The Community Repair Café
About this practice test
Build B1 English reading skills with a community repair project text about purpose, donations, safety, results, and future activities.
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:
5 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
- Single choice
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 Repair Cafe
Every Saturday morning, volunteers at the Oak Street Repair Cafe help residents fix small household objects. People bring broken lamps, bicycles, and kitchen appliances instead of throwing them away. Visitors do not pay, but they can make a donation. A volunteer first examines each object and explains whether a repair is safe. The team does not repair gas equipment because it could be dangerous. After six months, the organizers recorded 180 successful repairs. They also noticed that visitors began sharing tools and advice with one another. The project now offers a short lesson on basic repairs at the end of each month.
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Question 1 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What is the main purpose of the Repair Cafe?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- To help people repair household objects
- To sell new kitchen appliances
- To train professional chefs
- To collect money for a sports club
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- To help people repair household objects
The project helps residents repair objects instead of throwing them away.
Every Saturday morning, volunteers at the Oak Street Repair Cafe help residents fix small household objects.
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Question 2 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
How can visitors contribute money?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- They can make a donation.
- They must buy a membership.
- They pay for every tool they touch.
- They pay only for bicycles.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- They can make a donation.
Visitors do not pay a required fee, but they can make a donation.
Visitors do not pay, but they can make a donation.
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Question 3 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Why does the team refuse to repair gas equipment?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- It could be dangerous.
- It is too expensive to buy.
- It belongs to the cafe.
- It cannot be carried into the building.
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- It could be dangerous.
The passage says that gas equipment could be dangerous to repair.
The team does not repair gas equipment because it could be dangerous.
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Question 4 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
How many successful repairs were recorded after six months?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- 180
- 18
- 80
- 800
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- 180
The organizers recorded 180 successful repairs.
After six months, the organizers recorded 180 successful repairs.
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Question 5 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What new activity does the project offer each month?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- A lesson on basic repairs
- A market for second-hand clothes
- A competition for bicycles
- A meal for local businesses
Check answers and explanations
- Answer
- A lesson on basic repairs
The project offers a short lesson on basic repairs.
The project now offers a short lesson on basic repairs at the end of each month.
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.