CELPIP Reading Part 2 · Reading to Apply a Diagram · set 6 of 10

Canoe and Kayak Rental Rates

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

Priyanka is writing to her friend Jess about renting a boat for a Saturday on the lake with their families. 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: 6 of 10

The diagram

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

Lakeshore Paddle Rentals — Summer Rates

Huntsville, Ontario — open daily, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Boat	Seats	2 Hours	Half Day (4 h)	Full Day (8 h)
Single kayak	1	$35	$55	$80
Tandem kayak	2	$50	$75	$110
Canoe	Up to 3	$45	$65	$95
Stand-up paddleboard	1	$30	$45	$65
Pedal boat	Up to 4	$40	$60	Not available

Note: Life jackets are included with every rental. Children under 12 must share a boat with an adult, and weekday rentals that start before noon are 20% off.

The email

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

Hi Jess, I've been looking at the rental prices for our lake day. Since we want to paddle out to the island for a picnic and stay out all day, and there are three of us, including eight-year-old Arun, the gap 1 is the only boat that holds us all for that long. A full day costs gap 2. I hoped we could get the discount, but it's only for gap 3, so because we're going on Saturday we'll pay gap 4. If your sister joins us in the afternoon, she says she'd rather be on her own, and the cheapest way for her to do that for two hours is to rent a gap 5. Arun is so excited that he has already packed his own snacks. Let me know if you want me to reserve it tonight. Priyanka

Questions and answer key

1Gap 1 in the email
1. Atandem kayak
2. ✓canoe
3. Csingle kayak
4. Dpedal boat
Answer: B (canoe)
The canoe seats 'Up to 3' and can be rented for a full day. The pedal boat holds four but its full day is 'Not available', and the kayaks hold only one or two people.
2Gap 2 in the email
1. A$80
2. ✓$95
3. C$110
4. D$65
Answer: B ($95)
The canoe's 'Full Day (8 h)' price is $95. $65 is the canoe's half-day price, $110 the tandem kayak's full day and $80 the single kayak's full day.
3Gap 3 in the email
1. ✓weekday rentals before noon
2. Bgroups of three
3. Cfull-day rentals
4. Dchildren under 12
Answer: A (weekday rentals before noon)
The note says 'weekday rentals that start before noon are 20% off'. Children under 12 are mentioned only in the rule about sharing a boat, not a discount.
4Gap 4 in the email
1. A20% less
2. ✓the full price
3. C$76
4. Dhalf price
Answer: B (the full price)
Saturday is not a weekday, so no discount applies and they pay the full price. '20% less' and $76 (20% off $95) would apply only on a weekday before noon; half price is never offered.
5Gap 5 in the email
1. ✓stand-up paddleboard
2. Btandem kayak
3. Cpedal boat
4. Dsingle kayak
Answer: A (stand-up paddleboard)
Of the one-person boats, the paddleboard costs $30 for 2 hours and the single kayak $35, so the paddleboard is cheapest. The tandem kayak and pedal boat are for more than one person.
6Which boat cannot be rented for a full day?
1. ACanoe
2. BStand-up paddleboard
3. ✓Pedal boat
4. DTandem kayak
Answer: C
The pedal boat's 'Full Day (8 h)' cell says 'Not available'. Every other boat has a full-day price.
7How much would a half-day tandem kayak cost on a Tuesday starting at 9 a.m.?
1. A$75
2. B$40
3. C$55
4. ✓$60
Answer: D
A half-day tandem kayak is $75, and a weekday rental before noon is 20% off: $75 − $15 = $60. $75 is the full price; $55 is a half-day single kayak; $40 is the 2-hour pedal boat price.
8Why can Arun not use a single kayak by himself?
1. ✓Children under 12 must share a boat with an adult.
2. BSingle kayaks are not rented on Saturdays.
3. CSingle kayaks cost too much for a full day.
4. DLife jackets for children are not provided.
Answer: A
The note says 'Children under 12 must share a boat with an adult', and Priyanka says Arun is eight. Life jackets are 'included with every rental', and nothing limits single kayaks on Saturdays.

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