In this part of the exam the candidate must read a sentence and then complete a second sentence with 3-6 words so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. The task provided you with a word that you must use in the exact form. If the word is SAID, you must use SAID and not say or saying. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD PROVIDED! It is a test of your grammatical and lexical knowledge. Sometimes the sentence can be completed with only 2 words or more than 6, but these answers are not valid as the task states that you must use 3-6 words, in other words, the word provided + 2,3,4 or 5 more words.
Try the Deleting Technique. You take the sentence transformation, for example:
You´ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You´ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU MUST CONSIDER WHAT IS THE SAME IN BOTH SENTENCES AND THEN DELETE WHAT IS THE SAME IN THE FIRST SENTENCE
You´ll have a great time no matter where you go
REGARDLESS You´ll have a great time ________ where you go
YOU ARE LEFT WITH NO MATTER AND ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS THINK OF THE SYNONYM FOR IT.
Answer: regardless of
Try our real exam questions (download the answers in the review section):
I am currently having a little trouble managing my workload at university.
DIFFICULT
I _______________ my workload at the moment.
It is thought that large corporations are striving to reduce their carbon footprint.
TO
Large corporations _______________ striving to reduce their carbon footprint.
The impact of knowing a second language is so powerful that people should not have second thoughts about learning one.
POWER
Such _______________ a second language that people should not think twice about learning one.
I have never before been asked to work on such a thrilling project.
HAVE
Never before _______________ on such a thrilling project.
You must never leave your revision to the last minute as cramming does not work.
CIRCUMSTANCES
Under _______________ leave your revision until the last minute as cramming does not work.
In the end we got the project done just in time.
UP
We _______________ our project in the nick of time.
