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CAE Mock Test 3: scale models, quiet hours and evaluating information
CAE Mock Test 3 is a free, complete C1 Advanced mock exam about scale models, quiet hours and evaluating information, with all four papers and 86 marked questions. You read “A voice in another language”, hear Helena, Nina Webb and Hugo Flynn, write an essay about evaluating information and compare photos of communicating ideas and patience.
- Free, no sign-up to start
- Layout modelled on the computer-based exam
- Estimated Cambridge English Scale score
Reading3,328 words
Audio40:22
Voices10
Photos6
The four papers of Mock Test 3
| Paper | Time | In this mock | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAE Reading and Use of English Test 3 | 90 min | “Thinking with a model” (Part 1, 156 words) · “Explaining the problem” (Part 2, 168 words) · “A calendar written in leaves” (Part 3, 142 words) · six transformations (Part 4) · “A voice in another language” (Part 5, an extract from a novel, 743 words) · “What makes a neighbourhood itself?” (Part 6, four extracts from articles, 611 words) · “The work behind a simple package” (Part 7, an article, 841 words) · “Between evening and arrival” (Part 8, an article, 667 words) | 56 questions, 3,328 words |
| CAE Writing Test 3 | 90 min | Essay on evaluating information (Question 1) · report (Question 2) · review (Question 3) · proposal (Question 4) | 2 tasks, 220–260 words each |
| CAE Listening Test 3 | ≈ 40 min | Three conversations (Part 1, 9:45) · Helena: fabric conservation (Part 2, 7:05) · Nina Webb and Hugo Flynn: quiet hours (Part 3, 13:26) · shared rooms (Part 4, 9:51) | 30 questions, 40:22 audio |
| CAE Speaking Test 3 | 15 min | Photos about communicating ideas and patience (Part 2), then a discussion about group strengths (Parts 3 and 4) | 15 recorded answers |
Mock Test 3 at a glance
- Topics
- scale models, explaining problems aloud, seasonal tree observations, translation and authorial voice, neighbourhood character, packaging prototypes, overnight journeys, survey presentation, woven-fabric conservation, quiet hours and redesigning shared rooms.
- Speaking photos
- A woman explaining a small bridge model to two visitors; Two performers acting out a scene for a small audience; A basket maker demonstrates a weaving technique to two adult learners; A gardener carefully separating delicate seedlings; A conservator carefully matching fragments of an old ceramic bowl; Two adults recording the sound of a small stream.
- People in the texts
- Part 6 writers: Maya Ferris, Jonas Malik, Clara Evett and Daniel Okoro; Part 8: Mina, Ruben, Elif and Jon.
- Reading load
- 3,328 words, within Cambridge’s 3,000–3,500.
- Audio
- 40 min 22 s (both hearings); 10 voices: 7 British, 2 New Zealand and 1 South African.
- Blind check
- 86/86 answers in the blind check matched the key.
- Review
- 5 changes: 3 extra accepted answers, 2 rewordings.
- Mini mock
- C1 Advanced Mini Mock 3 (about 24 minutes) reuses “Thinking with a model”, “A calendar written in leaves”, the transformations and Listening Part 1.
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