Flyers 6 – Test 1 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
An original seven-part A2 Flyers practice test about a children's kite-design workshop and an indoor kite display. 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 Kite-Design Workshop
Learning objectives
- Understand familiar A2 words from clear definitions.
- Read simple sentences and compare details with a picture.
- 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 the whole sentence or passage before answering. For picture questions, use only details that are clearly shown; for text questions, check that each answer is supported by the passage.
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 long narrow strip of cloth used to decorate a present or a kite tail. → ribbon
1. You use this straight tool to measure a kite frame in centimetres.
2. This sticky material holds your paper decorations in place after it dries.
3. Open and close the two blades of this tool to cut a paper shape.
4. Dip the soft end of this tool into paint to colour your paper kite.
5. Put a letter inside this paper cover before you send it to a friend.
6. Look straight up inside a room to see this surface above your head.
7. You can keep your art books on this long flat surface attached to a wall.
8. You can keep a small key in this little cloth bag sewn into your jacket.
9. This person uses a camera to take pictures of people at an exhibition.
10. People go through this doorway when they first arrive inside a building.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look at the picture and read the sentences
Write Yes or No. There are two examples.
Example 1: The girl in the yellow T-shirt is painting a red kite at the table. → Yes
Example 2: The boy is sitting down. → No
11. There is a bottle of blue paint on the table.
12. The boy in green is holding a red kite.
13. A brown cat is asleep under the table.
14. The woman is wearing a hat.
15. A purple kite is hanging on the wall behind the boy.
16. Exactly two children are working in the room.
17. The large window has closed curtains.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Read the conversation and choose the best reply
Choose the best answer for each question. There is one example.
Ava and Noah are helping to prepare a small indoor kite display at their community centre.
Choose a reply
- It opens at half past two.
- Because the paper got wet near the sink.
- Let's put it in the long cardboard box.
- Yes, both sides are finished now.
- At the back of the room, by the blue screen.
- I can carry one of them with you.
- She made it from a paper bag.
- We finished the display yesterday.
Example: Ava: What time does the display open? → It opens at half past two.
18. Ava: Why is this corner of the kite bent?
19. Ava: The big kite won't fit in my bag. What should we put it in?
20. Ava: Have you painted the other side of your kite?
21. Ava: Where will the visitors sit?
22. Ava: These boxes are heavy. Can you help me move them?
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, the community hall opened (example) its doors for a kite display. Lina had made a kite from light paper and coloured the tail [23]. She placed it in the top [24] of the display board, next to her brother's green kite. Soon, many [25] came in to look at the designs. Lina felt [26] when a little girl said that her kite was beautiful. Before they went home, the children helped the volunteer take the kites down and carry the boards to a safe [27].
Example: On Saturday, the community hall ___ its doors for a kite display. → opened
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.
A Picnic Out of the Rain
On Sunday, Nia invited her cousin Tom to have lunch in the community garden. Their aunt packed sandwiches, apples and a jug of water in a basket. The children spread a blue blanket on a dry patch of grass and set out paper cups. Just as they were ready to eat, grey clouds covered the sky and rain began to fall. Their aunt collected the cups and covered the food. She asked Mr Patel, the garden caretaker, if they could sit in the empty greenhouse nearby. He said yes and opened the door for them. The family carried the basket and blanket inside together. They placed the food on a clean table and ate their lunch while the rain tapped softly on the glass roof. When the shower ended, they thanked Mr Patel and packed everything away. Tom said it had been a cosy picnic, even though their plans had changed.
Example: Nia invited her cousin on ___. → Sunday
29. Nia's cousin's name was ___.
30. Their aunt packed sandwiches, apples and a jug of ___.
31. The children put a ___ on the grass.
32. The aunt covered the food when ___ began.
33. Mr Patel was the garden ___.
34. The family ate at a clean ___ inside the greenhouse.
35. Tom thought the picnic was ___ although their plans changed.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Read the text and choose the correct word
Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Every Saturday, Lea goes (example) to the community hall early. Her brother and two friends [36] paper and string for the display. Before they start, the windows [37] open to let in fresh air. Each kite has [38] own colour and pattern. Lea checks the paper [39] she fixes it to the board. If a corner [40] loose, she presses it down again. The children place the kites [41] a wide table and sort them by size. They speak [42] than usual because a younger class is reading nearby. The helper holds each board [43] so it will not tip. The wall is [44] bright that visitors notice it from the doorway. At the end, Lea [45] a photograph of the finished display.
