B1 Preliminary 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the B1 Preliminary Reading Part 1, what type of texts are you most likely to see?
- Short real-world notices, signs, and messages (Correct answer)
- Full-length newspaper articles
- Academic research papers
- Long literary novels
Correct answer: Short real-world notices, signs, and messages
Reading Part 1 uses short authentic texts such as signs, labels, and notes.
Question 2: Choose the correct sentence at B1 level.
- I have lived here since 2019. (Correct answer)
- I am living here since 2019.
- I live here since 2019.
- I lived here since 2019 now.
Correct answer: I have lived here since 2019.
Present perfect with 'since' describes an action continuing from a past point to now.
Question 3: Which word best completes: 'If it rains tomorrow, we ___ stay at home.'?
- will (Correct answer)
- would
- are
- have
Correct answer: will
The first conditional uses 'will' in the main clause for likely future results.
Question 4: In the Speaking test, Part 2 requires candidates to do what?
- Describe a photograph on their own (Correct answer)
- Read a passage aloud
- Translate a sentence
- Write a short letter
Correct answer: Describe a photograph on their own
In Speaking Part 2 each candidate describes a colour photograph individually.
Question 5: What is the correct comparative form: 'This test is ___ than the last one.'?
- more difficult (Correct answer)
- difficulter
- most difficult
- more difficulter
Correct answer: more difficult
Longer adjectives form the comparative with 'more'.
Question 6: Which phrase is appropriate to politely make a request?
- Could you help me, please? (Correct answer)
- Give me help now.
- You help me.
- Help, I demand it.
Correct answer: Could you help me, please?
'Could you ... please?' is a polite way to make a request.
Question 7: In the Listening test, how many times do you hear each recording?
- Twice (Correct answer)
- Once
- Three times
- Four times
Correct answer: Twice
B1 Preliminary Listening recordings are played twice.
B1 Preliminary 2
In the B1 Preliminary Reading Part 1, what type of texts are you most likely to see?