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.
PET Reading Part 1: Signs
Sign 1
Staff only beyond this door. Visitors must wait in the reception area.
What does this sign suggest?
Visitors should go through this door to ask questions at reception.
Visitors are not permitted to go past this door and should stay at reception.
Visitors must wait beyond this door in the staff area.
Sign 2
Please switch off your phone during the performance. Recording is not allowed.
What does the text say?
You must turn your phone off, and you cannot record while the show is on.
Recording is allowed if you switch off your phone first.
You should switch off your phone to record the performance clearly.
Sign 3
Wet floor after cleaning. You should use the side entrance until 2 p.m.
What does this sign suggest?
The floor is wet only at the side entrance until 2 p.m.
You must clean the floor again at 2 p.m.
It may be slippery, so it’s better to enter by the side door for now.
Sign 4
Tickets must be bought online before you arrive. No sales at the entrance.
What does the notice tell people?
You must buy tickets at the entrance before you arrive online.
You can buy tickets online or at the entrance, but online is cheaper.
You have to purchase your ticket on the internet in advance because you can’t buy one at the door.
Sign 5
Cyclists may use this path, but they must give way to pedestrians.
What does the sign suggest?
Pedestrians must give way to cyclists on this path.
Cyclists must use this path, and pedestrians are not allowed on it.
Bikes are allowed here, but riders have to let people on foot go first.
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.