Movers 8 – Test 3 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
An original A1 Movers Reading & Writing practice test about children helping their grandmother prepare seedlings, vegetables and herbs for a community garden open afternoon and plant sale. This A1 reading & writing practice has 6 parts and 40 questions. Complete each part, then submit to grade your work or use Show Answer to review.
Learning guide
Level: A1.
Topic: The Community Garden Plant Sale
Learning objectives
- Read simple definitions of familiar garden objects and write the matching words.
- Compare short sentences with a detailed picture of a community garden open afternoon.
- Choose natural replies in a conversation about preparing a plant sale.
- Use a picture word bank to complete a garden story and select its title.
- Find stated details in a story about helping at a community garden and complete sentences with one to three words.
- Choose basic grammar words in a short text about growing plants.
Before you start: Learners can read short A1 sentences, recognise common garden and plant words, and use basic present and past forms.
Teacher tip: Use the pictures and all the words in each sentence to help you. In the stories, find the matching detail and read your completed sentence again.
Reading & Writing strategy: Read the instructions and example first. Use picture details and nearby words as clues, reread the whole sentence, and check spelling before submitting.
Part 1 · 6 questions
Read the clues and write the words
Choose the correct word from the box. There is one example. One word is not needed.
Example: You put a little plant in this. (example) → flower pot
1. You pour water on plants with this.
2. You write a plant's name on this small piece of wood.
3. This flat green part grows on a plant.
4. You wear these to keep your hands clean.
5. You carry vegetables home in this.
6. You wear these on your feet when the garden is wet.
Part 2 · 6 questions
Look at the picture and read the sentences
Look at the picture. Choose Yes if the sentence is correct or No if it is not. There are two examples.
Joe is the boy in the blue T-shirt. Mia is the girl in the red dress. Grandma is the older woman in purple clothes.
Example 1: Mia is watering the flowers. → yes
Example 2: Joe is wearing a green shirt. → no
7. Joe is carrying a small plant.
8. Mia is wearing a blue dress.
9. Grandma is sitting behind the table.
10. There are four flower pots on the table.
11. A basket of carrots is on the table.
12. A dog is sleeping near the fence.
Part 3 · 6 questions
Choose the best reply
Choose the best answer for each question.
Mia and Joe are helping their grandmother prepare a plant table for the community garden's open afternoon. They talk about labels, watering the seedlings and delivering a few plants to a neighbour.
Example: Mia: What day is the open afternoon? → It's on Saturday.
A. It's on Saturday. ✓
B. It's under the table.
C. It's made of paper.
13. Mia: Where shall I put the small pots?
14. Joe: Can you write the names on these labels?
15. Mia: What are these little green plants?
16. Joe: Shall we take a plant to Mrs Green?
17. Mia: Have the herbs got enough water?
18. Joe: What time does the open afternoon start?
Part 4 · 7 questions
Read the story and complete the sentences
Choose the correct word from the box. There is one example. Two words are not needed.
Grandma brought a small packet of seeds. The children helped her prepare plants for the open afternoon. First, Joe spread dark [19] in a large tray. The new plants could grow in this earth. Mia filled each little [20] with dark earth. They wrote a plant's name on a [21] and pushed it into the earth. Grandma used a [22] to give the seedlings a drink. Mia carried the empty pots in a [23] to the table. Later, they washed the orange [24] for their lunch. Everyone was ready to welcome the visitors.
Example: Grandma brought a small packet of ___. → seeds
25. Choose the best title for the story.
Part 5 · 10 questions
A Busy Afternoon in the Garden
Read the story. Complete each sentence with one, two or three words. There are two examples.
A Busy Afternoon in the Garden
On Sunday, Ella and Sam walked to the community garden with their grandmother, Mrs Bell. The garden was having an open afternoon and a small plant sale. Ella wore a yellow T-shirt, and Sam wore his green sweater. They carried two trays of seedlings from Grandma's kitchen. At the garden, Grandma put the trays beside a wooden table. She had grown tomatoes, beans and small yellow flowers.
