Use of English · 2025
What this mock covers
The question bank is weighted the way the 2025 Use of English paper was, so the practice pressure lands where the marks actually are.
Comprehension
5 questionsOne prose passage with inference, vocabulary-in-context and purpose questions — read the question before the passage to save time.
Lexis and Structure
17 questionsSynonyms, gap-filling, concord, tenses, prepositions and subject-specific registers. This is the largest block on the paper.
Antonyms
5 questionsWords tested in a sentence, so always judge the meaning in context.
Sentence Interpretation
5 questionsIdioms and complex sentence patterns such as 'hardly ... when' and 'but for'.
Oral Forms
8 questionsVowel and consonant contrasts, rhyme, syllable stress and emphatic stress.