PET (Cambridge English B1: Preliminary) Reading Part 4 Gapped Text Practice Test
Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question (1-5), choose the correct answer (A-H)
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use
Sentences
A. There are websites where people can arrange to meet up.
B. If your car is this old it may need replacing.
C. Make sure you carry out basic maintenance like checking the tyre pressure regularly.
D. Try making more use of public transport.
E. These problems mainly affect the city centres.
F. All that extra weight will put more pressure on the engine.
G. But sometimes it's difficult for us to do the right thing.
H. They can also advise you on safer driving.
Tips for the PET (B1: Preliminary) Part 4 Gapped Text Test
In the PET Part 4 Gapped Text task, you need to be able to show understanding of how a coherent and well-structured text is formed. Here are some tips to follow when attempting the PET Part 4 Gapped Text task:
Read the whole text first before you attempt to answers any questions. This will give you an idea of the overall structure.
As you read the text try to identify what each paragraph is about. This will help you work out the missing sentences.
Read the sentences to get a general idea of the topic of each one.
Look out for words and expressions that help link ideas. These could be things like time phrases, contrasting linking words and expressions, pronouns or synonyms that refer forwards or backwards in the text.
Make sure any sentence you chose fits both with what comes before and after. You will often find one that seems to be OK with what comes before, but which does not fit with the following sentence.
As you work through the task, be prepared to change your opinion on an earlier choice. If you don't do this and your original choice is wrong, you are limiting the choice of remaining sentences.