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School Canteen Safety Notices

Sign 1

For hygiene, you must wash your hands before entering the canteen. Use soap and warm water.

What does this sign suggest?

Sign 2

Hot drinks area: Students must carry cups with lids. No open cups beyond this line.

What does the text say?

Sign 3

Queue safely: Please stand behind the yellow line and wait until staff call you forward.

What does this notice mean?

Sign 4

Allergies: Do not share food. If you have an allergy, you must tell a member of staff.

What does this sign suggest?

Sign 5

Spills must be reported immediately. Do not walk through wet areas—use the side path.

What does the notice tell students to do?

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

  1. Read the text and decide what situation it could appear in.
  2. Look at the images, the design often suggests the correct answer.
  3. Read the three options.
  4. Compare each option with the text before choosing an answer.
  5. Read the chosen option again to be sure it is a right answer.