This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Fce > Fce Reading – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fce Reading Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The fifth part of the PET Reading Test is ..... A) Four Option Multiple Choice Questions. B) Sentence Transformation. C) Read and Write Words in Gaps. D) FIll in the Blanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four Option Multiple Choice Questions. 2. What made movies "more entertaining and realistic, " according to the introduction? A) Smaller screens and quieter sound. B) Bigger screens and better sound. C) Longer films and fewer actors. D) Cheaper tickets and more cinemas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bigger screens and better sound. 3. Part 2 of FCE exam has answer options? A) YesA, B, C and D. B) YesA, B and C. C) NoMissing one word. D) NoMissing two words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NoMissing one word. 4. The Reading and Use of English paper has A) Seven parts. B) 62 questions. C) Four parts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven parts. 5. Causing fear, shock, or suffering A) Dreadful. B) Defiant. C) Contemporary. D) Meaningful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreadful. 6. Genealogy is a ..... of history A) Band. B) Set. C) Branch. D) Series. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Branch. 7. In Part 4 (Discussion), you can see the questions the interlocutor asks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. This task tests your ability to ..... A) Speak about the text. B) Write about the text. C) Understand the structure of the text. D) Read the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understand the structure of the text. 9. Dolphins use signature whistles to ..... other dolphins know where they are. A) Let. B) Allow. C) Permit. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Let. 10. It was ..... hot to go out in the middle of the day. A) Too. B) Enough. C) Such. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 11. What new problem did sound create for audiences? A) They had to wear special glasses. B) They couldn't see the actors clearly. C) They had to pay attention to what actors were saying. D) They found films became too quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had to pay attention to what actors were saying. 12. What does the writer mean when he says, 'this was not a simple open-and-shut matter' (lines 14-15)? A) The factory was no longer open. B) The sighting is still being investigated. C) There was no obvious explanation for the incident. D) It was a complicated hoax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was no obvious explanation for the incident. 13. The Mustard Shop is usually high on everybody's ..... of interesting shops. A) List. B) Account. C) Brochure. D) Guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) List. 14. How many minutes do you have inthe exam, to do the 7 sections? A) 75. B) 90. C) 70. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 75. 15. Think about someone who is in a difficult situation: A) Spare a thought for. B) Survive a troubled past. C) Learned their craft. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spare a thought for. 16. ..... human activities are making the planet less fit to live on A) Yet. B) Still. C) Although. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yet. 17. Dolls have ..... as children's playthings for thousands of years. A) Existed. B) Been. C) Used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Existed. 18. Why did movie studios try 3D in the early 1950s? A) To compete with radio shows. B) Because audiences demanded more romance movies. C) To bring people back to cinemas as TV became popular. D) Because filmmaking became too cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To bring people back to cinemas as TV became popular. 19. What kind of future does Syme imagine? A) Everyone will be better educated. B) People will be safe because there will be no violent crime. C) People will not have enough language to think at all. D) People will communicate better and more effectively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People will not have enough language to think at all. 20. Are the examples useful? A) Yes. B) No. C) It doesn't say. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. According to Les and Linda, the jet aircraft they saw ..... A) Followed the strange object. B) Were of the same shape as the unidentified object. C) Were involved in secret military activity. D) Probably came from a nearby military base. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Followed the strange object. 22. Which person remembers panicking about the situation he was in? A) MAX DEARING. B) LESTER MORLANG. C) JOHN NEIDIGH. D) ROD HERD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LESTER MORLANG. 23. The bag has the Nike ..... on it. A) Diagramm. B) Mark. C) Logo. D) Picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logo. 24. The name stems ..... its once most prominent province. A) In. B) From. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 25. Brand names seem to have ..... over us. A) Meaning. B) Rule. C) Power. D) Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power. 26. What is the reviewer's opinion of the book? A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 27. In this part of SPEAKING, you have about 3 minutes to exchange ideas, give reasons for your ideas, agree/disagree, suggest ideas, speculate, evaluate and reach a decision. A) Part 4:Discussion. B) Part 2:Long Turn. C) Part 1:Interview. D) Part 3:Collaborative Task. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Part 3:Collaborative Task. 28. An unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be true or invented, and quickly spreads from from person to person A) Present. B) Propose. C) Rumour. D) Tremendous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rumour. 29. What point does the writer make about movie developments over time? A) Movie technology has stopped improving. B) Directors have always disliked new technology. C) Most changes in cinema have been useless. D) Some changes were temporary, but others changed cinema permanently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some changes were temporary, but others changed cinema permanently. 