Preliminary English Test (PET) for Schools
Welcome to the PET for Schools Home page, where you can find all the information and help you need to start preparing for PET for Schools.
Click on one of the steps to learn more about the test.
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ABOUT PET FOR SCHOOLS
PET for Schools is an intermediate-level Cambridge ESOL exam, at Level B1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). What is Level B1?
What's in PET for Schools?
PET for Schools follows the same format and is at the same level as PET. The only difference between the two versions is that the content and topics in PET for Schools are particularly targeted at the interests and experiences of younger people.
The table below shows you the different parts of PET for Schools. You can also view the PET for Schools papers in more detail.
| Paper | Content | Time | Marks (% of total) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Reading and Writing |
Reading: 5 parts/35 questions | 1 hour 30 minutes | 50% |
 Listening |
4 parts/25 questions | about 30 minutes plus 6 minutes' transfer time | 25% |
 Speaking |
4 parts | 10 - 12 minutes per pair of candidates | 25% |
SUPPORT FOR PET FOR SCHOOLS
To help you get started, Cambridge ESOL have lots of FREE material which you can download for PET for Schools.
Information for Candidates
These short booklets explain what's in the exam in more detail.
Download the PET for Schools Information for Candidates (in English)
(1.6 Mb)
Download the PET for Schools Information for Candidates (in Italian) (8 Mb)
Sample Papers
PET for Schools Sample Papers 
(32 Mb)
PET for Schools Exam Report March 2009 (178 Kb)
