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Hello sir I am here as I want to know about Format of the Cambridge English: Key(CAT) Exam so will you please tell me about this to me??

Hey, I think you are asking about Cambridge English: Key, also known as the Key English Test (KET) which is an English language examination provided by Cambridge English Language Assessment

Cambridge English: Key is offered in two variations:

-Cambridge English: Key (KET), for adult learners,
-and Cambridge English: Key (KET) for Schools, for school-aged learners.

Both versions of the exam lead to the same qualification, the Key English Test


Format

Both versions are made up of three exam papers, which incorporate all four language skills (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking).

The Speaking paper is taken face-to-face and candidates have the choice of taking the Reading and Writing paper and Listening paper on a computer or on paper


1. Reading and Writing (1 hour 10 minutes – 50% of total marks)
The Reading and Writing paper has nine parts and 56 questions. Candidates are expected to be able to read and understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines.

Parts 1 to 5 focus on reading skills, including underlying knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. The exam includes tasks such as supplying missing words, completing gapped sentences, selecting the right sentence for each gap in a given text, and completing multiple choice questions about a given text.

Parts 6 to 9 focus on writing skills, including underlying knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. The exam includes tasks such as providing a word to match a definition, supplying words to complete spaces in a text, using information in a text to complete a document, and writing a short message of 25 – 30 words.


2. Listening (approximately 30 minutes – 25% of total marks)

The Listening paper has five parts comprising 25 questions. Candidates are expected to understand spoken material in both informal and neutral settings on a range of everyday topics, when spoken reasonably slowly.

Part 1 has five short conversations and three pictures. Candidates listen for information such as prices, numbers, times, dates, locations, directions, shapes, sizes, weather, descriptions etc. They then answer five multiple choice questions.

Part 2 has a longer conversation related to topics such as daily life, travel, work or free time. Candidates identify simple factual information in the conversation and match together two lists of words (e.g. names of people and the food they like to eat).

Part 3 has another conversation. Candidates listen for information in the conversation and answer five multiple choice questions.

Part 4 has a recording of a conversation between two people. Candidates write down information from the conversation to complete a message or notes.

Part 5 has a recording of one person speaking. Candidates write down information from the monologue to complete a message or notes.


3. Speaking (8-10 minutes – 25% of total marks)

The Speaking test has two parts and is conducted face-to-face with one or two other candidates and two examiners. Candidates are expected to demonstrate conversation skills by answering and asking simple questions.

Part 1 is a conversation with the examiner. Candidates give personal information about themselves, e.g. about their daily life, interests, etc.

Part 2 is a collaborative task with the other candidate(s). The examiner gives each candidate a prompt card and asks them to talk with the other candidate(s) and ask and answer questions related to the prompt card

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