Read the following email message about the diagram on the left. Complete the email by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).
From: Aisha Khan
Date: October 2
Subject: Changing our bake day booking
Hello,
Our charity group has a tentative booking for Demonstration Island on October 18, and I would like to move it to your space. At our last bake sale, several new volunteers went home early because they had nothing to do. This time we want small groups baking, someone to show the new people the equipment, and cakes we can sell.
In the guide, the only spaces where more than one group can bake at the same time are 2.. Family Stations looked promising, since four small ovens would keep plenty of hands busy. However, its food 3., so we could not sell anything our volunteers made there.
Our dough also needs to rest somewhere cold before baking. When you update our booking, please also 4., since we will bring the dough in early. I know this is extra work, and I really appreciate it. Compared with Demonstration Island, your space will let our volunteers 5., which is exactly what we need.
Thank you,
Aisha Khan
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.
Aisha is moving away from Demonstration Island mainly because 7.
Aisha's tone toward the host is best described as 8.
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Correct Answer: Marco Rossi
Why this is correct: Aisha is moving the booking to a new space. The note says to write to the host of the new space. The Oven Workshop meets all her needs, and its host is Marco Rossi.
Tips: When the To line is blank, read the whole email first. Decide which space is chosen, then check the note for who to write to.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Lena Park: Lena Park hosts the Prep Studio. There, one large team works together, so it does not fit Aisha's plan.
- Sam Okafor: Sam Okafor hosts Demonstration Island, the space Aisha is leaving. The note says to write to the host of the new space.
- Grace Liu: Grace Liu hosts Family Stations, and Aisha says food made there could not be sold.
Correct Answer: the Oven Workshop and Family Stations
Why this is correct: The Oven Workshop has two small groups baking at once. At Family Stations, pairs bake at the same time. The other two spaces have only one team or one baker working.
Tips: When an answer names two things, check both. One correct half is not enough.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the Prep Studio and Family Stations: The Prep Studio has one large team at the main table, so only Family Stations fits.
- the Oven Workshop and Demonstration Island: At Demonstration Island a lead baker makes one shared batch, so only the Oven Workshop fits.
- the Prep Studio and Demonstration Island: Neither space has more than one group baking. One has one team and the other has one lead baker.
Correct Answer: goes to a tasting table
Why this is correct: The Family Stations card says food goes to a tasting table. The note says only food boxed for sale may be sold, so Aisha could not sell it.
Tips: Read the words after the blank. They tell you the fact must be a problem for selling.
Why the other options are wrong:
- is served to the audience: Food is served to the audience at Demonstration Island, not at Family Stations.
- goes home with each volunteer: Meal kits go home with each volunteer at the Prep Studio, not at Family Stations.
- can be boxed for sale: Boxing food for sale is the Oven Workshop rule. At Family Stations, food goes to a tasting table.
Correct Answer: add the chilled shelf to the booking
Why this is correct: The dough needs to rest somewhere cold. The Oven Workshop gives a chilled shelf only if you ask for it with the booking. So Aisha must ask now.
Tips: Look for words like only if. They show something you must ask for.
Why the other options are wrong:
- add the overhead camera to the booking: The overhead camera belongs to Demonstration Island, and Aisha is not planning a video.
- add recipe cards to the booking: Self-guided recipe cards are part of Family Stations. They do not help keep the dough cold.
- add counter stools to the booking: Counter stools for watchers are at Demonstration Island, and Aisha wants volunteers working, not watching.
Correct Answer: rotate through mixing, shaping and baking
Why this is correct: At the Oven Workshop, groups rotate through mixing, shaping and baking. At Demonstration Island, volunteers only measure and then watch, so the new space keeps everyone busy.
Tips: In a compare sentence, the answer must be true of the new space but not the old one.
Why the other options are wrong:
- measure ingredients and then watch: This is what volunteers do at Demonstration Island, the space Aisha is leaving behind.
- follow self-guided recipe cards: Self-guided recipe cards are used at Family Stations, not at the Oven Workshop.
- put together cold meal kits: Cold meal kits are made in the Prep Studio, and Aisha's group is baking.
Correct Answer: move her group's booking to a space that suits its plan
Why this is correct: Aisha says she wants to move the tentative booking. Then she explains why the new space fits her volunteers.
Tips: The main purpose is often stated in the first paragraph. The rest of the email gives the reasons.
Why the other options are wrong:
- cancel her group's charity bake sale this year: Aisha is still planning the bake sale. She only wants a different space.
- ask for a public video of the bake day: A public video is part of Demonstration Island, which Aisha is leaving.
- complain about the volunteers who left early: Aisha mentions the volunteers only to explain what her group needs. She does not complain about them.
Correct Answer: most volunteers would only watch one person bake
Why this is correct: At Demonstration Island, a lead baker makes one shared batch and volunteers measure, then watch. Aisha does not want volunteers with nothing to do, as happened at the last sale.
Tips: The email explains the problem in general words. Match it to the exact fact in the card.
Why the other options are wrong:
- it has no oven for the group to use: Demonstration Island has one oven and a cooktop, so it does have an oven.
- its food goes home with each volunteer: Food goes home at the Prep Studio. At Demonstration Island, food is served to the audience.
- it has no stools for people who watch: Demonstration Island has four counter stools for watchers, so this is not true.
Correct Answer: clear about her needs and thankful for the extra work
Why this is correct: Aisha lists exactly what her group needs. She also says she knows this is extra work and thanks the host.
Tips: For tone, look at how the writer speaks to the reader, especially near the end.
Why the other options are wrong:
- unsure about what her group really needs: Aisha lists her group's needs clearly, so she is not unsure.
- annoyed that the first booking was wrong: Aisha never blames anyone for the first booking. She calmly asks to move it.
- demanding and impatient with the host: Aisha writes politely and thanks the host, so she is not demanding.
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