Updated 2026-09-12easy

New TOEFL Reading: Read in Daily Life Practice #019 — A School Trip, a Coffee Plan, a Broken Lift, and a Yard Sale

Free practice for the new TOEFL Reading section's short daily-life texts: 4 everyday texts and 12 questions with an answer key.

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How to use this practice: Each text is something you could actually receive — an email, a notice, a memo, a post. Read it once at normal speed, then answer the three questions under it. Watch the options that reuse a word from the text: matching words are the most common trap in this part.
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Text 1 — Email

Read the text, then answer the three questions below it.

Subject: School trip to the science museum

From: Ms. Park, Class 5B

To: Parents

Dear parents, our class will visit the science museum on Friday, April 12.

The bus leaves school at 9:00 AM and comes back at 3:00 PM. Please bring your child to school by 8:45.

The museum ticket is free for school groups. Students need to bring lunch and a water bottle. There is a cafe, but the line is long and we will not have time.

Please sign the form in your child's bag and return it by Wednesday, April 10. Students without a signed form must stay at school.

Students should wear comfortable shoes. We will walk a lot inside the museum.

If you have any questions, you can reply to this email.

Q1 · Detail
What time does the bus leave school?
  1. A. 8:45 AM
  2. B. April 10
  3. C. 3:00 PM
  4. D. 9:00 AM
Answer
Correct: D
Q2 · Detail
What must students bring?
  1. A. A museum ticket
  2. B. Money for the cafe
  3. C. Lunch and a water bottle
  4. D. A school uniform
Answer
Correct: C
Q3 · Inference
What happens to a student who does not return the form?
  1. A. They stay at school that day
  2. B. They pay for the ticket
  3. C. They take a later bus
  4. D. They bring the form to the museum
Answer
Correct: A
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Text 2 — Message Thread

Read the text, then answer the three questions below it.

Coffee on Saturday

Mina (10:02): Are you free on Saturday afternoon?

Tom (10:15): Yes, after 2. I have a class in the morning.

Mina (10:17): Great. The new cafe near the station, at 3?

Tom (10:20): Is that the one next to the bookshop? I heard it is closed for painting this week.

Mina (10:24): Oh, you are right. Let us go to the park cafe instead. It is a ten-minute walk from the station.

Tom (10:26): Fine with me. Should I bring the book I borrowed?

Mina (10:28): Yes please. I need it for Monday.

Tom (10:30): See you at 3 at the park cafe.

Q4 · Detail
Where will they meet?
  1. A. At the station
  2. B. At the bookshop
  3. C. At the new cafe
  4. D. At the park cafe
Answer
Correct: D
Q5 · Detail
Why can they not go to the new cafe?
  1. A. It is being painted this week
  2. B. It is too far from the station
  3. C. It closes at 3 o'clock
  4. D. Tom has a class there
Answer
Correct: A
Q6 · Expected Action
What does Mina ask Tom to bring?
  1. A. Money for coffee
  2. B. The book he borrowed
  3. C. A map of the park
  4. D. His class notes
Answer
Correct: B
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Text 3 — Notice

Read the text, then answer the three questions below it.

Notice: Lift out of service

Building B, posted Monday

The lift in Building B is out of service. A part is broken and a new one arrives on Thursday.

The engineer will fix it on Thursday morning. We expect the lift to work again by Thursday afternoon.

Until then, please use the stairs. The stairs at both ends of the building are open.

If you cannot use the stairs, call the office on 2245. We will help you use the lift in Building A and cross on the second floor.

Do not leave bags or boxes in the stairway. More people are using the stairs this week.

We are sorry for the trouble.

Q7 · Detail
When will the lift work again?
  1. A. Monday evening
  2. B. Wednesday morning
  3. C. Thursday afternoon
  4. D. Next week
Answer
Correct: C
Q8 · Expected Action
What should someone do if they cannot use the stairs?
  1. A. Wait until Thursday at home
  2. B. Call the office on 2245
  3. C. Use the stairs at the other end
  4. D. Ask the engineer on Thursday
Answer
Correct: B
Q9 · Purpose
Why does the notice ask people not to leave bags in the stairway?
  1. A. Because the cleaners come this week
  2. B. Because the engineer needs the space
  3. C. Because bags are often stolen there
  4. D. Because more people are using the stairs
Answer
Correct: D
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Text 4 — Flyer

Read the text, then answer the three questions below it.

Yard sale - Saturday, 9 AM to 2 PM

18 Maple Street

We are moving next month and selling many things.

For sale: a sofa, two bookshelves, a bicycle, kitchen things, and about two hundred books.

Most books are one dollar. Furniture prices are on each item. We can say yes to a lower price, so please ask.

Cash only. We cannot take cards.

You must take the item home yourself. We do not deliver, and we cannot keep anything after 2 PM.

The bicycle is a child's bicycle, not an adult one. People asked last time, so we are saying it here.

If it rains, the sale moves to the garage. Same times.

Q10 · Detail
How can people pay?
  1. A. By card
  2. B. In cash only
  3. C. By bank transfer
  4. D. After delivery
Answer
Correct: B
Q11 · Purpose
Why does the flyer say the bicycle is for children?
  1. A. Because children pay less
  2. B. Because it is the cheapest item
  3. C. Because people asked about it last time
  4. D. Because it is sold before the sale starts
Answer
Correct: C
Q12 · Inference
What happens if it rains on Saturday?
  1. A. The sale takes place in the garage
  2. B. The sale starts later
  3. C. The sale moves to another day
  4. D. The sale is canceled
Answer
Correct: A