Flyers 8 – Test 1 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
A friendly school community is getting ready for a rooftop garden open day. Children prepare seed trays, write a garden sign and invite their neighbours to visit. 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 Rooftop Garden Open Day
Learning objectives
- Read familiar descriptions and short factual texts for detail.
- Use everyday vocabulary, grammar and context to complete sentences.
- Follow a short story and choose a suitable title.
Before you start: Familiar A2 vocabulary, short connected texts, past tense, comparisons, pronouns, articles and prepositions.
Teacher tip: Ask learners to read each complete sentence after filling a gap. Accept the listed alternatives when they fit the sentence naturally.
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
Look and read. Choose the right words and write them on the lines
Choose a word from the box for each description. There is one example. Four words are not needed.
Example: You put your clothes in this bag when you travel. → suitcase
1. You can walk over a river on this.
2. If you do something slowly and with attention, you are being this.
3. You put a letter inside this before you post it.
4. When you use something that belongs to a friend and give it back later, you ___ it.
5. A place with lots of loud sounds can be described like this.
6. You walk up or down these steps inside a building.
7. A person who comes to see a place or another person is this.
8. If you do not remember to bring your book, you ___ it.
9. When you choose what to do after thinking, you ___ what to do.
10. A meal that people eat outside, often on a blanket, is this.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look at the picture. Read the sentences. Write yes or no
Look carefully at the picture. Write yes if the sentence is true and no if it is not true. There are two examples.
Example 1: The boy is wearing an orange shirt. → Yes
Example 2: The girl is standing beside the bench. → No
11. The boy is pouring water from a green watering can.
12. The plant is in a large red pot.
13. The woman is holding a yellow basket.
14. The two closed white sacks are side-by-side under the bench.
15. The small brown dog is asleep beside the bench.
16. The round clock is below the closed door.
17. Rain is falling in the rooftop garden.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Read the conversation. Choose the best answer
Choose the best reply for each line. There is one example. Two replies are not needed.
Maya and Leo are classmates helping to prepare a community rooftop garden for its open day.
Choose a reply
- We can put them on the table by the door.
- I can bring mine after school.
- It opens at ten o'clock on Saturday.
- Use the beans in the small brown packet.
- My aunt showed me how to make them.
- Let's ask Mrs Green; she has the key.
- It was on the top shelf yesterday.
- No, I haven't seen the new sign yet.
Example: Maya: What time does the garden open on Saturday? → It opens at ten o'clock on Saturday.
18. Maya: Where was the packet of bean seeds yesterday?
19. Maya: Which seeds can we put into the pots today?
20. Maya: Who taught you to make the little wooden plant labels?
21. Maya: Where shall we leave the welcome cards?
22. Maya: Can you bring your small spade this afternoon?
Part 4 · 6 questions
Read the story. Choose a word from the box for each gap
Choose a word from the box for each space. There is one example. Four words are not needed. Then choose the best title for the story.
The picture shows Ella and Sam before they decorate their sign.
Before the rooftop garden open day, Ella and Sam arranged flowers and drawings in a colourful display (example) for visitors. They also wanted to make a welcome sign. They set a large sheet of white card on the wooden [23]. Ella wrote the garden's name in the middle and drew a small sun beside it. Sam picked up the [24] and cut two neat green leaves from coloured card. Then they added pictures of red [25] around the edge. They used a little glue to keep the pieces in place. When the work was dry, Sam carried the finished [26] to the rooftop door. They put it where everyone could see it as they arrived. Ella placed the spare sheets of [27] in a drawer for another day. Their clear sign helped the visitors find the garden.
Example: They arranged flowers and drawings in a colourful ___. → display
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 from the story. There is one example.
The Painted Plant Pots
On Wednesday afternoon, Noor and her neighbour Ben met in the small room beside their apartment garden. They wanted to make the old plant pots look cheerful before the rooftop open day. First, they washed five pots with warm water and left them by the window to dry. Noor chose yellow paint, while Ben chose bright green. They painted simple stars and stripes, and waited until the paint was completely dry. Then they put one small plant into each pot. Ben carried the pots upstairs two at a time, while Noor brought a bottle of water. They placed the pots along the wall, leaving a clear path for visitors. Their neighbour Mrs Patel came up to see the display. She said the colours made the roof feel welcoming. Noor and Ben smiled because they had made something useful together.
