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FCE Mock Test 1: shared tools, seed swaps and school breaks
FCE Mock Test 1 is a free, complete B2 First mock exam about shared tools, seed swaps and school breaks, with all four papers and 82 marked questions. You read “The view from the doorway”, hear Nisha and Theo, write an essay about school breaks and compare photos of practical tasks and free-time places.
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- Layout modelled on the computer-based exam
- Estimated Cambridge English Scale score
Reading2,231 words
Audio40:44
Voices9
Photos4
The four papers of Mock Test 1
| Paper | Time | In this mock | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCE Reading and Use of English Test 1 | 75 min | “A cupboard worth sharing” (Part 1, 152 words) · “Listening for birds” (Part 2, 156 words) · “A quieter flat” (Part 3, 152 words) · six transformations (Part 4) · “The view from the doorway” (Part 5, an article, 656 words) · “A different view” (Part 6, an article, 551 words) · “Lessons close to home” (Part 7, an article, 564 words) | 52 questions, 2,231 words |
| FCE Writing Test 1 | 80 min | Essay on school breaks (Question 1) · article (Question 2) · email (Question 3) · review (Question 4) | 2 tasks, 140–190 words each |
| FCE Listening Test 1 | ≈ 40 min | Eight situations (Part 1, 13:46) · Nisha: seed swaps (Part 2, 8:51) · walking groups (Part 3, 8:19) · Theo: theatre sound effects (Part 4, 9:33) | 30 questions, 40:44 audio |
| FCE Speaking Test 1 | 14 min | Photos about practical tasks and free-time places (Part 2), then a discussion about meeting other residents (Parts 3 and 4) | 15 recorded answers |
Mock Test 1 at a glance
- Topics
- sharing household tools, recognising bird calls, quieter homes, theatre ushering, drawing indoors, skills from relatives, seed swapping, walking groups, theatre sound effects and school break times.
- Speaking photos
- A young adult watches an older person demonstrate how to mend a bicycle tyre; A young adult works out how to assemble a small wooden shelf alone; Friends sit together in a lively public square while other people pass by; A person reads beside a quiet lake with only a few people in the distance.
- People in the texts
- Part 7: Ravi, Marta, Jonas and Aisha.
- Reading load
- 2,231 words, within Cambridge’s 2,200–2,500.
- Audio
- 40 min 44 s (both hearings); 9 voices: 6 British, 1 Irish, 1 Australian and 1 Canadian.
- Blind check
- 82/82 answers in the blind check matched the key.
- Review
- 2 changes: 2 extra accepted answers.
- Mini mock
- B2 First Mini Mock 1 (about 23 minutes) reuses “A cupboard worth sharing”, “A quieter flat”, the transformations and Listening Part 3.
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