PET reading part 1,3,5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

PET Reading Part 1 - signs

This activity helps with the first part of the PET Reading test. In this part you have to look at very short texts, such as signs and messages, postcards, notes, emails, labels etc.

 

There are 7 questions in this quiz. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

Look at the text. What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

1. The trip to London will take place on a different day.
2. Miriam will not be able to visit London at the weekend.
3. The group leader cannot go on the trip of Saturday.

Look at the text. What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

1. You can get your membership cards from the Private Rooms between 10am and 2pm.
2. Anyone can visit the private rooms from 10am to 2pm.
3. Only members can visit the Private Rooms from 10am to 2pm.

Look at the text. does it say? Choose the correct answer.

1. Tom should go to the restaurant without Jess.
2. Jess can’t go to the restaurant. She will meet Tom at the bar.
3. Jess will meet Tom at the bar.

Look at the text. What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

1. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes.
2. The water fitness classes are free to people who swim ten times in a month.
3. This month, you can go to Water Fitness Classes and use the swimming pool ten times without paying.

What should you do when you enter the restaurant?

1. Go to the bar
2. Find a table
3. Pay for their food

Look at the text. What does it say? Choose the correct answer.

1. You need a special type of ticket if you travel regularly.
2. Cheaper tickets are available for people who travel often.
3. The Super Weekly Saver ticket can help all travellers to save money

Students who do not sign up before Friday lunchtime.....

1. will not be able to do afternoon activities next week.
2. will have to work in the afternoons next week.
3. won’t be able to choose their afternoon activities next week.

The End of part 1

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PET reading part 3 - true/false questions

Read the text about some English villages. Then look at the sentences at the bottom of the page and decide if each sentence is True or False.

Explore the Villages around Hartbridge.
Many visitors come to Hartbridge to see the wonderful art galleries and museums, the beautiful buildings and the fantastic parks. Few people go outside the city, and so they miss out on experiencing the scenery and the fascinating history of this beautiful area. This brochure will tell you what you can see if you take a short bus ride out of the city.


It is unusual for visitors to visit the villages near Hartbridge.

1. True
2. False

The historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family. They lived in a huge country house, Camberwell Court, and owned all the land in the area. The family sold their house in the 1940s, and it is now open to the public. You can spend a whole day walking around the house and gardens. There is a small exhibition about the family, a children's play area, a gift shop and a restaurant. But the village of Camberwell is also worth a visit. There are some beautiful cottages with well kept gardens, and there is a small church which dates back to the eleventh century. To get to Camberwell, take Bus 46 from the Bus station. Buses leave every two hours.

The Hugo family allows people to visit their current home.

It is unusual for visitors to visit the villages near Hartbridge.

1. True
2. False

The historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family. They lived in a huge country house, Camberwell Court, and owned all the land in the area. The family sold their house in the 1940s, and it is now open to the public. You can spend a whole day walking around the house and gardens. There is a small exhibition about the family, a children's play area, a gift shop and a restaurant. But the village of Camberwell is also worth a visit. There are some beautiful cottages with well kept gardens, and there is a small church which dates back to the eleventh century. To get to Camberwell, take Bus 46 from the Bus station. Buses leave every two hours.

The leaflet advises visitors not to spend all day at Camberwell Court.

1. True
2. False

Hidcot is an attractive village situated on the River Owell. Wildlife lovers should visit the Nature Park to the south of the village, where there are large numbers of rare birds and flowers. However, you will probably see plenty of wildlife from the bridge in the village centre! In Hidcot, you can take a two-hour river cruise - a great way to see the countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide. If you prefer to explore the river by yourself, it's well worth walking one and a half miles along the river to the pub 'The Boat' which cannot be reached by road. Here, you can hire small boats and explore the river at your leisure. To get to Hidcot, take Bus 7A to Reeford. Hidcot is half way between Hartbridge and Reeford.
You can hire small boats from the bridge in Hidcot.

