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Reading

Level B1

Part 1 - Signs & Notices

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For questions 1-5, choose the answer which best captures the meaning of the sign.

Obligation

Staff area. Visitors must sign in at Reception and wear a visitor badge at all times.

What does this sign suggest?

 Visitors should ask staff for a badge if they want to enter the staff area.

 Visitors must sign in at Reception only when they leave, and the visitor badge is optional.

 Visitors have to register at Reception and keep a visitor badge on while they are here.

Prohibition

Cyclists: You must use the bike lane. Riding on the pavement is not permitted.

What does the text say?

 People on bikes have to ride in the cycle lane and are not allowed to use the pavement.

 Cyclists must use the pavement because the bike lane is not permitted.

 Cyclists should ride slowly on the pavement if the bike lane is busy.

Advice

Quiet zone after 9 p.m. Please keep conversations low and do not play music in the garden.

What does this sign suggest?

 After 9 p.m., you can play music quietly in the garden if conversations are low.

 After 9 p.m., the garden is closed, so nobody is allowed to go there.

 After 9 p.m., you should speak quietly and you mustn't play music outside.

Obligation

Swimming pool: Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. No exceptions.

What does the text say?

 Children under 14 must accompany an adult into the pool area.

 Anyone younger than 14 has to be with an adult to use the pool.

 Children under 14 can swim alone if they are good swimmers.

Information

Ticket office closed. You can buy tickets from the machine, but it only accepts card payments.

What does this notice suggest?

 You can buy tickets at the office if you pay by card instead of cash.

 The ticket office is closed because the machine accepts only cash payments.

 You can still get a ticket, but you must pay by card at the machine.

What to do

This part of the reading test consists of five images with messages. Each image has 3 possible answer options. What does the notice say?

Read the notices and messages first. Don’t look at the choices until you understand the texts.

Compare each option with the text before choosing your answer. Remember that the wrong, answers might seem to be correct at first, so it is important to read the chosen option again to check that the meanings match.

Strategy

  1. Read the text and decide what situation it could appear in.
  2. Look at the images, the design often suggests the correct answer.
  3. Read the three options.
  4. Compare each option with the text before choosing an answer.
  5. Read the chosen option again to be sure it is a right answer.

Instructions

For questions 1-5, choose the answer which best captures the meaning of the sign.

Exercise Details

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Tone: Standard
Level: B1

Created on:

Sep 10, 2026

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