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Reading: True, False or Not given? A library reopens

A short news article about a town library, with True/False/Not given, multiple-choice and short-answer questions, just like the IELTS Reading test.

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How True / False / Not given works

  • True: the passage says the same thing, usually in different words.
  • False: the passage says the opposite.
  • Not given: the passage doesn't tell you. Don't use your own knowledge or guess.
Statement: The new library has somewhere to buy food and drink.
Passage: "…and has a café on the ground floor." → True
Statement: The library is open on Sundays.
Passage: "…it will stay closed on Sundays." → False

A quick method

  1. Spend one minute on the title and the first line of each paragraph.
  2. Underline key words in each question: names, numbers, dates, places.
  3. Find those words (or words with the same meaning) in the passage, then read that part carefully.
  4. Questions usually follow the order of the passage.
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Reading passage Go to the questions

A new start for Riverside Library

After eighteen months of building work, Riverside Community Library will open its doors again on Saturday 14 June. The old building, which first opened in 1968, had a leaking roof and very little space for study. The new library is twice as large and has a café on the ground floor.

The biggest change is on the first floor. There is now a quiet study room with forty desks, and every desk has a power socket for laptops. Students can book a desk for up to three hours a day on the library's website. "Many young people in the town do not have a quiet place to study at home," said the head librarian, Maria Lopez. "We wanted to give them one."

The children's area has also moved. It is now on the ground floor, next to the garden, so parents with buggies no longer need to use the lift. Story time for children under five will take place every Tuesday and Friday morning at 10.30.

Membership is still free for everyone who lives in the town. Members can borrow up to eight books at a time for three weeks. For the first time, the library will also lend e-books, which members can download at home with their library card number.

Opening hours will be longer than before. From Monday to Friday, the library will open at 8 am and close at 8 pm. On Saturdays it will close at 5 pm, and it will stay closed on Sundays. The café will open one hour later than the library each day.

The building work cost £2.4 million. Most of the money came from the town council, but local businesses also gave £300,000. To celebrate the opening, there will be free activities all day on 14 June, including a talk by the local author James Okafor.

Questions 1–6

Do the statements agree with the information in the passage? Choose True, False or Not given.

Back to the passage

  1. The library was closed for more than a year.

  2. The new building is smaller than the old one.

  3. Students can use a study desk all day if they book it.

  4. Maria Lopez has worked at the library since 1968.

  5. Parents with buggies have to use the lift to reach the children's area.

  6. Most members prefer e-books to printed books.

Questions 7–9

Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

Back to the passage

  1. When is story time for young children?

  2. Who can join the library for free?

  3. What time does the café open on weekdays?

Questions 10–13

Complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

Back to the passage

  1. Members can keep borrowed books for .

  2. To download e-books, members need their .

  3. Local businesses gave towards the building work.

  4. On 14 June, visitors can hear a talk by a local .

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