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Cambridge English: First for Schools The format

PAPER 1 READING & USE OF ENGLISH

Paper/timing Part Test content Test focus
A modified cloze test containing eight gaps followed by
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eight multiple-choice questions. Candidates are expected
to be able to:
2 A modified cloze test containing eight gaps.
A text containing eight gaps. Each gap corresponds to a - demonstrate the ability
3 word. The stems of the missing words are given beside to apply their knowledge
the text and must be changed to form the missing word. and control of the lan-
guage system by com-
Six separate questions, each with a lead-in sentence and a pleting a number of
READING AND
USE OF ENGLISH 4 gapped second sentence to be completed in two to five tasks at text and sen-
tence level;
1 hr & 15 mins words, one of which is a given ‘key’ word.
5 A text followed by six 4-option multiple-choice questions. - demonstrate a variety
of reading skills including
A text from which six sentences have been removed and understanding of specific
6 placed in jumbled order, together with an additional sen- information, text organi-
tence, after the text. sation features, implica-
tion, attitude and text
A text or several short texts, preceded by structure.
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10 multiple-matching questions.

PAPER 2 WRITING

Format: The paper contains two parts. Timing: 1 hour & 20 minutes Number of Parts: 2
Task: You are required to complete two tasks: a compulsory task in Part 1 and one task from a choice of four in Part 2.
In this book, you are only given three choices in Part 2. You are not given the fourth choice which is based on a prescribed
reading text.
Task Types: A range from the following: • an essay, • an article, • a letter/email, • a review, • a story.
Scoring: Each question on this paper carries equal marks.

Structure and tasks
Part 1: Write an essay giving opinion and providing reasons for the opinion.
You are asked to write an essay giving your opinion on the essay title using the ideas given and providing an idea of your own.
The essay title will be on a subject of general interest not requiring any specialised knowledge.
Word Requirement: 140-190 words

Part 2: Writing one from a number of possible text types based on a contextualised writing task.
You have a choice of task. In questions 2–4, the tasks provide you with a clear context, topic, purpose and target reader for
your writing. The output text types are: • an article, • a letter/email, • a review, • a story.
Each task has a given purpose and a target reader.
Word Requirement: 140-190 words

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