Advanced expert pre course quiz

Photocopiable activity (Pre-course) True or false? In the Reading and Use of English and Listening papers, marks will be deducted if you answer a question incorrectly or miss one out How much you know about the Advanced (CAE) exam? Complete the information on each paper of the exam by selecting the correct information as given in the box below and writing it in the appropriate column of the table PAPER NUMBER NAME OF PAPER TIME ALLOCATED Paper Paper [ ]T [ ]F Although you can make notes on the question paper, what must you ensure you with all your answers before the end of the exam? How many parts are there in the Writing paper and how many questions you have to answer in total? Which of the following might you be expected to write in the Writing paper? Paper a summary a competition entry an article a story a review a proposal a postcard an email/letter an essay a report Paper Approximately how many words should you write in each part of the Writing paper? 15 minutes about 40 minutes 90 minutes Speaking Writing Listening 90 minutes Reading and Use of English How many parts are there in the Reading and Use of English paper? How many questions you have to answer in total? Complete this paragraph: In the Reading and Use of English paper, you will encounter (a) different task types The task types for the Use of English questions will include a 4-option (b) cloze, open cloze, (c) and key word transformations In reading-related sections, the task types you will encounter are multiple-choice, crosstext multiple matching, (d) and multiple matching 10 Complete the following paragraph In the Listening paper there are (a) _ parts and you will hear each one (b) _ In total there are (c) _ questions In Part 4, there are (d) _ sets of questions that you need to answer at the same time 11 True or false? In the Speaking paper: (a) there will be three or four other people in the room with you [ ]T [ ]F (b) there are four parts to the test [ ]T [ ]F (c) in Part 2, you have a 2-minute ‘long turn’ [ ]T [ ]F 12 Complete this paragraph Make words from the following anagrams The first letter of each has been given These are some of the aspects that will be tested in the Reading and Use of English paper In the Speaking test, you are assessed on the following areas of performance: g , v , use of d m , i c and p An understanding of: 13 Three of the four papers each carry 20% of the total marks for the exam Only one carries 40% – which paper is that? (a) ceeronche and nosocieh c and c (b) xett and cutrterus t and s (c) leadit, tautited, note, soruppe, cianiplitom d , a _ , t , p and i PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2014 Pearson Education Ltd 122