A School Trip to the Coast
About this practice test
Read about a class trip to the coast, including a museum visit, beach cleaning, lunch, changing weather, and the journey home.
What you’ll practice
Finding detail
Locate specific information and evidence.
Interpreting ideas
Connect main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
8 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A2. 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
- True / False / Not Given
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.
A School Trip to the Coast
Our class went to the coast on Friday. We left school at nine o'clock on a yellow bus and reached the beach after an hour. First, we visited the small sea museum near the pier. A guide showed us old nets, shells, and a map of the bay. He also answered a few questions about the fishing boats. Then we walked along the sand and collected litter in pairs. The teacher asked us to stop if we found glass. At lunchtime, we sat on benches by the café and ate sandwiches from home. Some students bought ice cream, but I drank water because I had forgotten my pocket money. In the afternoon, the weather became windy, so we did not go swimming. Instead, we watched the waves and wrote short notes for our science lesson. Before we left, the teacher counted everyone twice. She said the trip was not only fun but also useful, because the coast can teach us about sea life and keeping beaches clean. We arrived back at school before four.
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Question 1 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
The class travelled to the coast by bus.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says they left school 'on a yellow bus', so they did travel by bus.
We left school at nine o'clock on a yellow bus
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Question 2 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
The guide told the class his name.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. A guide is mentioned, but the passage does not give any name for that person.
Our class went to the coast on Friday. We left school at nine o'clock on a yellow bus and reached the beach after an hour. First, we visited the small sea museum near the pier. A guide showed us old nets, shells, and a map of the bay. He also answered a few questions about the fishing boats. Then we walked along the sand and collected litter in pairs. The teacher asked us to stop if we found glass. At lunchtime, we sat on benches by the café and ate sandwiches from home. Some students bought ice cream, but I drank water because I had forgotten my pocket money.
In the afternoon, the weather became windy, so we did not go swimming. Instead, we watched the waves and wrote short notes for our science lesson. Before we left, the teacher counted everyone twice. She said the trip was not only fun but also useful, because the coast can teach us about sea life and keeping beaches clean. We arrived back at school before four.
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Question 3 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
Some students bought ice cream at lunchtime.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says that some students bought ice cream during lunch.
Some students bought ice cream
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Question 4 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
They visited the sea museum before walking on the sand.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage clearly puts the museum visit first and the walk on the sand after it.
First, we visited the small sea museum near the pier.
Then we walked along the sand and collected litter in pairs.
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Question 5 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
The students went swimming in the afternoon.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says the opposite: they did not go swimming because the weather was windy.
the weather became windy, so we did not go swimming
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Question 6 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
The passage says the beach was crowded with tourists.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage describes the beach, the museum, and the litter collection, but it does not say whether the beach was crowded or empty.
Our class went to the coast on Friday. We left school at nine o'clock on a yellow bus and reached the beach after an hour. First, we visited the small sea museum near the pier. A guide showed us old nets, shells, and a map of the bay. He also answered a few questions about the fishing boats. Then we walked along the sand and collected litter in pairs. The teacher asked us to stop if we found glass. At lunchtime, we sat on benches by the café and ate sandwiches from home. Some students bought ice cream, but I drank water because I had forgotten my pocket money.
In the afternoon, the weather became windy, so we did not go swimming. Instead, we watched the waves and wrote short notes for our science lesson. Before we left, the teacher counted everyone twice. She said the trip was not only fun but also useful, because the coast can teach us about sea life and keeping beaches clean. We arrived back at school before four.
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Question 7 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
The class ate lunch inside the museum.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. They ate lunch on benches by the café, not inside the museum.
At lunchtime, we sat on benches by the café and ate sandwiches from home
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Question 8 · True / False / Not Given
Decide whether the statement agrees with the information. Choose Not Given when the text or recording does not provide the information.
The class arrived back at school at four o'clock.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says they arrived back before four o'clock, so four o'clock is too late.
We arrived back at school before four
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.