CPE / Key Word Transformations

Cambridge English: certificate of Proficiency exam (CpE) / key word transformations


Task Type: Key Word Transformations.
Focus: Grammar and vocabulary.
Format: Each question consists of a sentence followed by a ‘key’ word and a second sentence with a gap in the middle. You have to use this key word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
Number of questions: 6
How many marks are there: Up to two marks for each correct answer.

What is testing:
idioms and fixed phrases
phrasal verbs
verb patterns
word combinations
linking words//inversion/conditionals/unreal past/

General Advice:
Write between three and six words as your answer.
Contractions like can't or mustn't are counted as two words.
Take a guess if necessary! You will not lose marks.
Remember that you cannot change the key word.



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