Correct Answer: give him tasks for setting up the workshop
Passage Reference: Each will work with a partner, which means we need six workstations. Please put two small pots and one bag of potting mix at each station.
Why this is correct: Mina says the workshop is nearly ready and then gives Elliot jobs. He must remove the gel recipe and set up six workstations with pots and potting mix. He must also check the floor covering in the storeroom. So she is writing mainly to give him tasks for setting up the workshop.
Tips: For a question about why someone is writing, look at what the writer asks the reader to do in most paragraphs. Here they are all setup jobs for Elliot.
Why the other options are wrong:
- ask him to find more participants: Twelve participants have already booked, and Mina does not ask Elliot to find more.
- share an aloe gel recipe with him: Mina asks Elliot to remove the gel recipe from the handout, so she is not sharing one.
- ask him to email the participants again: Mina has already emailed the participants and says there is no need for a second reminder unless the start time changes.
Correct Answer: it is outside the organizers’ scope
Passage Reference: We do not have the facilities or expertise to advise people on homemade treatments.
Why this is correct: Homemade treatments are outside the organizers’ scope. They lack both the proper facilities and the expert knowledge to teach them.
Tips: Choose the stated reason for removing the recipe, not an invented practical obstacle.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the ingredients will arrive after the session: The organizers lack the facilities and expertise. Late ingredients are not the reason.
- there is too little room beside the potting instructions: No shortage of handout space is given as the reason.
- participants have already received a separate recipe: Mina does not say participants have already received any separate recipe.
Correct Answer: six
Passage Reference: Each will work with a partner, which means we need six workstations.
Why this is correct: The workshop needs six workstations. Twelve participants will work in pairs, making six groups of two.
Tips: Divide the twelve participants by two people per station.
Why the other options are wrong:
- twelve: Twelve people work in pairs, so twelve stations would be one per person.
- eight: Eight stations does not match twelve people divided into pairs.
- four: Four stations would put three people at each, not two.
Correct Answer: their potted plant
Passage Reference: Participants may take their potted plant home, but the shared tools must stay at the centre.
Why this is correct: Each participant may take their potted plant home. This is the item they are asked to carry in a box.
Tips: Find the sentence with 'may take'. It also says what must stay behind, so keep the two lists apart.
Why the other options are wrong:
- an unused container from another station: Participants may take their own plant, not unused supplies from another station.
- the shared planting tools: The shared planting tools belong to the centre and must remain there.
- a spare bag of potting mix: No spare potting-mix bags are offered to take home.
Correct Answer: tell Mina on Saturday
Passage Reference: If it is missing, let me know on Saturday so I can bring a replacement.
Why this is correct: Elliot should tell Mina on Saturday if the covering is missing. This gives Mina time to bring a replacement before Sunday morning.
Tips: Find the part about the floor covering. Compare what the letter says there with each option.
Why the other options are wrong:
- set out the stations before contacting Mina: The carpet should be protected before stations are set out.
- ask participants to bring protective sheets: Mina offers to bring a replacement. Participants are not asked for sheets.
- buy a replacement on Sunday morning: Mina asks for notice on Saturday and offers a replacement herself.
Correct Answer: if the start time changes
Passage Reference: There is no need to send a second reminder unless the starting time changes.
Why this is correct: Another reminder is needed only if the start time changes. Mina has already emailed everyone about bringing a box.
Tips: Scan for where Mina talks about a second reminder. Read the one case she gives when it is needed.
Why the other options are wrong:
- if the plants arrive after 9:30: A late plant arrival is not the stated reason for another participant reminder.
- if a participant forgets a carrying box: Participants were already told to bring boxes. A forgotten box is not the reason for a second reminder.
- if fewer than twelve participants attend: A lower attendance count is not given as a reminder condition.
Correct Answer: plant care
Passage Reference: Our beginner plant-care workshop is nearly ready. We will use aloe plants to demonstrate dividing an overcrowded pot and choosing a suitable container.
Why this is correct: Elliot should keep the handout focused on plant care. That is the workshop's stated subject and purpose.
Tips: Link remove the recipe to the approved subject that remains in the handout.
Why the other options are wrong:
- choosing skin products: The handout is about growing plants, not selecting skin products.
- homemade treatments: Mina says the organizers cannot advise on homemade treatments.
- preparing aloe gel: The gel recipe is the material to remove.
Correct Answer: six
Passage Reference: Twelve participants have booked for Sunday morning. Each will work with a partner, which means we need six workstations. Please put two small pots and one bag of potting mix at each station.
Why this is correct: Elliot needs to prepare six stations. The twelve participants will share them in pairs.
Tips: Check the unit being counted: pairs and workstations, not individual people.
Why the other options are wrong:
- eight: Eight stations would not match the stated six pairs.
- twelve: Twelve is the number of people, not stations.
- four: Four stations would not give each pair a station.
Correct Answer: the folding chairs
Passage Reference: Last month it was left rolled up behind the folding chairs. If it is missing, let me know on Saturday so I can bring a replacement.
Why this is correct: Elliot should look behind the folding chairs. That is where the floor covering was last seen.
Tips: Use the exact landmark in the sentence about where the covering was left.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the potting supplies: The stated location is behind folding chairs, not potting supplies.
- the workstations: The workstations will be set up later. They are not where the covering was last stored.
- the storage boxes: The covering was behind chairs, not storage boxes.
Correct Answer: the shared tools
Passage Reference: Participants may take their potted plant home, but the shared tools must stay at the centre.
Why this is correct: The shared tools must stay at the centre. Participants may take their own potted plants home in the boxes they bring.
Tips: Read the sentence about what people may carry away. The same sentence names what must stay behind.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the potted plants: Participants may take their potted plants home after the workshop.
- the carrying boxes: Participants bring their own carrying boxes to take plants away.
- the participants’ small pots: The planted pots form part of what participants take home.
Correct Answer: the starting time changes
Passage Reference: There is no need to send a second reminder unless the starting time changes.
Why this is correct: Elliot will send another reminder if the starting time changes. No reminder is needed while the original schedule stays the same.
Tips: Keep the organizer’s missing-covering message separate from the participant reminder.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the floor covering cannot be found: A missing covering requires contacting Mina, not sending participants another reminder.
- the number of partners changes: No change in pair numbers is stated as a reminder trigger.
- a participant needs a carrying box: The participant's request for a carrying box has already been emailed.
