Sure — here is **IELTS GT Reading Practice Test 7**, fully original and copyright-free. # IELTS General Training Reading Practice Test 7 **Time allowed:** 60 minutes **Questions:** 40 --- ## Passage 1: Local Notices and Services Read the notices below and answer Questions 1–14. ### A. Riverside Animal Shelter Volunteers Riverside Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers to help with feeding animals, cleaning cages, walking dogs and socialising cats. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and must complete a short training session before starting. Applications should be submitted online. New volunteers attend an introduction meeting on the first Saturday of each month. Volunteers should wear old clothes and closed shoes. ### B. Northgate Evening Market Northgate Evening Market takes place every Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Market Square. Visitors can buy street food, handmade gifts, fresh bread, flowers and local art. Some stalls accept cards, but visitors are advised to bring cash. There is no private parking for the market, but public buses stop nearby. If the market is cancelled because of severe weather, an announcement will be posted on the town website. ### C. Parkside Fitness Trail The Parkside Fitness Trail is free to use and open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The trail includes outdoor exercise machines, balance bars, stretching areas and a one-kilometre running loop. Children under 14 must be supervised by an adult. The equipment is not supervised by staff, so users exercise at their own risk. Faulty equipment should be reported using the QR code displayed at the entrance. ### D. Hillside Dental Clinic Hillside Dental Clinic offers routine check-ups, cleaning, fillings and emergency appointments. The clinic is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Emergency appointment requests should be made by phone as early as possible in the morning. New patients should arrive 15 minutes before their first appointment and bring a list of any medicines they take. Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice may be charged a fee. ### E. City Skills Short Courses City Skills Centre offers four-week evening courses for adults in budgeting, sewing, basic car maintenance and interview preparation. Classes take place twice a week after 6:00 p.m. Materials are included in the course fee. Participants who attend at least 75% of classes receive a certificate of attendance. Reduced fees are available for unemployed residents who show proof of status. ### F. Home Library Service The Home Library Service is for residents who cannot visit the library because of age, illness or disability. Volunteers deliver books, audiobooks and large-print materials every three weeks. Users can request specific authors or genres, although popular titles may not always be available immediately. The service is free, but users must live within the city area. Lost items may be charged at replacement cost. --- ## Questions 1–7 Which notice, **A–F**, contains the following information? Write the correct letter, **A–F**. 1. You may pay less if you can prove your employment situation. 2. You should report damaged equipment through a code. 3. You may have to pay if you cancel too late. 4. You must complete training before beginning unpaid work. 5. You can receive materials at home if you cannot travel. 6. You should check online if bad weather affects an event. 7. You need to attend most classes to receive proof of participation. --- ## Questions 8–14 Do the following statements agree with the information in Passage 1? Write: **TRUE** if the statement agrees with the information **FALSE** if the statement contradicts the information **NOT GIVEN** if there is no information on this 8. Riverside Animal Shelter accepts volunteers younger than 16. 9. Northgate Evening Market is held every Friday evening. 10. Every market stall accepts card payments. 11. Children under 14 need adult supervision on the fitness trail. 12. Hillside Dental Clinic is open on Saturdays. 13. New dental patients should bring information about their medicines. 14. The Home Library Service delivers books every week. --- # Passage 2: Workplace Information Read the text below and answer Questions 15–27. ## Warehouse Safety and Stock Handling at Eastford Supplies Eastford Supplies operates a busy warehouse that stores office furniture, stationery, cleaning products and computer accessories. All warehouse employees must follow safety procedures because staff often work near moving equipment, stacked boxes and delivery vehicles. Before starting work, new employees attend a safety briefing with the warehouse supervisor. The briefing explains emergency exits, first aid arrangements, protective clothing and accident reporting. Staff must wear high-visibility vests in the loading area and safety shoes whenever they are working on the warehouse floor. Employees who forget safety shoes cannot begin warehouse duties until suitable footwear is provided. Forklifts are used to move heavy pallets. Only trained and authorised employees may operate forklifts. Pedestrians must stay inside marked