FCE Practice exam - (Reading and) Use of English

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

FCE UoE Parts 1-2-3-4

Lesson:

Hunger games analysis questions

Language skills questions

Individual work

Remember the themes in The Hunger Games?

“Listen up. You’re in trouble. Word is the Capitol’s furious about you showing them up in the arena. The one thing they can’t stand is being laughed at, and they’re the joke of Panem,” says Haymitch. (chapter 26)

Peeta, who’s been wounded, is now my ally…it just makes sense to protect each other. And in my case—being one of the star-crossed lovers from District 12—it’s an absolute requirement if I want any more help from sympathetic sponsors.

I can’t stop looking at Rue, smaller than ever, a baby animal curled up in a nest of netting. I can’t bring myself to leave her like this. Past harm, but seeming utterly defenseless. To hate the boy from District 1, who also appears so vulnerable in death, seems inadequate. It’s the Capitol I hate, for doing this to all of us.

Part 1

What is genealogy?

Genealogy is a branch of history, (1) ...... than the national or world history studied at school.

1. instead
2. rather
3. except
4. sooner

It doesn't merely involve drawing a family tree, however - tracing your family history can also (2) ........ in learning about your roots and your identity.

1. cause
2. mean
3. result
4. lead

The internet enables millions of people worldwide to (3) ........ information about their family history, without great (4) ........... .

1. accomplish
2. access
3. approach
4. admit

The internet enables millions of people worldwide to (3) ........ information about their family history, without great (4) ........... .

1. fee
2. price
3. charge
4. expense

People who researched their family history often (5) ........ that it's a fascinating hobby which (6) ........ a lot about where they come from and whether they have a famous ancestors.

1. describe
2. define
3. remark
4. regard

People who researched their family history often (5) ........ that it's a fascinating hobby which (6) ........ a lot about where they come from and whether they have a famous ancestors.

1. reveals
2. opens
3. begins
4. arises

According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the chances of discovering a celebrity in your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded that the (7) .......... back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a relation who was much wealthier than you are.

1. older
2. greater
3. higher
4. further

However, the vast majority of people who (8) ....... in the survey discovered they were better off than their ancestors.

1. attended
2. participated
3. included
4. associated

Part 2

Motorbike stunt rider

Part 3

An incredible vegetable

Part 4

Keyword transformation