B2 First Multiple Matching Practice
B2 First (FCE) · Reading & Use of English Part 7 · 30 free exercises
A set of prompts to match against several short texts or sections — which person mentions X, which paragraph states Y. Multiple matching tests fast, targeted reading: scanning for specific ideas expressed in different words.
Multiple Matching: Finding one idea in a long text, ten times over.
- 10 — statements
- 1 mark — each
- Options — can repeat
- ~15 min — of your paper
Fast scanning and paraphrase recognition. The statement never uses the same words as the text — you match the idea, not the words, and quickly, because there is a lot of ground to cover.
What real learners get wrong: B2 learners average 90% — the friendliest reading part. Lost marks come from matching a section because it repeats the statement’s words, when the paraphrase is elsewhere.
The method
- Read the statements first — here they are your questions.
- Turn each statement into its core idea, stripped of its wording.
- Scan for meaning, not matching words — a section repeating the exact words is often a trap.
- Do the easy, distinctive statements first to shrink the search.
- Remember sections can be used more than once, or not at all — and confirm the section truly says it.
The traps
- The word-match trap: A section repeating the statement’s words is often wrong — the real answer paraphrases.
- Fear of reusing a section: Sections can answer more than one statement — refusing to reuse leads to a wrong pick elsewhere.
- Topic, not statement: A section may be about the right subject without containing the specific idea.
- Half the statement: Every element of the statement must be present, not just part of it.
- Running out of time: Ten statements is a lot — mark your best guess and move on, return if time allows.
All Multiple Matching exercises
Cambridge B2 First 4, Cambridge University Press
- Being an Architect - Test 1
- Superfans - Test 3
- The Fascinating Art of Ebru - Test 2
- What Does a Sports Psychologist Do? - Test 4
Cambridge English First 2, Cambridge University Press
- Adventure Guides - Test 5
- Canaletto and Venice - Test 7
- Four Books About Sleep - Test 6
- The Marshmallow Test - Test 8
Cambridge English First 3, Cambridge University Press
- Exercise Like an Animal - Test 2
- I Gave Up My Career for Something Very Different - Test 3
- Local Environmental Heroes - Test 1
- So You Want to Become a Journalist? - Test 4
First Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education
- Could you spare some change, please? - Module 9
- Our lost childhood? - Module 1
- The modern world - Module 5A
- Young musicians and classic styles - Module 6
First Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education
- Clever Claws - Module 3B
- Important events - Module 8B
- Lifestyles - Module 1B
- Out and about - Module 10B
Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook, Macmillan Education Limited
- Going Green - Unit 11 - What on Earth's Going On?
- Living Abroad - Unit 8 - On the Move
- Making a Positive Change - Unit 1
- Part-Time Jobs
Ready for B2 First 4th Edition, Macmillan Education Limited
- Children's Classics - Ready for Reading
- Confronting Global Issues - Unit 11
- Going Vegan - Unit 12
- Have Schools Become Too Lenient? - Unit 5
- Mystery Donors - Unit 9
- This is Your Life - Unit 1