Adult Literacy Intermediate Quiz: Integrating Source Information
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Transit notice: Beginning September 3, Route 8 will not stop at Pine Street between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. because of road construction. During those hours, riders should use the Oak Street stop, two blocks east. Normal service is expected to return after September 20.

A worker is writing an update for coworkers who take Route 8 in the evening. Which sentence best integrates the notice in the worker's own words?

Starting September 3, Route 8 will permanently move its Pine Street stop two blocks east to Oak Street.
Until September 20, evening riders should continue using Pine Street while construction affects the Oak Street stop.
From September 3 through September 20, evening riders who use Pine Street should board at Oak Street, two blocks east.
During September, all Route 8 riders must walk from Pine Street to Oak Street between morning and evening.
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Adult Literacy Intermediate Quiz: Integrating Source Information

Practice Integrating Source Information in Adult Literacy Intermediate with focused quiz questions that help you check what you know, review explanations, and build confidence with test-style prompts.

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This quiz focuses on Integrating Source Information, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for Adult Literacy Intermediate.

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Question 1

Transit notice: Beginning September 3, Route 8 will not stop at Pine Street between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. because of road construction. During those hours, riders should use the Oak Street stop, two blocks east. Normal service is expected to return after September 20.

A worker is writing an update for coworkers who take Route 8 in the evening. Which sentence best integrates the notice in the worker's own words?

  1. Starting September 3, Route 8 will permanently move its Pine Street stop two blocks east to Oak Street.
  2. Until September 20, evening riders should continue using Pine Street while construction affects the Oak Street stop.
  3. From September 3 through September 20, evening riders who use Pine Street should board at Oak Street, two blocks east. (correct answer)
  4. During September, all Route 8 riders must walk from Pine Street to Oak Street between morning and evening.
Explanation: When a question asks you to restate a passage "in your own words," you're being tested on two skills at once: reading comprehension (did you understand the original?) and paraphrasing accuracy (did you keep the meaning without distorting it?). Check each answer choice against three key facts from the notice — the dates, the direction of the change, and who is affected. The notice tells you that Route 8 stops at Pine Street will be suspended from September 3 through approximately September 20, during evening hours (6–9 p.m.), and that riders should use Oak Street instead. Choice C captures all three elements accurately: the correct date range, the correct affected group (evening riders at Pine Street), and the correct action (board at Oak Street, two blocks east). That's your answer. Choice A fails on a critical detail — it says the change is "permanent," but the notice explicitly says normal service will return after September 20. This is a classic distractor that drops a key qualifier. Choice B reverses the facts entirely: it tells evening riders to keep using Pine Street and implies Oak Street is the problem stop — the opposite of what the notice says. Choice D introduces errors on almost every point: it says "all riders" (not just evening riders), mentions "morning and evening" (the notice specifies evening only), and vaguely describes walking rather than simply boarding at a different stop. A good strategy: before evaluating the answer choices, jot down the two or three most important facts from the passage. Then treat each answer like a checklist — any choice that changes, drops, or flips one of those facts is wrong, no matter how close it sounds.

Question 2

Community garden survey: Sixty residents answered a survey about free gardening classes. Forty-eight said they would be more likely to attend if classes were offered in the evening. The survey did not ask which residents currently attend classes.

Which statement best integrates the survey results without claiming more than the source supports?