30. Sasha and Jackie have ..... again. They're not speaking to each other. A) Broken. B) Not seen it. C) The flu. D) Fallen out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fallen out. 31. He races go-karts as a ..... of raising money. A) Kind. B) Means. C) Chance. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Means. 32. Why was sound described as a "nightmare" for studios? A) It made tickets too expensive. B) It required different skills and caused many difficulties in production. C) It forced studios to stop using cameras. D) It made movies too slow to film. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It required different skills and caused many difficulties in production. 33. This advertisement is very ..... (effect) ..... Everyone is asking about the product A) Effectous. B) Effected. C) Effective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effective. 34. Very enthusiastic or determined because you really want to do something A) To be motivated. B) Got over. C) Tremendous. D) Take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be motivated. 35. The company is still in ..... today. A) Force. B) Reality. C) Existence. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Existence. 36. Existing or happening now A) Contemporary. B) Excpetional. C) Defiant. D) Dreadful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary. 37. There's no need to take anything more ..... the basics. A) Than. B) That. C) Of. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 38. Environmental Concerns Earth is the only ..... we know of in the universe that can support human life. A) Site. B) Place. C) Situation. D) Position. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 39. To have a particular result, especially an unexpected one A) Shift work. B) Take off. C) Take on. D) Turn out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turn out. 40. In these parts you read a range of texts and do grammar and vocabulary tasks. A) For Parts 4 to 7. B) For Parts 1 to 4. C) For Parts 5 to 7. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For Parts 1 to 4. 41. All the events described in the book are ..... (imagine) ..... A) Imaginative. B) Imaginary. C) Imaginative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imaginary. 42. Everyone likes being around Alice because she has such a ..... (please) ..... personality A) Pleasive. B) Pleasant. C) Pleasous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleasant. 43. In Part 6 (Gapped text) there is A) A single page of text with some numbered spaces which represent missing sentences. B) A text with some multiple-choice questions. C) A series of statements followed by a text divided into sections or several short texts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A single page of text with some numbered spaces which represent missing sentences. 44. It's important to people who have emigrated to keep in touch with their ..... homeland. A) Ancestral. B) Ancestors. C) Agricultural. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ancestral. 45. 32 What does Daniel say about his current work? A) D He denies he chooses roles as unlike Harry as possible. B) C He finds it difficult to play roles that are not Harry. C) A He likes to make changes to the film scripts he is given. D) B He sometimes has to accept roles he would rather reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D He denies he chooses roles as unlike Harry as possible. 46. What does the text suggest about modern 3D movies? A) They are always cheaper than normal movies. B) They have improved, but some problems still remain. C) They are mostly romantic films. D) They no longer need special glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have improved, but some problems still remain. 47. How do the boys who interact with Philip directly react to his club foot? A) They pay it little attention. B) They are curious or embarrassed. C) They are polite and sympathetic. D) They are disgusted by it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are curious or embarrassed. 48. The children will be swimming in the ocean ..... time next week. A) This. B) On. C) For. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This. 49. Behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something A) Defiance. B) Growl. C) High-pitched. D) Incorporate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defiance. 50. One of the offices of the company A) Firm. B) Grades. C) Branch. D) Experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Branch. 51. Rabbit could ..... from the wolf in a burrow. A) Hide. B) Hid. C) Hiding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hide. 52. Why is spelling important in this part of the exam? A) Because Cambridge wants to bother you. B) Because Cambridge thinks you must know them for future exams. C) Because they are F.C.E. level. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because they are F.C.E. level. 53. What is genealogy?Genealogy is a branch of history. It concerns family history, ..... than the national or world history studied at school. A) Sooner. B) Except. C) Instead. D) Rather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rather. 54. The elements that you find here were ..... (DISCOVER) A) Discoverability. B) Discovered. C) Discoverer. D) Discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discovered. 55. What should you do when you are reading the text? A) Read for basic understanding. B) Read carefully to understand structure. C) Don't read. Guess first and check later. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read carefully to understand structure. 56. What does PET stand for? A) Primary English Test. B) Pioneer English Test. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary English Test. 57. Which person talks about experiencing big variations in body temperature? A) LESTER MORLANG. B) MAX DEARING. C) JOHN NEIDIGH. D) ROD HERD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MAX DEARING. 58. Unlike my great great grandfather, I ..... , never met Simon Bolivar. A) Fortunate. B) Unfortunately. C) Fortune. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unfortunately. 59. New technologies have ..... a dramatic increase in the quantity of paper used. A) Brought about. B) Called on. C) Come around. D) Drawn up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brought about. 60. Edgar Allan Poe was a ..... (distinguish) ..... horror author A) Distinguishive. B) Distinguished. C) Distinguishal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distinguished. 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