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CELPIP Practice Reading: Reading to Apply a Diagram ID: #63035 Medium Emergency Childcare Network

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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: Referral sequence before my 6:00 shift
To: Mira
From: Owen

Hi Mira,

My son is four and my hospital shift begins at 6:00. The 1.

NORTH CAREHARBOUR HUBeither provider accepting age fourSHIFT CENTRE

is the only provider whose age range, opening time, and travel time can work together. Harbour accepts his age but opens too late once the trip to hospital is included.

The timing around the referral worries me most. The employer desk must 2.

replace the referral with a North Care membershipissue the referral after 5:20 and upload it before we arriveissue the referral by 5:20 and upload it before we arriveask Shift Centre to hold a place without a referral

. The centre then holds the referred place only 3.

through the next day without referraluntil 5:40 after a valid referraluntil North Care closesuntil the 6:30 Harbour opening

. Before leaving, I must have 4.

only the hospital badgechild ID and the emergency contact forma membership card and bus passa next-day referral and library card

, because the referral alone does not complete check-in.

If the employer desk misses its same-day cutoff, 5.

the place remains held until 6:00North Care will accept a four-year-oldthe current-day Shift Centre plan failsHarbour will open before the shift

. Could you contact the desk at 5:00 and tell me when the upload is complete?

Thanks for handling this at such an early hour. I will have his documents ready and take him to the centre once you confirm that everything has gone through.

Owen

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

Why is age eligibility not enough to choose a provider? 6.

Travel time matters only after Owen's shiftEligibility alone is insufficient because access and commute must also finish before workThe closest provider always opens earliestAny provider for age four guarantees immediate entry

How do the 5:20 and 5:40 boundaries differ? 7.

The referral cutoff controls its valid day, while 5:40 controls how long today's place is held5:20 is the centre's closing timeBoth times are optional arrival suggestions5:40 extends a late referral back to today

What can be inferred about Mira's role? 8.

Taking Owen's son to the centreCompleting her own childcare registrationChanging Owen's starting time at workHelping Owen arrange the required paperwork

A.I. Explanation:

Correct Answer: SHIFT CENTRE
Why this is correct: Shift Centre accepts age four, opens early, and leaves time for the hospital trip.
Tips: Match the child's age, the opening time, and the hospital trip before choosing a provider.
Why the other options are wrong:
HARBOUR HUB: Harbour opens after Owen must begin travel.
NORTH CARE: North excludes age four and opens late.
either provider accepting age four: Only one age-eligible provider also meets timing.
Correct Answer: issue the referral by 5:20 and upload it before we arrive
Why this is correct: The referral must be issued by 5:20 to apply that day, and Shift Centre needs it uploaded before arrival.
Tips: Keep the referral issue deadline separate from the upload-before-arrival rule.
Why the other options are wrong:
issue the referral after 5:20 and upload it before we arrive: A referral issued after 5:20 applies to the next day, even if it is uploaded before arrival.
replace the referral with a North Care membership: North Care membership does not replace Shift Centre's employer referral.
ask Shift Centre to hold a place without a referral: Shift Centre holds a referred place, so the referral must exist first.
Correct Answer: until 5:40 after a valid referral
Why this is correct: A valid referred place remains protected only until 5:40.
Tips: Read the hold time as the last time a referred place stays protected.
Why the other options are wrong:
until the 6:30 Harbour opening: Harbour's opening does not control Shift Centre.
through the next day without referral: A referral remains required.
until North Care closes: North Care hours are unrelated.
Correct Answer: child ID and the emergency contact form
Why this is correct: Owen must bring both child documents because the referral alone does not complete check-in.
Tips: Separate the referral needed for access from the documents needed at check-in.
Why the other options are wrong:
a membership card and bus pass: Shift Centre asks for child ID and an emergency contact form; membership and a bus pass do not replace them.
only the hospital badge: A hospital badge omits both child documents.
a next-day referral and library card: A next-day referral cannot support today's check-in.
Correct Answer: the current-day Shift Centre plan fails
Why this is correct: After 5:20 the referral is valid only tomorrow, so early arrival cannot create same-day access.
Tips: Follow what happens to a referral issued after the same-day cutoff.
Why the other options are wrong:
Harbour will open before the shift: Harbour still opens after the shift begins.
the place remains held until 6:00: The hold requires today's valid referral.
North Care will accept a four-year-old: North Care excludes age four.
Correct Answer: Eligibility alone is insufficient because access and commute must also finish before work
Why this is correct: Owen must combine age, opening, authorization, and travel before 6:00.
Tips: Test age, opening, authorization, and travel against the 6:00 shift together.
Why the other options are wrong:
The closest provider always opens earliest: Harbour is closer but opens later.
Any provider for age four guarantees immediate entry: Access conditions still apply.
Travel time matters only after Owen's shift: Travel must occur before work.
Correct Answer: The referral cutoff controls its valid day, while 5:40 controls how long today's place is held
Why this is correct: The first boundary determines referral validity; the second protects a place created by that referral.
Tips: Ask what each cutoff controls: referral validity or the place hold.
Why the other options are wrong:
Both times are optional arrival suggestions: Both boundaries have binding effects.
5:40 extends a late referral back to today: A hold cannot change referral validity.
5:20 is the centre's closing time: Shift Centre closes at 22:00.
Correct Answer: Helping Owen arrange the required paperwork
Why this is correct: Mira is asked to contact the employer desk and confirm the upload. Owen says he will take his son to the centre himself.
Tips: Separate the task requested of Mira from the journey Owen says he will make.
Why the other options are wrong:
Taking Owen's son to the centre: Owen says he will take his son to the centre.
Changing Owen's starting time at work: Owen asks for help with the referral before his fixed shift, not a change to his starting time.
Completing her own childcare registration: The arrangements concern Owen’s son. Mira is asked to help with his referral, not register for herself.

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