Información CPE - PAPER 1

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PAPER I : READING
Fuente: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/cpe/index.html#rd

What’s in the Reading paper?

The Cambridge English: Proficiency Reading paper has different types of text and questions. In one part, you may have to read one long text or two or more shorter, related texts. 

Summary

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Number of parts: 4
Number of questions: 40
Marks: 20% of total
Lengths of texts: 2,475–3,350 words to read in total
Texts may be from: Books, non-specialist articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, promotional and informational materials (e.g. advertisements, guide books, manuals)

Parts 1–4

Part 1 (Multiple-choice lexical cloze)


What's in Part 1? 		Three unrelated texts from a range of sources, each with six gaps. You must choose one word or phrase from a set of four (A, B, C or D) to fill each gap.
What do I have to practise? Idioms, collocations, fixed phrases, complementation, phrasal verbs, semantic precision.
How many questions are there? 18
How many marks do I get? One mark for each correct answer.

Part 2 (Multiple choice)


What's in Part 2? 		Four texts on the same theme from a range of sources. Each text is followed by two multiple-choice questions. You have to choose the correct answer from four options (A, B, C or D).
What do I have to practise? How to identify detail, opinion, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, text organisation features (exemplification, comparison, reference).
How many questions are there? 8
How many marks do I get? Two marks for each correct answer.

Part 3 (Gapped text)


What's in Part 3? 		A text from which some paragraphs have been removed and placed in jumbled order after the text. You have to identify the correct paragraph for each gap.
What do I have to practise? How to understand the structure, development, and global meaning of a text.
How many questions are there? 7
How many marks do I get? Two marks for each correct answer.

Part 4 (Multiple choice)


What's in Part 4? 		A long text followed by some multiple-choice questions, each with four options (A, B, C or D).
What do I have to practise? Identifying detail, opinion, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, implication and how a text is organised.
How many questions are there? 7
How many marks do I get? Two marks for each correct answer.

DOs and DON’Ts

DOs

  1. Read the sources, titles and subtitles of the texts where given; they are there to help you.
  2. Read each text carefully before you answer the questions to get an overall impression and understanding of it. This includes Part 3, the gapped text task. (Parts 1 & 3)
  3. Remember, the missing word(s) may be forming part of an idiom, fixed phrase or collocation, so always check the words around the gap carefully. (Part 1)
  4. Remember, the missing word(s) must fit the context of the passage, so always check that the completed sentence makes sense in the passage as a whole. (Part 1)
  5. Read the questions carefully and check each option against the text before rejecting it. (Parts 2 & 4)
  6. Keep an overall idea of the development of the text. You will need to check that the extracts chosen to fit the gaps in the base text fit the progression of the argument or narrative as a whole. (Part 3)

DON'Ts

  1. Don't try to answer any questions without referring carefully to the text.
  2. Don't spend too much time on any one part of the paper.
  3. Don't forget to record your answers on the separate answer sheet.
  4. Don't assume that if the same word appears in the text as well as in an option, this means you have located the answer. (Parts 2 & 4)

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