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):
This project cannot be messed up on any account.
SHOULD
On no account should this project be messed up.
I have never put so much effort into such a daunting task.
TRIED
Never before have I tried so hard in such a daunting task.
Only at the end of the day did I remember to book another appointment.
RESERVE
I only remembered to reserve another appointment at the end of the day.
I was never told what the job would entail exactly.
TIME
At no time was I told what the job involved
I have hardly ever made so much progress in such a short space of time.
SELDOM
Seldom have I advanced so much in such a short space of time.
Matt had only just set up his business when he found his niche.
HARDLY
Hardly had Matt got his business set up his business when he became rich.
