The Results of a Small Garden Survey
About this practice test
A short report on a community garden survey, covering visitors’ habits, garden improvements, and differing opinions.
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:
10 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
- B1. 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 Results of a Small Garden Survey
Last September, the Riverside Neighbours group asked people who used the small garden beside the library to complete a short survey. Forty-eight replies came back. Most respondents lived within ten minutes' walk. About two thirds said they visited mainly to relax, while others came to grow vegetables or meet neighbours. The most popular features were the flower path and the bench under the apple tree. Only five people said they used the garden because it offered a quiet place to read, which surprised the organisers. The survey also asked about garden care. Twenty-nine people noticed that the new rainwater barrels saved time on dry days, and twenty-one said they watered less often because of them. Several respondents added that the compost bins helped the beds stay healthy, but three people complained that the bins were too close to the gate. After a windy week, the group tied the bean plants to stronger sticks, and this reduced damage to the stems. The organisers wrote that the change was simple but useful. Most replies came from people who visited once a week or more, but the organisers also spoke to three passers-by on the day they handed out the forms. One visitor suggested more shade near the gate, and another asked for clearer labels on the herbs. The group noted these comments, although they did not turn them into numbers because the survey was small. Not every result pointed in the same direction. Parents with children often liked the raised beds because they were easier to reach, yet a few older visitors said the beds made the garden look less natural. The survey did not ask people to rank every plant, so the team could not say which flowers were the favourites overall. Even so, the group planned to keep the barrels and the raised beds, and to add one more notice board for visitors who wanted to learn the names of the plants.
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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 survey asked people to rank every plant.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says, 'The survey did not ask people to rank every plant.' So the statement contradicts the text.
The survey did not ask people to rank every plant
True: The passage says the survey did not do this.
False: Correct.
Not Given: The passage clearly answers this point.
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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.
Older visitors came to the garden more often than parents with children.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage compares what older visitors and parents with children thought about the raised beds, but it does not say which group visited more often.
Parents with children often liked the raised beds because they were easier to reach, yet a few older visitors said the beds made the garden look less natural
True: The passage does not give this comparison.
False: The passage does not say the opposite either.
Not Given: Correct.
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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.
Three people complained that the bins were too close to the gate.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says, 'three people complained that the bins were too close to the gate.'
three people complained that the bins were too close to the gate
True: Correct.
False: The passage states this exact complaint.
Not Given: This detail is given directly.
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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.
Most respondents lived more than ten minutes' walk away from the garden.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says, 'Most respondents lived within ten minutes' walk.' That is the opposite of the statement.
Most respondents lived within ten minutes' walk
True: The passage says the opposite.
False: Correct.
Not Given: The passage does give this information.
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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.
Forty-eight people replied to the survey.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says, 'Forty-eight replies came back.' That matches the statement exactly.
Forty-eight replies came back
True: Correct.
False: The passage gives the number forty-eight.
Not Given: The number is stated directly.
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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 team used the survey to choose the garden's opening hours.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage says the group planned to keep the barrels and the raised beds and add a notice board, but it never mentions opening hours.
the group planned to keep the barrels and the raised beds, and to add one more notice board
True: Opening hours are not mentioned.
False: The passage does not contradict this directly; it simply does not say it.
Not Given: Correct.
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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.
Only five people said they used the garden because it offered a quiet place to read.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The text states, 'Only five people said they used the garden because it offered a quiet place to read.'
Only five people said they used the garden because it offered a quiet place to read
True: Correct.
False: The passage gives the same number.
Not Given: The number is stated in the passage.
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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 rainwater barrels meant that some people watered less often.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- True
True. The passage says, 'twenty-one said they watered less often because of them.' This shows the barrels helped some people water less often.
twenty-one said they watered less often because of them
True: Correct.
False: The passage links the barrels to less watering.
Not Given: The effect of the barrels is stated directly.
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Question 9 · 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 survey measured how many bird species visited the garden.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- Not Given
Not Given. The passage mentions visitors, barrels, compost bins, bean plants, and flower preferences, but it says nothing about bird species or counting them.
The survey also asked about garden care
True: The passage does not mention bird species.
False: There is no contradiction because birds are not discussed.
Not Given: Correct.
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Question 10 · 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.
Parents with children often disliked the raised beds because they were harder to reach.
Return to the passage, recording or visual- True
- False
- Not Given
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- False
False. The passage says the opposite: 'Parents with children often liked the raised beds because they were easier to reach.'
Parents with children often liked the raised beds because they were easier to reach
True: The passage gives the opposite view.
False: Correct.
Not Given: The passage does give a view about the raised beds.
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.