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A1General exam skills10 min

Reading signs and notices

Independent practice in the style of entry-level exam reading tasks, not an official test: read short signs and notices and choose what they mean.

In many entry-level English exams, you read short signs and notices. They come from shops, stations, schools, parks and offices. For each sign, you choose the sentence that says the same thing in different words. Sometimes you read a situation and choose the sign that helps.

Signs around town

Sign A (swimming pool): Children under 8 must swim with an adult.

Sign B (train station): Buy your ticket from the machine or the ticket office. You cannot buy tickets on the train.

Sign C (dentist): Please arrive 10 minutes before your appointment.

Sign D (park): Please keep dogs out of the children's play area.

Sign E (supermarket): Fresh bread every morning from 7 am.

Sign F (school office): Lost something? Ask here. Open 8 am to 4 pm.

Sign G (cinema): All tickets are half price on Tuesdays.

Sign H (hotel): Breakfast is in the Garden Room from 7 to 10 am.

Exercise 1 of 2

What does the sign mean?

Read each sign. Choose the sentence that means the same.

  1. “Lift not working today. Please use the stairs.”

  2. “Museum: Free entry for students. Please show your student card.”

  3. “Restaurant: Closed for holidays. We open again on 3 August.”

  4. “Bus stop: Buses every 15 minutes, 6 am to midnight.”

  5. “Art gallery: Please don't touch the paintings.”

  6. “Shoe shop: Sale! All shoes half price this week.”

  7. “Class 4B: Today's English lesson is in Room 12, not Room 8.”

  8. “Shop door: Back in 20 minutes.”

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Exercise 2 of 2

Which sign helps you?

Look at signs A to H in the text. Choose the sign that helps in each situation.

  1. You want to see a film, but you don't have much money.

  2. Your little brother is six. He wants to go swimming.

  3. You left your bag at school yesterday.

  4. You are staying at a hotel. You want to eat in the morning.

  5. You are at the station. You want to take a train, but you have no ticket.

  6. You have an appointment for your teeth at 3 pm. When do you need to be there?

  7. You are in the park with your dog.

  8. You want to buy fresh bread at 7:30 in the morning.

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Source

Original practice by Joy English in the style of the exam. Not an official test; IELTS and TOEIC are trademarks of their owners.

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