Flyers 5 – Test 2 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
An original seven-part A2 Flyers practice test set around a children's model-boat club and its local pond exhibition. 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: The Model-Boat Club
Learning objectives
- Understand familiar A2 words from clear everyday definitions.
- Use visible details to decide whether picture sentences are true or false.
- Choose suitable replies and complete connected stories and messages.
- Use common A2 grammar and vocabulary in context.
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 each full sentence or passage before choosing an answer. Check the grammar around each gap, and use only details that are stated in the text or clearly visible in the picture.
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: The air outside may be warm and sunny one day, then cold and wet the next. These conditions are called the ___. → weather
1. A person who comes to see a place or an event.
2. To use something that belongs to another person and give it back later.
3. A trip from one place to another.
4. To mend something that is damaged or broken.
5. Taking care to avoid mistakes or danger.
6. A piece of information that you send to someone.
7. The things needed for an activity or a job.
8. A flat board fixed to a wall or inside a cupboard for keeping things on.
9. To bring things together from different places.
10. Feeling very pleased and interested about something that is going to happen.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look at the picture and read the sentences
Choose Yes or No for each sentence. There are two examples.
Example 1: The girl in the yellow T-shirt is painting a red boat at the table. → Yes
Example 2: The boy is wearing a blue shirt. → No
11. A bottle of blue paint is on the wooden table.
12. The boy in the green shirt is putting a white boat on the pond.
13. The brown dog is sleeping on top of the table.
14. The woman with the purple hat is holding an open blue umbrella.
15. There are three ducks swimming in the pond.
16. The clubhouse clock shows three o'clock.
17. The kite is lying on the grass beside the tree.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Read the conversation and choose the best reply
Choose the best answer for each question. There is one example.
Mia and Leo are getting ready for their boat club exhibition beside the library pond. Mia asks Leo about the time, meeting place and boxes of models.
Choose a reply
- I'll bring it back after lunch.
- Yes, the blue one is mine.
- We can meet by the library doors.
- Because the label came off.
- At half past ten, I think.
- No, I haven't finished it yet.
- She chose the smallest size.
- Let's carry the light boxes together.
Example: Mia: Have you finished painting your boat? → No, I haven't finished it yet.
18. Mia: When does the exhibition open?
19. Mia: Where shall we meet before we go in?
20. Mia: Why is this box missing its name card?
21. Mia: Is that blue boat yours?
22. Mia: These small boxes are easy to lift. Shall we take them to the tables?
Part 4 · 6 questions
Read the story and complete the text
Choose words from the box. There is one example. Four words are not needed. Then choose the best title.
On Saturday morning, Ella arrived (example) at the pond with her model boat. The club had sent her an [23] to bring her new boat to the exhibition. She checked the small sail [24], making sure it was firmly attached. A helper put her model in the boat [25] beside the other boats, with a name card in front. Before long, many [26] stopped at the tables to look at the models. Ella felt pleased when one of them asked how she had made the boat. At the [27] of the day, she packed her model away and thanked the club for the lovely exhibition.
Example: On Saturday morning, Ella ___ at the pond with her model boat. → arrived
28. Choose the best title for the story.
Part 5 · 7 questions
Read the story and complete the sentences
Complete each sentence with one to four words. There is one example.
Amira Finds a Map
On Tuesday, Amira went to the town library after school and returned a book about mountains. She had promised her younger brother Sami that she would find a walking map for their weekend trip. At the help desk, Mr Lee asked which area they planned to visit. Amira showed him a note with the name of the hill written on it. He found a large map in a drawer and marked the bus stop with a small blue sticker. Amira checked the route carefully because she did not want them to take the wrong path. She borrowed the map and put it inside her backpack. At home, she showed Sami the blue mark and they chose a place to stop for lunch. Their father said he would check the weather before they left. Amira felt ready for the trip and put her walking shoes by the door.
