Reading
Part 1 - Signs & Notices
For questions 1-5, choose the answer which best captures the meaning of the sign.
Ticket office closed from 2–4 p.m. Please buy your ticket online or use the machine by the entrance.
What does this notice say?
You cannot buy tickets at the counter for two hours, so you should use the website or the ticket machine.
The ticket machine by the entrance is broken, so you have to buy tickets online.
Ticket office open from 2–4 p.m., and you must buy your ticket online.
Quiet zone until 3 p.m. Please don’t make phone calls while lessons are in progress.
What does this sign suggest?
You should avoid calling anyone here before 3 p.m. because classes are happening.
Phone calls are allowed in this quiet zone until 3 p.m.
You must leave the building until 3 p.m. because lessons are in progress.
Next train delayed by 2 hours due to repairs. You may wait inside the main hall.
What does the notice tell passengers?
The next train takes 2 hours to reach its destination because of repairs.
The train will arrive much later than planned, and passengers are allowed to stay in the main hall.
Passengers must wait outside for 2 hours because the main hall is closed.
For the next two hours, lift out of service. Please use the stairs.
What does this sign mean?
The lift cannot be used for two hours, so people should take the stairs instead.
The lift is out of service for the next two hours, but you can still use it carefully.
You must use the lift for the next two hours because the stairs are closed.
Swimming pool closed for the next 2 hours for cleaning. Please come back later.
What does this notice say?
You cannot use the pool right now because it is being cleaned, but it will reopen later.
You must clean the pool for 2 hours before you are allowed to swim.
The swimming pool is open for the next 2 hours, and cleaning will start later.
Instructions
For questions 1-5, choose the answer which best captures the meaning of the sign.
Exercise Details
Author
Ajala Omotayo
@ajala-omotayo
User Prompt
"I want to write an assessment test about the next two hours."
Created on:
Aug 15, 2026
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