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KET Reading and Writing Part 5

Task Description

In this task, candidates complete a 3-option multiple-choice cloze passage.

What texts are used?

Factual texts such as articles from newspapers and magazines and extracts from simple encyclopaedias.

What is being tested?

Candidates' knowledge of grammatical structure and usage in the context of a reading text.

What kind of task is it?

Candidates have eight gaps in the text to fill. They must choose the correct word for the gap from the three options given.

Understanding the Task

To understand better how students need to approach this task, look at this sample Part 5 from a KET Reading and Writing paper. Complete the task and then consider the questions below.

Sample Part 5 Task (PDF)
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Things to Consider
Look at these questions about how you approached the task and consider your answers.

1. Why do you think this task is text based and not a set of discrete sentences?
   
   
2. Look at the title and example. How do you think these will help the candidates?
   
   
3. Look at the options. What kinds of words are being tested here?
   
   
4. How did you get to the right answer?