The Community Garden’s First Summer
About this practice test
A short reading about neighbours creating and caring for a community garden during its first summer.
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.
The Community Garden’s First Summer
Last spring, a group of neighbours turned an empty lot behind the library into a community garden. They built six raised beds, filled them with soil, and planted beans, lettuce, and tomatoes in April. On Saturday mornings, people came with gloves, watering cans, and small tools. Children from the nearby school painted wooden signs for each bed, and an older man named Mr. Reed fixed the fence. At first, the weather was dry, so Maya made a simple watering rota. Later, two heavy storms bent some bean plants, but the tomatoes kept growing well. In July, the group picked their first basket of vegetables and gave it to the food bank. By August, the paths were covered with flowers, and more neighbours stopped to talk and help. The team said the first summer was busy, but they were glad the garden had become a quiet, green place in the middle of the town.
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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 garden had electric lights for evening work.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage talks about mornings, dry weather, storms, and summer work, but it never says anything about electric lights or evening work.
On Saturday mornings, people came with gloves, watering cans, and small tools
At first, the weather was dry, so Maya made a simple watering rota
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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 team planned to sell vegetables at a market in September.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage mentions a food bank, flowers, and more neighbours helping, but it does not say anything about selling vegetables or about September plans.
In July, the group picked their first basket of vegetables and gave it to the food bank
By August, the paths were covered with flowers
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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 community garden began on an empty lot behind the library.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says the neighbours changed that exact place into the garden. The other options do not fit because the text does not say the garden started somewhere else, and it is not uncertain.
turned an empty lot behind the library into a community garden
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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 garden closed in June.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage shows the garden was still active in August, so it could not have closed in June.
By August, the paths were covered with flowers, and more neighbours stopped to talk and help
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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 group planted corn and carrots in April.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage names different plants: beans, lettuce, and tomatoes. So the statement changes the vegetables that were planted.
planted beans, lettuce, and tomatoes in April
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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.
Mr. Reed painted the signs for each bed.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says the children painted the signs, while Mr. Reed fixed the fence. That makes the statement contradict the text.
Children from the nearby school painted wooden signs for each bed, and an older man named Mr. Reed fixed the fence
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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 first basket of vegetables went to the food bank.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. This is stated directly in the passage, so the statement is correct.
the group picked their first basket of vegetables and gave it to the food bank
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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.
By August, more neighbours came to talk and help in the garden.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says that more neighbours stopped to talk and help by August. This is a direct match, not a contradiction or missing detail.
By August, the paths were covered with flowers, and more neighbours stopped to talk and help
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.