CELPIP Reading Part 2 · Reading to Apply a Diagram · set 4 of 10

Airport Shuttle to the Rockies

A CELPIP Reading Part 2 practice set (Reading to Apply a Diagram): the full text, 8 questions and the answer key with an explanation for each answer. No sign-up needed. On the real test the diagram is shown as an image; here it is printed as a table with the same information. For real practice, answer every question before you look at the key.

The task

Tomás is writing to his friend Hiro about taking the shuttle bus from the Calgary airport to Lake Louise with his daughter. Read the diagram and the email, then answer the questions.

Study the diagram, then answer the questions.
For the email, choose the best option for each blank.

Questions: 8
Time: 9 minutes
Practice set: 4 of 10

The diagram

On the real test this is an image. Here it is printed as a table with the same information.

Rockies Express Shuttle — Calgary Airport to the Mountains

Daily departures, winter season (December to March)

Departs Airport	Arrives Canmore	Arrives Banff	Arrives Lake Louise	Adult One-Way
8:30 a.m.	10:00 a.m.	10:20 a.m.	11:05 a.m.	$79
11:45 a.m.	1:15 p.m.	1:35 p.m.	No service	$69
2:15 p.m.	3:45 p.m.	4:05 p.m.	4:50 p.m.	$79
5:30 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	7:20 p.m.	No service	$69
9:00 p.m.	10:30 p.m.	10:50 p.m.	11:35 p.m.	$89

Note: The fare is the same to any stop. Children aged 2 to 11 pay half the adult fare, and passengers should allow at least 60 minutes between their flight's landing time and the shuttle's departure.

The email

Each numbered gap is a drop-down on the test. The options and the answers are under the questions below.

Hi Hiro, Good news: our tickets are booked. Our flight from Toronto lands in Calgary at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, and the shuttle company says to leave at least an hour after landing, so the earliest bus we can safely catch is the gap 1 one. Luckily, that run goes all the way to Lake Louise, arriving at gap 2, which gives us time to check in before dinner. The adult fare on that bus is gap 3, and since Maya is eight, she pays gap 4. So the two of us will spend gap 5 to get there, which is still cheaper than renting a car for the week. Could you meet us at the Lake Louise stop? I'll send you a message if our flight is delayed. See you soon, Tomás

Questions and answer key

1Gap 1 in the email
1. ✓2:15 p.m.
2. B5:30 p.m.
3. C8:30 a.m.
4. D11:45 a.m.
Answer: A (2:15 p.m.)
Landing at 1:00 p.m. plus 'at least 60 minutes' means departures from 2:00 p.m.; the first after that is 2:15 p.m. 11:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. leave before the plane lands, and 5:30 p.m. is not the earliest.
2Gap 2 in the email
1. A3:45 p.m.
2. ✓4:50 p.m.
3. C11:35 p.m.
4. D4:05 p.m.
Answer: B (4:50 p.m.)
On the 2:15 p.m. row, 'Arrives Lake Louise' is 4:50 p.m. 4:05 p.m. is the Banff arrival and 3:45 p.m. the Canmore arrival on the same bus; 11:35 p.m. belongs to the 9:00 p.m. bus.
3Gap 3 in the email
1. A$69
2. B$39.50
3. ✓$79
4. D$89
Answer: C ($79)
The 2:15 p.m. departure lists an adult fare of $79. $69 applies to the 11:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. buses, $89 to the 9:00 p.m. bus, and $39.50 is a child fare.
4Gap 4 in the email
1. A$79
2. ✓$39.50
3. C$34.50
4. Dnothing
Answer: B ($39.50)
The note says children aged 2 to 11 'pay half the adult fare', and half of $79 is $39.50. $34.50 is half of the $69 fare on other buses; Maya is not under 2, so she does not ride free.
5Gap 5 in the email
1. A$158
2. B$103.50
3. C$148
4. ✓$118.50
Answer: D ($118.50)
Adult $79 + child $39.50 = $118.50. $158 charges Maya the full adult fare; $103.50 uses the $69 fare; $148 adds $79 and $69.
6Which departures do not go to Lake Louise?
1. AThe 2:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. buses
2. BThe 8:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. buses
3. ✓The 11:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. buses
4. DThe 9:00 p.m. bus only
Answer: C
Only the 11:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. rows show 'No service' in the Lake Louise column. The 8:30 a.m., 2:15 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. buses all list an arrival time there.
7If Tomás's flight lands at 2:00 p.m. instead, which is the earliest shuttle that would take them to Lake Louise?
1. AThe 2:15 p.m. bus
2. BThe 5:30 p.m. bus
3. ✓The 9:00 p.m. bus
4. DThe 8:30 a.m. bus the next day
Answer: C
With 60 minutes needed, they could leave from 3:00 p.m. The 5:30 p.m. bus has 'No service' to Lake Louise, so the next one going there is 9:00 p.m. The 2:15 p.m. bus leaves too soon after landing.
8How long does the trip from the airport to Banff take?
1. A1 hour 30 minutes
2. ✓1 hour 50 minutes
3. C2 hours 35 minutes
4. D20 minutes
Answer: B
Every bus reaches Banff 1 hour 50 minutes after leaving the airport (for example, 8:30 to 10:20 a.m.). 1 hour 30 minutes is the time to Canmore, 2 hours 35 minutes the time to Lake Louise, and 20 minutes the Canmore-to-Banff leg.

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