CPE - the papers
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Reading Paper
What's in the CPE Reading paper?
The CPE Reading paper has different types of text and questions. In one Part, you may have to read one long text or two or more shorter, related texts.
Summary
- Time allowed:
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Number of parts:
- 4
- Number of questions:
- 40
- Marks:
- 20% of total
- Lengths of texts:
- 350-750 words per text: 1900-2300 words to read in total.
- Texts may be from:
- Newspapers and magazine articles, reports, fiction, advertisements, letters, messages, brochures, guides, manuals, etc.
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