Cambridge C1 Advanced

Which official description best fits Cambridge C1 Advanced?

• AA B1 school-leaving test focused on everyday survival English
• BA C1-level qualification proving high-level academic and professional English
• CA teaching-methodology test for English teachers
• DA placement test with no certificate or scale score

Which set of papers matches the current C1 Advanced exam structure?

• AGrammar, Translation, Dictation, and Interview
• BReading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking
• CReading only, Writing only, and optional Speaking
• DUse of English, Literature, Composition, and Oral Presentation

In C1 Advanced, how many parts and questions are in Reading and Use of English?

• A5 parts and 40 questions
• B6 parts and 52 questions
• C8 parts and 56 questions
• D10 parts and 70 questions

Which statement about C1 Advanced Writing is accurate?

• ACandidates complete two tasks of 220-260 words each.
• BCandidates write one short informal email only.
• CCandidates answer 56 grammar questions in 90 minutes.
• DCandidates choose whether to do Writing or Speaking.

Which description best matches the C1 Advanced Listening paper?

• AFour parts, 30 questions, about 40 minutes
• BThree parts, 40 questions, exactly 60 minutes
• CTwo recordings, 20 questions, heard once only
• DOne interview followed by a written summary

Which statement about the C1 Advanced Speaking paper is most accurate?

• AIt is normally taken with one or two other candidates and has four parts.
• BIt is a solo prepared speech with no interaction.
• CIt is optional if the candidate passes the written papers.
• DIt consists only of reading a text aloud.

Which Reading and Use of English part tests cross-text multiple matching?

• APart 1
• BPart 3
• CPart 6
• DPart 8

What is the key constraint in C1 Advanced Reading and Use of English Part 4?

• AUse the key word unchanged and complete the second sentence in three to six words.
• BWrite a full paragraph using the key word at least twice.
• CChoose one of four headings for a paragraph.
• DTransform a sentence using no more than two words.

Which statement about C1 Advanced scoring is accurate?

• AA score of 180-199 is reported at C1 level on the Cambridge English Scale.
• BOnly scores above 200 receive any certificate.
• CThe exam reports only pass or fail, with no scale score.
• DThe Speaking paper does not contribute to the final result.

A candidate scores 200 on C1 Advanced. Which interpretation is best?

• AThe candidate has failed because C1 ends at 199.
• BThe result is reported at C2 level, although the certificate is for C1 Advanced.
• CThe result is automatically invalid because it is above the exam level.
• DThe score means the candidate skipped the Speaking paper.

Which statement about test delivery is safest for candidates planning C1 Advanced?

• AEvery candidate worldwide pays the same fee on the same date.
• BAvailable dates, fees, and paper-based or digital delivery depend on authorised centres.
• CThe exam can be taken anywhere without ID checks.
• DThe exam is only offered by universities, not test centres.

Why does this question bank adapt Writing and Speaking into multiple-choice questions?

• AThe real Writing and Speaking papers are multiple-choice.
• BMCQs can test rubric knowledge, register decisions, organisation, and response quality be…
• CCambridge forbids candidates from practising productive skills.
• DWriting and Speaking are no longer part of C1 Advanced.

Choose the best word to complete the sentence: The report _____ a compelling case for redesigning the admissions process.

• Adoes
• Bmakes
• Cputs
• Dgets

Choose the best word: The board was not _____ to approve a budget increase without clearer evidence of demand.

• Ainclined
• Bdisposed
• Cleaning
• Dpartial

Choose the best phrase: The charity hopes the campaign will _____ a change in public attitudes.

• Abring about
• Btake over
• Cput aside
• Dset down

Choose the best word: The new heating system is more _____ because it uses less energy to achieve the same result.

• Aeconomic
• Beconomical
• Cfinancial
• Dcommercial

Choose the best phrase: Several residents _____ issue with the council's claim that the consultation had been extensive.

• Amade
• Btook
• Cgave
• Dheld

Choose the best word: The department faces a _____ workload in September, when applications and audits coincide.

• Aheavy
• Bstrong
• Clarge
• Ddeep

Choose the best word: The inconsistencies in the figures _____ serious doubts about the survey's reliability.

• Arise
• Braise
• Carise
• Dlift

Choose the best phrase: Given the limited budget, the final design is _____ more impressive.

• Aall the
• Beven the
• Cfar the
• Dmuch the

Choose the best phrase: The procurement process came _____ scrutiny after two suppliers complained.

• Abelow
• Bunder
• Cthrough
• Dacross

Choose the best word: It is _____ unlikely that the committee will reverse its decision without new evidence.

• Abitterly
• Bhighly
• Cdeeply
• Dwidely

Choose the word that best completes the open-cloze sentence: No sooner had the report been published _____ critics began questioning its assumptions.

