Flyers 5 – Test 1 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
An original A2 Flyers practice test about a children's puppet workshop and community theatre show. This A2 reading & writing practice has 7 parts and 50 questions. Complete each part, then submit to grade your work or use Show Answer to review.
Learning guide
Level: A2.
Topic: A Puppet Workshop and Theatre Show
Learning objectives
- Understand familiar A2 vocabulary in definitions and short stories.
- Use picture details to decide whether statements are true.
- Choose suitable replies in everyday conversations.
- Complete connected texts with suitable words and grammar.
Before you start: Learners should know familiar A2 vocabulary, common past and present forms, simple future, pronouns, prepositions, comparatives and short connected texts.
Teacher tip: Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check the picture itself for actions, colours and numbers. In stories, use the exact details and check that your answer fits the sentence.
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 · 10 questions
Read the definitions and write the words
Choose words from the box. There is one example. Four words are not needed.
Example: A small round object sewn onto clothes to fasten them is a ___. → button
1. A toy that you move with your hand or strings to act out a story is a ___.
2. This large piece of cloth hangs across a stage and opens when a show starts. It is a ___.
3. People who watch a play together are the ___.
4. These have two blades joined in the middle. You open and close them to cut paper or cloth.
5. You pull this thin material through a needle when you sew clothes. It is ___.
6. A special set of clothes worn by an actor is a ___.
7. A flat place where actors perform is a ___.
8. You can wear this over your clothes to keep them clean while painting.
9. This sticky material holds pieces of paper together after it dries. It is ___.
10. Before entering a theatre, you may show this paper to prove that you have paid for a seat. It is a ___.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look and read
Look at the picture. Choose Yes or No. There is one example.
Ella is the girl in a teal cardigan on the left; Max is the boy in a yellow sweatshirt next to her; Rosa is the girl in a red apron; Finn is the boy in a blue checked shirt on the right.
Example: The girl cutting felt wears a red apron. → Yes
11. Ella is threading yellow yarn through a paper puppet.
12. Ella is cutting felt with scissors.
13. Max is holding a striped sock puppet.
14. Rosa is wearing a blue apron.
15. Finn is putting buttons into a blue tray.
16. There are three stars on the wall above the children.
17. Three green boxes are stacked beside the table.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Choose the best response
Choose a reply from the box. There is one example. Two replies are not needed.
Two friends help prepare the puppet show at their community hall.
Choose a reply
- Yes, the hall is warm enough today.
- At half past four, after my music lesson.
- Please hold this paper while I draw.
- I made it with my grandad last winter.
- The fox puppet has a blue scarf.
- Behind the curtain, next to the little table.
- Yes, I have already put the paint away.
- We need three more chairs for the audience.
Example: Maya: Where should we put the moon puppet? → Behind the curtain, next to the little table.
18. Maya: How many more chairs do we need?
19. Maya: What is the fox puppet wearing?
20. Maya: When can you come back to help?
21. Maya: What would you like me to do while you draw?
22. Maya: Have you finished using the paint?
Part 4 · 6 questions
Complete the story
Choose words from the box. There is one example. Four words are not needed. Then choose the best title.
On Friday, Theo invited (example) his neighbour to a puppet show at the community hall. When Theo reached the hall, the seats were still [23]: nobody was sitting in them. He had brought a small torch in the front [24] of his jacket. Behind the stage, a fox puppet was lying on a pillow, with its eyes shut as if it were [25]. Theo gently picked it up. Then his neighbour [26] at the hall and took a seat. The lights went down, the red [27] rose, and the puppet show began. Theo moved the fox across the little stage while his friend spoke its lines. After the final song, their neighbour clapped and said he wanted to come again.
Example: On Friday, Theo ___ his neighbour to a puppet show. → invited
28. Choose the best title for the story.
Part 5 · 7 questions
Read the story and complete the sentences
Read the story. Write one to four words to complete each sentence. There is one example.
The Fox Puppet Show
On Saturday morning, Leila went with her uncle to the community hall. They were helping the children prepare a puppet show for families. Leila wore her purple scarf and chose a fox puppet with a soft orange tail. Her friend Arun made a tiny blue hat for it from a piece of felt. They set up the stage beside the windows, where the room was bright. They moved one extra chair so everyone could see the little stage clearly. Before the show, Leila noticed that the red curtain had slipped off one side. A yellow star was sewn near its top, and three paper clouds hung above the little stage. A small group of children sat in front of the stage, waiting quietly. Her uncle found two clips in a drawer, and Leila used them to hold the curtain in place. The children practised their story about a fox who wanted to find a new home. Leila spoke for the fox, while Arun moved a little mouse puppet. At three o'clock, the families arrived and sat on the chairs. The show went well, and everyone clapped at the end. Afterward, Leila and Arun put the puppets in a green box so they would be ready for the next workshop.
