Reading · Part 1
Preparation for the Oxford Test of English for Schools
Read each text and answer its question. Select A, B or C.
Exam timing reference: 1 minute 20 seconds per question (8 minutes overall).
This worksheet is untimed. Check all six answers together at the end.
About this practice and its format
Six original short texts, one three-option question per text, focusing on main message, purpose and detail. The B1 input-text range in the published specifications is 20–50 words. The B1 label is a teaching target; these items have not been calibrated by Oxford.
The real test is online, individually timed and adaptive. This is an untimed worksheet adaptation, not a complete exam or a reproduction of the official interface. Feedback appears only after all answers are submitted. No name, account or payment is required, and this page does not store or transmit your answers.
Format checked against Oxford Test of English test specifications (July 2025), p. 9 and the official for Schools B1 practice test, pp. 9–10.