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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading to Apply a Diagram ID: #63030 Medium Community Parade Road Access

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Read the diagram and answer the questions.

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 (▾).

Subject: Flour delivery on parade morning
To: Morgan
From: Casey

Hi Morgan,

The bakery supplier plans to arrive at 8 a.m. on parade day. We normally unload through Market Lane, and I would rather finish before the street closures affect the block.

The 1.

PARADE PERIODeither parade periodEARLY DELIVERYAFTER PARADE

period works for that plan. Its window is 2.

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.7:00-8:15 a.m.1:00-4:00 p.m.8:00-8:30 a.m.

, the entrance is 3.

Church StreetRiver AlleyMain StreetMarket Lane

, and vehicle access is 4.

closedopenpermit onlylimited to ten minutes

. We must also remember that 5.

all deliveries end at 8:15 a.m.Main Street closes at 8:30 a.m.River Alley remains open without a permitMarket Lane closes at 7 a.m.

, so the driver should not try to approach from that street after the early slot.

Please ask the driver to call if traffic will push the arrival beyond 8:15. We could still accept the flour during the parade period, but only through River Alley and only after arranging the required permit. Its loading limit would also leave us just ten minutes to unload.

Thanks,
Casey

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

What should happen if the truck cannot arrive by 8:15? 6.

The driver should call so Casey can consider a River Alley permitThe driver should use River Alley without telling anyoneThe driver should park on Main Street during the paradeThe delivery must wait until the following day

Why does Casey prefer the early period? 7.

It gives the bakery the entire morning to unloadIt is the only period when River Alley is openIt begins after Main Street closesIt keeps the usual entrance and avoids the permit and short unloading limit

What does the email suggest about Casey’s planning? 8.

Casey has a preferred plan and a conditional fallbackCasey intends to ignore the parade restrictionsCasey has cancelled the flour orderCasey assumes traffic can never delay the truck

A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: EARLY DELIVERY
Why this is correct: Eight o’clock falls inside the Early Delivery window, which keeps open vehicle access through Market Lane.
Tips: Place the planned arrival inside the correct window.
Why the other options are wrong:
PARADE PERIOD: Parade Period begins at 8:30, after the planned arrival, and requires a permit at River Alley.
AFTER PARADE: After Parade begins at 1 p.m., five hours after the planned delivery.
either parade period: Only Early Delivery contains 8 a.m.; the later periods do not both fit.
Correct Answer: 7:00-8:15 a.m.
Why this is correct: The Early Delivery window begins at seven and ends at 8:15.
Tips: Read both ends of the selected time window.
Why the other options are wrong:
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: That is the Parade Period window.
1:00-4:00 p.m.: That window is after the parade.
8:00-8:30 a.m.: The delivery is planned for 8, but this is not the full listed window.
Correct Answer: Market Lane
Why this is correct: Early deliveries enter through Market Lane, the bakery’s usual loading entrance.
Tips: Match the entrance to the delivery period.
Why the other options are wrong:
River Alley: River Alley is used during the Parade Period.
Main Street: Main Street closes and is not listed as a delivery entrance.
Church Street: No Church Street entrance appears in the guide.
Correct Answer: open
Why this is correct: Vehicle access is open during Early Delivery.
Tips: Use the access field from the selected period.
Why the other options are wrong:
permit only: Permit-only access applies during the Parade Period.
closed: The guide does not mark Early Delivery vehicle access closed.
limited to ten minutes: The ten-minute rule applies to loading in River Alley, not general Early Delivery access.
Correct Answer: Main Street closes at 8:30 a.m.
Why this is correct: The footer warns that Main Street closes when the parade period begins.
Tips: Apply the street closure to the route plan.
Why the other options are wrong:
River Alley remains open without a permit: River Alley requires a permit during the parade.
all deliveries end at 8:15 a.m.: A permitted Parade Period and an After Parade window remain available later.
Market Lane closes at 7 a.m.: Market Lane is open for Early Delivery beginning at 7.
Correct Answer: The driver should call so Casey can consider a River Alley permit
Why this is correct: Casey asks for a call after 8:15 because the fallback uses permit-only River Alley during Parade Period.
Tips: Follow the conditional instruction for a missed window.
Why the other options are wrong:
The driver should use River Alley without telling anyone: River Alley access is permit only, so advance arrangement is required.
The delivery must wait until the following day: The email gives a same-day Parade Period fallback.
The driver should park on Main Street during the parade: Main Street closes at 8:30.
Correct Answer: It keeps the usual entrance and avoids the permit and short unloading limit
Why this is correct: Early Delivery uses open Market Lane access. The Parade Period would require a permit and allow only ten minutes in River Alley.
Tips: Compare the preferred period with the fallback.
Why the other options are wrong:
It is the only period when River Alley is open: River Alley is the Parade Period entrance, not the early entrance.
It gives the bakery the entire morning to unload: Early Delivery ends at 8:15 rather than lasting all morning.
It begins after Main Street closes: Early Delivery begins at 7, before the 8:30 closure.
Correct Answer: Casey has a preferred plan and a conditional fallback
Why this is correct: Casey plans for the normal early delivery but also explains what to do if traffic causes a delay.
Tips: Infer planning style from the backup option.
Why the other options are wrong:
Casey assumes traffic can never delay the truck: Casey specifically plans for a possible traffic delay.
Casey intends to ignore the parade restrictions: The fallback recognizes both the permit and loading limit.
Casey has cancelled the flour order: The email arranges the delivery rather than cancelling it.

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