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Reading comprehension

No marks, no timer. Choose a card, do it, check it, think about your method, then record your result.

My pace → You can stop whenever you want: your answers are saved on this device.

Quick file

One precise point to review. For you if one situation needed more work.

Card 1

Tricky words

Choose the right meaning.

Help card → the method, not the answer

Method → Some English words look like words you already know, but their meaning is different: actually (= in fact), library (= a place where you borrow books), attend (= be present at), eventually (= in the end). Always check the meaning with the context.

Card 2

Finding the useful information

Open day → Saturday 14 November, from 10 am to 3 pm. Visit our workshops: catering, hairdressing, car mechanics. Free entry, no booking required. Bus 22 stops outside the main gate.

Announcement (fictional) → Riverside College

When is the open day?

Sunday 14 November, from 10 am to 1 pm. Saturday 14 November, from 10 am to 3 pm. Saturday 4 November, from 10 am to 3 pm.

Do you need to book?

Yes, by email. No: free entry, no booking. Yes, by phone.

How can you get there?

By bus, number 22. By train. By tram, line 2.

Help card → the method, not the answer

Scanning method → Read the question first. Then move your eyes quickly over the text to find the key word or the type of information (a number, a day, a name). You don’t need to read every word.

Card 3

Guessing an unknown word

After the storm, the town was flooded: water covered the streets and many shops had to close.

News in brief (fictional)

In-depth file

A step-by-step method. For you if the difficulty came back in two situations.

Card 1

Checking a post in English

TNTrue News 4U@TrueNews4U · 4 h

Schools in the UK will ban homework from next year! Finally!! #education

8.2K↻ 3.9K410

Tteacher_lucy Source? I can’t find this anywhere.
Ttom_b Best news ever

Fictional post written for this exercise.

What is your first reflex?

Check if a well-known news site or an official website confirms the information. Share it. Click “like”.

The hashtag “#education” proves…

that it is true. nothing: a hashtag is not a source. that it is official.

The account name “TrueNews4U”…

does not mean it is reliable. is the name of an official website. proves that it is true.

Help card → the method, not the answer

Method → Before you believe or share: 1. Stop (emotions make us share fast). 2. Look at who is posting. 3. Look for the same information somewhere else, on a well-known news site or an official website. 4. Go back to the origin (quote, picture, study).

Card 2

Understanding what a review really means

The hotel was lovely, if you enjoy waking up at 6 am to the sound of the bins being emptied under your window.

Hotel review (fictional)

Card 3

Finding the structure of an argument

Some people say that working while studying harms your grades. Yet a part-time job can teach time management. In fact, many students say they organise themselves better when they have less free time. Of course, working more than 15 hours a week is probably too much.

Opinion column (fictional) → The Daily Courier

What is the writer’s main idea?

Students should stop studying. Working always harms your studies. A part-time job can help, if it stays reasonable.

“Yet” introduces…

an example. a contrast. a result.

“Of course, working more than 15 hours…” is…

a cause. the main idea. a limit (a concession).

Help card → the method, not the answer

Method → Find the idea the writer disagrees with (Some people say…), then the contrast (Yet, However, But), the proof (In fact, For example) and the limit (Of course, Admittedly). This structure is very common in opinion articles.

Full task file

A full task, like in the exam, cut into steps. For you if all three situations needed more work.

Card 1

Step 1 → the main points of an article

The Daily CourierFriday 4 December 2026

Business

Manchester supermarket brings back staffed tills

After customer complaints, a Manchester supermarket has removed half of its self-checkout machines.

By Liam Doyle

“People told us they missed talking to someone,” said the store manager. Older customers welcomed the change, while some younger shoppers said queues were now longer.

The company will decide in June whether to extend the experiment to its other stores.

Fictional article written for this exercise (newspaper style).

What is the main fact?

Self-checkout machines are free. A supermarket replaces half of its self-checkout machines with staffed tills. The supermarket is closing.

Which opinions are reported?

Nobody reacted. Older customers like it; some younger shoppers don’t like waiting. Everybody is happy.

What will happen in June?

All the tills will be removed. The experiment will be over. The company will decide whether to extend the experiment or not.

Help card → the method, not the answer

Method → Like in the exam: read the questions first, then the headline and the introduction. Find who is speaking (said, told us) and what is announced for the future (will).

Card 2

Step 2 → a complaint email

From : Ahmed RahmanTo : Customer ServiceSubject : Wrong size

Dear Customer Service,

I ordered a pair of work boots (size 42) on 3 March, but I received size 44. I need them for my new job on Monday. Could you please send the right size as quickly as possible? I attach a photo of the label.

Kind regards, Ahmed Rahman

Fictional message written for this exercise.

Card 3

Step 3 → comparing two posts

NCNorthgate Council✓@Northgate_Council · 09:12

Road works on High Street from 4 to 8 May. Buses 12 and 14 will be diverted. Full details on our website.

56↻ 4012

Fictional post written for this exercise.

ADangry driver@angrydriver77 · 09:40

High Street closed for MONTHS again!!! They never tell us anything 😡

1.2K↻ 600230

Fictional post written for this exercise.

Which post is the most reliable?

The post by “angry driver”. They are equally reliable. The council’s post: official account, precise dates, link to the website.

How does the second post exaggerate?

It quotes a source. It gives the right bus numbers. “for MONTHS” does not match the precise dates in the first post.

“diverted” means…

cancelled. sent another way. free.

Help card → the method, not the answer

Method → To compare two posts, look at: who is posting, what precise information is given (dates, numbers), what tone is used (capital letters, emojis, exclamation marks), and whether a source is given. Emotion is not proof.

Cards written for this website, in the spirit of the GEREX files. All documents are fictional.