Making a Community Library Accessible

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

Single choice, Multiple choice, Fill in the blank (text), Fill in the blank (dropdown), Cloze (text), Cloze (dropdown), Matching, Error correction, Sentence transformation, Sentence reordering

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the best completion. The entrance, … was difficult for wheelchair users, has now been redesigned.

   1. which
   2. that
   3. whose
   4. what
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   which

   A non-defining relative clause referring to entrance uses which after a comma.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Booking is required for workshops, but entry to the library is free.

   1. You must pay to enter the library even without a workshop booking.
   2. Library entry costs nothing, but workshop places need to be reserved.
   3. You must book a workshop place, although you can enter the library without paying.
   4. Workshop booking is optional because library entry is free.
   Check answers and explanations

   Answer

   Library entry costs nothing, but workshop places need to be reserved.; You must book a workshop place, although you can enter the library without paying.

   The correct options preserve the separate rules for booking and entry charges.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the noun from accessible. Improving ___ is a priority for the library committee.

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   accessibility

   Accessibility is the noun required as the object of improving.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The committee aims to ___ the needs of readers with different disabilities.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. meet
   2. catch
   3. reach
   4. arrive
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   meet

   Meet the needs of someone means satisfy their requirements.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Form a word from each capitalised word. Volunteers made several 1___ (SUGGEST). The architect proposed a 2___ (WIDE) doorway than the old one, and the committee asked for a detailed 3___ (EXPLAIN).

   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   suggestions

   Blank 2

   wider

   Blank 3

   explanation

   Several requires a plural noun; the doorway is compared with its current width; a detailed requires a singular noun.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The work will be completed 1___ two stages. Readers can continue using the building 2___ the renovation. Staff have been trained 3___ assist visitors at the temporary entrance.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. in
   2. from
   3. at
   4. on

   Choices for blank 2

   1. since of
   2. until that
   3. while
   4. during

   Choices for blank 3

   1. of
   2. to
   3. on
   4. for
   Check answers and explanations

   Blank 1

   in

   Blank 2

   during

   Blank 3

   to

   Use in stages, during plus a noun phrase, and trained to assist.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Completing library-service notices.

   Answer choices

   • on request at the service desk.
   • of order until Tuesday.
   • advance if you need additional support.

   Items

   • Audio versions are available
   • The lift is out
   • Please let staff know in
   Check answers and explanations

   1. Audio versions are available

   on request at the service desk.

   2. The lift is out

   of order until Tuesday.

   3. Please let staff know in

   advance if you need additional support.

   On request, out of order and in advance are established phrases.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Despite the entrance was narrow, the library remained popular.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   Although the entrance was narrow, the library remained popular. / Though the entrance was narrow, the library remained popular. / Even though the entrance was narrow, the library remained popular. / Despite the fact that the entrance was narrow, the library remained popular. / Despite the entrance being narrow, the library remained popular.

   Although, though and even though can introduce a finite clause. Despite instead requires a noun phrase or an ing-form; despite the fact that is also grammatical.

9. Question 9 · Sentence transformation

   Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. The old entrance was narrower than the new entrance. The old entrance was not ___ the new entrance.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   as wide as / so wide as

   Not as wide as expresses the same comparative relationship.

10. Question 10 · Sentence reordering

    Arrange these parts into the correct sentence.

    Put the chunks in order to make one complete sentence. Keep the capitalised opening first and the punctuated ending last.

    Sentence parts

    • The survey completed by regular readers
    • identified
    • several barriers
    • to using the upstairs rooms.
    Check answers and explanations

    Correct order

    The survey completed by regular readers identified several barriers to using the upstairs rooms.

    The past-participle phrase modifies survey; barriers is followed by to plus an ing-form.

11. Question 11 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    Choose the best completion. Had the lift been repaired sooner, more visitors … the upstairs exhibition.

    1. can have attended
    2. had attending
    3. could attend yesterday
    4. could have attended
    Check answers and explanations

    Answer

    could have attended

    An inverted past counterfactual is followed by a modal perfect form.

12. Question 12 · Sentence transformation

    Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

    Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the given word unchanged. The new signs make it easier for visitors to find the reading rooms. Visitors can find the reading rooms ___ because of the new signs.

    Check answers and explanations

    Accepted answers

    more easily

    More easily expresses the improved ease as an adverb modifying find.

What to review next

Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.

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.