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.
Social Media Signs
Sign 1
Free Wi‑Fi users must not download large files or stream videos. Please keep usage light for everyone.
What does this sign suggest?
You should avoid heavy internet use so other people can use the Wi‑Fi too.
You can use the Wi‑Fi as much as you like because it is free.
You must not use free Wi‑Fi, and you must download large files or stream videos.
Sign 2
Please ask permission before posting photos of staff on social media. Not everyone wants to appear online.
What does this notice mean?
You must ask permission to post photos on social media, and staff will appear online.
You are not allowed to take any photos in this building at all.
You should check with staff before you share their pictures online.
Sign 3
For your safety, you should not click unknown links sent by message. Report suspicious accounts to support.
What does the text say?
Click unknown links only if the message says “support”, and report accounts you know.
Avoid opening links from strangers and tell support if an account seems unsafe.
You must delete your account if you receive any suspicious message.
Sign 4
Comments must stay polite. Offensive language will be removed, and repeat users may be blocked from posting.
What does this sign suggest?
Offensive language must stay polite, and repeat users may be blocked from removal.
You have to be respectful in comments, or your posts can be deleted and you could lose posting rights.
You should write longer comments so they are not removed by mistake.
Sign 5
New users can’t send direct messages until their account is 7 days old. This helps reduce spam.
What does this notice mean?
New users can send direct messages until their account is 7 days old.
You are not allowed to message privately during your first week on the platform.
New users must send at least 7 messages to prove they are not spam.
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.
Keep practising Cambridge English B1
Reading at every level
More Cambridge English B1 skills
Cambridge English Exam Resources
More Cambridge English exam preparation tools from our family of apps:
Made with by Shining Apps
The best Cambridge English apps ever
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.