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.
Presentation Notices
Sign 1
Presentation in progress. Please switch your phone to silent and do not enter until the break.
What does this notice say?
You should keep your phone quiet and wait outside until there is a break.
You must turn your phone off because the presentation will finish soon.
Presentation in progress, so please enter now and keep your phone on silent.
Sign 2
Speakers only: You must wear your badge to go on stage during the presentation.
What does this sign suggest?
Everyone in the audience must wear a badge to watch the presentation.
You must wear your badge, so you can be a speaker during the presentation.
Only people who are presenting can go on stage, and they have to show their badge.
Sign 3
Please keep questions until the end. The presenter can’t answer during the talk.
What does the text say?
You should wait until the talk finishes before asking anything.
Keep questions until the end, so the presenter will answer during the talk.
You must ask questions at the end because the presenter isn’t here today.
Sign 4
Reserved seats for guests. Please do not sit here unless a staff member invites you.
What does this notice suggest?
Guests must not sit here unless they arrive early.
You may sit in these seats only if staff tell you to.
These seats are reserved for guests, so staff should invite you to sit anywhere.
Sign 5
Before the presentation starts, you have to turn off all video recording on your device.
What does the notice tell people to do?
Before the presentation starts, you have to record the whole presentation on your device.
You must stop video recording before the talk begins.
You should turn off your device because video recording is not allowed after the presentation.
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.