Example: Amira went to the library after ___. → school
29. Amira visited the library on ___.
30. The book she returned was about ___.
31. Amira wanted a map for a trip with her brother ___.
32. The librarian marked the bus stop with a ___.
33. Amira checked the route because she did not want to take the wrong ___.
34. Amira put the borrowed map inside her ___.
35. Their father planned to check the ___ before they left.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Read the text and choose the correct word
Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
At the club, children make (example) small model boats together. First, each child [36] a flat piece of cork for the base. There [37] several short wooden sticks in a box on the table. A small paper sail is [38] to a stick, which an adult fixes to the base. The leader asks the builders to be as [39] as possible with their models. An adult checks [40] boat before the water test. The children take their models out [41] the box and place them in a shallow tub. If a boat turns over, its builder can [42] it out and try again. Some models move [43] than others when the leader gently blows on their sails. She reminds the children [44] keep their feet on the dry ground. At the end, everyone [45] their boat on a towel to dry.
Example: At the club, children ___ simple model boats from light materials. → make
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Dear Maya,
Thanks for (example) your letter. I went to the community boat club on Saturday. We arrived [46] 9:15 and waited outside. Mr Cole was proud [47] our little models. There [48] a shallow tub beside the tables. I tried both my red boat [49] my blue boat in the water. An adult stayed with us and showed us how to hold the models safely. I had a lovely morning and hope you can come with me next time. I am looking forward [50] seeing you again.
See you soon, Ben
Example: Thanks ___ your letter. → for
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Answer reasons
- visitor — A visitor goes to a place for a short time to see it or take part in an event.
- borrow — Borrow means to use something for a time and return it to its owner.
- journey — A journey is the act of travelling between places.
- repair — Repair means to make a damaged thing work or look right again.
- careful — Careful describes someone who pays attention and tries not to make mistakes.
- message — A message is information sent from one person to another.
- equipment — Equipment means the objects and tools needed for an activity.
- shelf — A shelf is a flat surface used to hold or store objects.
- collect — Collect means to bring items together or pick them up.
- excited — Excited describes the happy, eager feeling before an enjoyable event.
- Yes — The blue paint bottle is visible on the table beside the girl.
- Yes — The central boy wears green, kneels by the pond and places a white boat on the water.
- No — The dog is asleep underneath the table.
- Yes — The woman on the right holds an open blue umbrella and wears a purple hat.
- No — The picture shows two ducks in the pond, not three.
- Yes — The clock on the clubhouse wall reads 3:00.
- No — The kite is caught high in the tree's branches.
- At half past ten, I think. — The reply gives a time for the exhibition opening.
- We can meet by the library doors. — The reply suggests a place to meet.
- Because the label came off. — The reply explains why the box has no label.
- Yes, the blue one is mine. — The reply confirms that the blue boat belongs to the speaker.
- Let's carry the light boxes together. — Leo agrees and suggests carrying the light boxes together.
- invitation — An invitation asks someone to attend an event.
- carefully — Carefully is the adverb describing how she checked that the sail was firmly attached.
- display — A boat display is a group of models arranged for people to look at.
- visitors — Visitors are people who come to see the exhibition.
- end — The phrase at the end identifies the closing time of the event.
- Ella's Day at the Pond Exhibition — The story follows Ella bringing her model boat to the pond exhibition and meeting visitors.
- Tuesday — The story begins by giving Tuesday as the day of her visit.
- mountains — The first sentence identifies the book as being about mountains.
- Sami — Sami is named as the younger brother joining her on the weekend trip.
- blue sticker / small blue sticker — Mr Lee used a small blue sticker to mark the bus stop.
- path — The story says she checked the route to avoid taking the wrong path.
- backpack — After borrowing the map, she put it inside her backpack.
- weather — The story says their father would check the weather before the trip.
- chooses — Each child is singular, so chooses is the present simple form.
- are — Several sticks is plural and the description uses the present tense.
- added — Is added is the passive form: someone adds the sail to the stick.
- careful — The pattern as … as uses the ordinary adjective careful.
- each — Each goes with the singular noun boat and means every one separately.
- of — Out of describes movement from inside the box.
- lift — A modal such as can is followed by the base form lift.
- faster — Than signals a comparison, so faster is the comparative form.
- to — Remind someone to do something uses to before the verb.
- leaves — Everyone is grammatically singular, so leaves agrees with it.
- at — At is used with a specific clock time.
- of — Proud of is the fixed phrase for feeling pleased about an achievement.
- was — There was introduces one tub in a past-time account.
- and — The paired expression is both … and.
- to — Look forward to is followed by a noun or an -ing form such as seeing.
Teacher tip
Read each full sentence or passage before choosing an answer. Check the grammar around each gap, and use only details that are stated in the text or clearly visible in the picture.