CELPIP Reading Part 2 · Reading to Apply a Diagram · set 1 of 10

Winter Tire Changeover Prices

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

Marco is writing to his housemate Lena about booking a seasonal tire service for the car they share. 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: 1 of 10

The diagram

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

Northside Auto Care — Seasonal Tire Services

Prices per vehicle, Thunder Bay location, taxes extra

Service	What Is Included	Regular Price	Booked Before Oct. 31	Time Needed
Basic Swap	Remove summer tires, mount winter tires already on rims	$60	$50	30 min
Swap + Balance	Basic Swap plus balancing of all four wheels	$95	$80	45 min
Mount on New Rims	Fit tires onto rims bought at our shop	$120	$100	1 hour
Tire Storage	Store your off-season set until the next change	$90	$75	—
Full Season Package	Swap + Balance, storage, and the spring swap	$210	$170	45 min

Note: Early prices apply to any booking made online before October 31, even if the appointment itself is later. Saturday appointments are offered for the Basic Swap only, and vehicles with 18-inch or larger wheels add a flat $15 to any service or package.

The email

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

Hi Lena, I checked the prices at Northside Auto Care. Our winter tires are already on their own rims, but the car shook on the highway last winter, so this time we need balancing as well. We also have no room in the garage for the summer set, and we'll want it put back on in April, so the gap 1 makes the most sense. Since it's only October 20, if I book online today it will cost gap 2 instead of the regular price, and our car's 16-inch wheels mean no extra charge. The appointment should take about gap 3. I was hoping to go on a Saturday, but that's gap 4 with this package, so could you drop the car off on a weekday morning? By the way, your brother's SUV has 19-inch wheels, so if he books the same deal online this week he'll pay gap 5. Thanks, Marco

Questions and answer key

1Gap 1 in the email
1. ABasic Swap
2. ✓Full Season Package
3. CSwap + Balance
4. DTire Storage
Answer: B (Full Season Package)
Marco needs balancing, storage for the summer set and a spring swap; only the Full Season Package includes 'Swap + Balance, storage, and the spring swap'. Swap + Balance alone has no storage, and Tire Storage alone does not change the tires.
2Gap 2 in the email
1. A$185
2. ✓$170
3. C$80
4. D$210
Answer: B ($170)
Booking online on October 20 is 'before October 31', so the early price of $170 applies, and 16-inch wheels add nothing. $210 is the regular price; $185 wrongly adds the $15 large-wheel charge; $80 is the early price of Swap + Balance only.
3Gap 3 in the email
1. A15 minutes
2. Ban hour
3. C30 minutes
4. ✓45 minutes
Answer: D (45 minutes)
The 'Time Needed' for the Full Season Package is '45 min'. 30 minutes is the Basic Swap and an hour is Mount on New Rims; 15 is the surcharge in dollars, not a time.
4Gap 4 in the email
1. Aincluded
2. Brequired
3. Ccheaper
4. ✓not possible
Answer: D (not possible)
The note says 'Saturday appointments are offered for the Basic Swap only', so a Saturday is not possible for the package, which is why Marco asks for a weekday. Nothing suggests Saturdays are cheaper or included.
5Gap 5 in the email
1. ✓$185
2. B$100
3. C$225
4. D$170
Answer: A ($185)
The brother also books online before October 31, so the early $170 applies, and 19-inch wheels are '18-inch or larger', which 'add a flat $15': $170 + $15 = $185. $225 uses the regular $210; $170 ignores the surcharge; $100 is the early price for new rims.
6Which service takes the longest to complete?
1. ✓Mount on New Rims
2. BBasic Swap
3. CSwap + Balance
4. DFull Season Package
Answer: A
Mount on New Rims is listed at '1 hour', longer than any other service. Swap + Balance and the Full Season Package take 45 minutes, and the Basic Swap 30 minutes.
7How much does a customer save by booking Swap + Balance online before October 31?
1. A$20
2. ✓$15
3. C$40
4. D$10
Answer: B
Swap + Balance is $95 regular and $80 early, so the saving is $95 − $80 = $15. $10 is the saving on the Basic Swap and $20 the saving on new rims; $40 is the saving on the Full Season Package.
8Why does Marco ask Lena to take the car in on a weekday?
1. AWeekday appointments are cheaper.
2. BThe shop is closed on Saturdays.
3. ✓Saturday bookings are limited to the Basic Swap.
4. DThe package takes too long for a Saturday.
Answer: C
The note says Saturday appointments are 'for the Basic Swap only', and Marco has chosen the package. The table shows no weekday discount, and the shop is open on Saturdays for one service, so it is not closed.

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