Progress Test 1 Pre-intermediate Reading (Adults)
Reading
Questions and Answers
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Read the email. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or not given (NG)? Hi Louise I hope all’s well with you and the children. It’s been a long winter and I think everyone’s waiting for the spring now. Are you going to plant lots of vegetables in the garden again this year? I’m thinking about tomatoes and courgettes as they’re both easy to grow. I know I only wrote to you last week, but I just have to tell you about the school reunion I went to on Saturday. I think I told you that I got an invitation a couple of months ago. I left school twenty years ago and haven’t kept in touch with anyone from my class, so I was very surprised to get the invite. First I decided not to go, but then I thought it might be quite fun to see how everyone is and how much people have changed. So I accepted and we all met up at a new Italian restaurant in town. I was the second person to arrive and I must tell you I didn’t recognise the woman who welcomed me in! She was very attractive and slim. No wonder I didn’t know who she was because when we were at school she used to be quite fat and shy and she didn’t use to join in. So that was the first surprise and there were many more I can tell you! My best friend at school was there (see attached photo) and it was really good to see her again. I don’t know why we lost touch, but it was good to catch up with her. I hope we’ll stay in contact now. Almost everyone is married or divorced with one or more children and it’s strange to think of us all as adults now. After an hour or so of talking to everyone (and there were a lot of us there – about thirty I would say), we sat down for our meal and then of course we started talking about the old days at school and we remembered teachers we loved and hated and all the naughty things we did. I don’t know how our teachers coped with us because our class was quite bad! At the end of the meal we all exchanged email addresses and promised to keep in touch and organise another reunion for next year. Perhaps we should invite some of the teachers to join us next time! See you soon. LoveAmy xx Amy wants to grow some vegetables this year. TrueAmy’s last email to Louise was one week ago.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Amy wants to grow some vegetables this year. This is true because Amy mentions in the email that she is thinking about planting tomatoes and courgettes in her garden as they are easy to grow.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Amy often sees her friends from school.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The statement "Amy often sees her friends from school" is contradicted by the answer "False." This means that Amy does not often see her friends from school.Rate this question:
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She was happy to get the invitation.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
C. Not givenExplanation
The statement "She was happy to get the invitation" does not provide any information about whether the invitation was actually received or not. Therefore, it cannot be determined from the given statement whether the answer is true or false, or if the information is not given.Rate this question:
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They arranged to go out for a meal.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The statement "They arranged to go out for a meal" implies that a plan was made to have a meal together. This suggests that they agreed to meet and eat together, indicating that they planned to go out for a meal. Therefore, the correct answer is True.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Amy arrived first.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The given statement states that Amy arrived first. However, the correct answer is False. This implies that Amy did not arrive first, indicating that someone else arrived before her.Rate this question:
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She easily recognised the first person she saw.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The statement says that she easily recognized the first person she saw. Since it is mentioned that she easily recognized the person, it implies that she did recognize the person. Therefore, the correct answer is False, as the statement contradicts the answer given.Rate this question:
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A lot of people were different.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
C. Not givenExplanation
The statement "A lot of people were different" does not provide any information or context to determine whether the answer is true or false. Without any further details or comparison, it is not possible to determine if the statement is given or not. Therefore, the answer is "Not given".Rate this question:
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- 8.
She was very pleased to see her best friend.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The passage states that "She was very pleased to see her best friend." This indicates that the person mentioned in the passage had a positive reaction upon seeing their best friend. Therefore, the correct answer is true.Rate this question:
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- 9.
She took some photos at the party.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The given statement states that "She took some photos at the party." Since it is not mentioned whether the statement is true or false, we can assume that it is true. There is no information given that contradicts or suggests otherwise, so it can be inferred that the statement is true.Rate this question:
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- 10.
Everyone is married.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The statement "Everyone is married" implies that every single person is married, which is not possible as there are unmarried people in the world. Therefore, the correct answer is False.Rate this question:
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They spoke about their teachers at the meal.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The passage states that "They spoke about their teachers at the meal." This implies that the people mentioned in the passage did indeed talk about their teachers during the meal, making the statement true.Rate this question:
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Amy thinks they were a difficult class.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The given statement suggests that Amy believes the class was difficult. Since the statement does not provide any contradictory information or indicate uncertainty, it can be inferred that Amy's belief is true. Therefore, the correct answer is True.Rate this question:
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- 13.
She’d like to see her teachers again.
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True
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False
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Not given
Correct Answer
C. Not givenExplanation
The statement "She'd like to see her teachers again" does not provide any information about whether she will actually see her teachers again or not. Therefore, it cannot be determined whether the answer is true or false based on the given statement. Hence, the answer is "Not given".Rate this question:
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