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Hi Omar,
The carpenter has finished repairing the outdoor notice board at the community centre. The new cover closes properly, but all the notices that were removed during the work are now mixed together in a box. I nearly pinned everything back this morning, then saw that several announcements describe events that have already happened.
Could we sort the box before Thursday's volunteer shift? The small date labels in the bottom corners are hard to see, so I do not want someone deciding from the photographs alone. The poster for last month's cooking class, for example, looks almost identical to the one for the new class, except that the new poster includes a vegetarian theme.
I suggest three piles: current notices, expired notices, and anything uncertain. We can return current items to the board and ask the office about the uncertain ones. Please do not throw the expired posters away yet. Mara uses their blank backs for children's painting mats, so I will leave that pile in the craft room.
We should also give the bus schedule its own space near the handle. People consult it while standing outside, and last time it disappeared behind a large concert poster. The schedule is still current; moving it is about visibility, not importance.
Can you bring the box from the storage cupboard? I will meet you at the board and bring clips, since pins made holes in the old cover.
Thanks,
Lin
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2.With the cooking-class example, Lin warns
3.A notice with unclear status should be
4.Lin wants to keep the expired posters, as
5.The bus schedule goes near the handle mainly so
6.According to Lin's plan,
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I can bring the box before our shift. Sorting first is sensible, because putting every notice back would make a repaired board display 7. I also understand why we cannot judge from the pictures: two posters may look alike while a small detail shows that they 8.
I will make the three piles you suggested. Anything we cannot confidently classify will remain off the board until 9. I will take the expired pile to the craft room rather than discard it, since Mara can use the clean side.
Let us reserve the area by the handle for the bus schedule. Its new position should keep it 10., even when a large poster is added.
Please bring the clips as planned. Using them also avoids repeating the damage that 11.
Omar
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Correct Answer: some notices describe past events
Why this is correct: Lin writes to plan a proper sort of the notices. She nearly pinned everything back, then saw that several announcements describe events that have already happened.
Passage Reference: several announcements describe events that have already happened
Tips: Find the moment Lin changed her mind this morning. Read what she saw that made her stop.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the new cover will not stay closed: Lin says the new cover closes properly.
- outdoor notices are no longer allowed: Notices are going back on the outdoor board.
- the box holds only children's paintings: The box holds mixed notices, not only paintings.
Correct Answer: looks alone may not show which notice is current
Passage Reference: looks almost identical to the one for the new class, except that the new poster includes a vegetarian theme
Why this is correct: The two cooking posters look almost alike, so a small detail matters more than the photo.
Tips: Read what Lin says about the two cooking posters. Ask what point the example is there to make.
Why the other options are wrong:
- photos are banned on the board: Photos are not banned. They are just not reliable on their own.
- both cooking classes have been cancelled: One class is new. Nothing is said about a cancellation.
- vegetarian events always use larger posters: Theme, not size, is the difference she names.
Correct Answer: set aside for the office to check
Passage Reference: ask the office about the uncertain ones
Why this is correct: Uncertain notices go in their own pile for the office to review.
Tips: Follow what happens to the uncertain pile.
Why the other options are wrong:
- put back on the board for now: Uncertain items should not return until checked.
- used at once as a painting mat: Only expired posters go for craft use.
- given Thursday's date: Nobody is told to change dates on notices.
Correct Answer: their blank backs have another use
Passage Reference: Mara uses their blank backs for children's painting mats
Why this is correct: Mara uses the blank backs as children's painting mats.
Tips: Link keeping them to Mara's craft use.
Why the other options are wrong:
- their event photos have historic value: The value named is the blank reverse side.
- the carpenter needs them for the cover: The carpenter has already finished the repair.
- Mara plans to advertise the events again: The events are over. The posters will be reused as painting mats.
Correct Answer: people can find it without other notices covering it
Passage Reference: last time it disappeared behind a large concert poster. The schedule is still current; moving it is about visibility, not importance
Why this is correct: Moving it near the handle is about visibility after it was hidden behind a large poster.
Tips: Separate visibility from importance.
Why the other options are wrong:
- all transport notices can be grouped there: Only the bus schedule is given that space.
- it outranks every community event: Lin says the move is not about importance.
- people can remove it when checking times: The goal is seeing it, not removing it.
Correct Answer: Omar brings the box and Lin brings the clips
Passage Reference: Can you bring the box from the storage cupboard? I will meet you at the board and bring clips
Why this is correct: Omar is asked to bring the box. Lin will bring clips.
Tips: Find Lin's plan in the letter. Check both halves of each option against it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Omar brings pins and Lin finds the cupboard: Lin is avoiding pins. Omar brings the box.
- Omar sorts alone and Lin joins the cooking class: Both are preparing to sort before the shift.
- Omar calls the office and Lin repairs the cover: The cover is already repaired. Help from the office is for unclear notices later.
Correct Answer: out-of-date information
Passage Reference: several announcements describe events that have already happened
Why this is correct: Putting every notice back would display announcements for past events.
Tips: Name the problem sorting is meant to prevent.
Why the other options are wrong:
- only bus information: The risk is expired notices, not a bus-only board.
- an unfinished repair: The repair is finished.
- children's wet artwork: Artwork reuse comes later for expired posters, not from repinning everything.
Correct Answer: refer to different occasions
Passage Reference: looks almost identical to the one for the new class, except that the new poster includes a vegetarian theme
Why this is correct: Nearly identical posters can still be for different events, such as last month's class and the new one.
Tips: Find where Lin writes about the pictures and the posters. Test each option against Lin's words there.
Why the other options are wrong:
- must share the same date: The point is that they may not.
- were designed by Mara: Mara reuses the backs. She is not named as the designer.
- belong in the expired pile: Only some look-alike posters are expired.
Correct Answer: the office confirms its status
Passage Reference: ask the office about the uncertain ones
Why this is correct: Uncertain notices stay off the board until the office advises.
Tips: Find what Lin plans for the pile she is unsure about. Match that step to the reply.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the photograph becomes clearer: Clarity of the photo is not the decision rule.
- Mara paints on its reverse: That applies to expired posters, not uncertain ones.
- the next carpenter arrives: No further carpenter visit is planned for sorting.
Correct Answer: easy to see and reach
Passage Reference: People consult it while standing outside, and last time it disappeared behind a large concert poster. The schedule is still current; moving it is about visibility, not importance.
Why this is correct: The handle spot should keep the schedule visible and usable even if a large poster is added.
Tips: The blank restates the visibility goal.
Why the other options are wrong:
- separate from the repaired board: It stays on the board, in a better spot.
- more colourful than the posters: Colour is not the reason.
- available only in office hours: People use it while standing outside, not only in office hours.
Correct Answer: pins caused to the old cover
Passage Reference: bring clips, since pins made holes in the old cover
Why this is correct: Clips are preferred because pins made holes in the old cover.
Tips: Connect clips to the earlier pin damage.
Why the other options are wrong:
- clips caused to the storage box: Clips are the safer choice, not the cause of damage.
- rain caused to the bus schedule: Rain damage is not mentioned.
- paint caused to the new handle: No paint damage to the handle is described.
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