walking lanes and should never walk behind a reversing forklift. Drivers must sound the horn at blind corners and reduce speed near doorways. Any collision, even if no one is injured, must be reported immediately. Stock must be stored carefully. Heavy items should be placed on lower shelves, while lighter boxes can be stored higher up. Boxes must not block fire exits, electrical panels or walking lanes. If a shelf appears damaged or overloaded, employees should inform a team leader and avoid using that shelf until it has been checked. When picking orders, employees must scan each item using a handheld device. This helps keep stock records accurate. If an item is missing, damaged or labelled incorrectly, staff should not guess or replace it with a similar product. Instead, they must record the issue on the device and tell the stock control office. ## Delivery and Break Rules Delivery drivers usually arrive between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Drivers must sign in at reception and wait in the loading area until warehouse staff are ready. Employees should not unload a vehicle unless the delivery note has been checked. Warehouse staff receive two paid 15-minute breaks and one unpaid lunch break. Breaks should be taken in the staff room, not in the loading area. Food and drinks are not allowed on the warehouse floor. Mobile phones may be used only during breaks, except when a supervisor gives permission for work-related communication. --- ## Questions 15–20 Complete the notes below. Choose **NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS** from the passage for each answer. ### Eastford Supplies Safety Notes 15. New workers attend a safety briefing with the warehouse __________. 16. Staff must wear high-visibility vests in the __________ area. 17. Safety shoes are required on the warehouse __________. 18. Only trained and authorised staff may operate __________. 19. Forklift drivers must sound the horn at __________ corners. 20. Heavy items should be stored on __________ shelves. --- ## Questions 21–24 Choose the correct letter, **A, B, C or D**. 21. What should employees do if they forget their safety shoes? A. Work only near the office furniture B. Begin work without entering the loading area C. Wait until suitable footwear is provided D. Use their normal shoes for one shift only 22. What must pedestrians do in the warehouse? A. Stay inside marked walking lanes B. Walk behind forklifts to save time C. Help drivers reverse at blind corners D. Stand near doorways during deliveries 23. What should staff do if a shelf looks unsafe? A. Continue using it carefully B. Move all heavy boxes higher up C. Inform a team leader and avoid using it D. Cover it with empty boxes 24. What must staff do before unloading a delivery vehicle? A. Call the stock control office B. Check the delivery note C. Scan every item in the warehouse D. Ask the driver to leave immediately --- ## Questions 25–27 Do the following statements agree with the information in Passage 2? Write: **TRUE** if the statement agrees with the information **FALSE** if the statement contradicts the information **NOT GIVEN** if there is no information on this 25. Staff may replace a missing item with a similar product if the order is urgent. 26. Delivery drivers must sign in at reception. 27. Food and drinks are allowed on the warehouse floor during quiet periods. --- # Passage 3: The Benefits and Challenges of Repair Cafés Read the passage below and answer Questions 28–40. In many towns, broken household items are quickly thrown away and replaced. A toaster stops working, a chair leg becomes loose, or a jacket zip breaks, and the item often ends up in the rubbish. Repair cafés offer a different approach. These community events bring together volunteers who help people repair everyday objects instead of discarding them. The idea is simple, but it connects to wider concerns about waste, money, skills and community life. One major benefit of repair cafés is waste reduction. Modern consumer culture often encourages people to buy new products rather than repair old ones. This creates large amounts of waste, including electrical items, furniture, clothing and small appliances. When people repair a lamp, a radio or a pair of trousers, they keep useful materials out of landfill for longer. Repair cafés cannot solve the entire waste problem, but they can help people think differently about the life of an object. Repair cafés can also save money. For families with limited budgets, replacing items can be difficult. A simple repair may extend the life of something that would otherwise need to be bought again. Even when a repair is not possible, volunteers can often explain the problem clearly, helping the owner decide whether replacement is necessary. This advice can prevent people from spending money too quickly. Another important value is skill sharing. Many people have never learned how to sew a button, tighten a loose screw, repair a plug or identify a simple mechanical fault. At a repair café, volunteers do not usually take the item away and fix it privately. Instead, they work with the owner, explaining what they are doing. This