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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading Correspondence ID: #62929 Easy Welcome to the Team

Read the following message.

Hi Mateo,

Welcome to the customer support team! I am Aisha, and I work at the desk across from yours. Our manager asked me to be your workplace buddy during your first week, so you can bring everyday questions to me.

I will meet you in the ground-floor lobby on Monday morning. The security desk will have your temporary entry card, but it sometimes takes a few minutes to prepare. I will wait nearby and show you the quieter elevator behind the café. The main elevators are very busy when most people arrive.

Your computer is already on your desk. Please bring the headset that the company mailed to you because you will use it during the training calls. If the package has not arrived, tell me before Monday. I can reserve a spare headset from our equipment cupboard.

Several of us usually eat lunch in the shared kitchen. You are welcome to join us, or you can use the break to settle in by yourself. In the afternoon, I will introduce you to the staff members who handle account questions. You will listen to their calls first, so nobody expects you to answer customers immediately.

Feel free to email me if anything is unclear. We are looking forward to meeting you.

Best,
Aisha

Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option according to the information given in the message.

1.Aisha's main purpose in writing is to


2.During card pickup,


3.Aisha mentions the elevator behind the café since


4.Mateo must ask Aisha about the headset


5.At lunchtime,


6.In the afternoon, Mateo can expect that

Here is a response to the message. Complete the response by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).

Hi Aisha,

Thank you for the warm welcome. Knowing that you will be my workplace buddy makes me feel 7.
about starting. I will meet you near the security desk, and we can use the quieter elevator if 8.


The company package arrived yesterday, so I will 9.
I appreciate your offer to find a spare, but that will not be necessary.

I would like to join everyone in the kitchen for lunch. It will give me another chance to 10.
I am also glad that I can listen to the account staff before I have to 11.


See you Monday,
Mateo
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Correct Answer: help a new colleague prepare for his arrival

Why this is correct: Aisha welcomes Mateo and explains the support, equipment and first-day activities he can expect.

Passage Reference: Our manager asked me to be your workplace buddy during your first week, so you can bring everyday questions to me.

Tips: Consider how all the practical details support the new employee.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • ask Mateo to train the customer support team: Mateo is the new employee receiving training, not the person leading it.
  • invite Mateo to apply for a different position: He has already joined customer support, and no other position is discussed.
  • explain why she is leaving her desk: Aisha identifies where she works but does not announce that she is leaving her desk.

Correct Answer: she will wait for him near the security desk

Passage Reference: The security desk will have your temporary entry card, but it sometimes takes a few minutes to prepare. I will wait nearby

Why this is correct: Aisha plans to stay close while the security desk prepares Mateo's temporary card.

Tips: Track what Aisha says immediately after explaining the possible delay.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • she will begin his training calls: The calls happen later, after Mateo reaches the office.
  • she will collect his mailed package: The company sends the headset package directly to Mateo.
  • she will move his computer to another desk: His computer is already on his assigned desk, and no move is planned.

Correct Answer: it is usually less crowded at arrival time

Passage Reference: I will wait nearby and show you the quieter elevator behind the café. The main elevators are very busy when most people arrive.

Why this is correct: Aisha offers the rear elevator because the main ones become busy when employees arrive.

Tips: Compare the rear elevator with the main elevators in the next sentence.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • it leads directly to Mateo's desk: Aisha offers the quieter rear elevator to avoid the busy main ones, not a private path to Mateo's desk.
  • it is reserved for new employees: The elevator is available as a quieter route, with no rule limiting who may use it.
  • it is the only way to reach the shared kitchen: The kitchen is mentioned separately at lunch, and no route to it is described.

Correct Answer: before Monday if the mailed package is missing

Passage Reference: If the package has not arrived, tell me before Monday. I can reserve a spare headset from our equipment cupboard.

Why this is correct: Early notice gives Aisha time to reserve a spare headset before Mateo begins work.

Tips: Use the condition and the requested time together, rather than choosing another first-day event.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • when the security desk gives him an entry card: The card pickup and headset backup are separate arrangements.
  • during lunch in the shared kitchen: A lunchtime report would be later than Aisha's requested notice before Monday.
  • after he has answered his first customer call: Mateo needs the headset for training and will not answer customers immediately.

