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SUCCEED in Cambridge B1 Preliminary Reading

Reading Part One Choosing the correct answer
As we have already said, there are 3 possible answers for you
What is the task to choose from: a, B or C. When you have read the text and
This part of the reading test consists of five short texts. got an idea of what the text is and its context, read the 3
Each text has one multiple-choice question with 3 possible answer options carefully. Compare each option with the text
answer options: A, B and C. The texts can be notices, signs, before choosing your answer. Remember that the wrong
messages, emails, information on packets, etc. answers might seem to be correct at first, so it is important
to read the chosen option again to check that the meanings
How to do the task match.
Look at each text one at a time. Try to work out what kind of
text it is and where you might see it. For example, might it be exam PRaCTiCe
a notice in a shop window or information on something you For each question, choose the correct answer.
have bought? You can use the information that is given to
you to help you work this out. If it is a message, note or email 1.
it will usually say this. To: Brian
From: Helen
Let’s practise!
Look at the following text and answer the questions below.
Brian, here’s the information about the new pool.
All students must return books to this desk within three I always go there after school on Monday,
weeks of borrowing them. Students who return books Wednesday and Friday.
after the return date will have to pay a fine.
Email me if you want to come with me on Friday
and my Dad will pick you up on the way.
1. Is this most likely to be a notice, advert or email?
Why do you think this?
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

2. Where might you see this text? Could it be in a bookshop,
an office or a school? Why do you think this? a. Brian must ask his dad to drive Helen to the pool.
_______________________________________________ B. Brian needs to let Helen know if he wants to go
swimming on Friday.
_______________________________________________
C. Brian should meet Helen at the pool on Monday.
Now, say if the following statements are T (True) or F (False).
Sandwiches and salads sold here.
3. Students always have to pay to borrow a book. ____
2. Hot snacks only available between 12 and 3pm.
4. Books can only be borrowed for a limited
amount of time. ____ Hot and cold drinks served all day.
5. Only some books can be borrowed. ____
6. Students should keep each book for at least a. You can buy a hot drink at any time.
three weeks before returning it. ____
B. You can buy a hot cooked breakfast.
C. Sandwiches are only available at lunchtime.
analysis and justification of the answers
1. This is most likely to be a notice as it is quite formal and
gives specific information. It is not trying to sell something
as the books can be borrowed, not bought. analysis and justification of the answers
2. You are most likely to see this in a school library as it is Question 1
in a place where students can borrow books. Answer a is not correct as it is Helen’s dad that will drive
Brian to the pool. Answer B is correct as Helen says, ‘Email
3. False, as students only have to pay if the books are late me if you want to come with me on Friday’. Answer C is not
and then they have to pay a fine. So they don’t pay just correct as Helen is asking Brian about Friday, not Monday
because they have borrowed a book.
and they will give Brian a lift if he wants to go; so they will
4. True, as books have to be returned within three weeks. not meet at the pool.
5. False, as there is no mention of books that can’t be
borrowed. Question 2
Answer a is correct as the sign says, ‘Hot and cold drinks served
6. False, as three weeks is the maximum amount of time that all day.’ Answer B is not correct as hot food is only sold between
the students can keep a book but there is nothing to say 12 and 3pm; not at breakfast time. Answer C is not correct as
that they can’t return a book before the three weeks are up.
sandwiches are available all day.
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