Correct Answer: prepare him for his volunteer shift
Passage Reference: Thank you for agreeing to help at our exhibition about ancient Rome. The display explains that Rome expanded through both alliances and military action.
Why this is correct: Clare thanks Ben for agreeing to help. Then she explains the exhibit's message, his shift times, the map overlays, the visitors and the coins. So she is writing mainly to prepare him for his volunteer shift.
Tips: For the purpose of a whole message, ask what most of the paragraphs have in common. A small extra offer is not the main purpose.
Why the other options are wrong:
- report that some replica coins are missing: Clare only tells Ben what to do if a coin goes missing. Nothing is missing now.
- invite him to a lunch for museum staff: Invite him to a lunch for museum staff turns a small extra into the main point. The lunch is offered only in the last paragraph, if he wants to come early.
- ask him to introduce the college group: Nina will give that introduction. This leaves Ben free to help at the map table.
Correct Answer: Nina
Passage Reference: She will show you how the coloured map overlays work.
Why this is correct: Nina will show Ben how the coloured overlays work. She is the person giving the equipment explanation.
Tips: Follow the pronoun she back to the named person in the sentence before it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the college teacher: The teacher requested a group introduction.
- the front-desk officer: The front desk receives missing-coin reports.
- a student from the visiting group: No student has that role.
Correct Answer: alliances
Passage Reference: Green indicates an alliance and orange indicates military expansion.
Why this is correct: The message directly says that green marks an alliance. On the map, the green overlays therefore represent alliances.
Tips: Make a quick colour-to-meaning pair when the passage gives a visual key.
Why the other options are wrong:
- military expansion: That is orange.
- areas closed to visitors: The colour represents history, not museum access.
- all modern borders: The display concerns ancient Rome.
Correct Answer: the education officer
Passage Reference: Nina will give that introduction, leaving you free to help other visitors at the map table.
Why this is correct: Nina is identified earlier as the education officer. She will introduce the college group.
Tips: Connect a person's name with their job title when the question uses the title instead.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Ben: He remains available at the map table.
- the front-desk officer: No introduction role is assigned there.
- Clare’s lunch supplier: No teaching role is assigned to the supplier.
Correct Answer: the replicas on the table
Passage Reference: Visitors may handle the replica coins on the table, but please count those replicas at the beginning and end of your shift.
Why this is correct: Visitors are allowed to touch the replica coins on the table. The original coins must remain inside their locked case.
Tips: Watch for permission words such as may and then identify the exact object allowed.
Why the other options are wrong:
- only coins brought by the students: The table replicas are for visitors.
- every coin including the originals: Only replicas are available to handle.
- the original coins in the case: They are locked away.
Correct Answer: so that lunch can be ordered for him
Passage Reference: The museum will provide a light lunch at noon if you would like to come early; just tell me by Friday so I can add you to the order.
Why this is correct: Clare needs Ben's answer by Friday to include his lunch. His reply allows lunch to be ordered for him.
Tips: The phrase so I can often introduces the reason for a deadline.
Why the other options are wrong:
- so that he can change the start of his shift: The shift remains one to four.
- so that he can join the college visit: He is a volunteer, not a college visitor.
- so that he can touch the original coins: Originals remain locked away.
Correct Answer: the noon order
Passage Reference: The museum will provide a light lunch at noon if you would like to come early; just tell me by Friday so I can add you to the order.
Why this is correct: Ben accepts the lunch that the museum provides at noon. He asks Clare to include him in the noon order.
Tips: Find the sentence about lunch in Clare's letter. Note the time it is served and what she will add Ben to.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the three o’clock group booking: That is the college visit.
- the four o’clock closing task: That is not lunchtime.
- the one o’clock visitor count: Lunch is ordered for noon.
Correct Answer: Nina
Passage Reference: Before the doors open, please spend fifteen minutes with our education officer, Nina. She will show you how the coloured map overlays work.
Why this is correct: Ben is instructed to meet Nina before the exhibition opens. She will give him the equipment briefing.
Tips: For reply blanks, return to the original instruction and copy the assigned person's name carefully.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a visiting family: Families are visitors, not trainers.
- the front-desk assistant: That desk handles missing-coin reports.
- the college teacher: Nina provides equipment instruction.
Correct Answer: alliances
Passage Reference: Green indicates an alliance and orange indicates military expansion.
Why this is correct: Green areas stand for alliances on the display. Ben repeats this colour meaning correctly in his reply.
Tips: Keep paired details exact when the reply repeats a map legend or other key.
Why the other options are wrong:
- modern transport routes: The historical map does not use green for roads.
- military campaigns: Orange denotes those.
- restricted display areas: The colours show historical expansion.
Correct Answer: eight
Passage Reference: There should be eight.
Why this is correct: Ben must count eight replica coins at the start and finish of his shift.
Tips: Go to the paragraph about the coins. Clare gives the exact number that should be on the table.
Why the other options are wrong:
- ten: The brief says eight, not ten.
- four: Four is not the replica-coin count given.
- six: Six is not the number stated.
Correct Answer: inform the front desk
Passage Reference: If one is missing, notify the front desk rather than searching visitors' bags.
Why this is correct: Clare tells Ben to report a missing replica to the front desk. Inform the front desk expresses that instruction accurately.
Tips: When an if statement gives a problem, find the exact action that follows it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- search visitors’ bags: The email clearly says not to do this.
- replace them with originals: Originals must stay in their case.
- wait until the next week to report it: He is told to notify the front desk if one is missing.