Sam made a row of blank labels, then wrote each plant's name on one. Ella placed the herb pots together and gave them some water. After lunch, their neighbour, Mr Reed, came early with an empty basket. He wanted to buy a tomato plant for his balcony. Ella chose a strong seedling and gave it to him. Mr Reed put the pot carefully in his basket. At two o'clock, more families arrived. Some people bought flowers, and others asked how to grow vegetables.
Sam showed a little girl the bean plants and told her to water them every day. By four o'clock, Grandma had sold all the tomato plants. The children helped carry the remaining pots to the garden shed. Grandma thanked them for their help. They were tired, but happy to share the garden with their neighbours.
Example 1: Ella and Sam went to the garden on ___. → Sunday
Example 2: Their grandmother was Mrs ___. → Bell
26. There was a small ___ at the garden.
27. Ella's T-shirt was ___.
28. The children brought ___ of seedlings from the kitchen.
29. The small flowers Grandma had grown were ___.
30. Sam wrote each plant's name on a ___.
31. The neighbour was called Mr ___.
32. He wanted a tomato plant for his ___.
33. Sam told the little girl to water the bean plants ___.
34. Grandma had sold all the tomato plants by ___.
35. The pots left at the end went into the garden ___.
Part 6 · 5 questions
Read about growing seeds
Read the text. Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Seeds are the beginning of many new plants. You can grow some at home. Put a few seeds [36] a pot of soil. Fill another small pot [37] soil if you need more space. Give the seeds some water, [38] do not add too much. A sunny window [39] a good place for your pots. Check your seeds each day. When little plants appear, you can watch [40] grow.
Example: Seeds ___ the beginning of many new plants. → are
A. is
B. are ✓
C. am
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Answer reasons
- watering can — A watering can holds and pours water onto plants.
- label — A plant label shows the name of a plant.
- leaf — A leaf is the flat green part shown in the picture bank.
- gloves — Gardening gloves cover and protect your hands.
- basket — A basket can carry the carrots and other vegetables.
- boots — Rubber boots cover your feet and keep them dry in a wet garden.
- Yes — Joe is holding a small seedling in a pot.
- No — Mia is wearing a red dress; the watering can is blue.
- Yes — Grandma is seated on a chair behind the table.
- No — There are seven small flower pots on the table, not four.
- Yes — The shallow basket with carrots is on the wooden table.
- No — There is no dog in the garden picture.
- On the wooden table, please. — Joe tells Mia a suitable place for the pots.
- Yes, I'll do them now. — This is a natural way to agree to the request.
- They are tomato seedlings. — The reply names the small plants Mia asks about.
- Good idea. She asked for one. — This accepts Joe's suggestion and gives a sensible reason.
- Yes, I watered them this morning. — The reply answers the question and says when the herbs were watered.
- It starts at two o'clock. — The reply gives a start time.
- soil — Soil means the dark earth that the plants grow in.
- pot — A pot is a small container for growing a plant.
- label — A plant label carries the plant's name.
- watering can — A watering can is used to pour water on seedlings.
- basket — A basket is used to carry the pots to the table.
- carrots — Carrots are orange vegetables that can be washed before lunch.
- Ready for the Garden Afternoon — The story tells how the children and Grandma prepare plants for the open afternoon.
- plant sale — The garden was having a small plant sale as part of its open afternoon.
- yellow — The story says Ella wore a yellow T-shirt.
- two trays — They carried two trays of seedlings from Grandma's kitchen.
- yellow — Grandma had grown small yellow flowers.
- label — He wrote the names on the blank labels.
- Reed — Their neighbour is named Mr Reed in the second paragraph.
- balcony — Mr Reed wanted to grow the plant on his balcony.
- every day — The story says Sam told her to water the bean plants every day.
- four o'clock / four — By four o'clock, all the tomato plants had been sold.
- shed — The children carried the remaining pots to the garden shed.
- in — In shows that the seeds go inside the pot of soil.
- with — Fill a container with something is the correct pattern.
- but — But joins the instruction to water the seeds with a warning about too much water.
- is — A sunny window is singular, so the verb is is.
- them — Them is the object pronoun for the plural little plants.
Teacher tip
Use the pictures and all the words in each sentence to help you. In the stories, find the matching detail and read your completed sentence again.