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CELPIP Practice Reading: Apply a Diagram ID: #63033 Medium Power Outage Food Safety

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 (▾).

To: Leo
From: Priya
Date: March 14
Subject: The 1.
and other food to throw out

Hi Leo,

Thanks for offering to go into my flat while I am out of town. The power was off for six hours, and my fridge log shows the food was above 4 C for four and a half hours.

Luckily, we can still keep 2.
. Please leave those where they are for now. You said the peas in the freezer still have ice crystals, so they 3.
.

The cooked rice may look fine, but the guide says it must go once it has been above 4 C for more than 4.
. Please do not taste anything to check. The repair crew may switch the power off again tonight, but my freezer is full, so the guide says it should stay frozen for about 5.
.

Could you leave me a note about what you throw out? I can replace those things on my way home.

Thanks again,
Priya

Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.

Priya is mainly writing to 6.


If Leo finds an unopened carton of shelf-stable juice, the guide says it 7.


Why does Priya want a note about the removed items? 8.
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Correct Answer: milk

Why this is correct: Milk is on the Throw Out If Warm list. The food was warm for four and a half hours, so the milk must go.

Tips: A blank in the subject line is still part of the email. Use the whole email and the guide.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • butter: Butter is on the Usually Safe to Keep list, so Leo can keep it.
  • hard cheese: Hard cheese in a block is usually safe to keep, so it stays.
  • whole fruit: Whole fruit is on the Usually Safe to Keep list. It does not need to go.

Correct Answer: the block of hard cheese and whole apples

Why this is correct: Hard cheese in a block and whole fruit are both on the Usually Safe to Keep list.

Tips: When an answer has two foods, check that both are safe, not just one.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • the cut melon and milk: Cut fruit and milk are both on the Throw Out If Warm list.
  • the yogurt and whole apples: The apples are safe, but yogurt is on the Throw Out If Warm list.
  • the cooked chicken and block of hard cheese: The cheese is safe, but cooked chicken must be thrown out.

Correct Answer: may go back into the freezer

Why this is correct: The Frozen Vegetables row says they may go back into the freezer if ice crystals remain.

Tips: Look for the exact condition in the guide, such as ice crystals, and match it.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • should be cooked within one day: This rule is for vegetables that are soft but still cold. The peas still have ice.
  • must be thrown out with the rice: Frozen vegetables are thrown out only after two warm hours. The peas are still icy.
  • can stay on the counter like whole fruit: Only whole fruit can stay on the counter. The guide does not say this about peas.

Correct Answer: two hours

Why this is correct: The Throw Out If Warm row says to throw food out after more than two hours above 4 C.

Tips: Similar numbers can appear in different rows. Check which food each number is about.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • four hours: Four hours is how long a closed fridge usually stays cold. It is not the rule for rice.
  • one day: One day is how long a half-full freezer stays frozen, not a fridge rule.
  • two days: Two days is for a full freezer. It has nothing to do with cooked rice.

Correct Answer: two days

Why this is correct: Priya says the freezer is full. The Fridge Timing row says a full freezer stays frozen about two days.

Tips: Small words like full or half-full can change the answer. Read them carefully.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • one day: One day is for a half-full freezer. Priya says the freezer is full.
  • four hours: Four hours is how long a closed fridge stays cold, not a freezer.
  • two hours: Two hours is the limit for warm food in the Throw Out If Warm row.

Correct Answer: arrange a careful check of the food while away

Why this is correct: Priya asks Leo to sort the food using the guide while Priya is out of town.

Tips: Ask yourself what the writer wants the reader to do.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • ask Leo to replace all the groceries: Priya plans to replace things on the way home.
  • complain about the repair crew's schedule: Priya mentions the repair crew, but Priya does not complain about them.
  • invite Leo to use the flat for dinner: Priya never invites Leo for dinner. The email is about checking food.

Correct Answer: can usually be kept

Why this is correct: Unopened shelf-stable juice is on the Usually Safe to Keep list.

Tips: Some answers are only in the guide. Look for the food name in every row.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • must be thrown out with the milk: Juice is not on the Throw Out If Warm list with the milk.
  • may go back into the freezer: This rule is for frozen vegetables with ice crystals, not juice.
  • should be tasted before deciding: The note at the bottom says never taste food to decide if it is safe.

Correct Answer: Priya can buy the needed replacements on the way home

Why this is correct: Priya plans to replace those things on the way home.

Tips: The sentence right after a request often gives the reason for it.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • Leo is expected to pay for the lost food: Priya plans to replace the food. Leo is not asked to pay.
  • The note will show when the power failed: Priya already knows about the power cut from the fridge log.
  • The building needs a list of every tenant's shopping: The email never mentions a list for the building or other tenants.

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