Example: Noor and Ben met on Wednesday ___. → afternoon
29. They wanted to make the old plant pots look ___ before the open day.
30. They washed the five pots with ___.
31. Noor chose ___ paint.
32. The shapes they painted were ___.
33. Ben carried the pots upstairs ___ at a time.
34. They placed the pots along ___, leaving a clear path.
35. Mrs Patel said the colours made the roof feel ___.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Read the text and choose the correct word
Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Our class learned (example) how bean seeds grow last month. We put soil into small pots and made a hole [36] one finger. Each child put a seed in a hole and covered it with [37] little soil. We placed the pots [38] a sunny window. Our teacher gave us water, and we watered the soil [39]. The first green shoots [40] to appear a few days later. [41] the shoots were strong, we moved the pots to a larger shelf. After two weeks, each plant was [42] than our pencil. We wrote the date on a label so [43] could check the growth. If a plant looked dry, we [44] it a little more water. Soon the bean plants [45] healthy green leaves.
Example: Our class ___ how bean seeds grow last month. → learned
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Hi Ben,
Our class is getting ready for (example) the Garden Open Day. It will take place [46] Saturday. The event starts [47] ten in the morning. We have planted some beans, and each visitor can take one [48] our small plants home. There will be a sign [49] shows where to find the seed table. I would love [50] see you there!
See you soon, Mia
Example: Our class is getting ready ___ the Garden Open Day. → for
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Answer reasons
- bridge — A bridge is built over a river, road or other space so people can cross it.
- careful — A careful person pays attention and tries not to make mistakes.
- envelope — An envelope holds a letter when it is sent by post.
- borrow — To borrow something is to use it for a time and return it.
- noisy — Noisy describes a place or situation with a lot of sound.
- staircase — A staircase is a set of steps between floors.
- visitor — A visitor is someone who comes to a place for a short time.
- forget — Forget means to fail to remember something.
- decide — Decide means to make a choice after thinking.
- picnic — A picnic is a meal eaten outdoors.
- Yes — The boy is holding and pouring from a green watering can.
- Yes — The plant is shown in a large red pot.
- Yes — The woman on the right is holding a yellow basket.
- Yes — The two closed white sacks sit side-by-side under the bench.
- No — The small brown dog is awake and lying beside the bench.
- No — The clock is above the closed door.
- No — The sky is sunny and there is no rain.
- It was on the top shelf yesterday. — Leo tells Maya where the packet was the previous day, which answers her question.
- Use the beans in the small brown packet. — Leo identifies the beans in the small brown packet, answering which seeds to use.
- My aunt showed me how to make them. — Leo names his aunt as the person who showed him how to make the labels.
- We can put them on the table by the door. — Leo suggests the table by the door as a place for the cards.
- I can bring mine after school. — Leo agrees to bring his spade after school.
- table — The story says the card was placed on the wooden table.
- scissors — Scissors are the tool Sam used to cut the leaves.
- flowers — The story says they decorated the sign with pictures of red flowers.
- sign — The finished item carried to the door is the sign they made.
- paper — The story identifies the spare sheets as paper.
- A Sign for Garden Visitors — Ella and Sam make a clear welcome sign to help visitors find the rooftop garden.
- cheerful — The story says the neighbours wanted the pots to look cheerful.
- warm water — The story states that the five pots were washed with warm water.
- yellow — The story says Noor chose yellow paint.
- stars and stripes — The story says they painted simple stars and stripes.
- two / 2 — Ben carried two pots each time he went upstairs.
- the wall — They arranged the pots along the wall to keep the path clear.
- welcoming — Mrs Patel says the colours made the roof feel welcoming.
- with — With one finger tells which simple tool the children used to make the hole.
- a — A little soil means a small amount of soil. The vowel sound does not follow a, so an is unsuitable; the little soil would mean a particular known amount.
- beside — Beside describes the pots' position next to the window.
- gently — Gently is the adverb describing how the class watered the soil.
- began — The passage recounts last month's events, so the past form began is needed.
- When — When connects the shoots becoming strong with the next action.
- taller — Than signals that the comparative form taller is needed.
- we — We is the subject pronoun before could check.
- gave — Gave is the past-tense verb that matches the story.
- grew — The passage describes what happened in the past, so grew is correct.
- on — Use on before a day of the week.
- at — At introduces a specific clock time.
- of — One of our small plants selects a single plant from the group.
- that / which — That or which introduces a relative clause describing the sign.
- to — Use would love to followed by the base form of a verb.
Teacher tip
Ask learners to read each complete sentence after filling a gap. Accept the listed alternatives when they fit the sentence naturally.