• Awhen
• Bthan
• Cthat
• Das

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Had it not been _____ the sponsor's intervention, the project would have closed.

• Aabout
• Bfor
• Cfrom
• Dwith

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: It remains to _____ seen whether the pilot scheme can be expanded nationally.

• Abe
• Bhave
• Cget
• Dmake

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The policy is unlikely to succeed, _____ least not without sustained investment.

• Ain
• Bby
• Cat
• Don

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Scarcely had the delegates taken their seats _____ the fire alarm sounded.

• Athan
• Bwhen
• Cthat
• Dwhile

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Convincing _____ the argument may sound, it overlooks several practical obstacles.

• Aalthough
• Bas
• Cdespite
• Dhowever

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The consultant denied _____ having seen the confidential memo before the meeting.

• Aever
• Bnever
• Cyet
• Dstill

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The chair insisted that the minutes _____ circulated before any vote was taken.

• Aare
• Bwere
• Cbe
• Dbeing

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: It is high time the team _____ responsibility for the delay.

• Atakes
• Btook
• Chas taken
• Dwill take

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: Not only _____ the new timetable reduce waiting times, but it also improved staff morale.

• Ahas
• Bdid
• Cwas
• Dwould

Word formation: Choose the correct form of RESILIENT. The community's _____ after the floods impressed outside observers.

• Aresilient
• Bresilience
• Cresiliency
• Dresiliently

Word formation: Choose the correct form of INNOVATE. The panel praised the team's _____ approach to recycling industrial waste.

• Ainnovation
• Binnovative
• Cinnovatively
• Dinnovator

Word formation: Choose the correct form of SUSTAIN. The current level of water consumption is _____ unless rainfall patterns improve.

• Asustain
• Bsustainable
• Cunsustainable
• Dsustainably

Word formation: Choose the correct form of ANALYSE. A detailed _____ of the interviews revealed three recurring themes.

• Aanalysis
• Banalyst
• Canalytical
• Danalysed

Word formation: Choose the correct form of PERSIST. Her _____ in challenging the assumption eventually led to a better model.

• Apersistent
• Bpersistently
• Cpersistence
• Dpersisted

Word formation: Choose the correct form of BENEFIT. The mentoring scheme has proved _____ for both new staff and experienced managers.

• Abenefit
• Bbeneficial
• Cbeneficiary
• Dbenefited

Word formation: Choose the correct form of RELY. The witness was considered _____ because several details in his account kept changing.

• Areliance
• Breliable
• Cunreliable
• Dreliably

Word formation: Choose the correct form of DEFINE. The committee is waiting for a _____ version of the contract before voting.

• Adefinite
• Bdefinitive
• Cdefinition
• Ddefined

Word formation: Choose the correct form of COMPREHEND. The instructions were almost _____ to anyone unfamiliar with the software.

• Acomprehensive
• Bcomprehension
• Cincomprehensible
• Dcomprehensively

Word formation: Choose the correct form of PRECISE. The experiment requires great _____ when measuring tiny changes in temperature.

• Aprecise
• Bprecision
• Cprecisely
• Dpreciseness

Key word transformation with WISH: I regret not applying for the scholarship earlier. Which completion is correct? I _____ for the scholarship earlier.

• Awish I applied
• Bwish I had applied
• Cwish to have applied
• Dwish I would apply

Key word transformation with NOT UNTIL: He only realised the scale of the problem when the data were checked. Which option is correct?

• ANot until the data were checked did he realise the scale of the problem.
• BNot until the data were checked he realised the scale of the problem.
• CNot until were the data checked he realised the scale of the problem.
• DNot until the data checked did realise he the scale of the problem.

Key word transformation with CALLED: The seminar was cancelled because attendance was low. Which option preserves the meaning?

• AThe seminar was called out because attendance was low.
• BThe seminar was called off because attendance was low.
• CThe seminar was called in because attendance was low.
• DThe seminar was called up because attendance was low.

Key word transformation with BELIEVED: They believe she wrote the report alone. Which sentence is correct?

• AShe is believed to have written the report alone.
• BShe is believed that she wrote the report alone.
• CShe believed to write the report alone.
• DShe is believed writing the report alone.

Key word transformation with PUT: I cannot tolerate such constant interruptions. Which completion is correct? I cannot _____ such constant interruptions.

• Aput down to
• Bput up with
• Cput forward
• Dput through

Key word transformation with PROVIDED: The proposal will succeed only if everyone supports it. Which option is correct?

• AThe proposal will succeed provided that everyone supports it.
• BThe proposal will succeed provided everyone to support it.
• CThe proposal will succeed provided by everyone supports it.
• DThe proposal will succeed providing everyone will support it only.