Kelington Institute January 2015

Cambridge English: Preliminary

PAPER TIMING NUMBER OF PARTS (Questions) QUESTIONS/MARKS

1. R: Multiple choice (short texts) (5)

2. R: Matching (multiple texts) (5)

3. R: True / False (10)

R: 35 questions
4. R: Multiple choice (one text) (5) W: 3 parts

5. R: Multiple choice cloze (10) Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1(W):

1 mark per correct
answer
Reading
and 1h 30 min 1. W: Sentence transformation (5) Part 2(W): up to 5
Writing marks
2. W: Short communicative message
Part 3(W): up to 15
(35 - 35 words) marks
3. W: One of two options:
50%
- Letter/e-mail

- Story

(about 100 words)

1. Multiple choice (short extracts) (7) 25 questions

All parts: 1 mark per
35 min 2. Multiple choice (long extract) (6)
correct answer
Listening
(approx.) 3. Gap-fill (long extract) (6)

4. True / False (dialogue) (6) 25%

1. Conversation with interlocutor

10 - 12 min 2. Collaborative task (situation)

Speaking 25%
(approx.) 3. Individual long turn (description)

4. Conversation around topic in 3.

For a sample and full description of each of the parts follow the link below:

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/preliminary/whats-in-the-exam/