  1. The survey proves that offering evening classes will cause forty-eight new residents to attend the community garden.
  2. Most surveyed residents preferred an evening option, suggesting that evening classes may encourage greater attendance. (correct answer)
  3. Forty-eight current students reported that they already attend the community garden's evening classes each week.
  4. Only twelve residents were interested in gardening classes because the remaining residents rejected the daytime program.
Explanation: When a question asks you to "integrate survey results without claiming more than the source supports," it's testing your ability to distinguish between what data actually shows versus what goes beyond the evidence. This skill — called reading within the limits of a source — is essential for drawing fair, honest conclusions. The survey tells you two things: 60 residents were asked, and 48 said they'd be more likely to attend if evening classes were offered. That's a preference expressed under a hypothetical condition — not a guarantee, not a current behavior, and not a statement about everyone outside the survey. Answer B captures this perfectly: "most surveyed residents preferred an evening option" accurately reflects the 48-out-of-60 majority, and "may encourage greater attendance" uses appropriately cautious language that doesn't overstate what a preference survey can promise. Looking at the wrong answers, A makes two errors — it says the survey "proves" something (surveys suggest, they don't prove) and claims 48 new residents will attend, treating a preference as a guaranteed action. C fabricates information entirely; the survey never asked about current attendance, so claiming 48 people already attend evening classes is unsupported invention. D distorts the remaining 12 responses, falsely concluding that those residents "rejected" a daytime program — the survey never asked that question at all. A useful strategy: whenever you evaluate a conclusion drawn from survey data, ask yourself "Does this go beyond what was actually measured?" If the answer introduces certainty, adds details the survey didn't collect, or misrepresents what non-respondents said, it's claiming more than the source supports.

Question 3

Benefits notice: Employees who want to change health plans must submit an enrollment form by November 14. Approved changes will begin January 1. Employees who do not submit a form will remain in their current plan.

Which reminder best integrates the deadline, result, and consequence described in the notice?

  1. Submit your enrollment form by January 1 to keep your present health plan active after November 14.
  2. To change plans on November 14, submit a form by January 1; otherwise, your coverage will end.
  3. Turn in your form by November 14 if you want a new plan starting January 1; without a form, your current plan continues. (correct answer)
  4. Complete a form before November 14 even if you want to keep your current plan when January coverage begins.
Explanation: When a question asks you to identify the best summary or reminder, your job is to check whether each piece of information is accurate, complete, and placed in the right relationship to the others. Here, the notice contains three key facts: the deadline (November 14), the result of meeting it (new plan starts January 1), and the consequence of missing it (current plan continues). A strong answer captures all three correctly. Choice C does exactly that. It tells you to submit by November 14 if you want a change, tells you the new plan begins January 1, and explains that skipping the form keeps your current plan running. Every detail is accurate, and the logical flow matches the notice perfectly — making C the best integrated reminder. Choice A scrambles the dates entirely, telling you to submit by January 1 to keep your current plan after November 14. That reverses both the deadline and the purpose of the form, making it factually wrong and confusing. Choice B contains two errors: it implies you'd change plans on November 14 (the deadline date, not the start date) and suggests your coverage would end without a form — the opposite of what the notice says. Missing the form keeps your coverage, it doesn't cut it off. Choice D introduces a false requirement, suggesting you must submit a form even if you want to stay in your current plan. The notice clearly states that employees who don't submit a form automatically remain in their current plan — no form needed. When evaluating summary-style questions, cross-check each detail against the source. Dates, purposes, and consequences are the most common points where wrong answers introduce subtle errors.

Question 4

Shift-change rule: Employees may trade scheduled shifts only after both workers sign a shift-change form and a supervisor approves the request. A spoken agreement between workers is not enough.

Which sentence best restates the rule in the writer's own words without leaving out an important condition?

  1. Workers can exchange shifts once they agree aloud, as long as one employee later tells a supervisor about the change.
  2. A supervisor may exchange two employees' shifts before they agree, provided both workers sign the form afterward.
  3. Employees may trade shifts after either worker signs the form, unless a supervisor specifically objects to the request.
  4. A shift trade is allowed only when both employees sign the required form and a supervisor gives approval. (correct answer)
Explanation: When a question asks you to restate a rule "without leaving out an important condition," your job is to fact-check each answer against every requirement in the original. Think of it like a checklist: the original rule has three conditions — (1) both workers sign the form, (2) a supervisor approves, and (3) a verbal agreement alone is not sufficient. A correct restatement must honor all three. Answer D captures the rule accurately and completely: a trade requires both employees to sign the form and a supervisor to approve. Every condition from the original is present, and nothing is distorted. Answer A fails immediately because it says workers can exchange shifts after agreeing "aloud" — but the passage explicitly states that a spoken agreement is not enough. It also says only one employee needs to inform a supervisor, which contradicts the requirement that a supervisor approves the request. Answer B reverses the sequence entirely, suggesting a supervisor can act before both workers agree and sign. The original rule requires the form to come first; B flips that order and introduces a false condition. Answer C says "either worker" signing the form is sufficient, but the rule clearly requires both workers to sign. Changing "both" to "either" is a critical distortion — it removes a key safeguard from the policy. A useful strategy: when restating rules or policies, underline every condition word in the original — words like both, and, only, must, and not. Then test each answer against those exact words. Distractor answers almost always change or drop at least one of those condition words to create a plausible-sounding but inaccurate restatement.

