CAE Paper 3 Use of English (< Previous > Next)
Time allowed: 1 hour
| Part | Task type | Tests ability to | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Multiple choice cloze | Choose 1 word from a set of 4 to complete a gap in a text. | collocation, phrasal verbs, idioms, phrases | 12 |
| 2. Open cloze | Choose one word to complete a gap in a text. | grammatical items | 15 |
| 3. Word formation | Form a new word from a given 'stem' word to complete a text. | prefixes and suffixes, compound words | 10 |
| 4. Gapped sentences | Complete three separate sentences with the same one word. | vocabulary | 5 |
| 5. Key word transformations | Complete a second gapped sentence with a key word so that it has the same meaning as a lead-in sentence. | vocabulary and grammar | 8 |
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