Cambridge English Assessment Test A1, B1 and B2

Cambridge English A2 Key for Schools Exam format

A2 Key for Schools for 6th and 7th Grade

Presented by the Secondary Group from the English Department

Exam format

A2 Key for Schools is made up of three papers developed to test your English skills. You can see exactly what is in each paper.

Exam format

Speaking

Reading and Writing

Listening

The A2 Key for Schools Speaking test has two parts and you take it with another candidate. There are two examiners. One examiner talks to you and the other examiner listens. Both examiners give marks for your performance.

The A2 Key for Schools Reading and Writing paper has seven parts and different types of texts and questions. Parts 1–5 are about reading and Parts 6–7 are mainly about writing.

The A2 Key for Schools Listening paper has five parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.

Key facts

CEFR level: A2 What's this? Scale score: 120–139 What’s this? Test format: Computer or paper-based No. of papers: 3 Exam length: About 2 hours

IBS-6th and 7th Grade Exam-A2

Writing

listening

Speaking/Oral

Reading and

4 to 5 mins.30%

25 Questions20%

35 Questions 30%

3 Questions20%

B1 Preliminary for Schools for 8th and 9th Grade

Presented by the Secondary Group from the English Department

B1 Preliminary for Schools, formerly known as Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools (PET for Schools), is one of our Cambridge English Qualifications. It is the English language exam that shows that students have mastered the basics.

Exam format

Exam format

Reading

The A2 Key for Schools Reading and Writing paper has seven parts and different types of texts and questions. Parts 1–5 are about reading and Parts 6–7 are mainly about writing.

The A2 Key for Schools Speaking test has two parts and you take it with another candidate. There are two examiners. One examiner talks to you and the other examiner listens. Both examiners give marks for your performance.

Speaking

Listening

Writing

The A2 Key for Schools Listening paper has five parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.

The A2 Key for Schools Listening paper has five parts. For each part you have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. You hear each recording twice.

Key facts

CEFR level: B1 What's this? Scale score: 140–159 What’s this? Test format: Computer or paper-based No. of papers: 4 Exam length: About 2 hours 20 minutes

IBS-8th and 9th Grade Exam-B1

Writing

listening

Speaking/Oral

Reading and Use of English

8 to 12 mins.30%

25 Questions20%

25 Questions 30%

2 Questions20%

B2 First for Schools for 10th and 11th Grade

Presented by the Secondary Group from the English Department

B2 First for Schools, formerly known as Cambridge English: First for Schools, is one of our Cambridge English Qualifications. It gives students the confidence to use their English in the real world.

Exam format

Exam format

Reading and Use of English

The B2 First for Schools Reading and Use of English paper is in seven parts and has a mix of text types and questions. For Parts 1 to 4, students read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary tasks. For Parts 5 to 7, students read a series of texts and answer questions that test reading ability and show that they can deal with a variety of different types of texts.

The B2 First for Schools Speaking test has four parts and the student takes it together with another candidate. There are two examiners. One of the examiners conducts the test (asks questions, gives the student a booklet with things to talk about, and so on). The other examiner listens to what the student says.

Speaking

Writing

In the two parts of the B2 First for Schools Writing paper, the student has to show that they can write different types of text in English.

Listening

The B2 First for Schools Listening paper has four parts. For each part students have to listen to a recorded text or texts and answer some questions. They will hear each recording twice.

Key facts

Key facts CEFR level: B2 What's this? Scale score: 160–179 What’s this? Test format: Computer or paper-based No. of papers: 4 Exam length: About 3.5 hours

IBS-6th and 7th Grade Exam-B2

Writing

listening

Speaking/Oral

Reading and Use of English

12 to 5mins.30%

25 Questions20%

35 Questions 30%

3 Questions20%