Example: Every Saturday, Lea ___ to the community hall early. → goes
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Hi Ella,
I went to (example) the kite club after school. We spent most [46] the afternoon in the art room. I shared my paints [47] Sam while we made paper kites together. We had to wait [48] the glue was dry before we added the tails. Sam and I were the only children there. The teacher showed both of [49] how to make a neat fold. My kite is small, but Sam's is even smaller [50] mine. I brought my kite home to show my little sister. We are going to make another one next week.
See you, Mia
Example: I went ___ the kite club after school. → to
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Answer reasons
- ruler — A ruler is marked with units for measuring length.
- glue — Glue joins pieces of material together.
- scissors — Scissors cut paper using two joined blades.
- brush — A brush carries paint on its bristles.
- envelope — An envelope is a paper cover used for sending a letter.
- ceiling — The ceiling is the top inside surface of a room.
- shelf — A shelf provides a flat surface for storing objects.
- pocket — A pocket is a small storage space in an item of clothing.
- photographer — A photographer takes photographs with a camera.
- entrance — An entrance is the place where people enter a building.
- Yes — A blue paint bottle is visible on the table.
- No — The boy is holding a yellow star-shaped kite.
- Yes — The brown cat is shown sleeping underneath the table.
- No — The woman wears a blue dress, and she has no hat.
- Yes — The purple diamond kite is attached to the wall behind the standing boy.
- Yes — The picture has two children, a girl and a boy, as well as one adult.
- No — The window is shown without curtains.
- Because the paper got wet near the sink. — The reply explains why the kite's corner is bent.
- Let's put it in the long cardboard box. — The long cardboard box is the suggested container for the kite.
- Yes, both sides are finished now. — Yes confirms that both sides of the kite have been painted.
- At the back of the room, by the blue screen. — The reply identifies the visitors' seats by their location.
- I can carry one of them with you. — The reply offers help carrying the heavy boxes.
- carefully — Carefully describes how Lina coloured the tail.
- corner — The passage says Lina placed her kite in the board's top corner.
- visitors — Visitors are the people who came to see the display.
- proud — Lina felt proud after the little girl said her kite was beautiful.
- room — The final sentence says they carried the boards to a safe room.
- Lina's Kite on Display — The story follows Lina's kite as she prepares it for a community display and receives a visitor's compliment.
- Tom — The story names Nia's cousin as Tom.
- water — The basket contained sandwiches, apples and a jug of water.
- blue blanket / blanket — They spread a blue blanket on a dry patch of grass.
- rain / the rain — The rain began just as the family was ready to eat.
- caretaker — The story identifies Mr Patel as the garden caretaker.
- table — They placed their food on a clean table inside.
- cosy / cozy — Tom describes the picnic as cosy at the end of the story.
- bring — The plural subject her brother and two friends takes the present-tense verb bring.
- are — The plural noun windows takes are; open describes their state.
- its — Its is the possessive word referring to each kite.
- before — Before joins the two clauses and shows that Lea checks the paper first; during requires a noun and above describes position.
- comes — The present-tense pattern is if a corner comes loose.
- on — On describes the kites resting on the table's surface.
- more quietly — More quietly is the comparative adverb describing a lower volume.
- carefully — Carefully describes how the helper holds the board to keep it steady.
- so — So … that expresses the result of the wall being bright.
- takes — Lea is singular, so takes is the correct present-tense form.
- of — Most of comes before the afternoon to mean the greater part of that time.
- with — Share something with someone identifies the person you share it with.
- until / till — Until and till mean they waited up to the point when the glue was dry.
- us — Both of us refers back to the writer and Sam, the two children present.
- than — Than follows the comparative smaller to compare the two kites.
Teacher tip
Read the whole sentence or passage before answering. For picture questions, use only details that are clearly shown; for text questions, check that each answer is supported by the passage.