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CAE Mock Test 4: astronomy, footbridges and green spaces
CAE Mock Test 4 is a free, complete C1 Advanced mock exam about astronomy, footbridges and green spaces, with all four papers and 86 marked questions. You read “A telescope and another point of view”, hear Rowan and Tom Arlen, write an essay about green spaces and compare photos of clear communication and small spaces.
- Free, no sign-up to start
- Layout modelled on the computer-based exam
- Estimated Cambridge English Scale score
Reading3,326 words
Audio39:23
Voices10
Photos6
The four papers of Mock Test 4
| Paper | Time | In this mock | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAE Reading and Use of English Test 4 | 90 min | “Knowledge between the instructions” (Part 1, 163 words) · “Curiosity and a change of plan” (Part 2, 168 words) · “Weather recorded close to home” (Part 3, 155 words) · six transformations (Part 4) · “A telescope and another point of view” (Part 5, an article, 748 words) · “An invitation to touch?” (Part 6, four extracts from articles, 585 words) · “The knowledge a recipe leaves out” (Part 7, an article, 842 words) · “An unexpected neighbour” (Part 8, an article, 665 words) | 56 questions, 3,326 words |
| CAE Writing Test 4 | 90 min | Essay on green spaces (Question 1) · proposal (Question 2) · letter (Question 3) · report (Question 4) | 2 tasks, 220–260 words each |
| CAE Listening Test 4 | ≈ 40 min | Three conversations (Part 1, 9:51) · Rowan: local footbridges (Part 2, 7:14) · Tom Arlen: inclusive board games (Part 3, 12:21) · public-facing roles (Part 4, 9:42) | 30 questions, 39:23 audio |
| CAE Speaking Test 4 | 15 min | Photos about clear communication and small spaces (Part 2), then a discussion about shared facilities (Parts 3 and 4) | 15 recorded answers |
Mock Test 4 at a glance
- Topics
- repair knowledge, curiosity and plans, community weather observations, amateur astronomy, interactive public art, historical cooking methods, unexpected wildlife, peer observation, footbridge cataloguing, inclusive board games and public-facing work.
- Speaking photos
- A theatre director explaining a movement to two performers; A workshop tutor showing a learner how to position a hand tool; A walking guide indicating a feature to a small outdoor group; A woman folding a dining table against the wall of a small flat; Two neighbours arranging planting troughs on a narrow rooftop terrace; A shopkeeper rearranging a compact display of handmade objects.
- People in the texts
- Part 6 writers: Rosa Field, artist, David Sen, conservator, Aisha Brenner, designer and Malik Hart, curator; Part 8: Tessa, Marco, Sofia and Dev.
- Reading load
- 3,326 words, within Cambridge’s 3,000–3,500.
- Audio
- 39 min 23 s (both hearings); 10 voices: 7 British, 1 New Zealand, 1 Australian and 1 Indian.
- Blind check
- 86/86 answers in the blind check matched the key.
- Review
- 9 changes: 4 extra accepted answers, 2 questions replaced, 3 rewordings.
- Mini mock
- C1 Advanced Mini Mock 4 (about 24 minutes) reuses “Knowledge between the instructions”, “Weather recorded close to home”, the transformations and Listening Part 1.
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