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.
Tourist Safety Signs
Sign 1
For your safety, stay behind the rope barrier. You must not touch the ancient wall or carvings.
What does this sign suggest?
Visitors should keep back and avoid touching the old stone features.
Stay behind the rope barrier so you can touch the ancient wall and carvings safely.
You should take photos of the wall closely to see the carvings better.
Sign 2
Stone steps may be slippery when wet. Please hold the handrail and wear shoes with good grip.
What does the notice advise visitors to do?
You should avoid using the handrail because it could be unsafe when the steps are wet.
The stone steps are slippery only when you hold the handrail and wear shoes with good grip.
Be careful on the steps by using the rail and wearing suitable footwear.
Sign 3
Do not climb on the ruins. Loose stones can fall, and you could injure yourself or others.
What does this sign suggest?
You are not allowed to climb the ruins because it could be dangerous.
You should climb carefully so you don’t drop stones on people below.
You can climb on the ruins if the stones are loose and might fall.
Sign 4
In hot weather, you should carry water. There is no drinking fountain inside the site.
What does the notice tell visitors?
Bring your own water because you can’t get drinking water inside.
You must not drink water inside the site during hot weather.
You should carry water because there is a drinking fountain inside the site.
Sign 5
Keep to marked paths only. Visitors who leave the path may damage protected plants and risk getting lost.
What does this sign suggest?
Stay on the marked routes to avoid harming nature and losing your way.
Keep to marked paths only, so you may leave the path to see protected plants.
You should follow a guide because the paths are closed to visitors today.
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.