Questions about a Cooperative’s Annual Review
About this practice test
Read the minutes of a cooperative’s annual review meeting, covering supply problems, repairs, membership, training, finances, community services, and plans for the following year.
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:
12 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
- B2. 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
- Short answer
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.
Questions about a Cooperative’s Annual Review
Riverbank Cooperative — Annual Review Meeting Minutes The Riverbank Cooperative released its annual review on Thursday evening. The chair noted that the tone was more measured than celebratory. The document says the co-op finished the year with stronger sales than expected, but it also notes that a cooperative is judged by more than profit. The board asked members to look at three measures together: financial stability, working conditions, and local impact. That approach mattered this year because the winter began with supply problems, while the summer brought a sudden rise in foot traffic. The review tries to show both pressures at once. The operations manager reported that the hardest stretch came in February, when flooded roads delayed deliveries for ten days. Two suppliers were dropped after they missed repeated deadlines, and the co-op bought more produce from farms within 50 miles. This change raised costs in the short term, but it reduced waste because items arrived fresher and stayed on the shelves longer. The café also closed early twice for repairs after a freezer fault, yet no staff member lost shifts. Instead, the schedule was reorganised so that employees from quieter sections helped in the stock room. The membership secretary reported that membership grew more slowly than the board had hoped, but it still reached 164 by December. Seventeen people joined during the year, and nine of them had first entered as casual workers. To support them, the cooperative introduced monthly training evenings on bookkeeping, food safety, and conflict handling. The review says these sessions improved confidence, although attendance was uneven at first because several members had childcare duties. A small travel grant, paid from the education budget, made it easier for people from the outskirts of town to come after work. The shop manager described a change in the product line. A new range of seed bread sold well enough to become a regular item, while the planned juice bar did not attract enough custom and was quietly removed after six months. More unexpectedly, the repair café, where people could bring broken lamps and kettles, drew a different crowd from the usual shoppers and helped the cooperative build links with local volunteers. The board sees that service as a way to keep the building useful in the evenings, not just during shopping hours. The treasurer reported that the cooperative ended with a surplus of £42,300. However, the review warns readers not to treat that figure as spare cash, because £25,000 was already reserved for a new refrigeration unit and £8,000 for roof work. Members voted to place the remaining surplus into a community fund rather than distribute it as a cash bonus. In practice, each member received a small store voucher instead, which the board argued was more useful because food prices remained high. The review presents that decision as evidence of the co-op’s priorities. In the final discussion, the board said it wanted to recruit younger members, but growth would only help if new people understood the co-op’s rules and were willing to take part in meetings. For next year, the main target is to shorten delivery delays by building stronger links with nearby farms and by keeping a larger emergency stock of staples. The writer of the review does not claim the year was easy; rather, the point is that the co-op stayed open, paid its bills, and learned from several small failures without abandoning its shared model.
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Question 1 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. According to the board, what did members have to look at together with working conditions and local impact?
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- financial stability
The passage says the board asked members to consider "financial stability" alongside the other two measures. That exact phrase fits the question, while broader ideas such as profit alone do not.
The board asked members to look at three measures together: financial stability, working conditions, and local impact
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Question 2 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. What delayed deliveries for ten days in February?
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- Accepted answers
- flooded roads
The review directly identifies "flooded roads" as the cause. Other nearby problems are mentioned, but they did not delay deliveries for ten days.
when flooded roads delayed deliveries for ten days
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Question 3 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. How far away were the farms that supplied more produce after the change?
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- Accepted answers
- within 50 miles
The passage says the co-op bought more produce from farms "within 50 miles." The complete phrase preserves the distance limit required by the source.
the co-op bought more produce from farms within 50 miles
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Question 4 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. What was reorganised so employees from quieter sections could help in the stock room?
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- Accepted answers
- the schedule / schedule
The passage says "the schedule was reorganised." Both "the schedule" and the shorter extraction "schedule" are valid answers here.
Instead, the schedule was reorganised so that employees from quieter sections helped in the stock room
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Question 5 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. How many people joined the cooperative during the year?
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- Accepted answers
- Seventeen people / seventeen / 17 / 17 people
The passage states "Seventeen people joined during the year." Because a quantity question can also be answered with the numeral, both the word form and the number are acceptable.
Seventeen people joined during the year, and nine of them had first entered as casual workers
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Question 6 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. How many of the new members had first entered as casual workers?
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- Accepted answers
- nine / 9
The passage gives the exact phrase "nine of them had first entered as casual workers." Because this is a quantity question, both the full phrase and the numeral alone are acceptable.
Seventeen people joined during the year, and nine of them had first entered as casual workers
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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 subject was one of the monthly training evenings about?
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- Accepted answers
- bookkeeping / food safety / conflict handling
The passage lists three subjects for the training evenings: bookkeeping, food safety, and conflict handling. Because the question asks for one subject, any of those three is correct.
the cooperative introduced monthly training evenings on bookkeeping, food safety, and conflict handling
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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. What made attendance uneven at first?
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- Accepted answers
- childcare duties
The review says attendance was uneven because several members had "childcare duties." That is the short answer; general difficulties are not specific enough.
attendance was uneven at first because several members had childcare duties
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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. How long did the juice bar stay open before it was removed?
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- Accepted answers
- six months / 6 months
The passage states that the juice bar was removed after "six months." That exact time period answers the question.
the planned juice bar did not attract enough custom and was quietly removed after six months
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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 members place the remaining surplus into?
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- Accepted answers
- community fund / a community fund
The remaining money went into a "community fund." The passage contrasts this with cash distribution, so a cash bonus is not correct here.
Members voted to place the remaining surplus into a community fund rather than distribute it as a cash bonus
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Question 11 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. What did each member receive instead of a cash bonus?
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- Accepted answers
- small store voucher / store voucher
The passage states that each member received a "small store voucher." That is the unique short answer supported by the text.
In practice, each member received a small store voucher instead, which the board argued was more useful because food prices remained high
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Question 12 · Short answer
Write a short answer to the question.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage. What does the board want to shorten next year?
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- Accepted answers
- delivery delays
The final paragraph says the main target is to shorten "delivery delays." This exact phrase identifies what the board wants to reduce.
the main target is to shorten delivery delays by building stronger links with nearby farms and by keeping a larger emergency stock of staples
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.