Example: Leila went to the hall on ___. → Saturday morning
29. Leila went to the hall with her ___.
30. The puppet Leila chose was a ___.
31. Arun made a tiny ___ hat.
32. The stage was beside the ___.
33. Leila used two ___ to hold the curtain in place.
34. The fox wanted to find a new ___.
35. After the show, they put the puppets in a ___ box.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Choose the correct word
Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
A sock puppet is (example) easy to make with a clean old sock. Last week, our group [36] puppets for a short play. Yesterday, we [37] two buttons onto each sock for eyes. The teacher, [38] helped us, showed us how to tie the yarn. Each puppet looked [39] than the plain sock. We used felt because it [40] soft and colourful. One child held the puppet [41] while another moved its mouth. We did not [42] any glue on the table after the workshop. Next Friday, our class [43] perform the play for families. Everyone [44] looking forward to it. Of the three puppet characters, we think the fox will be the [45].
Example: A sock puppet ___ easy to make with a clean old sock. → is
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Dear Sam,
We are going to (example) the puppet workshop on Saturday. It starts [46] ten o'clock, so Dad will drive us. I have already put a clean sock [47] my bag, and I am bringing it with me. The teacher showed us how [48] sew on buttons last week. I want my puppet to have blue hair, but I cannot decide [49] colour to choose for its nose. We are looking forward [50] showing our puppets to our families.
See you there! Mia
Example: Dear Sam, We are going ___ the puppet workshop on Saturday. → to
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Answer reasons
- puppet — A puppet is a toy moved by a performer to act out a story.
- curtain — A theatre curtain hangs in front of the stage and opens for the performance.
- audience — The audience watches the performance.
- scissors — Scissors have two joined blades that open and close for cutting.
- thread — Thread goes through a needle and is used to sew cloth together.
- costume — A costume is clothing worn for a part.
- stage — Actors perform on a stage.
- apron — An apron protects clothes during messy work.
- glue — Glue sticks pieces of paper together.
- ticket — A ticket shows that you may enter the theatre and use a seat.
- Yes — The girl in teal pulls yellow yarn through holes in the paper puppet.
- No — Ella is threading yarn; Rosa is the girl using scissors.
- Yes — The boy in yellow holds a blue and white striped sock puppet.
- No — Her apron is red.
- Yes — The boy in blue checks holds a button over the blue tray.
- Yes — A yellow star, a red star and a blue star hang on the wall.
- No — There are two green boxes at the left of the table.
- We need three more chairs for the audience. — The reply gives the number of chairs.
- The fox puppet has a blue scarf. — This reply describes what the fox puppet is wearing.
- At half past four, after my music lesson. — The reply gives a time when Owen can return.
- Please hold this paper while I draw. — The reply asks Maya to hold the paper while Owen draws.
- Yes, I have already put the paint away. — The reply says that Owen has finished and stored the paint.
- empty — Empty seats have nobody sitting in them.
- pocket — A pocket is the part of a jacket used to carry small things.
- asleep — The shut eyes and pillow suggest that the fox is asleep.
- arrived — Arrived at means reached a place; none of the other bank words fits this phrase.
- curtain — The cloth in front of the stage is a curtain; it rises to reveal the show.
- A Neighbour at the Puppet Show — Theo invites his neighbour, prepares the puppet and performs a show that the neighbour enjoys.
- uncle — The story says her uncle went with her.
- fox / fox puppet — She chose a fox puppet.
- blue — The story describes the hat as blue.
- windows — The children placed the stage beside the windows.
- clips — Her uncle found two clips for the curtain.
- home — The story they practised was about a fox looking for a new home.
- green — The final sentence says they used a green box.
- made — Last week signals a past action.
- sewed — The past narrative calls for sewed.
- who — Who refers to a person.
- brighter — Than signals a comparison.
- was — The past story uses was for the singular felt.
- carefully — Carefully describes how the child held it.
- leave — After did not, use the base form leave, not left or leaving.
- will — Will forms a simple future statement.
- is — Everyone takes a singular verb.
- funniest — The fox is compared with all three characters, so use the superlative funniest.
- at — Use at before a clock time.
- in / inside — In or inside says that the sock is within the bag.
- to — How to followed by a base verb describes how to do something.
- which / what — Which or what asks about the choice of colour.
- to — Looking forward to is followed by a noun or an -ing form.
Teacher tip
Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check the picture itself for actions, colours and numbers. In stories, use the exact details and check that your answer fits the sentence.