Flyers 6 – Test 2 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
An original seven-part A2 Flyers Reading & Writing practice test built around a community seed-swap morning and making paper seed-packet envelopes. 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 Community Seed Swap
Learning objectives
- Understand everyday A2 vocabulary from short definitions.
- Compare written statements with details shown in a picture.
- Select suitable replies in a conversation and complete connected texts.
- Use common A2 grammar and vocabulary in a clear procedural text and an email.
Before you start: Learners should know familiar A2 words, common present and past forms, basic prepositions, comparatives, and short connected texts.
Teacher tip: Read each sentence and the whole passage before answering. Use only details 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: A paper cover with a flap that you close after putting a letter inside. → envelope
1. A small piece of paper or card with a name written on it.
2. To bend something over itself so that one part covers another.
3. To let someone use your things for a time, knowing they will give them back.
4. To use something for a short time and then give it back.
5. People waiting one behind another for their turn form this.
6. A person who lives near your home.
7. To let another person use or have part of what you have.
8. To put a seed or young plant into the ground so that it can grow.
9. With attention, so that you do not make a mistake or damage something.
10. Helpful for a particular purpose.
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 orange jumper is standing beside the table. → Yes
Example 2: The woman is wearing a purple coat. → No
11. The girl is putting seed envelopes into a red box.
12. The boy is sitting on a chair and tying his shoelace.
13. The woman is carrying an open yellow umbrella.
14. There are three flowerpots on the windowsill.
15. A black cat is sleeping under the table.
16. The door on the right is closed.
17. A red backpack is hanging on a chair.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Read the conversation and choose the best reply
Choose the best answer for each question. There is one example.
Nora and Ethan are helping prepare a community seed-swap morning. They talk about the event and their simple tasks.
Choose a reply
- It starts at ten, after we put up the signs.
- I can bring a clean one from home.
- We need to leave the door near the tables clear.
- I put them in a small paper envelope.
- Yes, my aunt gave me those sunflower seeds.
- Let's ask Mrs King to help us carry it.
- Because the card has the wrong name on it.
- No, I haven't counted them yet.
Example: Nora: Have you counted the packets for the table? → No, I haven't counted them yet.
18. Nora: What time does the seed-swap morning begin?
19. Nora: Where did you put the extra seeds?
20. Nora: Are these sunflower seeds yours?
21. Nora: Why are you changing the name card?
22. Nora: This box is too heavy for me. What shall we do?
Part 4 · 6 questions
Read the text and complete the gaps, then choose a title
Choose words from the box to complete the text. There is one example. Four words are not needed. Then choose the best title.
Maya put one small square (example) of paper on the table. Her grandfather [23] another sheet twice to show her how to make the edges meet. She opened her paper again and placed a few [24] in the middle. Then she folded the corners in and made a little pocket. Maya wrote the name of the seeds on a [25] and stuck it on the front. She worked [26], checking that no seeds could fall out. When the envelope was ready, she made another one for a neighbour. The final envelope was [27] because it held only a few seeds.
Example: Maya put one small ___ of paper on the table. → square
28. Choose the best title for the text.
Part 5 · 7 questions
Read the story and complete the sentences
Complete each sentence with one to four words from the story. There is one example.
A Bicycle for the Weekend
On Thursday afternoon, Daniel walked to a small bicycle repair shop with his mother. His grandfather's blue bicycle had been there since Monday because its back wheel was bent. The mechanic, Mr Harris, had promised to fix it before the weekend. When Daniel arrived, Mr Harris was testing the brakes outside the shop. He asked Daniel to wait beside the counter while he finished checking them. A few minutes later, the mechanic brought the bicycle inside and showed them the new wheel. He explained that the old wheel was too bent to use safely, so he had fitted a new one. Daniel enjoyed seeing the tools hanging neatly behind the counter. Daniel noticed that the old bell was still on the handlebar, so he rang it once to hear its clear sound. His mother paid for the repair and thanked Mr Harris for finishing the work so quickly. Before they left, Daniel asked how to look after the new wheel. Mr Harris told him to keep the tyre firm and to bring the bicycle back if he heard an unusual noise. Daniel listened carefully and promised to remember. He held the bicycle while his mother walked beside him on the way home. They planned to visit his grandfather on Saturday and take the bicycle with them. Daniel was pleased that the blue bicycle would be ready for their family ride.
