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Succeed in CPE - 8 Practice Tests Contents

Cambridge English: Proficiency Revised 2013 Format

Paper Time Questions Task Types Test Focus

Paper 1 • 1 hour • 53 questions Part 1 - Multiple-choice cloze - 8 questions Part 1 - vocabulary
Reading 30 min • 7 parts Part 2 - Open cloze - 8 questions Part 2 - grammar and vocabulary
Part 3 - Word formation - 8 questions Part 3 - vocabulary and
Part 4 - Key word transformations - 6 questions word formation
Format Part 6 - gapped text task – paragraphs Part 5 - specific information,
Part 5 - A text followed by 4-option
Part 4 - grammar and vocabulary
multiple-choice questions - 6 questions
detail, opinion and attitude
removed - 7 questions
Part 6 - text structure and also
Part 7 - multiple matching - one or several
cohesion and coherence
short texts preceded by multiple-matching Part 7 - specific information,
questions - 10 questions detail, opinion, attitude
Cambridge English: Proficiency
Paper 2 • 1 hour • 2 parts: Part 1 - compulsory task: Part 1 – summarising and
Writing 30 min essay, article, discursive essay (240–280 words) - essay based evaluating the key ideas of the
report, letter, on two texts of 100 words each texts provided as input
review Part 2 - one task from a choice of five Part 2 – candidates have to put
(280-320 words in total). together and develop their ideas
The task types can be: essay, article, letter, on a topic with a purpose for
review or report. writing and a target reader in
Questions 2-4 candidates are provided with a mind and use appropriate
context, topic, purpose and target reader for language for each task type
their piece of writing.
In Question 5 candidates can choose one of two
tasks based on the set reading texts.
Paper 3 • 40 • 4 parts Part 1 - multiple choice – three short Part 1 - attitude, opinion,
Listening minutes unrelated extracts; exchanges between purpose, function, agreement
• 30 Task types: interacting speakers or monologues; two between speakers, course of
questions multiple questions per text - 6 questions action, general gist, detail, etc.
choice, Part 2 - sentence completion – a monologue Part 2 - stated opinion and
sentence - 9 questions specific information
completion, Part 3 - multiple choice – a conversation Part 3 - attitude and opinion
multiple between interacting speakers - 5 questions Part 4 - gist, attitude, main
matching Part 4 - multiple matching - five short points, interpreting context
themed monologues. Two tasks; each task
requires selection of the correct option from a
list of eight options - 10 questions
All texts will be heard twice.
Paper 4 • 16 • 3 parts Part 1 - conversation between the interlocutor and Part 1 - general interactional and
Speaking minutes each candidate (spoken questions) social language
- 2 minutes Part 2 - agreeing and/or
Part 2 - decision-making task based on written disagreeing, suggesting,
and visual stimuli; 2-way conversation - 4 minutes speculating, evaluating etc.;
Part 3 - a long turn by each candidate, followed comparing, describing, expressing
by a discussion on topics related to the long turns opinions and speculating, sustain-
- 10 minutes ing an interaction, exchanging
ideas
Part 3 - expressing and justifying
opinions, organising a larger unit
of discourse

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