Reading - Signs & Notices
B1
Cambridge English B1 Exam
Look at the text of each sign. What does it suggest? Select the option that best captures the meaning of the sign.
Cinema Rules Signs
Sign 1
During the film, please keep your phone on silent and do not talk. Staff may ask you to leave.
What does this sign suggest?
You may use your phone during the film if you sit at the back.
You should stay quiet and silence your phone, or you could be made to leave.
Keep your phone on silent so you can talk quietly during the film.
Sign 2
No food with strong smells (hot meals, fish). Snacks and drinks in closed bottles are allowed.
What does the text say?
No food with strong smells is allowed, even snacks and drinks in closed bottles.
Hot meals and fish are allowed if they are in closed bottles.
You can bring small snacks and sealed drinks, but you must not bring smelly meals.
Sign 3
Please arrive at least 10 minutes early. Latecomers may have to wait until a suitable break.
What does this notice mean?
You should come early because if you are late, you might not be allowed in immediately.
Latecomers can always enter straight away if they walk in quietly.
You must arrive exactly 10 minutes early or you cannot enter the cinema.
Sign 4
Children under 15 must be with an adult for evening screenings after 7 p.m.
What does this sign suggest?
If you are under 15, you have to come with an adult for films starting after 7 p.m.
Children under 15 must be with an adult only at 7 p.m. screenings.
All children must be with an adult for every screening, even in the afternoon.
Sign 5
For everyone’s safety, do not run in the aisles. Walk carefully, especially in low light.
What does the notice tell customers?
You must walk, not run, because it can be dangerous in the dark aisles.
Do not run in the aisles only if you are carrying drinks.
You should run in the aisles so you can find your seat quickly.
About Reading Signs & Notices — Cambridge English B1
This Cambridge English B1 Reading Signs & Notices exercise shows short public messages — signs, labels, emails and notes. For each one, choose the option that best explains its meaning.
It tests your understanding of everyday English and the real purpose behind short, functional messages you meet in daily life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Reading Signs & Notices?
You read a short message such as a sign, label or note and choose the option that best explains what it means or wants you to do.
What does it test?
Understanding the purpose and meaning of short, real-world English messages.
Any tips for Signs & Notices?
Ask yourself who wrote the message and why — the correct option matches its real purpose, not just individual words in it.
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What to do
This part of the reading test consists of five images with messages. Each image has 3 possible answer options. What does the notice say?
Read the notices and messages first. Don’t look at the choices until you understand the texts.
Compare each option with the text before choosing your answer. Remember that the wrong, answers might seem to be correct at first, so it is important to read the chosen option again to check that the meanings match.
Strategy
- Read the text and decide what situation it could appear in.
- Look at the images, the design often suggests the correct answer.
- Read the three options.
- Compare each option with the text before choosing an answer.
- Read the chosen option again to be sure it is a right answer.