Flooring Methods and Noise Rules

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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading to Apply a Diagram ID: #63013 Hard Flooring Methods and Noise Rules

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: Priya
From: Omar, Unit 4B
Date: October 6
Subject: Why I am choosing 1.

Standard PiecesSaturday Permit WorkOn-Site CuttingWorkshop-Cut Pieces

Hi Priya,

Thanks for agreeing to fit my new floor over the long weekend. I would rather wait longer than break the building rules, so I read the notice again.

Your crew cannot reach the building until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, which is 2.

within the Saturday permit work hoursafter quiet work ends for the dayafter Saturday permit work endsbefore Saturday permit work begins

. Your team is also off on Sunday, and Monday is the Thanksgiving holiday. Our permit is already on the door, but I checked each day.

The standard pieces would cost the least, but they 3.

cannot be changed after deliveryneed a trial fit and a recut on the spotgo back to the workshop if they are wrongneed a powered saw in the unit

, and my doorway is uneven. I measured it twice to be sure. With the method I am choosing, 4.

I must approve the final measurementsI must display the permit on the dooryour crew must do a trial fit in my unitI must give the neighbours 24 hours' notice

before a single piece of the new floor is cut. I can do that on Wednesday evening.

Hand-fitting could then start on Saturday afternoon and finish on Monday. If a piece still does not fit properly when your crew tries it on Monday, 5.

it has to stay as it is because it cannot be changedyour crew can cut it before 2:00 p.m. with the permityour crew can recut it in my unit that dayit will go back to the workshop for recutting

. I will be home all weekend to let your crew in.

Could you confirm the Saturday visit?

Thanks,
Omar

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

Omar is mainly writing to 6.

explain which method fits the long weekend and confirm a visitcomplain that the building's noise rules are unfairask Priya to move the whole job to a weekdayask Priya for a lower price on the standard pieces

If Priya's crew could arrive at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, the saw could be used in Omar's unit only if 7.

Omar had approved the final measurements firsthis rooms matched the stock sizes exactlythe permit was displayed, even with no notice to the neighboursthe permit was displayed and the neighbours had 24 hours' notice

Omar's attitude toward the flooring job is best described as 8.

in a hurry to finish no matter what the rules sayannoyed that Priya's crew cannot come earlierunsure whether he wants a new floor at allpatient and careful to follow the building rules

