A Lentil Pie for Saturday's Potluck

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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading to Apply a Diagram ID: #63028 Easy A Lentil Pie for Saturday's Potluck

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: Leonie
From: Tobias
Date: November 12
Subject: My dish for Saturday

Hi Leonie,

Thanks for sending the label guide, and since my lentil pie is vegan, it will get 1.

a green taga red taga blue carda white card

. I checked the recipe twice, and there is no butter, egg or cheese in it. Once I arrive on Saturday evening, I will carry the pie straight over to 2.

the east tablethe side table by the windowthe north tablethe south table

. Guests always ask where to find each dish, so the tables really help.

According to the guide, guests should serve themselves a slice of the pie with 3.

a wooden spoona green-handled spoona red-handled spoona metal ladle

. I hope there is enough for everyone. When the pie is sitting on its table at the party, its label should go 4.

on a string from the dishbeside the bowlon the south tablein front of the dish

. I will fill the label in tonight. On the back of the label, I plan to write out 5.

the full ingredient listthe dish namethe table I usemy own name

in clear letters.

See you Saturday,
Tobias

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

Tobias is mainly writing to 6.

complain about the label guidecancel his plans for the weekendexplain how he will set up his foodask Leonie to cook a vegan meal

Tobias's lentil pie would go on a different table if it 7.

was baked the night beforehad no egg in itcontained walnutswas cut into slices

The email shows that Tobias is 8.

unsure whether his dish is veganworried that nobody will eat his foodunhappy with the table plancareful to follow the label guide

A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: a blue card
Why this is correct: Tobias says his pie is vegan. The Vegan card shows a blue card with rounded corners.
Tips: Do not guess from the colour. Find the card for the diet in the sentence.
Why the other options are wrong:
a green tag: The green round tag is used for gluten-free dishes, not vegan ones.
a red tag: The red round tag is for dishes with nuts, and the pie has none.
a white card: The footer says a white card is for dishes with no special diet.
Correct Answer: the north table
Why this is correct: The pie is vegan. The Vegan card says these dishes go on the north table.
Tips: First decide which card fits the dish. Then read where that card says it goes.
Why the other options are wrong:
the east table: The east table is for gluten-free dishes, not vegan ones.
the south table: The footer says the south table is for drinks.
the side table by the window: The side table by the window is for dishes with nuts.
Correct Answer: a wooden spoon
Why this is correct: The Vegan card lists a wooden spoon, so the pie is served with it.
Tips: Stay on the card for this dish, and read every bullet before you choose.
Why the other options are wrong:
a green-handled spoon: The green-handled spoon goes with gluten-free dishes, not vegan ones.
a red-handled spoon: The red-handled spoon goes with dishes that have nuts.
a metal ladle: The footer says a metal ladle is used for soups, not pies.
Correct Answer: in front of the dish
Why this is correct: The Vegan card says the card lies flat in front of the dish.
Tips: Each label is shown in a different way. Stay on the card for this dish.
Why the other options are wrong:
on a string from the dish: A tag on a string is how gluten-free dishes are labelled.
beside the bowl: A tag beside the bowl is how dishes with nuts are labelled.
on the south table: The south table is for drinks, not for labels.
Correct Answer: the full ingredient list
Why this is correct: The footer says the full ingredient list goes on the back of every label.
Tips: The sentence says on the back. Look for a rule about the back of a label.
Why the other options are wrong:
the dish name: The footer says the dish name goes on the front of the label.
my own name: The cook's name also goes on the front, not on the back.
the table I use: The footer does not ask for a table on the label at all.
Correct Answer: explain how he will set up his food
Why this is correct: Tobias tells Leonie about the label, the table, the spoon and what he will write.
Tips: Think about what most sentences in the email are doing.
Why the other options are wrong:
ask Leonie to cook a vegan meal: Tobias is making the lentil pie himself. He does not ask Leonie to cook.
complain about the label guide: Tobias thanks Leonie for the guide and says the tables really help.
cancel his plans for the weekend: Tobias says he will see Leonie on Saturday, so he is still coming.
Correct Answer: contained walnuts
Why this is correct: The footer says any dish with nuts gets a red tag. Those dishes go on the side table, not the north table.
Tips: Ask which change would move the dish to another card.
Why the other options are wrong:
had no egg in it: The pie already has no egg, and it still goes on the north table.
was cut into slices: The guide does not move a dish because of how it is cut.
was baked the night before: The guide has no rule about when a dish is baked.
Correct Answer: careful to follow the label guide
Why this is correct: Tobias checks the recipe twice and plans to fill in the label early. He follows each rule in the guide.
Tips: To judge a person, look at what they do, not only what they say.
Why the other options are wrong:
worried that nobody will eat his food: Tobias never says he is worried about guests eating the pie.
unhappy with the table plan: Tobias says the tables really help, so he likes the plan.
unsure whether his dish is vegan: Tobias checked the recipe twice and is sure there is no butter, egg or cheese.

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