PET PAPER 1: READING AND WRITING

The Reading component contains 5 parts and the Writing component contains 3 parts. Candidates will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the two parts.

Marks

• Reading: Each of the 35 questions carries one mark. This is weighted so that this comprises 25% of total marks for the whole examination. 
• Writing: Questions 1-5 carry one mark each. Question 6 is marked out of 5; and question 7/8 is marked out of 20, weighted to 15. This gives a total of 25 which represents 25% of total marks for the whole examination. 

Let's see the two parts in detail: 

PAPER 1 : READING AND WRITING
READING
PART	TASK TYPE AND FORMAT	TASK FOCUS	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
1	Three-option multiple choice. Five very short discrete texts: signs and messages, postcards, notes, emails, labels, etc.	Reading real-world notices and other short texts for the main message.	5
2	Matching. Five items in the form of descriptions of people to match to eight short adapted-authentic texts.	Reading multiple texts for specific information and detailed comprehension.	5
3	True/False. Ten items with and adapted-authentic long text.	Processing a factual text. Scanning for specific information while disregarding redundant material.	10
4	Four-option multiple choice. Five items with an adapted-authentic long text.	Reading for detailed comprehension; understanding attitude, opinion and writer purpose. Reading for gist, inference and global meaning.	5
5	Four-option multiple-choice cloze. Ten items, with an adapted-authentic text drawn from a variety of sources. The text is of a factual or narrative nature.	Understanding of vocabulary and grammar in a short text, and understanding the lexico-structural patterns in the text.	10
WRITING
PART	TASK TYPE AND FORMAT	TASK FOCUS	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
1	Sentence transformations. Five items that are theme-related. Candidates are given sentences and then asked to complete similar sentences using a different structural pattern so that the sentence still has the same meaning. Candidates should use no more than three words.	Control and understanding of B1 level Cambridge English: Preliminary for Schools grammatical structures. Rephrasing and reformulating information.	5
2	Short communicative message. Candidates are prompted to write a short message in the form of a postcard, note, email, etc. The prompt takes the form of a rubric or short input text to respond to.	A short piece of writing  of 35-45 words focusing on communication of three specific content points.	1
3	A longer piece of continuous writing. Candidates are presented with a choice of two questions, an informal letter or a story. Candidates are assessed using assessment scales consisting of four subscales: Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language.	Writing about 100 words focusing on control and range of language.	1

Here you have an example of the Reading and Writing paper of PET: 

https://www.teachers.cambridgeesol.org/ts/digitalAssets/115928_PET_schl_RW_Sample_Paper_REVISED.pdf

KET PAPER 1: READING AND WRITING

This paper contains 9 parts (56 questions) and students will have 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete it. Each item carries one mark, except for question 56 which is marked out of 5. This gives a total of 60 marks, which is weighted to a final mark out of 50, representing 50% of total marks for the whole examination.

Let's see all the parts in detail:

PAPER 1 : READING AND WRITING
PART	TASK TYPE AND FORMAT	TASK FOCUS	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
1	Matching. Matching five prompt sentences to eight notices, plus one example.	Gist understanding of real-world notices. Reading for main message.	5
2	Three-option multiple choice sentences. Five sentences (plus an integrated example) with connecting link of topic or story line.	Reading and identifying appropriate vocabulary.	5
3	Three-option multiple choice. Five discrete 3-option multiple-choice items (plus an example) focusing on verbal exchange patterns. AND Matching. Five matching items (plus an integrated example) in a continuous dialogue, selecting from eight possible responses.	Functional language. Reading and identifying appropriate response.	10
4	Right/Wrong/Doesn’t say OR 3-option multiple choice. One long text or three short texts adapted from authentic newspaper and magazine articles. Seven 3-option multiple-choice items or seven Right/Wrong/Doesn’t say items, plus an integrated example.	Reading for detailed understanding and main idea(s).	7
5	Multiple-choice cloze. A text adapted from an original source, for example encyclopaedia entries, newspaper and magazine articles. Eight 3-option multiple-choice items, plus an integrated example.	Reading and identifying appropriate structural word (auxiliary verbs, modal verbs, determiners, pronouns, prepositions, conjuctions, etc.)	8
6	Word completion. Five dictionary definition-type sentences (plus an integrated example). Five words to identify and spell.	Reading and identifying appropriate lexical item and spelling.	5
7	Open cloze. Text of type candidates could be expected to write, for example a short letter or email. Ten spaces to fill with one word (plus an integrated example) which must be spelled correctly.	Reading and identifying appropriate word with focus on structure and/or lexis.	10
8	Information transfer. Two short input texts, authentic in nature (emails, adverts, etc.) to prompt completion of an output text with one or more words or numbers (plus an integrated example).	Reading and writing down appropriate words or numbers with focus on content and accuracy.	5
9	Guided writing. Either a short input text or rubric to prompt a written response. Three messages to communicate.	Writing a short message, note or postcard of 25-35 words.	1