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 usually need to chat someone up, before I give them a kiss.
CHAT
People don’t know if they want to give me a kiss until I have had the chance to chat them up.
If I could get away with it, I would consider skiving off work.
FOR
I would be up for skiving off work, as long as my boss didn’t find out.
My best friends don’t mind if I sign up to the same gym as them or not.
DIFFERENCE
It makes no difference to my friends if join an extracurricular activity or not to my parents.
If you punish your kids, they are likely to lose respect for you.
OFF
In the event of telling off your kids, they will tend to lose respect for you.
I think you owe me an apology, you should think about my feelings more.
ACCOUNT
I think you should say sorry to me for not taking into account my feelings.
In the unlikely scenario that we both end up living together at university, I don’t want you to be so noisy or messy.
RELUCTANT
I would be reluctant to share a flat with you if continue being so noisy and messy.
