CAE Use of English 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Select the correct option to complete the reported speech: 'He said he _______ attend the meeting the following day.'
- would (Correct answer)
- will
- shall
- can
Correct answer: would
In reported speech, 'will' shifts back to 'would' when the reporting verb is in the past.
Question 2: Choose the word that correctly completes: 'The athlete's performance was _______ hampered by her recent injury.'
- considerably (Correct answer)
- considerably
- considerate
- considerable
Correct answer: considerably
'Considerably' is the adverb needed to modify the adjective 'hampered'.
Question 3: Which phrasal verb means to investigate or look into something carefully?
- look into (Correct answer)
- look after
- look up to
- look out for
Correct answer: look into
'Look into' means to investigate or examine a matter.
Question 4: Choose the correct option: 'It is essential that every candidate _______ the application form in full.'
- complete (Correct answer)
- completes
- completed
- will complete
Correct answer: complete
After 'it is essential that', the subjunctive requires the base form of the verb.
Question 5: Identify the word with the correct prefix meaning 'not enough': 'The shelter was _______ equipped to handle the number of evacuees.'
- ill-equipped
- non-equipped
- under-equipped (Correct answer)
- mis-equipped
Correct answer: under-equipped
'Under-equipped' means not having enough equipment or resources for a task.
Question 6: Which sentence uses 'as well as' correctly?
- She speaks French as well as German. (Correct answer)
- She speaks French as well as speaks German.
- She as well as speaks French and German.
- As well as French she speaks also German.
Correct answer: She speaks French as well as German.
'As well as' connects two parallel noun phrases without repeating the verb.
Question 7: Choose the correct option to complete the cleft sentence: '_______ the timing that made the announcement so surprising.'
- It was (Correct answer)
- There was
- It is being
- What was
Correct answer: It was
Cleft sentences beginning with 'It was … that' emphasize a particular element of the sentence.
CAE Use of English 5
Select the correct option to complete the reported speech: 'He said he _______ attend the meeting the following day.'