READING PET

READING PET Exam

Multiple Choice

How many sections does the reading exam have?

• 6

• 3

• 2

• 4

Reading part 1, 2 and 3

PART 1: SIGNS

In this part you have to look at very short texts, such as signs and messages, postcards, notes, emails, labels etc.

What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

A .The water fitness classes are free to people who swim ten times in a month.

B. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes.

C. This month, you can go to Water Fitness Classes and use the swimming pool ten times without paying.

Tips for reading part 1

1. The first time you read the text, decide what it might be: a notice, an email, a text message ect.

2. Before you look at the options, decide what you think the main message in the text is.

3. Read the three options and try to match the correct one.

Tips for reading part 1

4. Don't choose an answer just because it contains a word that is in the text.

5. Look out for words or expressions in the options that have a similar meaning to ones in the text.

6. Double check your answer before you move on to the next question.

 

Multiple Choice

• Order the cinema tickets.

• Collect the tickets.

• Meet after work to go to the cinema.

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• The lift is only for employees.

• The lift is only for employees.

• The lift is only for employees.

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• Think about what you can have for dinner.

• Buy something for dinner.

• Prepare the dinner.

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• This car park is for people who use the shop.

• No parking here.

• Anyone can park here.

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• The cafe is where the builders eat.

• Students will be told when the cafe is open.

• The cafe will still be open while building work is being done.

Reading part 2: Matching

In this part, you have to match five people to eight texts.

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Tips for part 2

-Read the descriptions if the people first. Undeline any key words or expressions like days, dates etc,

- Read the 8 texts and try to identify those that match the people. To begin with you may find more than one that seem to match.

- Read the texts again and focus on detail. Just because a word appears in both texts, this does not mean that this is the correct choice to make. In fact, pay attention to any synonyms (words with a similar meaning) as this might indicate the option could be correct.

Tips for part 2

-Look out for anything anything that indicates the answer is wrong such as days, prices, or any other issues make the answer wrong.

Practice time

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Part 3

In this part of the exam you need to read a long text and answer 5 multiple choice questions.

Tips for part 3

1. Use the title to get an idea of the theme of the text.

2. Read the text first before you try to answer any questions. This will help you get an overall idea of the topic and the writer's opinion.

3.Read each question, find and underline the part of the text which answers the question. The answers to the questions will generally follow in the same order in the text.

Tips for part 3

4. Don't choose an answer simply because a word in the question appears in the text. Examples of this can sometimes distract you from the correct answer.

 

Multiple Choice

What is the writer doing in this text?

• giving information about how colours influence us

• reporting what happens in a new television series

• giving information about a television presenter

• giving his opinion of a recent television show

Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the probable content of the four shows?

• Part 1 – Health; Part 2 – Products and Industry; Part 3 – Emotions; Part 4 – Decisions

• Part 1 – Blue and Black; Part 2 – Red and Orange; Part 3 – White and Grey; Part 4 – Green and Yellow

• Part 1 – Meeting Designers; Part 2 – Meeting People who Name Colours; Part 3 – Meeting Doctors; Part 4 – Meeting Scientists

• Part 1 – Cleaning Products; Part 2 – Make-up; Part 3 – Clothes; Part 4 – Food

Multiple Choice

According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?

• It can help you to choose the best products.

• It can give you new ideas.

• It can help you to change people’s minds.

• It can help you to sell products.

Multiple Choice

Who does the writer respect least?

• Verity Allen

• The people who name lipsticks

• The ‘Colour Doctor’

• The scientists who work with mice

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would make a good title for the text?

• Enjoy it, but don’t believe everything.

• Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!

• Don’t miss this if you work in Business!

• Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!

Part 4: Missing sentences.

Five sentences have been removed from the text . Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap

Tips for part 4

1.Read the whole text first before you attempt to answers any questions. This will give you an idea of the overall structure.

2.As you read the text try to identify what each paragraph is about. This will help you work out the missing sentences.

3.Read the sentences to get a general idea of the topic of each one.

Tips for part 4

4. Look out for words and expressions that help link ideas. These could be things like time phrases, contrasting linking words and expressions, pronouns or synonyms that refer forwards or backwards in the text.

5.Make sure any sentence you chose fits both with what comes before and after. You will often find one that seems to be OK with what comes before, but which does not fit with the following sentence.

Tips for part4

6. As you work through the task, be prepared to change your opinion on an earlier choice. If you don't do this and your original choice is wrong, you are limiting the choice of remaining sentences.

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PART 5: text with gaps

1. Use the title to get an idea of the theme of the text.

2.Read the text first before you try to answer any questions. This will help you get an overall idea of the topic.

3. Decide if any of the options are definitely wrong and then experiment by trying the others in the gap.

4. Read the text through at the end to see if your choices make sense.

Multiple Choice

Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000 miles ____________

the nearest city.

• for

• from

• on

• by

Multiple Choice

Studies show that people __________ arrived on the island about 1600 years ago.

• one

• first

• just

• already

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hey had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their _________written language.

• Own

• only

• clever

• self

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___________ it reached about 10,000 people

• so

• although

• until

• because

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oon there were too many people and there wasn’t_________food to eat.

• many

• some

• too

• enough

Multiple Choice

A terrible war started and ___________of the statues were broken.

• many

• few

• lot

• enough

Multiple Choice

Easter Island is___________

for its statues.

• important

• interesting

• famous

• fascinating

Multiple Choice

Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be_______all over the island.

• looked

• located

• found

• situated

Multiple Choice

Who made them? How___________they move these giant pieces of rock?

• have

• were

• had

• did

Multiple Choice

What happened _____the people who lived there?

• to

• with

• about

• for

Multiple Choice

When western explorers____________ the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived there.

• invented

• discovered

• sailed

• came

Part 6: Text with gaps

Tips for part 6

1. Make sure you read the title and the complete text first before trying to answer any questions. This will sometimes help you to identify missing words.

2. Remember that only one word is missing and that contractions count as two words!

Tips for part 6

3.Pay attention to the clauses and words around each gap as these will usually help you identify which word is missing. For example, if the gap is after a verb, is it possible a preposition is missing? If the gap follows a comma, could the missing word be a relative pronoun (who, that, which etc.) ? If the gap appears at the beginning of a sentence, could the missing word be a linking word such as 'However' or 'Although'? You'll need to read the sentences before and after to work this last one out.

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