A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: Workshop-Cut Pieces
Why this is correct: Omar can only use Saturday after 3:00 p.m. and the Monday holiday. The note allows no noisy work at those times, so the saw is out. Standard pieces do not suit his uneven doorway. Workshop-Cut Pieces need only quiet work in the unit.
Tips: When the Subject line is blank, read the whole email first. Then check each choice against the rules in the note.
Why the other options are wrong:
On-Site Cutting: On-Site Cutting counts as noisy work. The crew arrives after 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, and holidays allow no noisy work.
Standard Pieces: Standard pieces are only for rooms that match stock sizes exactly. Omar says his doorway is uneven.
Saturday Permit Work: Saturday permit work ends at 2:00 p.m. The crew only arrives at 3:00 p.m., so it cannot be the plan.
Correct Answer: after Saturday permit work ends
Why this is correct: The note says Saturday permit work runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The crew arrives at 3:00 p.m., which is later than 2:00 p.m.
Tips: Put the times in order on a line: 10:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 6:00. Then see where the arrival time sits.
Why the other options are wrong:
before Saturday permit work begins: Saturday permit work begins at 10:00 a.m. The crew comes at 3:00 p.m., which is much later.
within the Saturday permit work hours: The permit hours end at 2:00 p.m. So 3:00 p.m. is outside them.
after quiet work ends for the day: Quiet work is allowed until 6:00 p.m. every day. At 3:00 p.m. quiet work is still allowed.
Correct Answer: cannot be changed after delivery
Why this is correct: The Standard Pieces row says the pieces cannot be changed after delivery. An uneven doorway needs pieces that can be adjusted, so this is a real problem.
Tips: Look only at the row the sentence names. Other rows often hold facts that sound right but belong elsewhere.
Why the other options are wrong:
go back to the workshop if they are wrong: Going back to the workshop is a rule for Workshop-Cut Pieces. Standard pieces are never cut at all.
need a powered saw in the unit: The powered saw belongs to On-Site Cutting. The Standard Pieces row says no cutting at any stage.
need a trial fit and a recut on the spot: The trial fit and recut are part of On-Site Cutting. Standard pieces cannot be changed.
Correct Answer: I must approve the final measurements
Why this is correct: Omar is choosing Workshop-Cut Pieces. That row says the resident approves the final measurements before cutting. Omar is the resident, so he must do this first.
Tips: First decide which method the writer chose. Then read the rules in that row only.
Why the other options are wrong:
I must give the neighbours 24 hours' notice: Notice is only needed before noisy work. Workshop pieces need only quiet work in the unit.
I must display the permit on the door: The permit is for Saturday noisy work. Omar also says it is already on the door.
your crew must do a trial fit in my unit: The trial fit and recut on the spot belong to On-Site Cutting, not to the workshop method.
Correct Answer: it will go back to the workshop for recutting
Why this is correct: The Workshop-Cut Pieces row says wrong pieces go back to the workshop for recutting. Also, Monday is a holiday, so no noisy cutting may happen in the unit.
Tips: Check two things: the rule for the chosen method, and the rule for the day in the sentence.
Why the other options are wrong:
your crew can recut it in my unit that day: Recutting in the unit is noisy work, and the note allows no noisy work on holidays.
it has to stay as it is because it cannot be changed: Pieces that cannot be changed are Standard Pieces. Omar is not using that method.
your crew can cut it before 2:00 p.m. with the permit: The 2:00 p.m. permit time is only for Saturdays. Monday is a holiday with no noisy work.
Correct Answer: explain which method fits the long weekend and confirm a visit
Why this is correct: Omar explains why only one method works on the days the crew can come. At the end, he asks Priya to confirm the Saturday visit.
Tips: For the main purpose, join the reason at the start with the request at the end.
Why the other options are wrong:
ask Priya to move the whole job to a weekday: Omar plans the work for Saturday and Monday. He never asks for a weekday.
complain that the building's noise rules are unfair: Omar says he would rather wait than break the rules. He does not complain about them.
ask Priya for a lower price on the standard pieces: Omar says the standard pieces are cheapest, but they do not suit his doorway. He does not ask about price.
Correct Answer: the permit was displayed and the neighbours had 24 hours' notice
Why this is correct: At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, noisy work needs a displayed permit. The note also says neighbours need 24 hours' notice, and a permit does not replace notice. So both are needed.
Tips: A note can hold two rules for the same thing. Read to the end of the note before you choose.
Why the other options are wrong:
the permit was displayed, even with no notice to the neighbours: The note says a permit does not replace notice. The neighbours still need 24 hours' notice.
Omar had approved the final measurements first: Approving measurements is a rule for Workshop-Cut Pieces. It is not a rule for using a saw in the unit.
his rooms matched the stock sizes exactly: Matching stock sizes is a rule for Standard Pieces. The saw is used for On-Site Cutting.
Correct Answer: patient and careful to follow the building rules
Why this is correct: Omar reads the notice again and checks each day against it. He says he would rather wait longer than break the rules.
Tips: For attitude, look for words like rather. They show what matters most to the writer.
Why the other options are wrong:
in a hurry to finish no matter what the rules say: Omar puts the rules first. He says he would rather wait longer than break them.
annoyed that Priya's crew cannot come earlier: Omar thanks Priya warmly and simply plans around the 3:00 p.m. arrival.
unsure whether he wants a new floor at all: Omar has already chosen a method and a fitting day. He clearly wants the new floor.

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