Example: Daniel went to the repair shop on ___ afternoon. → Thursday
29. The bicycle belonged to Daniel's ___.
30. The bicycle had been at the shop since ___.
31. Its back ___ was bent.
32. The mechanic was testing the ___ outside the shop.
33. Daniel waited beside the ___.
34. Daniel rang the old ___ once.
35. Daniel and his mother planned to visit his grandfather on ___.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Read the text and choose the correct word
Choose one word from the three options for each gap. There is one example.
At the hall, children make (example) paper envelopes for the seed swap. First, each child [36] a square sheet of paper. The adult [37] the first fold slowly. The corners [38] brought towards the middle. A little craft glue [39] the folded paper closed. There is [40] paper for everyone on the table. The children write the seed names [41] a pencil. One envelope is [42] than the others because it holds more seeds. The finished envelopes are [43] in a basket. Everyone checks [44] packet has a clear name. At the end, each child [45] their work to the display table.
Example: At the hall, children ___ paper envelopes for the seed swap. → make
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Hi Lucy,
We had a seed-swap morning at (example) our community hall. My cousin and I were interested [46] the different seed packets. As [47] as we arrived, Mrs Wood gave us a job. We put envelopes into red boxes and made space on the tables. She was proud [48] our work. I brought some seeds [49] my neighbour had saved. There were more visitors [50] I expected, and we ran out of small envelopes. Next time, we will make a bigger pile before the doors open!
See you soon, Ruby
Example: We had a seed-swap morning ___ our community hall. → at
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Answer reasons
- label — A label gives the name or other information about an object.
- fold — To fold paper is to bend it into a smaller shape.
- lend — Lend describes giving someone temporary use of your things; you expect them back.
- borrow — Borrow means to use something that belongs to another person and return it later.
- queue — A queue is a line of people waiting for their turn.
- neighbour / neighbor — A neighbour lives in a nearby house or flat; neighbor is the American spelling.
- share — Share means to use or give something together with other people.
- plant — Plant can mean putting a seed or young plant into soil.
- carefully — Carefully describes doing something with attention.
- useful — Useful describes something that helps you do or learn something.
- Yes — The red box is beside the girl, and she is putting the envelopes into it.
- Yes — Both actions are shown: he sits on the chair and ties his lace.
- No — She holds a yellow umbrella, but it is closed.
- No — The windowsill has two flowerpots.
- Yes — The black cat is asleep beneath the table.
- No — The door on the right side of the hall is open.
- Yes — The red backpack hangs from a chair.
- It starts at ten, after we put up the signs. — The reply gives the starting time.
- I put them in a small paper envelope. — The reply explains where the seeds were placed.
- Yes, my aunt gave me those sunflower seeds. — The reply confirms who the seeds belong to and how Ethan got them.
- Because the card has the wrong name on it. — The reply explains the reason for changing the card.
- Let's ask Mrs King to help us carry it. — The reply suggests getting help to carry the heavy box.
- folded — Folded is the past-tense action: he bent the sheet twice as a demonstration.
- seeds — The passage says Maya put seeds inside the paper.
- label — The label carries the seed name and is stuck onto the front of the envelope.
- carefully — Carefully means that Maya took care while making the envelope.
- light — Light describes the small weight of an envelope holding only a few seeds.
- Maya Makes a Seed Envelope — The text describes Maya folding paper to make an envelope for seeds.
- grandfather — The second sentence says the blue bicycle belonged to his grandfather.
- Monday — The story says it had been there since Monday.
- wheel — The story identifies the back wheel as the damaged part.
- brakes — Mr Harris was checking the bicycle's brakes outside.
- counter — The mechanic asked Daniel to wait beside the counter.
- bell — The old bell remained on the handlebar, and Daniel rang it.
- Saturday — The story says their visit was planned for Saturday.
- chooses — Each child is singular, so chooses is the matching present-tense verb.
- shows — The singular subject the adult takes the present-tense form shows.
- are — Corners is plural, so are completes the present passive form.
- keeps — Glue is uncountable and takes the singular present-tense verb keeps.
- enough — Enough goes with uncountable paper and means there is as much as everyone needs.
- with — With names the tool used for writing.
- larger — Than signals a comparison, so the comparative adjective larger is needed.
- placed — Are placed is the passive form describing where the envelopes are put.
- each — Each packet refers to every packet individually.
- takes — Each child is singular, so takes agrees with the subject.
- in — Interested in is the phrase used before the thing you want to learn about.
- soon — As soon as means immediately when something happens.
- of — Proud of introduces the achievement someone feels pleased about.
- that / which — That and which can introduce a defining relative clause about the seeds.
- than — Than is used to compare the number of visitors with Ruby's expectation.
Teacher tip
Read each sentence and the whole passage before answering. Use only details stated in the text or clearly visible in the picture.