Taking Part in a Community Festival
About this practice test
Practical festival notes and short reports about volunteer duties, music-night preparations and the needs of four stallholders.
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:
15 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
- Multiple choice, True / False / Not Given, Cloze (dropdown), Short answer, Matching
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.
Maya Chen's Volunteer Note for Riverside Festival
Maya Chen is the volunteer coordinator for the Riverside Community Festival. She asks new helpers to meet at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the school gate, where they will collect badges and bright yellow vests. The first task is to place signs near the food tents, then guide visitors to the music stage before lunch. Volunteers should drink water often and tell Maya if they need a short break. The festival closes at 6 p.m., but the clean-up team stays until 6:30. Maya says smiling and speaking slowly helps families feel welcome, and she thanks every volunteer for keeping the day calm and friendly. She also reminds them to wear comfortable shoes for long hours outside.
Setting Up the Festival Music Night
Mia and Omar helped at Riverside Community Centre for the summer festival. On Tuesday, they moved chairs and checked the small stage. Mrs Lee, the organiser, asked Mia to tape the poster to the library window and told Omar to test the microphone. At first the sound was too low, so he turned the dial until it worked. The team chose three local songs and one drum dance from the youth club. In the evening, neighbours brought juice and paper flags for the tables. Mia liked the busy hall because people from different streets talked and smiled. She said the event felt more like a welcome than a show. Children clapped near the door, and the last song made the room feel warm.
Four Stallholders at the Community Festival
Paragraph 1At the community festival, four stallholders explain what they need. Maya sells jars of strawberry jam. She can bring her stock, but she needs two tables and one chair. Tom makes wooden toys. He must arrive before nine to set up, and he asks for help while he goes to lunch. Leila runs a tea stall. She does not need electricity, but she needs a kettle of hot water. Ben sells flowers. He only wants a small sign, because people often walk past too quickly. The organiser says there will be volunteers at the gate, not at the stalls. A music band will start after lunch, so the stalls must stay open until three o'clock.
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Question 1 · Multiple choice
Choose all the correct answers.
Which TWO jobs do volunteers do after they collect their badges and vests?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Collect badges and bright yellow vests
- Guide visitors to the music stage
- Drink water often
- Place signs near the food tents
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Guide visitors to the music stage; Place signs near the food tents
The passage says the first task is to place signs near the food tents and then guide visitors to the music stage before lunch. Those are the two jobs. Collecting badges and vests happens first at the gate, and drinking water is advice, not a job.
The first task is to place signs near the food tents, then guide visitors to the music stage before lunch
Collect badges and bright yellow vests: This happens at the school gate before the jobs start.
Guide visitors to the music stage: Correct. This is the second job after they arrive.
Drink water often: This is advice for volunteers, not a job.
Place signs near the food tents: Correct. This is one of the two jobs after they arrive.
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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.
Volunteers should tell Maya if they need a short break.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The note directly tells volunteers to inform Maya if they need a short break.
tell Maya if they need a short break
True: Correct. This is exactly what the note tells volunteers to do.
False: The passage says the opposite: volunteers are told to tell Maya.
Not Given: This instruction is stated clearly, so it is not 'Not Given'.
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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.
The helpers get blue vests at the gate.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says the vests are bright yellow, so blue is wrong.
they will collect badges and bright yellow vests
True: This is not true because the vests are yellow, not blue.
False: Correct. The colour in the note is yellow.
Not Given: The colour is given in the note, so this is not the right answer.
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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.
The note says volunteers will eat a free meal after lunch.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The note mentions food tents and lunch, but it does not say that volunteers receive a free meal.
The first task is to place signs near the food tents, then guide visitors to the music stage before lunch
True: The note does not mention a free meal, so this cannot be true.
False: The passage does not give a direct opposite fact, such as 'they will not eat'.
Not Given: Correct. The meal is not stated anywhere in the note.
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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.
Volunteers meet at the school gate on Saturday morning.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The note clearly says they meet at the school gate at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
meet at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the school gate
True: Correct. The meeting place and time are stated directly.
False: This is not false because the passage gives the same place and time.
Not Given: It is given clearly in the note.
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Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)
Choose the correct option for each blank.
Complete the summary below. Choose the best option for each gap. At the festival, Mia and Omar first 1___ chairs and checked the stage. Mrs Lee asked Mia to put a poster in the library window and told Omar to 2___ the sound equipment. The team then chose some familiar music and a drum dance from the youth club. In the evening, neighbours 3___ juice and paper flags, and Mia said the hall felt 4___ a greeting, not a show.
