focus Text structure.
1,900–2,300 words
Format A text from which paragraphs or sentences have
approximately overall. been removed and placed in jumbled order after
Answer format For all parts of this paper, the text.
Candidates must decide from where in the text
candidates indicate their
the paragraphs or sentences have been removed.
answers by shading the correct
lozenges on an