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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 must wear name badges at all times in this building. Visitors should ask at reception for help.

What does this sign suggest?

 Staff wear name badges only at reception, and visitors must ask staff for help.

 Employees are required to keep their ID badge on, and visitors can get assistance at reception.

 Staff should wear a name badge only when customers are present, to look professional.

Warning

Warning: Wet floor near the entrance. Please walk slowly and use the handrail on the steps.

What does the text say?

 You should avoid the entrance completely until the floor is dry.

 The entrance floor is wet only on the steps, so you must use the handrail near the door.

 Be careful because the floor is slippery, so move slowly and hold the rail on the stairs.

Prohibition

No food or drink in the computer room. Water bottles are not permitted near the keyboards.

What does this sign suggest?

 You are not allowed to eat or drink in the computer room, even water close to the computers.

 No food or drink is allowed unless it is only water in a bottle.

 You can have drinks in the computer room if you keep them on the floor.

Permission

Gym members can bring one guest on Saturdays only. Guests must sign in and show photo ID.

What does the notice tell gym users?

 Members can bring guests on Saturdays, but guests do not need to sign in if they have photo ID.

 Members are allowed to bring one visitor only on Saturdays, and the visitor has to register and show ID.

 Members can bring one guest any day, as long as the guest signs in with photo ID.

Information

Train delayed due to technical problems. Passengers should wait on platform 2 until further notice.

What does this sign suggest?

 The train is delayed only on platform 2 because of technical problems.

 Passengers must take a different train immediately because this one has been cancelled.

 The train is running late, and travellers are advised to stay on platform 2 for now.

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

Author

An Google

@an-google

User Prompt

"A variety of signs"

Tone: Standard
Level: B1

Created on:

Sep 11, 2026

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