Return to the passage, recording or visualChoices for blank 1
- arranged
- stacked
- moved
- counted
Choices for blank 2
- test
- cover
- clean
- carry
Choices for blank 3
- borrowed
- bought
- made
- brought
Choices for blank 4
- nothing like
- more like
- just like
- less like
Check answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- moved
- Blank 2
- test
- Blank 3
- brought
- Blank 4
- more like
Gap 1: The answer is "moved" because Mia and Omar moved the chairs before checking the stage. Gap 2: The answer is "test" because Mrs Lee told Omar to test the microphone. Gap 3: The answer is "brought" because neighbours brought juice and paper flags for the tables. Gap 4: The answer is "more like" because Mia said the event felt more like a welcome than a show.
they moved chairs and checked the small stage
told Omar to test the microphone
the event felt more like a welcome than a show
arranged: Wrong: the passage says they moved chairs.
stacked: Wrong: the passage does not say they stacked the chairs.
moved: Correct: the passage says they moved chairs.
counted: Wrong: the passage does not say they counted the chairs.
test: Correct: Omar was told to test the microphone.
cover: Wrong: he did not cover the microphone.
clean: Wrong: the passage says he tested the microphone, not cleaned it.
carry: Wrong: he did not carry the microphone in this part.
borrowed: Wrong: the passage says they brought the items.
bought: Wrong: they brought the items, not bought them.
made: Wrong: they did not make the juice and paper flags.
brought: Correct: neighbours brought juice and paper flags.
nothing like: Wrong: Mia compared it to a welcome, not the opposite.
more like: Correct: Mia said it felt more like a welcome, not a show.
just like: Wrong: the passage says more like, not just like.
less like: Wrong: the passage gives the opposite idea.
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Question 7 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. What did Omar test?
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- the microphone / microphone
Omar tested the microphone. Answers such as "microphone" or "the microphone" come directly from the passage. Other sound-related words are too general or do not match the exact detail.
told Omar to test the microphone
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Question 8 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. How many local songs did the team choose?
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- three local songs / three / 3
The source says "three local songs," so both "three" and "three local songs" are acceptable short answers from the passage. The question asks for the quantity, so "three" is a valid extracted answer too.
The team chose three local songs and one drum dance from the youth club
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Question 9 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. Who brought juice and paper flags?
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- neighbours
The passage says neighbours brought the juice and paper flags. The answer must come directly from the source, so the exact plural noun is correct.
neighbours brought juice and paper flags
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Question 10 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. What did Mia say the event felt more like than a show?
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- a welcome / welcome
Mia said the event felt more like a welcome than a show. "A welcome" is the exact short answer from the passage. Other feelings, such as "a party," are not stated.
She said the event felt more like a welcome than a show
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Question 11 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each stallholder with the support they need.
Return to the passage, recording or visualAnswer choices
- Ben
- Tom
- The organiser
- Maya
- Leila
Items
- Needs two tables and one chair
- Needs help when he goes to lunch
- Needs hot water for tea
- Needs a small sign
Check answers and explanations
- 1. Needs two tables and one chair
- Maya
- 2. Needs help when he goes to lunch
- Tom
- 3. Needs hot water for tea
- Leila
- 4. Needs a small sign
- Ben
Match 1: D, Maya, because she needs two tables and one chair. Match 2: B, Tom, because he asks for help while he goes to lunch. Match 3: E, Leila, because she needs a kettle of hot water for her tea stall. Match 4: A, Ben, because he wants a small sign.
She can bring her stock, but she needs two tables and one chair. Tom makes wooden toys. He must arrive before nine to set up, and he asks for help while he goes to lunch
Leila runs a tea stall. She does not need electricity, but she needs a kettle of hot water. Ben sells flowers. He only wants a small sign, because people often walk past too quickly
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Question 12 · 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.
Maya can bring her stock to the festival.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage directly says that Maya can bring her stock.
She can bring her stock, but she needs two tables and one chair
True: Correct. The passage says Maya can bring her stock.
False: The passage says she can bring her stock.
Not Given: This detail is stated directly in the passage.
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Question 13 · 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.
Leila needs electricity for her tea stall.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says the opposite: Leila does not need electricity. Not Given is wrong because electricity is mentioned directly.
Leila runs a tea stall. She does not need electricity, but she needs a kettle of hot water
True: No. The text says she does not need electricity.
False: Correct. The passage says she does not need electricity.
Not Given: No. Electricity is mentioned directly.
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Question 14 · 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 stalls must stay open until three o'clock.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says the stalls must stay open until three o'clock because the music band starts after lunch. False would contradict this, and Not Given would mean the time was missing.
A music band will start after lunch, so the stalls must stay open until three o'clock
True: Correct. The passage gives this exact rule.
False: No. The text says they must stay open until three o'clock.
Not Given: No. The time is stated clearly.
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Question 15 · 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.
Ben will share his flower stall with Tom.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage says that Ben sells flowers and that Tom makes wooden toys, but it does not say whether they share a stall.
Ben sells flowers. He only wants a small sign, because people often walk past too quickly
True: No. The passage does not say they share a stall.
False: No. The text does not contradict the idea directly.
Not Given: Correct. The passage does not say whether Ben and Tom share a stall.
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.