PET Preliminary English Writing 3

Question 1

Your PET task asks you to write a story ending with: 'She never forgot that day.' What writing technique is most important here?

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Building events that logically lead to an emotional or memorable moment

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Using as many adjectives as possible in every sentence

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Writing only in the present tense throughout

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Starting with the ending and working backwards

Question 2

Which sentence is written in the past continuous tense?

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They were walking through the park when it started to rain.

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They walked through the park yesterday.

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They have walked through the park many times.

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They will walk through the park tomorrow.

Question 3

In PET Part 1, you rewrite a sentence so it means the same. Choose the correct rewrite: 'It's a long time since I saw him.'

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I haven't seen him for a long time.

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I didn't see him since a long time.

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I haven't saw him for a long time.

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I don't see him for a long time.

Question 4

Which word is spelled correctly?

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Necessary

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Neccessary

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Necesary

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Neccesary

Question 5

You need to write 35-45 words for PET Part 1. Your draft has 55 words. What should you do?

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Remove unnecessary words and combine sentences to meet the word limit

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Submit it anyway since the content is good

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Add a note explaining why it is longer

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Cut words randomly until the count is right

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses 'used to'?

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I used to live in New York, but now I live in Boston.

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I use to live in New York when I was young.

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I am used to lived in New York before.

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I used to living in New York last year.

Question 7

In a PET email, which closing phrase is appropriate for writing to a teacher?

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Best regards, [Your name]

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Lots of love, [Your name]

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See ya, [Your name]

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Peace out, [Your name]