Question 5

City compost update: Collection workers found plastic bags in many neighborhood food-scrap bins. To reduce this problem, the city will provide illustrated bin lids and inspect the bins each week. Neighborhoods with repeated contamination may lose compost collection service.

Which summary best integrates the problem, the city's response, and the possible result?

  1. Neighborhoods have already lost compost collection because the city found plastic bags and decided that inspections would not solve the problem.
  2. Because collection workers damaged several food-scrap bins, the city will replace the bins and stop neighborhood service during weekly inspections.
  3. The city will collect plastic bags each week by adding illustrated lids, which guarantees that every neighborhood will keep compost service.
  4. Because plastic bags have entered food-scrap bins, the city will add picture-based lids and weekly checks, and repeated problems could end collection. (correct answer)
Explanation: When a question asks you to find the "best summary," your job is to check that the summary captures all the key parts of the passage — accurately and completely — without adding or changing anything. Here, the passage has three distinct pieces: a problem (plastic bags in compost bins), a city response (illustrated lids and weekly inspections), and a possible consequence (losing collection service). Choice D hits all three elements faithfully. Plastic bags entering the bins is the problem; picture-based lids and weekly checks are the city's response; and "repeated problems could end collection" accurately reflects the passage's warning — using careful language like "could" rather than promising a definite outcome. Now look at why each other choice fails. Choice A reverses the facts by claiming neighborhoods have already lost service and that inspections were rejected — neither is true; the city is adding inspections, not abandoning them. Choice B invents a problem that never appears in the passage: no bins were damaged, and the city isn't stopping service during inspections. This is a classic trap — mixing real-sounding details with made-up ones. Choice C distorts the outcome by saying illustrated lids "guarantee" every neighborhood keeps service, when the passage only says some neighborhoods may lose it; that's a significant overstatement. A useful strategy: before reading the answer choices, mentally list the passage's key points — problem, response, result. Then test each choice against your list. Any choice that adds a fact not in the passage, removes a key point, or overstates certainty should be eliminated. Choice D is correct because it checks all three boxes accurately.

Question 6

Bus service alert: From March 11 through March 15, bridge repairs will cause the number 12 bus to leave Central Station fifteen minutes earlier than usual. The buses will display orange repair notices near the front door.

A worker wants to request a temporary schedule change because of the bus alert. Which sentence best uses the relevant source information to support the request?

  1. Because bridge repairs will make my bus leave fifteen minutes early from March 11 through March 15, I am requesting a temporary schedule change. (correct answer)
  2. Because number 12 buses will display orange notices near the front door, I am requesting a different work schedule for the entire month.
  3. Because my bus will arrive fifteen minutes late from March 11 through March 15, I need a permanent change to my starting time.
  4. Because Central Station will close during bridge repairs, I am requesting five days away from work instead of a schedule adjustment.
Explanation: When answering this type of question, ask yourself: does the sentence accurately reflect what the source says, and does it stay focused on only the relevant details? A good supporting sentence uses precise facts from the passage without adding, changing, or exaggerating them. The passage tells you two key facts: the number 12 bus will leave Central Station fifteen minutes earlier (not later), and this change runs from March 11 through March 15. Answer A captures both facts correctly and connects them logically to a request for a temporary schedule change — exactly what the worker needs. It's accurate, specific, and appropriately scoped. Now look at why the other choices fall apart. Answer B focuses on the orange notices displayed near the front door, which is a minor detail about identifying the bus — it has nothing to do with why a schedule change is needed. It also incorrectly asks for "the entire month" when the disruption only lasts five days. Answer C gets a critical fact backwards: the bus leaves earlier, which means the worker might miss it, not arrive late. Misreading "earlier" as "later" is a common trap here. Answer C also requests a permanent change, which doesn't match the temporary five-day situation. Answer D invents a detail entirely — the passage never says Central Station will close — and requests five days off rather than a schedule adjustment. Your strategy takeaway: when a passage gives you specific details like dates, times, and directions (earlier vs. later), those are your checkpoints. Wrong answers often flip one key fact or stretch the scope beyond what the source actually says. Always go back and verify each claim against the text.