turns repair into a learning experience. Over time, visitors may become more confident about handling small repairs themselves. Repair cafés also strengthen community connections. They are often held in libraries, community halls or schools and create a friendly space where people of different ages and backgrounds meet. Retired engineers, hobby repairers, students, parents and local residents may all share the same room. Conversations often begin around a broken object but can lead to wider social contact. In this way, repair cafés can reduce isolation as well as waste. However, running a repair café requires organisation. Volunteers need tables, tools, spare parts, electrical testing equipment and a safe working area. Events also need clear rules about what can and cannot be repaired. For example, some cafés may accept small electrical items but refuse microwaves or large appliances because of safety risks. Others may focus only on clothing, bicycles or furniture. Without careful planning, volunteers may face repairs that are too complex or unsafe. There are also questions about responsibility. If an item fails again after being repaired, the owner may be disappointed or even angry. Repair cafés usually explain that repairs are attempted by volunteers and cannot be guaranteed in the same way as professional services. Visitors may need to sign a form accepting this before work begins. This protects volunteers and helps people understand the limits of the service. Access to spare parts can be another difficulty. Some modern products are not designed to be repaired easily. They may be sealed with special screws, built with glued parts or made in a way that requires expensive replacement components. In such cases, volunteers may be unable to complete the repair even if they have the skills. This has led some campaigners to support “right to repair” laws, which would make it easier for consumers and independent repairers to fix products. Despite these challenges, repair cafés have an important educational effect. Even failed repairs can teach people something about how products are made and why they break. Visitors may begin to choose better-quality goods, maintain items more carefully or ask whether a product can be repaired before buying it. These small changes can influence consumer behaviour over time. The future of repair cafés will depend on public interest, volunteer support and product design. If manufacturers make items easier to repair, community repair events could become even more useful. But their value is not only practical. Repair cafés remind people that broken does not always mean useless. They encourage patience, learning and cooperation in a society that often moves too quickly from buying to throwing away. --- ## Questions 28–33 Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, **i–ix**. ### List of Headings i. Learning repair skills from others ii. The difficulty of finding spare parts iii. Saving money through repair iv. Why repair cafés need clear organisation v. Repair cafés and community contact vi. Reducing waste by fixing items vii. Why professional repair shops are disappearing viii. Understanding responsibility and limits ix. Repair cafés and future attitudes to products 28. Paragraph 2 29. Paragraph 3 30. Paragraph 4 31. Paragraph 5 32. Paragraph 6 33. Paragraph 7 --- ## Questions 34–37 Complete the sentences below. Choose **NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS** from the passage for each answer. 34. Repair cafés help keep useful materials out of __________ for longer. 35. Volunteers often explain the problem, helping owners decide whether __________ is necessary. 36. Some cafés refuse large appliances because of __________. 37. Some modern products use glued parts or special screws, making them difficult to __________. --- ## Questions 38–40 Choose the correct letter, **A, B, C or D**. 38. Why do repair cafés usually work with the owner instead of fixing items privately? A. To make the event shorter B. To turn repair into a learning experience C. To avoid using tools D. To make visitors buy spare parts immediately 39. What can happen even when a repair is unsuccessful? A. Visitors may still learn how products are made and why they break. B. Volunteers must buy a new item for the visitor. C. The café must close permanently. D. The item automatically becomes more valuable. 40. What is the writer’s main message in the final paragraph? A. Repair cafés are useful only when repairs are guaranteed. B. Repair cafés encourage people to value repair, patience and cooperation. C. Repair cafés should replace all professional repair services. D. Repair cafés are mostly about selling new products. --- # Answer Key 1. E 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. F 6. B 7. E 8. FALSE 9. TRUE 10. FALSE 11. TRUE 12. FALSE 13. TRUE 14. FALSE 15. supervisor 16. loading 17. floor 18. forklifts 19. blind 20. lower 21. C 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. FALSE 26. TRUE 27. FALSE 28. vi 29. iii 30. i 31. v 32. iv 33. viii 34. landfill 35. replacement 36. safety risks 37. repair 38. 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