Información FCE - PAPER 1


PAPER 1 - Reading

El primer módulo del FCE (Lectura) consta de tres partes, las cuales buscan medir la comprensión lectora de los examinados.

Resumen

Time allowed:  1 hour
Number of parts:  3
Number of questions: 30
Marks:  20% of the total exam.
Lengths of texts:  550-700 words per text (about 2,000 words to read in total).
Texts may be from:  newspapers and magazine articles, reports, fiction, advertisements, letters, messages, informational material (e.g. brochures, guides, manuals, etc.)
 

Paper 1 - Part 1 (Multiple Choice)

What's in Part 1?
A text with some multiple-choice questions. Each question has four options (A, B, C or D) and you have to decide which the correct answer is.
 
What do I have to practise?
How to understand the details of a text, including opinions and attitudes.
 
How many questions are there?
8
 
How many marks do I get?
Two marks for each correct answer.
 

Paper 1 - Part 2 (Gapped text)

What's in Part 2?
A text with some empty spaces (gaps). After the text there are some sentences or paragraphs. You have to choose the correct sentence or paragraph for each gap.
 
What do I have to practise?
How to understand the structure and follow the development of a text.
 
How many questions are there?
7
 
How many marks do I get?
Two marks for each correct answer.
 

Paper 1 - Part 3 (Multiple matching)

What's in Part 3?
A series of questions and a long text or several short texts to read. For each question, you have to decide which text or part of the text mentions this.
 
What do I have to practise?
How to find specific information in a text or texts.
 
How many questions are there?
15
 
How many marks do I get?
One mark for each correct answer.
 
 Fuente: http://www.candidates.cambridgeesol.org/cs/Help_with_exams/General_English/FCE/Papers?paper=Reading&panel=parts#selectedtab

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