Question 7

In a staff message, manager Elena Ruiz wrote: "The new labeling system reduced the time employees spent searching for supplies, but several shelves still need clearer signs."

Which sentence best integrates Elena Ruiz's information into an employee newsletter using original wording and accurate attribution?

  1. Manager Elena Ruiz reported that the labels have made supplies easier to find, although some shelf signs still need improvement. (correct answer)
  2. Employees reported that the new labels completely solved the supply problem, so no additional shelf signs are needed.
  3. Manager Elena Ruiz said, "The new labeling system reduced the time employees spent searching for supplies, but several shelves still need clearer signs."
  4. According to the shipping department, unclear labels increased search time and forced employees to replace several shelves.
Explanation: When you're asked to "integrate information using original wording and accurate attribution," you're being tested on paraphrasing — restating someone's idea in your own words while correctly identifying who said it and keeping the meaning intact. Think of it as summarizing a source faithfully without copying it word-for-word. Elena Ruiz's message contains two key ideas: the labeling system helped employees find supplies faster, and some shelves still need better signs. Choice A captures both ideas accurately — "labels have made supplies easier to find" paraphrases the reduced search time, and "some shelf signs still need improvement" reflects the second concern. It correctly names Elena Ruiz as the manager and uses original wording rather than copying her exact words. That makes A the correct answer. Choice B fails on accuracy. Elena never said the problem was "completely solved" or that no additional signs were needed — in fact, she said the opposite. Distorting a source's meaning is a serious error in any writing task. Choice C quotes Elena word-for-word, which technically preserves accuracy but fails the "original wording" requirement — the question specifically asks you to paraphrase, not transcribe. Choice D contains multiple inaccuracies: it wrongly attributes the information to the "shipping department" instead of Elena Ruiz, and it reverses the facts by claiming labels increased search time and that shelves were replaced, neither of which appears in the original message. A useful strategy: when evaluating paraphrase questions, mentally check three things — Is the source named correctly? Is the meaning preserved? Are the words genuinely original? Any answer that fails one of those tests is wrong.

Question 8

Training-room policy: Rooms A and C are available for drop-in study when no meeting is in progress. Room B is reserved for job-training classes after 4:00 p.m. Participants may use it earlier if an instructor has not scheduled a session.

Which sentence best explains the meaning of "reserved" while accurately integrating the room policy?

  1. After 4:00 p.m., Room B is set aside for training classes, although it may be available earlier when no session is scheduled. (correct answer)
  2. After 4:00 p.m., Room B stores training materials, although participants may remove them before an instructor arrives.
  3. Room B is always open for drop-in study because instructors can schedule their classes in Rooms A and C.
  4. Room B is private for instructors all day, but training participants may enter after 4:00 p.m. without a class.
Explanation: When a question asks you to explain a word's meaning and check whether it matches a policy, you need to do two things at once: define the word correctly, then verify the details match the passage exactly. "Reserved" means set aside for a specific purpose — not stored in, not permanently locked, not freely open. In the passage, Room B is set aside for job-training classes after 4:00 p.m., but participants can use it earlier as long as no instructor has scheduled a session. Choice A captures both pieces perfectly: it defines "reserved" as "set aside," names the correct time (after 4:00 p.m.), and accurately notes the earlier exception. Choice B misreads "reserved" as a storage function — the room holds training materials that participants can remove. Nothing in the passage supports this; the room isn't a supply closet. Choice C contradicts the policy entirely by claiming Room B is always open for drop-in study. The passage says the opposite — Rooms A and C are the drop-in options, not Room B. Choice D reverses the time restriction, suggesting instructors have exclusive access all day while participants enter after 4:00 p.m. without a class. The passage actually says the opposite: after 4:00 p.m. is when the room is restricted to training classes. A useful strategy: when a question asks you to explain a vocabulary word within a policy, eliminate any answer that either misdefines the word or contradicts a specific detail in the passage — both errors disqualify a choice. Answer A is correct because it satisfies both tests simultaneously.