1. True
2. False

Hidcot is an attractive village situated on the River Owell. Wildlife lovers should visit the Nature Park to the south of the village, where there are large numbers of rare birds and flowers. However, you will probably see plenty of wildlife from the bridge in the village centre! In Hidcot, you can take a two-hour river cruise - a great way to see the countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide. If you prefer to explore the river by yourself, it's well worth walking one and a half miles along the river to the pub 'The Boat' which cannot be reached by road. Here, you can hire small boats and explore the river at your leisure. To get to Hidcot, take Bus 7A to Reeford. Hidcot is half way between Hartbridge and Reeford.
You can take the bus directly to 'The Boat' pub near Hidcot.

1. True
2. False

The beautiful village of Tatterbridge was home to the children's writer Jane Potter, whose stories of Benjamin Bear are loved by adults and children around the world. Jane Potter's home is now a museum and tea shop, and is well worth a visit just for its wonderful gardens. It also has a gift shop where you can buy souvenirs and books. Tatterbridge has a number of interesting shops including an excellent cake shop, and Wendy's Giftshop where you can find lots of unusual gifts made by hand by local artists. Lovers of Jane Potter's books should also walk to the Green Valley woods, which have not changed since Jane Potter wrote her stories there one hundred years ago.

The leaflet says that the gardens are the best part of Jane Potter's home.

1. True
2. False

The beautiful village of Tatterbridge was home to the children's writer Jane Potter, whose stories of Benjamin Bear are loved by adults and children around the world. Jane Potter's home is now a museum and tea shop, and is well worth a visit just for its wonderful gardens. It also has a gift shop where you can buy souvenirs and books. Tatterbridge has a number of interesting shops including an excellent cake shop, and Wendy's Giftshop where you can find lots of unusual gifts made by hand by local artists. Lovers of Jane Potter's books should also walk to the Green Valley woods, which have not changed since Jane

Jane Potter wrote her books in the Green Valley woods

1. True
2. False

Moordale: This old industrial village is the highest village in the area. Here in the hills, coal was found in the late eighteenth century, and people came here in great numbers to take it out of the ground and transport it to the nearby towns. Many industries grew up in the area, including a paper factory and a cotton factory. The industries all closed down in the nineteenth century, and since then Moordale has gone back to being a quiet farming village. However, if you walk from the village centre up the steep hill to the north, you can still see the paths where horses used to carry the coal.

You can visit the paper factory and the cotton factory in Moordale.

1. True
2. False

Moordale: This old industrial village is the highest village in the area. Here in the hills, coal was found in the late eighteenth century, and people came here in great numbers to take it out of the ground and transport it to the nearby towns. Moordale has gone back to being a quiet farming village. However, if you walk from the village centre up the steep hill to the north, you can still see the paths where horses used to carry the coal. There is a four mile walk around the village which has some amazing views, but walkers are must be careful as the path is steep in places and they could slip

You will see horses on farms as you walk around Moordale.

1. True
2. False

PET reading part 5 - text with gaps

In this part of the exam you need to fill 10 gaps in a short text.

Read the text and choose the correct word for each space.

Easter Island

Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000 miles ................. the nearest city.

1. for
2. from
3. on
4. by

Easter Island

Easter Island is ................................ for its statues..

1. important
2. interesting
3. famous
4. fascinating

Easter Island

Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be .................................. all over the island.

1. looked
2. located
3. found
4. situated

Easter Island

Who made them? How ........................... they move these giant pieces of rock?

1. have
2. were
3. had
4. did

Easter Island

What happened .................................... the people who lived there?

1. to
2. with
3. about
4. for

Easter Island

Studies show that people .................... arrived on the island about 1600 years ago.

1. once
2. first
3. just
4. already

Easter Island

They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their ............................ written language..

1. only
2. own
3. clever
4. self

Easter Island

However, the number of people on the island grew and grew ............................... it reached about 10,000 people.

1. so
2. until
3. although
4. because

Easter Island

Soon there were too many people and there wasn’t ......................... food to eat.

1. many
2. some
3. too
4. enough

Easter Island

A terrible war started and .................................. of the statues were broken.

1. many
2. few
3. lot
4. enough

Easter Island

When western explorers ..................... the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived there.

1. invented
2. discovered
3. sailed
4. came