This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Cae > Cae Speaking – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cae Speaking Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the benefit of acknowledging and developing the other candidate's point in the exam? A) It shows good communication skills. B) It confuses the examiner. C) It wastes time. D) It's not necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It shows good communication skills. 2. What is a key part of Part 2 of the CAE speaking exam? A) Describing the pictures in detail. B) Comparing and speculating about the pictures. C) Repeating the question multiple times. D) Speaking for less than 30 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparing and speculating about the pictures. 3. Which phrase shows you're clarifying your point? A) I don't know what I mean. B) To put it differently . C) I have no clue. D) Forget my point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To put it differently . 4. What's an effective way to end the discussion politely? A) To wrap things up . B) We're done now. C) I don't care anymore. D) There's no point in finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To wrap things up . 5. How long is the speaking exam? A) 14 min. B) 15 min. C) 16 min. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15 min. 6. What does "The bottom line is ..... " suggest? A) A shift to a personal anecdote. B) A focus on the most important point. C) A casual remark about the topic. D) A request for repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A focus on the most important point. 7. Can the candidates talk together? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 8. Which phrase is ideal for suggesting additional ideas? A) There's no other choice. B) Another aspect to consider is . C) End of story. D) Nothing else matters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Another aspect to consider is . 9. What phrase would be good for summarizing the group's ideas? A) So, overall . B) Not much else to say. C) I don't agree. D) It's impossible to know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So, overall . 10. What should you do if you don't know what to say in Part 2 of the CAE speaking exam? A) Describe the pictures in more detail. B) Ask the examiner for help. C) Remain silent until you think of something. D) Use automatic back-up ideas for comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use automatic back-up ideas for comparison. 11. Choose the best phrase to express a hypothetical interpretation of a picture: A) They might have just finished a race. B) They are finishing a race. C) I know for a fact they have finished a race. D) They look tired, so they don't like racing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They might have just finished a race. 12. Do you interect with all if the examiners during the Speaking task? A) YES. B) NO. C) SOMETIMES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 13. What adjective does not fit in this sentence? To make ..... changes A) Cosmetic. B) Sweeping. C) Radical. D) Momentous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cosmetic. 14. Choose a phrase that indicates balancing viewpoints. A) On the contrary . B) Only my opinion counts. C) Nobody would agree. D) It's pointless to compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the contrary . 15. Perhaps, although in my ..... A) Take. B) View. C) Seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) View. 16. Which phrase would soften a strong personal view? A) I tend to think that . B) It's obvious that . C) There's no doubt that . D) Without question . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I tend to think that . 17. Which phrase conveys a more formal request for repetition? A) Could you say that again?. B) I beg your pardon, I didn't catch that. C) Huh? What did you say?. D) Come again?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I beg your pardon, I didn't catch that. 18. How would you agree, adding to a partner's idea? A) That's totally wrong. B) I couldn't agree more, and I also think . C) I have no interest. D) That's incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I couldn't agree more, and I also think . 19. How long do candidates have to talk for? A) 30 seconds. B) 1 minute. C) 2 minutes. D) 4 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 minute. 20. In this picture, it ..... they are about to start a competition. A) Looks as if. B) Takes a point. C) We see eye to eye. D) I beg your pardon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Looks as if. 21. Which phrase sounds more formal when asking for an opinion? A) Where do you stand on this?. B) What's your take on this?. C) In my opinion would you go along with that?. D) What do you think?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my opinion would you go along with that?. 22. What phrase can show you're about to summarize? A) Let's give up. B) To sum up . C) No point in discussing. D) Forget what we said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To sum up . 23. What is a 'repair strategy' in the context of the speaking exam? A) Not speaking at all. B) Correcting mistakes. C) Ignoring mistakes. D) Avoiding mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correcting mistakes. 24. Which phrase implies a stronger level of disagreement? A) I tend to disagree with you there. B) I take your point, but . C) I beg to differ. D) Isn't it more a case of . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I beg to differ. 25. I ..... your point, but at the same time A) Take. B) Hear. C) View. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCae Speaking Quiz 2Cae Speaking Quiz 3Cae Speaking Quiz 4Cae Essay QuizCae Listening QuizCae Practice Test QuizCae Reading QuizCae Use Of English QuizCae Vocabulary QuizCae Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books