Practice tests for the Cambridge PET exam
Being able to write the same thing using different words and expressions is a very useful skill and shows your ability to express yourself in English. Try the following exercises to practise.
Here are some sentences about holidays.
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the
same as the first.
Use no more than three words.
1. I've never been to America.
He said he ........................................ to America.
2. The tickets were more expensive than I had expected.
The tickets weren't ........................................ as I had expected.
3. Getting a visa isn't very difficult.
It isn't difficult ........................................
a visa.
4. The hotel gave us a room with a beautiful view.
We ........................................ a room with beautiful view by the hotel.
5. My friend suggested travelling by train.
My friend said 'If I were you ........................................ travel by train'.
Were there any questions above that you got wrong? Learn any
new patterns you find. The best way to do this is to use them
in sentences that mean something to you. For example, in question
5 we had this pattern:
My friend suggested travelling by train.
My friend said 'If I were you I would travel by train'.