B2 First Reading and Use of English Booster
The high season in Cambridge official exams is just around the corner. For those of you who have been preparing for the B2 First (FCE) exam for some time now, the only thing left is to put into practice everything you’ve studied by now, which means using all the grammar and vocabulary structures in exam-like tasks.
For this reason, I have prepared a Key word transformation treat for you, five activities which will test your ability to paraphrase – rewrite sentences with different words so that they mean the same.
These five Reading and Use of English Part 4 key word transformation exercises will not only give you the opportunity to challenge your language control, they will also show you which grammar structures every B2 First exam candidate must be familiar with and be able to use when paraphrasing. To spice it up, I have included some common B2 phrasal verbs as well.
Depending on the questions that you will have found not easy to deal with, I strongly advise you to read up on those grammar structures such questions belong to.
Let’s therefore start practising with Reading and Use of English Part 4 Key word transformations. Just a quick reminder before you get started. Your answer must meet the following conditions:
- Your answer must have between two and five words.
- You must not change the word (called the key word) given in any way.
Good luck!

Activity 1
Reading and Use of English, Part 4
QUIZ ONE
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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
Present tenses
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This is my first experience of paragliding alone.
TIME
It is the first alone.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
Past tenses
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I ran ten kilometres, and then my trainer told me to do forty push-ups!
ALREADY
When my trainer told me to do forty push-ups, I ten kilometres.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
Future tenses
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My driving exam starts at nine tomorrow morning.
TAKING
At five past nine tomorrow morning my driving exam.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
Stative verbs
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Is this your headphone stand?
TO
Does you?
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
Phrasal verb
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These trainers are already small for me, so I need to buy some new ones.
GROWN
I these trainers, so I need to buy some new ones.
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
Phrasal verb
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I’m just going to buy a loaf of bread from the baker’s shop on the way home.
POP
I’m just going shop for a loaf of bread on the way home.
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Activity 2
Reading and Use of English, Part 4
QUIZ TWO
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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
Prepositions following verbs and adjectives
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Everyone expressed their disapproval when the actress arrived late at the Oscars.
ON
Everyone late at the Oscars.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
Prepositions of place
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New factories are built in the areas that form the edge of our city.
OUTSKIRTS
New factories are built our city.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
Zero, first and second conditionals
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I’m not you, but I think you should call your parents right now.
WOULD
If call my parents right now.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
Third and mixed conditionals
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I didn’t know about all the traffic problems, so, I moved house.
IF
I wouldn’t have known about all the traffic problems.
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
Phrasal verb
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I never thought that ripped and excessively worn denim jeans would become popular.
CATCH
I never thought that ripped and excessively worn denim , but they have!
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
Phrasal verb
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On such a special occasion, everybody should put on formal clothes.
UP
Everybody ought on such a special occasion.
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Activity 3
Reading and Use of English, Part 4
QUIZ THREE
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WISH, IF ONLY and other alternative conditional forms
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I regret we couldn’t take the express train and arrive on time.
ABLE
I wish we the express train to arrive on time.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
Countable and uncountable nouns
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I didn’t eat much dessert because I’m on a diet.
ONLY
I because I’m on a diet.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
SO, SUCH, TOO and ENOUGH
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The laws in some countries are so strict that people have very little freedom.
SUCH
Some countries people have very little freedom.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
Verbs followed by a to-infinitive or a verb + –ing
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I’ll always remember the first time I saw you.
NEVER
I’ll for the first time.
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
Phrasal verb
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We can start our journey towards the waterfall at dawn.
SET
We can the waterfall at dawn.
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
Phrasal verb
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I don’t think a horse can ever stay at the same speed as a car.
KEEP
I don’t think a horse can ever a car.
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Activity 4
Reading and Use of English, Part 4
QUIZ FOUR
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Adjectives + –ed and –ing
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The ending of the film was puzzling.
PUZZLED
I that the film ended this way.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
Adverbs
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I got ill before the exam and my marks were bad.
DID
I got ill, so in the exam.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
Reported speech
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“We’ll be travelling next month”, said John.
FOLLOWING
John said that they month.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
Modal verbs
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I bet you were worn out after such a long journey.
HAVE
You after such a long journey.
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
Phrasal verb
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I felt really disappointed when my friend didn’t come to watch me in the school play.
DOWN
I felt so my friend didn’t come to watch me in the school play.Â
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
Phrasal verb
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Although in public they look like a perfect married couple, they don’t have a good relationship.
ALONG
They each other, even though in public they look like a perfect married couple.
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Activity 5
Reading and Use of English, Part 4
QUIZ FIVE
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Question 1 of 6
1. Question
Relative clauses and relative pronouns
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Charlie Chaplin was a comic genius, and all comedians owe him a great deal of gratitude.
WHOM
Charlie Chaplin was a comic genius feel very grateful.
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
Comparisons
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Nobody has ever been this far into the jungle.
THE
This is been into the jungle.
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
The passive
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My grandmother is having an operation right now.
BEING
My grandmother the moment.
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Question 4 of 6
4. Question
The causative
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Why don’t you ask an electrician to fit your cooker?
GET
Why don’t you an electrician?
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Question 5 of 6
5. Question
Linking words and phrases
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Carol refused to lend me her new top, even though I begged her for hours.
SPITE
Carol refused to lend me her new top her for hours.
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Question 6 of 6
6. Question
Phrasal verb
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Greg resembles his father; they both love extreme sports.
AFTER
Greg ; they both love extreme sports
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If you are looking for more practice into Reading and Use of English Part 4, check this out:
- Cambridge B2 First Grammar Practice
- Insights Into Past Tenses at B2 Level
- B2 Use of English Booster with Key word Transformations
- Law and B2 First Use of English Booster
Stay tuned for more words of advice and handy material!