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.
Hotel Pool Safety Signs
Sign 1
For your safety, you should shower before entering the pool. Please use the showers by the changing rooms.
What does this sign suggest?
You should shower before entering the pool, but only after you finish swimming.
It is recommended that you wash first before you go into the pool.
You must use the changing rooms before you are allowed to swim.
Sign 2
Children under 14 must be with an adult in the pool area at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
What does the notice say?
Kids younger than 14 cannot be here unless a grown-up stays with them.
Adults are not allowed to use the pool when children are present.
Children under 14 must be in the pool area only when an adult is swimming.
Sign 3
No running on wet tiles. You could slip and hurt yourself. Please walk carefully around the pool.
What does this sign suggest?
You must wear special shoes because the tiles are wet.
You should walk slowly near the pool because the floor may be slippery.
Running on wet tiles is allowed if you are careful.
Sign 4
Pool closes at 9 p.m. Guests must leave the water by 8:50 p.m. so staff can clean safely.
What does the notice tell guests?
You can stay in the water until 9 p.m. if you help the staff clean.
You have to get out of the pool ten minutes before closing time.
The pool closes at 8:50 p.m. and cleaning starts at 9 p.m.
Sign 5
Do not dive in the shallow end. Water is only 1 metre deep. Use the deep end for diving.
What does this sign suggest?
You should dive only if the water is exactly 1 metre deep.
You can dive in the shallow end because it is 1 metre deep.
You must not dive where the water is not deep enough.
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.