C2 ECPE Reading: 18 Passages + Answer Key

C2-level reading practice for the Michigan ECPE: 18 advanced reading passages with 108 exam-style multiple-choice questions, organised in 6 sets, with a separate teacher key that explains every answer.

The passages cover a wide range of academic and general-interest topics, including the history of wilderness, the placebo effect, urban heat, octopus intelligence, the restoration of paintings, sleep and learning, the origins of the Homeric epics and bilingualism.

The questions train the skills that advanced reading exams test:

• Main idea and author’s purpose
• Inference and implication
• Reference (what a word or phrase refers to)
• The function of a detail or example
• Following an argument across paragraphs

What’s included (2 PDF files, US Letter):

• Student edition: 6 sets, each with 3 passages and 18 questions, in a clear two-column layout that prints well in black and white
• Teacher edition: answers to all 108 questions, with a concise explanation of why each answer is correct and why the other options are not

Ideal for ECPE preparation, and equally useful for Cambridge C2 Proficiency (CPE) and other C2 exams. Suitable for class practice, homework, timed exam practice or independent study.

Independently produced ECPE-style practice material; not endorsed by or affiliated with Michigan Language Assessment.