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):
It is high time that you took a long hard look in the mirror.
ABOUT
It is about time you looked in the mirror and had a long hard think.
I was tricked by the small print at the bottom of an earlier contract that I had signed.
OUT
The small print at the end of a contract I had previously signed, caught me out.
Birdwatching has really started to appeal to me over the last few years.
FANCY
I have taken quite a fancy to birdwatching in the last few years.
I went to the developer to have my website upgraded.
GOT
I got my website upgraded by the developer.
It is well known that sustainable living is increasing in popularity in many rural areas.
TO
Sustainable living is known to be increasing in popularity in many rural areas.
There is little chance of governments changing their current policies.
SEEM
Governments seem to be unwilling to change their current policies.