Correct Answer: he may eat with colleagues or spend the break alone

Passage Reference: You are welcome to join us, or you can use the break to settle in by yourself.

Why this is correct: Aisha invites Mateo to the shared lunch while making clear that quiet time is also acceptable.

Tips: Find where Aisha talks about lunch. Read that part to the end before you choose.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • he must meet the account staff in the kitchen: Aisha will introduce the account staff in the afternoon, not as a required lunch meeting.
  • he must serve lunch before joining the team: Coworkers eat together, but nobody asks Mateo to prepare or serve food.
  • he can leave training early to visit the café: The café only shows where the elevator is. Nobody offers him an early departure.

Correct Answer: he will observe experienced staff before taking calls

Passage Reference: You will listen to their calls first, so nobody expects you to answer customers immediately.

Why this is correct: Mateo starts by listening to account staff, with no pressure to speak to customers right away.

Tips: Go to Aisha's plan for the afternoon. Read both sentences about it before you choose.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • he will replace Aisha at her desk: Aisha works across from Mateo, and neither person's desk assignment changes.
  • he will answer every difficult account question: Aisha says nobody expects him to answer customers immediately.
  • he will lead the training by himself: He is being introduced to experienced staff and will begin by listening.

Correct Answer: more comfortable

Passage Reference: Our manager asked me to be your workplace buddy during your first week, so you can bring everyday questions to me.

Why this is correct: Aisha's role as an available workplace buddy reassures Mateo about beginning the job.

Tips: Choose the feeling that naturally follows from receiving friendly support.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • responsible for managing the team: Aisha's buddy role is there to support Mateo. It does not make him the manager.
  • less prepared: Having a named person for questions gives Mateo more support, not less preparation.
  • unwilling to ask questions: Aisha specifically invites him to bring everyday questions to her.

Correct Answer: the main elevators are crowded

Passage Reference: The main elevators are very busy when most people arrive.

Why this is correct: Mateo understands that the elevator behind the café is useful when the main elevators are busy.

Tips: Complete the condition with the problem that the quieter route solves.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • the computer is not ready: Mateo's computer is already on his desk and does not affect the elevator choice.
  • the kitchen is being cleaned: No cleaning schedule is given, and the kitchen is unrelated to arrival.
  • the café has closed: The café only marks the elevator's location, and its opening status is never mentioned.

Correct Answer: bring the headset with me

Passage Reference: Please bring the headset that the company mailed to you because you will use it during the training calls.

Why this is correct: Because the mailed package arrived, Mateo can follow Aisha's request and bring the headset for training.

Tips: Connect the package's arrival with what Aisha asked Mateo to carry.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • ask security to store the headset: Security handles his entry card. There is no instruction to leave equipment there.
  • leave the headset at home: The headset is needed for training calls, so leaving it would create the problem Aisha planned for.
  • return the headset to the company: The company sent it for Mateo's use, not for him to send back.

Correct Answer: get to know my new colleagues

Passage Reference: Several of us usually eat lunch in the shared kitchen. You are welcome to join us

Why this is correct: Eating together gives Mateo a social chance to become familiar with the people on his new team.

Tips: Think about the social benefit of accepting a group lunch invitation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • finish the training calls alone: Lunch is a break, and Mateo will observe calls with experienced staff in the afternoon.
  • collect my temporary entry card: He will collect the card in the lobby before reaching the office, not during lunch.
  • avoid meeting the account staff: Mateo welcomes opportunities to meet coworkers and will meet account staff later.

Correct Answer: answer customers myself

Passage Reference: You will listen to their calls first, so nobody expects you to answer customers immediately.

Why this is correct: Mateo is relieved that observation comes before he must handle customer calls on his own.

Tips: Use the contrast between listening first and the responsibility that comes later.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • set up Aisha's computer: Mateo's own computer is already prepared, and Aisha's equipment is not his task.
  • prepare lunch for the team: Lunch is a shared social activity, and Mateo has no food-preparation duty.
  • reserve an elevator: Aisha will show him the quieter elevator. Nobody needs to reserve it.

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