Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) – Reading Test 1

Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) – Reading Test 1

Full Practice Exercises – Improve Your Score

This complete mock test follows the official Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET) Reading exam format. Practice all 6 parts to improve your reading skills and test performance. Start with Part 1 or jump to your weakest area!

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Part 1: Multiple Choice (Exercise 1)

⏱️ 5-7 minutes Easy 🔍 Main message identification

Read five real-world notices, messages and other short texts for the main message.

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Part 2: Matching (Exercise 2)

⏱️ 8-10 minutes Medium 🔎 Detailed comprehension

Match five descriptions of people to eight short texts on a particular topic.

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Part 3: Multiple Choice (Exercise 3)

⏱️ 10-12 minutes Medium 📖 Gist, inference & attitude

Read a longer text for detailed comprehension, gist, inference and global meaning.

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Part 4: Gapped Text (Exercise 4)

⏱️ 10-12 minutes Difficult 🧩 Text structure understanding

Read a longer text from which five sentences have been removed. Show understanding of text structure.

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Part 5: Multiple Choice Cloze (Exercise 5)

⏱️ 6-8 minutes Medium 📝 Vocabulary in context

Read a shorter text and choose the correct vocabulary items to complete gaps.

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Part 6: Open Cloze (Exercise 6)

⏱️ 6-8 minutes Difficult ✍️ Grammar & vocabulary

Read a shorter text and complete six gaps using one word for each gap.

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