TEST 1 PAPER 1 PART 4 Cambridge Preliminary English Test 3

 

Cambridge Preliminary English Test 3 TEST 1 PAPER 1 READING AND WRITING TEST READING

 

PART 4 Questions 21-25 → Read the text and questions below. → For each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer – A, B, C or D – on your answer sheet.   ‘The best age to start learning the violin is between three and six,’ says Margaret Porter, a violinist and music teacher. ‘It’s the time when you are learning about the world.’ Margaret, who lives in London, prefers to take pupils at three and four, although she has made lots of exceptions for keen five-year-olds. When she started teaching the violin in 1972, her first class consisted of her children’s five-year-old school friends.   21 What is the writer trying to do in the text? A explain why Margaret likes teaching the violin B describe a different way of learning the violin C give advice on how to find a music teacher D explain why Margaret has a lot of pupils 22 Why should someone read the text? A to discover how Margaret learnt the violin B to learn why it is important to read music C to find out about Margaret’s teaching method D to learn why children should play the violin 23 What opinion does Margaret have about her best pupils? A They ought to find another teacher. B They will become great violinists using her method. C They could try harder. D They take several years to learn to read music. 24 Margaret’s first pupils were A her children. B three-and four-year olds. C her own friends. D her children’s friends. 25 Which of the following would Margaret include in an advertisement for her classes? A B C D

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