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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

Cloze (dropdown)

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.

1. Question 1 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the correct words for the summary. At the beginning, a 1___ meets Mina at the gate and walks with her to 2___. The class makes a 3___ for her desk.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual

   Choices for blank 1

   1. teacher
   2. helper
   3. driver
   4. pupil

   Choices for blank 2

   1. Room 3
   2. the gate
   3. the hallways
   4. the library

   Choices for blank 3

   1. small card
   2. new book
   3. loud bell
   4. blue chair
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   teacher

   Blank 2

   Room 3

   Blank 3

   small card

   Gap 1: teacher — the passage says, “A teacher meets her at the gate.” Gap 2: Room 3 — the teacher walks with Mina to “Room 3.” Gap 3: small card — the class “makes a small card for her desk.”

   A teacher meets her at the gate and walks with her to Room 3.

   The class says hello and makes a small card for her desk.

2. Question 2 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Choose the correct words for the summary. Mina likes the 1___ and the new blue chair, but she does not like 2___. At break time, a helper shows her the 3___ and the water fountain.

   Return to the passage, recording or visual

   Choices for blank 1

   1. open gate
   2. loud hallways
   3. small card
   4. bright classroom

   Choices for blank 2

   1. the gate
   2. loud hallways
   3. Room 3
   4. the library

   Choices for blank 3

   1. gate
   2. desk card
   3. blue chair
   4. the library
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   bright classroom

   Blank 2

   loud hallways

   Blank 3

   the library

   Gap 1: bright classroom — Mina “likes the bright classroom and the new blue chair.” Gap 2: loud hallways — she “does not like loud hallways.” Gap 3: the library — at break time, a helper shows her “the library and the water fountain.”

   Mina likes the bright classroom and the new blue chair.

   She does not like loud hallways, so she feels calm inside the room.

   At break time, a helper shows her the library and the water fountain.

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.