Part of an English test first sat in 1913 has been released by Cambridge University to mark 110 years since its first Cambridge English exams.

Only three students took the Certificate of Proficiency in English, which cost them £3 at the time, and took 12 hours to complete.

It included translation, dictation and phonetic transcription and was taken by those wanting to teach the subject.

Cambridge English exams are now taken by 6.1 million people every year.

The original Certificate of Proficiency in English is now known as the C2 Proficiency exam and is the highest-level Cambridge English qualification, Cambridge University Press & Assessment said.

One of the questions faced by the candidates in 1913 has been released.

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