PET Strategy

General strategy

The PET tests real-world English at an intermediate level. Questions are more challenging than KET but follow predictable patterns.

Time allocation (Reading, 45 minutes)

• Part 1 (Matching) — 7 minutes
• Part 2 (Detail matching) — 7 minutes
• Part 3 (MC Reading) — 10 minutes
• Part 4 (Gapped Text) — 10 minutes
• Parts 5-6 (Open Cloze) — 8 minutes each

Top tips

• Read the questions before the text in Parts 1-2
• In Part 3, find the relevant paragraph for each question
• In Parts 5-6, most answers are small grammar words
• Always answer everything — no negative marking