Question 9

Damaged delivery instructions: Before moving a damaged package, take a photograph showing the damage. Next, place the package on the marked returns shelf. Complete an incident form before the end of your shift.

Which sentence best uses the instructions to explain the complete process in the correct order?

  1. Move the package to the returns shelf, complete the incident form, and then photograph any visible damage.
  2. Photograph the damaged package, put it on the returns shelf, and submit an incident form before your shift ends. (correct answer)
  3. Complete an incident form before moving the package, and photograph it later on the marked returns shelf.
  4. Photograph the package and finish an incident form, but leave the damaged item where it was delivered.
Explanation: When a question asks you to summarize a set of instructions, your job is to match both the content and the order of the original steps. Even if an answer contains all the right actions, the sequence must mirror what the instructions actually say. The passage gives three steps in this exact order: (1) photograph the damage before moving the package, (2) place it on the returns shelf, (3) complete the incident form before your shift ends. Answer B follows this sequence precisely — photograph first, then the shelf, then the incident form with the correct time condition mentioned. That makes B the accurate summary. Answer A fails immediately because it reverses the order entirely, telling you to move the package before photographing it. The instructions specifically require the photo to happen first, so this gets the process dangerously wrong. Answer C makes a similar sequencing error — it says to complete the incident form before moving the package, but the instructions place the form last, not first. It also misplaces the photograph, suggesting it happens after the package is already shelved. Answer D contains two major errors: it tells you to complete the form before placing the item, and worse, it instructs you to leave the package where it was delivered — directly contradicting the instruction to move it to the returns shelf. A useful strategy here is to quickly number the steps in the original passage (1, 2, 3) before reading the answer choices. Then scan each option to see if the actions appear in that same numbered order. Any answer that shuffles or omits a step can be eliminated quickly, leaving you with the one that faithfully reflects the full process.

Question 10

Library schedule: As an October trial, the library will remain open until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The children's service desk will still close at 6:00 p.m., but books may be returned at the self-service station until the building closes.

Which announcement best combines the schedule details for a parent who plans to visit after 6:00 p.m.?

  1. During October, parents may visit until 8:00 p.m. every weekday, and the children's desk will remain open until closing.
  2. On October Tuesdays and Thursdays, the library stays open until 8:00 p.m., but after 6:00 only self-service returns are available. (correct answer)
  3. The children's desk closes at 6:00 p.m. throughout October, so parents cannot enter the library or return books afterward.
  4. The library's permanent evening schedule begins in October, with children's services available on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8:00 p.m.
Explanation: When a question asks you to "combine" or "summarize" information for a specific audience, your job is to check two things: accuracy (does it match the passage?) and relevance (does it address what that person actually needs to know?). Here, the audience is a parent visiting after 6:00 p.m., so the ideal answer must correctly capture the evening hours, the days they apply, and what services are — and aren't — available late. Answer B does exactly this. It accurately states that the extended hours apply only on Tuesdays and Thursdays in October, and it clearly flags that after 6:00 p.m., only self-service book returns are available — not the children's desk. That's precisely the information a parent needs before making the trip. Answer A introduces two errors: it says "every weekday" (the passage specifies only Tuesdays and Thursdays), and it wrongly implies the children's desk stays open until closing. A is inaccurate on both counts. Answer C goes too far in the opposite direction, falsely claiming parents "cannot enter the library or return books" after 6:00 — but the passage explicitly says self-service returns are available until closing, and nothing restricts entry. Answer D misrepresents the schedule as "permanent" when the passage calls it an "October trial," and it incorrectly suggests children's services are available until 8:00 p.m. on those nights. The takeaway: when summarizing for a specific reader, eliminate any answer that adds information the passage doesn't support or removes information the reader would need. Accuracy and completeness both matter.