C1 Advanced Full Mock Exam — Timed Practice for All Four Papers

Before you start

How this mock works

This is every part of the C1 Advanced written and audio exam, all newly written for this course — nothing here overlaps with the individual strategy lessons you've already completed. Speaking already has its own full practice module (Module 5), so it isn't repeated here.

Getting the most out of it

Do the three papers in one sitting if you can, in order, with a short break between each — that's the closest match to real exam conditions.
Each paper's timer starts only when you press its "Start" button, so you control exactly when the clock begins.
The timer is a guide, not a lock — it keeps counting even past zero, so a slow finish still lets you complete every question.
Writing isn't automatically scored (no tool can reliably grade written English) — use the self-check list instead, or submit a piece for real examiner feedback using the link at the bottom of this course's landing page.
Answer every question, even a guess — in the real exam, a blank answer can never be correct, but a guess sometimes is.

Paper 1 — Reading & Use of English

8 parts · 56 items · 90 minutes

90:00

Part 1 · Multiple-Choice Cloze · 8 items

The Vinyl Revival

Part 2 · Open Cloze · 8 items

Urban Heat Islands

Part 3 · Word Formation · 8 items

The Neuroscience of Habit Formation

Part 4 · Key Word Transformations · 6 items

Part 5 · Reading Multiple Choice · 6 items

Testing a Universal Basic Income

Part 6 · Cross-Text Multiple Matching · 4 items

Four Views on Car-Free City Centers

Part 7 · Gapped Text · 6 items

The Quiet Return of the Public Library as Community Hub

Part 8 · Multiple Matching · 10 items

The Practice of Deep Work

Reading & Use of English score: 0 / 56

Paper 2 — Writing

2 tasks · 220–260 words each · 90 minutes

90:00

Writing can't be reliably auto-scored, so this paper isn't machine-graded — use the self-check list under each task, or submit a piece for real examiner feedback via the link at the bottom of the course landing page.

Task 1 — Essay (compulsory)

Your class has watched a panel discussion on how technology is changing the way people work. You have made the notes below.

Points discussed

remote work
automation
the freelance economy

Some opinions expressed

“Nobody who's worked from home will ever want to go back to commuting every day.”
“Machines are going to take over far more jobs than people realize.”
“Being your own boss sounds appealing until you actually have no security.”

Write an essay discussing two of the points in your notes. You should explain which change is having the biggest impact on how people work, giving reasons to support your opinion.

Write 220–260 words.

0 words

Task 2 — Choose ONE

Letter/email Proposal Report Review

0 words

Self-check (not scored)

Both tasks are within the 220–260 word range.

Task 1 discusses exactly two of the three points and states a clear opinion on which matters most.

Task 2 matches the register and conventions of the format you chose.

You checked spelling, tenses, and used a range of linking devices naturally.

Paper 2 self-check complete. Word counts: Task 1 0, Task 2 0.

Paper 3 — Listening

4 parts · 30 items · ~40 minutes · every recording heard twice

40:00

Part 1 · Short Extracts · 6 items

Part 2 · Sentence Completion · 8 items

Part 3 · Long Interview · 6 items

Part 4 · Multiple Matching · 10 items

Task 1 — main motivation

Task 2 — biggest ongoing challenge

Listening score: 0 / 30

Combined result

Your mock exam summary

Overall summary

Reading & Use of EnglishNot yet completed

WritingNot yet reviewed

ListeningNot yet completed

Complete Paper 1 and Paper 3 to see a blended Cambridge Scale estimate.

This estimate blends only the two objectively-scored papers (Reading & Use of English and Listening) — it does not include Writing (self-assessed only) or Speaking (covered separately in Module 5). Your official Cambridge result combines all four skills.

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