U a

B2 First Reading
and Use of
English Part 2
Tips
Do you know how to do Part 2 of the
Cambridge B2 First Exam? In this
post, you’ll learn tips and tricks for
doing part 2 of the B2 First Reading
and Use of English exam.

Part 2 is known as “open cloze” and

has a short text with 8 gaps. Each
gap is missing one word. There are
no options.

Part 2 of the Reading and Use of

English exam tests your grammar
and vocabulary. Each gap is worth 1
point.

Let’s check out what this part of the

exam is testing.

Post Contents

What’s on the B2 First Reading

and Use of English Part 2?
How to Do Part 2 of the B2 First
Reading and Use of English Test
Practice
Tips and Tricks
Final Thoughts
Answers

What’s on the B2
First Reading and Use
of English Part 2?
This part of the exam
tests grammar structures
like:
Verb forms (perfect, continuous
and simple forms, modal verbs)
Pronouns and possessives
(myself, their, ourselves, yours,
mine or relative pronouns like
who, what, that, which)
Comparative forms (the +
comparative, the + comparative;
less + adjective than; the +
superlative)
Articles (the, a, an)
Determiners (this, that, either,
neither, all of)
Conditionals (the words “if” or
“when” might be missing)
Quantifiers (some, many, a few,
any, much)
Time conjunctions (before, when,
after, as soon as)

There are also questions about:

Nouns, verbs, and adjectives with

prepositions (advantage of,
worried about, apologize for)
Fixed phrases (every now and
then, by chance, under no
circumstances)
Phrasal verbs (move away, pick
up, take out, grow up)

How to Do Part 2 of
the B2 First Reading
and Use of English
Test
1. To start, read the text quickly to
understand the main idea.
2. Next, look at the first gap.
Carefully read the words before and
after the gap. Highlight or underline
any “clues” like verbs, nouns,
adjectives, parts of expressions, etc..
These words will help you determine
WHAT KIND of word is missing.
3. After that, write one word in the
gap. Don’t use a contraction (won’t,
can’t, he’s).
4. Then, repeat steps 2 and 3 with
the next gap.
5. When you have finished, reread
the whole text to see if it makes
sense. Also, check your spelling!
6. Finally, write your answers on the
answer sheet using CAPITAL
LETTERS. Use a pencil for this test.

Practice
Try this sample test from the
Cambridge official website. The
answers are at the end of this post.
Source:
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-
and-tests/first/

Tips and Tricks

Guess if you need to! – always
write one word in each gap. You
will not lose points for a wrong
answer, so take a guess and
continue with the next question.

Learn what mistakes YOU make

and practice them – everyone is
different. Do you always make
mistakes on relative clauses? Do
you need to learn more phrasal
verbs? Try to do 5 practice tests for
this part and see if you are making
the same mistakes. Once you
know what kinds of mistakes you
make, take some extra time to
learn these structures well.

Make a list in your notebook of

new structures – organize new
structures, phrasal verbs, and
expressions when you learn them.
Then, review these structures a
few times a week until you
understand them well.

Practice makes perfect – try to do

as many practice tests as you can.
Then, go back and learn from your
mistakes. Just like a sport or
music, the more you practice, the
easier the exam will be.

Final Thoughts
Part 2 of the B2 First Reading and
Use of English exam tests your
grammar and vocabulary. As your
grammar knowledge increases, this
part of the exam will become easier
for you. Keep practicing!

For more B2 First Lessons try:

B2 Reading and Use of English Part 1

Tips

Writing Exam Tips for B2 First

Speaking Exam Tips for B2 First

Past Habits in English – Used to and

Would

If you have any questions, please

leave me a comment.

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