Overview Reading and use of English

What’s in the Reading and Use of English paper?

• The B2 First Reading and Use of English paper is in ten parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

• The B2 First Reading and Use of English paper is in seven parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

• The B2 First Reading and Use of English paper is in six parts and has a mix of text types and questions.

For Parts 1 to 4, ....

• you read a range of texs and do grammar and listening tasks.

• you read a range of books and do grammar and vocabulary tasks.

• you read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary tasks.

For Parts 5 to 7,....

• you read a series of texts and answer questions that test your reading ability and show that you can deal with a variety of different types of texts.

• you read a series of texts and answer questions that test your speaking ability and show that you can deal with a variety of different types of texts.

• you read a series of texts and answer questions that test your reading ability and show that you can deal with a variety of different types of magazines.

Time allowed:

• 1 hour 30 minutes

• 1 hour 15 minutes

• 1 hour 18 minutes

• 1 hour 20 minutes

Number of questions:

• 58

• 60

• 65

• 52

Part 1 (Multiple-choice cloze)

What's in Part 1?

• A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D) – you have to decide which is the incorrect answer.

• A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has fthree options (A, B, or C) – you have to decide which is the correct answer.

• A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D) – you have to decide which is the correct answer.

Part 2 (Open cloze)

What's in Part 2?

• A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents one missing word. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.

• A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents two missing words. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.

• A text in which there are some gaps, each of which represents three missing words. You have to think of the correct word for each gap.

Part 3 (Word formation)

What's in Part 3?

• A text containing ten gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.

• A text containing four gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.

• A text containing eight gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.

Part 4 (Key word transformations)

What's in Part 4?

• You have to use this key word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

• You have to use this key word to complete the second sentence so that it has a different meaning to the first sentence.

• You don't have to use this key word to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

Part 5 (Multiple choice)

What's in Part 5?

• A text with some multiple-choice questions.

• A text with eleven multiple-choice questions.

• A text with some questions without options.