Stated details · Inference from clues
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Joining a library
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Joining a library · A1. Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
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Joining a library
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
Welcome to Oak Street Library. You can join on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon. Bring a photo card with your name and a letter showing your home address. You do not need to bring a photograph. Your first library card is free. A new card costs two pounds if you lose the first one.
You can take home four books at a time. Keep them for three weeks. To keep a book for longer, telephone us before the return date. You cannot keep it longer if another reader is waiting for it. Return books to the desk, not to the box outside. That box is for used batteries.
Our quiet room is upstairs. There are six computers downstairs, beside the magazines. Computer sessions last thirty minutes. Tell a member of staff if you need help. Please eat outside, but you can bring water in a bottle. Children under ten must stay with an adult.
A little clarity first
Conditions and permissions · Reference in context
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Trace the word back to the person, object or idea it represents in this sentence.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.
Purpose and intended outcome
Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.
This note tells visitors where to wait.
Learning material
ReadingA1
Joining a library
Read the original English material and answer with evidence. The level is an editorial guide, not a certified result.
Welcome to Oak Street Library. You can join on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon. Bring a photo card with your name and a letter showing your home address. You do not need to bring a photograph. Your first library card is free. A new card costs two pounds if you lose the first one.
You can take home four books at a time. Keep them for three weeks. To keep a book for longer, telephone us before the return date. You cannot keep it longer if another reader is waiting for it. Return books to the desk, not to the box outside. That box is for used batteries.
Our quiet room is upstairs. There are six computers downstairs, beside the magazines. Computer sessions last thirty minutes. Tell a member of staff if you need help. Please eat outside, but you can bring water in a bottle. Children under ten must stay with an adult.
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Joining a library
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Your learning route
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Step 1 · Warm-up
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Step 2 · Build the skill
0/2Stated details · Inference from clues
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.03
Step 3 · Build the skill
0/1Conditions and permissions · Reference in context
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Trace the word back to the person, object or idea it represents in this sentence.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.04
Step 4 · Build the skill
0/1Purpose and intended outcome
Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.
This note tells visitors where to wait.05
Step 5 · Related practice
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Step 6 · Text challenge
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Lesson points
Stated details · Inference from clues
Keep the requested person, time, place or amount attached to the correct event. Combine the actual clues without adding an unsupported fact.
The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Conditions and permissions · Reference in context
Keep the stated condition or permission; a rule does not prove that an event happened. Trace the word back to the person, object or idea it represents in this sentence.
If the front door is locked, use the side entrance.Purpose and intended outcome
Ask what the person or message is trying to achieve, and for whom.
This note tells visitors where to wait.Questions & answers
Opening an answer records help for that question.
Joining a library
When can a new member join?
- On Monday morning.
- Every evening.
- Only on Saturday.
- On Tuesday or Thursday afternoon.
Answer & explanation
On Tuesday or Thursday afternoon.
Answer: “On Tuesday or Thursday afternoon.”. Evidence: “You can join on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon.”. Check “On Monday morning.”: This is not the day stated for this event.
Joining a library
What must show the new member’s home address?
- A letter.
- A borrowed library book.
- The photo card alone.
- A completed computer booking.
Answer & explanation
A letter.
Answer: “A letter.”. Evidence: “Bring a photo card with your name and a letter showing your home address.”. Check “The photo card alone.”: This is not the item named for this action.
Joining a library
Which library card is free?
- Every replacement card.
- A card bought after a loss.
- Only a card for children.
- The first card.
Answer & explanation
The first card.
Answer: “The first card.”. Evidence: “Your first library card is free.”. Check “Only a card for children.”: This changes or leaves out a condition in the text.
Joining a library
How many books can a member borrow together?
- Ten.
- Four.
- Six.
- Two.
Answer & explanation
Four.
Answer: “Four.”. Evidence: “You can take home four books at a time.”. Check “Ten.”: This is the wrong number for the thing asked about. Evidence: “Children under ten must stay with an adult.”.
Joining a library
What should a reader do before a book’s return date to ask for more time?
- Wait until after the return date to call.
- Ask another reader to return it.
- Put the book in the outside box.
- Telephone the library.
Answer & explanation
Telephone the library.
Answer: “Telephone the library.”. Evidence: “To keep a book for longer, telephone us before the return date.”. Check “Wait until after the return date to call.”: This changes the order of the actions.
Joining a library
What is the main purpose of this notice?
- To announce that all book borrowing is ending.
- To help new library users get started.
- To explain how to replace the library computers.
- To invite readers to a computer competition.
Answer & explanation
To help new library users get started.
Answer: “To help new library users get started.”. Evidence: “Welcome to Oak Street Library. You can join on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon.”. Check “To explain how to replace the library computers.”: This is not what the message or text is mainly trying to do.
Joining a library
Where should borrowed books be returned?
- To the desk.
- To the upstairs room.
- Beside the computers.
- To the outside box.
Answer & explanation
To the desk.
Answer: “To the desk.”. Evidence: “Return books to the desk, not to the box outside.”. Check “Beside the computers.”: This is not the place given for this action.
Joining a library
What does “That box” refer to?
- A box beside the magazines.
- A box in the quiet room.
- A box on the desk.
- The box outside.
Answer & explanation
The box outside.
Answer: “The box outside.”. Evidence: “Return books to the desk, not to the box outside. That box is for used batteries.”. Check “A box in the quiet room.”: This is not what the quoted word refers to here.
Joining a library
Where are the computers?
- Downstairs beside the magazines.
- Behind the children’s desk.
- Upstairs in the quiet room.
- Outside near the battery box.
Answer & explanation
Downstairs beside the magazines.
Answer: “Downstairs beside the magazines.”. Evidence: “There are six computers downstairs, beside the magazines.”. Check “Upstairs in the quiet room.”: This is not the place given for this action. Evidence: “Our quiet room is upstairs.”.
Joining a library
How long is one computer session?
- Ten minutes.
- Two hours.
- Three weeks.
- Thirty minutes.
Answer & explanation
Thirty minutes.
Answer: “Thirty minutes.”. Evidence: “Computer sessions last thirty minutes.”. Check “Three weeks.”: This mixes up the time of this event with another time. Evidence: “Keep them for three weeks.”.
Joining a library
Which drink does the notice allow inside?
- Milk in an open glass.
- Hot soup in a bowl.
- Any drink with food.
- Water in a bottle.
Answer & explanation
Water in a bottle.
Answer: “Water in a bottle.”. Evidence: “Please eat outside, but you can bring water in a bottle.”. Check “Hot soup in a bowl.”: This is not the item named for this action.
Joining a library
Who must have an adult with them?
- Every computer user.
- All new members.
- Anyone borrowing four books.
- Children younger than ten.
Answer & explanation
Children younger than ten.
Answer: “Children younger than ten.”. Evidence: “Children under ten must stay with an adult.”. Check “Anyone borrowing four books.”: This changes or leaves out a condition in the text.