CAE Reading and Use of English

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Reading and use of English

Today we will take a look at the C1 Advanced RUE exam. 

Reading and use of English

1. Multiple Choice Cloze exam

2. Open Cloze

3. Word formation

4. Key word Transformations

5. Multiple Choice

6. Cross text multiple matching

7. Gapped text

8. Multiple matching

1. Multiple choice cloze

What is it?

You are given a short text with eight gaps. For each gap you should choose one word out of four (A, B, C, D).

What do you have to practise?

Vocabulary, synonyms, collocations, prepositions, set phrases

• 8 questions
• 1 mark for each correct answer

Practise

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/CAE/Part1/cae_multiple_choice_cloze_1.php

2. Open Cloze

What is it?

You are presented with a short text that has eight gaps. You should write in one word in each gap.

What do you have to practise?

Grammar and vocabulary > you might have to change the form

• 8 questions
  
• 1 mark for each correct answer

Practise

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/CAE/Part2/cae_open_cloze_1.php

3. Word Formation 

What is it?

A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which the student has to change in some way to make the correct missing word and complete the sentence correctly.

What do you have to practise?

Vocabulary – word-building

• 8 questions
  
• 1 mark for each correct answer

Practise

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/CAE/Part3/cae_word_formation_1.php

4. Key word Transformations

What is it? 

 A sentence followed by a key word and a second sentence which has a gap in it. Students have to use the key word to complete the second sentence so that it is similar in meaning to the first sentence. The given word must not be changed. 

What do you have to practise? 

Grammar and vocabulary – rewriting sentences with different words so that they mean the same thing.

• 6 questions
  
• up to 2 marks for each correct answer

Practise

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/CAE/Part5/cae_key_word_transformations_1.php

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Part 4: Key word transformations

How to act? 

Step 1: read both sentences; make sure you know their meaning and their grammatical tense.

Example

Joan was in favour of visiting the museum.

IDEA

Joan thought it would be ... to the museum. 

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Part 4: Key word transformations

How to act? 

Step 2: analyse what information you can already find in both sentences. 

Example

Joan was in favour of visiting the museum.

IDEA

Joan thought it would be ... to the museum. 

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Part 4: Key word transformations

How to act? 

Step 3: fill in the missing words. Remember! You have to use 2 - 5 words. Less or more will cost you points. Collocations like 'don't' or 'I'm' will count as two words. You have to use the word 'idea'. 

What does it mean when you are 'in favour of something'? It means that you would prefer to do something, or that you think it is a good idea to do something. 

Use that to form your sentence: 

Joan thought it would be a good idea to go to the museum. 

5. Multiple choice

Part 5: Multiple choice

What is it?
A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D), and students have to decide which is the correct answer.

What do you have to practise? 

How to understand the details of a text, including opinions and attitudes.

• 6 questions
• 2 marks for each correct answer

Practise

https://engexam.info/cae-reading-and-use-of-english-practice-tests/cae-reading-and-use-of-english-practice-test-5/5/

6. Cross-text multiple matching

What is it?

The task focuses on identifying opinions and attitudes expressed across texts.

What do you  have to practise?

Read English texts and focus on determinating different opinions. 

• 4 questions
• 1 mark for each correct answer

Practise

https://engexam.info/cae-reading-and-use-of-english-practice-tests/cae-reading-and-use-of-english-practice-test-6/6/

7. Gapped text

How to act?

Step 1: read the text quickly, ignoring the gaps

Step 2: analyze the paragraphs content-wise. What linking words do you see?

Step 3: Look closely at the text before and after the gap and decide what paragraph best fits te gap.

Step 4: re-read the text with your answers and see if everything is logical

Practise

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/1part2.htm

8. Multiple matching 

What is it? 

 A series of statements/questions followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts. You have to match each statement to the section or text in which you can find the information.

What do you have to practise?

How to understand the details of a text, including opinions and attitudes.

• 10 questions
  
• 1 mark for each correct answer

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Part 7: Multiple matching

How to act?

Step 1: analyze the questions; underline the exact information that you are looking for

Step 2: read through the text paragraph by paragraph, not question by question

Step 3: double check your answers 

Practise

https://engexam.info/cae-reading-and-use-of-english-practice-tests/cae-reading-and-use-of-english-practice-test-8/8/