Planning a Family Day Out

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Practice level

A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Yes / No / Not Given, Single choice, Fill in the blank (text), Fill in the blank (dropdown), Label the image

How to approach this practice

Read the passage for its main idea, then return to the relevant sentence or paragraph for each question. Base answers on the passage.

Mia's Lakeside Picnic Plan

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At the upper left, Mia puts the picnic basket on a red bench. She likes the quiet bench. At the upper right, Tom uses the bin for rubbish. At the lower left, Anna spreads the blanket for lunch. At the lower right, Dad stands by the path to the lake.

1. Question 1 · Yes / No / Not Given

   Decide whether the statement agrees with the writer’s or speaker’s view. Choose Not Given when the view is not stated.

   Leah thinks Saturday is the best day for a family outing.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual
   1. Yes
   2. No
   3. Not Given
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   Answer

   Not Given

   Not Given. The passage says what happens on Saturday, but it does not say Leah thinks Saturday is the best day.

   On Saturday, her family will take sandwiches and visit the park after breakfast

2. Question 2 · Yes / No / Not Given

   Decide whether the statement agrees with the writer’s or speaker’s view. Choose Not Given when the view is not stated.

   Leah likes the small lake park.

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   1. Yes
   2. No
   3. Not Given
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   Answer

   Yes

   Yes. The passage says Leah likes the park, and it gives her reasons: it is flat and the ducks are fun.

   She likes the small lake park

   because the path is flat and the ducks are fun

3. Question 3 · Yes / No / Not Given

   Decide whether the statement agrees with the writer’s or speaker’s view. Choose Not Given when the view is not stated.

   Leah thinks busy shopping centres are good for a family day out.

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   1. Yes
   2. No
   3. Not Given
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   Answer

   No

   No. The passage says the opposite: Leah does not like busy shopping centres.

   She does not like busy shopping centres

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What will Leah's family take with them?

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   1. Sandwiches
   2. Books
   3. Cake
   4. Toys
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   Answer

   Sandwiches

   They will take sandwiches. The other options are not mentioned as things they will take.

   her family will take sandwiches

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. Sunny Farm opens at ___.

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   Blank 1

   9 a.m. / 9 am / 9am / 9:00 am / 9:00am

   The notice says the farm opens at 9 a.m. The other time in the passage, 5 p.m., is the closing time, not the opening time.

   Sunny Farm opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. Mia dislikes the ___.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual
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   Blank 1

   gift shop

   The passage says Mia dislikes the gift shop. The animal trail and the picnic field are things she likes, so they do not fit the blank.

   Mia likes the animal trail and the picnic field, but she dislikes the gift shop

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The farm café opens at ___.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual

   Choices for blank 1

   1. 5 p.m.
   2. 10 a.m.
   3. 6 p.m.
   4. 9 a.m.
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   Blank 1

   10 a.m.

   The café opens at 10 a.m. every day. 9 a.m. is the farm opening time, and 5 p.m. is the farm closing time, so they are not correct here.

   The farm café opens at 10 a.m. every day, and families can buy tea there

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Tickets cost ___ for adults.

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   Choices for blank 1

   1. £7
   2. £6
   3. £5
   4. £3
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   Blank 1

   £6

   The notice says adults pay £6. £3 is the price for children, so it does not fit this blank.

   Tickets cost £6 for adults and £3 for children

9. Question 9 · Label the image

   Match the labels to the marked regions of the image.

   Read the passage and choose the labels for the diagram.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual

   Image labels

   tree · boat · bench · bin · blanket · path

   Label regions region-1, region-2, region-3, region-4 marked on the image above.

   Check answers and explanations

   Region region-1

   bench

   Region region-2

   bin

   Region region-3

   blanket

   Region region-4

   path

   Label 1: “bench” is correct because Mia puts the picnic basket on a red bench at the upper left. Label 2: “bin” is correct because Tom uses it for rubbish at the upper right. Label 3: “blanket” is correct because Anna spreads it for lunch at the lower left. Label 4: “path” is correct because Dad stands by the path to the lake at the lower right.

   At the upper left, Mia puts the picnic basket on a red bench. She likes the quiet bench. At the upper right, Tom uses the bin for rubbish. At the lower left, Anna spreads the blanket for lunch. At the lower right, Dad stands by the path to the lake

10. Question 10 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    What does Mia like?

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    1. the bin
    2. the blanket
    3. the quiet bench
    4. the path
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    Answer

    the quiet bench

    Mia likes the quiet bench. The passage says this directly. The other choices are mentioned in the passage, but not as things Mia likes.

    She likes the quiet bench

11. Question 11 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    What is the bin for?

    Return to the passage, recording or visual
    1. walking to the lake
    2. rubbish
    3. lunch
    4. sitting
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    Answer

    rubbish

    Tom uses the bin for rubbish. The other options are not given as the bin's purpose in the passage.

    At the upper right, Tom uses the bin for rubbish

12. Question 12 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    Where does Dad stand?

    Return to the passage, recording or visual
    1. on the blanket
    2. by the bin
    3. on the red bench
    4. by the path to the lake
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    Answer

    by the path to the lake

    Dad stands by the path to the lake. The other options are different places in the passage and do not match Dad.

    At the lower right, Dad stands by the path to the lake

What to review next

Find the words that support each answer. For a mistake, compare the question with the evidence and identify the detail or inference you missed.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Look for evidence in the text. Separate what the writer says from what you already know about the topic.

The library normally closes at six, but on Fridays it stays open until eight. When does it close on Friday?

The answer is eight. But introduces an exception to the normal closing time, so the first time mentioned is not the answer.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.