- Always read the text quickly before you start to get a general idea. This should not take more than 1 minute.
- The answer will always be a single word.
- Contractions (e.g. don’t, we’ve, won’t) count as two words.
- Correct spelling is essential for all of the FCE Use of English paper.
- Read the text before and after each gap before answering.
- If the answer is a verb, check that you are using the correct form and that it agrees with its subject.
- The same word is unlikely to be used to fill two different gaps within one text.
- Don’t spend lots of time on a word you don’t know.
- Check your answers, your spelling .