Reporting on an Urban Green Space

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Practice level

C1. 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 findings should be interpreted with caution, … the unusually mild weather during the study.

   1. giving
   2. given
   3. gave
   4. to give
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   Answer

   given

   Given can introduce a fact that must be considered when interpreting a result.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The park may have helped reduce heat, but the study did not establish causation.

   1. The study proved that the park alone caused the reduction.
   2. The park is a possible contributor to the reduction, although a causal link was not established.
   3. The study ruled out any contribution from the park.
   4. The study leaves open the possibility that the park contributed without proving that it did.
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   Answer

   The park is a possible contributor to the reduction, although a causal link was not established.; The study leaves open the possibility that the park contributed without proving that it did.

   The correct summaries preserve both a possible contribution and the lack of proof.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use an adjective from REPRESENT. The sample was too small to be ___ of the entire district.

   Check answers and explanations

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   representative

   Representative of means reflecting the features of a wider group.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The editorial draws attention ___ the unequal distribution of shade across neighbourhoods.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. with
   2. for
   3. to
   4. at
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   to

   Draw attention to means highlight something for consideration.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Form a word from each capitalised word. The report examines the 1___ (DISTRIBUTE) of trees. It questions a widely held 2___ (ASSUME) that all streets benefit equally and highlights the 3___ (VARY) between locations.

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   Blank 1

   distribution

   Blank 2

   assumption

   Blank 3

   variation / variations

   All three gaps require nouns naming a pattern, a belief and differences respectively.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The authors attribute the change partly 1___ additional shade. Their account is consistent 2___ local observations, but it falls short 3___ demonstrating a direct causal mechanism.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. on
   2. to
   3. at
   4. for

   Choices for blank 2

   1. with
   2. to
   3. by
   4. for

   Choices for blank 3

   1. from
   2. of
   3. at
   4. to
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   Blank 1

   to

   Blank 2

   with

   Blank 3

   of

   Use attribute to, consistent with and fall short of.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Report-writing combinations.

   Answer choices

   • on the need for comparable measurements.
   • for changes in household occupancy.
   • from extrapolating beyond the study area.

   Items

   • The estimate makes no allowance
   • The researchers refrained
   • The commentary places emphasis
   Check answers and explanations

   1. The estimate makes no allowance

   for changes in household occupancy.

   2. The researchers refrained

   from extrapolating beyond the study area.

   3. The commentary places emphasis

   on the need for comparable measurements.

   Make allowance for, refrain from and place emphasis on take different prepositions.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Not only the park offers shade, but it also provides space for exercise.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   Not only does the park offer shade, but it also provides space for exercise. / The park not only offers shade, but it also provides space for exercise.

   Fronted not only requires does the park offer. Alternatively, placing not only after the subject allows the ordinary order the park not only offers; both preserve the two benefits.

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. Although the park was expensive to maintain, residents valued it highly. Expensive ___, the park was highly valued by residents.

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   Accepted answers

   though it was to maintain / as it was to maintain

   A fronted adjective with though or as expresses the same concession.

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

    • Insofar as the measurements are comparable,
    • in the streets closest to the park.
    • suggest an improvement
    • the latest figures
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    Correct order

    Insofar as the measurements are comparable, the latest figures suggest an improvement in the streets closest to the park.

    Insofar as limits the claim to the extent justified by comparable measurements.

11. Question 11 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    Choose the best completion. The smaller sample does not invalidate the findings, but it … their general applicability.

    1. certifies
    2. limits
    3. guarantees
    4. abolishes
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    Answer

    limits

    Limits qualifies the reach of the findings without declaring them invalid.

12. Question 12 · Fill in the blank (text)

    Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

    Use the noun from UNCERTAIN. The report explicitly acknowledges the ___ surrounding the estimate.

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    Blank 1

    uncertainty

    Uncertainty is the noun naming the lack of a settled estimate.

13. Question 13 · Error correction

    Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

    Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The conclusion is based in measurements taken during a single week.

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    Accepted answers

    The conclusion is based on measurements taken during a single week.

    Be based on introduces the evidence supporting a conclusion.

14. Question 14 · 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. There is not enough evidence to rule out other explanations. Other explanations cannot ___ on the available evidence.

    Check answers and explanations

    Accepted answers

    be ruled out

    The passive cannot be ruled out preserves the unresolved alternatives.

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.