Flyers 8 – Test 2 Reading & Writing
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Families and friends meet at a community sports hall for a roller-skating afternoon. Learners help prepare homemade prize flags, read a short story about a missing sports bag, and follow a beginner skating class. 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 Roller-Skating Afternoon
Learning objectives
- Read A2 descriptions and short texts for specific information.
- Use everyday vocabulary, grammar and context to complete sentences.
- Follow a story and choose its most suitable title.
Before you start: Familiar A2 vocabulary, short connected texts, past tense, comparisons, pronouns, articles and prepositions.
Teacher tip: Encourage learners to read the whole sentence after completing each gap. For short written answers, accept only the listed text-supported forms.
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 wear this on your head to help keep it safe when you skate. → helmet
1. A person blows this to get a team's attention or start a game.
2. If you use a friend's book and give it back later, you ___ it.
3. A place full of many people can be described as this.
4. If a wheel is broken, someone may try to ___ it.
5. You go through this when you come into a building.
6. A road without bumps may be described as this.
7. You may ___ a friend to come to your birthday party.
8. A helmet can help ___ your head from injury.
9. A long trip from one place to another is a ___.
10. A person who teaches a sports team is a ___.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look at the picture. Read the sentences. Choose Yes or No
Look carefully at the picture. Select Yes if the sentence is true and No if it is not true. There are two examples.
Example 1: The boy is wearing a red helmet. → Yes
Example 2: The girl is standing beside the bench. → No
11. The boy is skating with his arms spread.
12. The girl is wearing a green shirt.
13. The woman is holding an open book.
14. There are three red balls in the basket.
15. The clock shows three o'clock.
16. The dog is sleeping on top of the bench.
17. The window at the back is open.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Read the conversation. Choose the best answer
Choose the best reply from the box for each space. There is one example. Two replies are not needed.
Lena and Max are talking after school about the event, the homemade prize flags and the beginner skating session.
Choose a reply
- We should ask Coach Mia before we move the tables.
- I usually have toast and fruit before school.
- You can borrow a pair from the sports desk.
- It starts at half past two on Sunday.
- Yes, I can bring my blue helmet.
- The library closes at five o'clock today.
- I made them from coloured paper with my sister.
- The orange ones look brighter from across the hall.
Example: Lena: When does the skating afternoon begin? Max: ___ → It starts at half past two on Sunday.
18. Lena: Those little flags look great. How did you make them? Max: ___
19. Lena: I haven't got any skates. Is there anything I can do? Max: ___
20. Lena: Could you bring your helmet for the beginner class? Max: ___
21. Lena: Which flags should we hang near the entrance? Max: ___
22. Lena: The prize table is heavy. Shall we move it now? Max: ___
Part 4 · 6 questions
Read the story. Choose words from the box and write them on the lines
Choose a word from the box for each space. There is one example. Four words are not needed. Then choose the best title.
Ava and Leo are making plain orange and yellow paper flags to decorate the prize table.
On Saturday, Ava and Leo stayed after their skating class to help prepare the sports hall. They wanted to make small flags for the prize table. Ava picked up a sheet of yellow (example) paper and drew a row of triangles on it. She cut each shape out [23], turning the paper slowly so the edges stayed neat. Leo put a little [24] along one side of every triangle. Then he pressed each one onto a short piece of [25]. They checked that the flags hung in a [26] line above the table. A few finished flags were plain orange, and others were yellow. Ava and Leo counted them beside the three prize boxes. There were [27] flags for every box, with a few extra for the entrance. The table looked bright when they stepped back to see their work. They felt proud of the decorations they had made together. Coach Mia thanked them and asked if they could help hang another string next week.
Example: Ava picked up a sheet of ___ paper. → yellow
28. Choose the best title for the story.
Part 5 · 7 questions
Read the story. Complete the sentences
Read the story and complete each sentence with one, two, three or four words from the text. There are two examples.
The Sports Bag by the Gate
After his football practice, Noah walked out of the community sports centre with his aunt. He noticed a small blue sports bag beside the side gate, but nobody was standing near it. A name card was tied to the handle, so Noah asked his aunt to look at it with him. The card said 'Ravi Chen' and showed a phone number.
Noah's aunt called the number, and a woman answered. She was Ravi's mother and said that he had left practice ten minutes earlier. She was still in the car park, looking in the wrong place. Noah and his aunt waited by the front desk, where a staff member could see them. Soon Ravi's mother hurried in. She thanked Noah, checked that the bag belonged to her son and called him. Ravi returned with his father a few minutes later. He was relieved to find his trainers and water bottle inside.
To thank Noah, Ravi offered to share the orange he had brought for his journey home. Noah smiled and said he would be happy to share it. Before leaving, they asked the staff member to put a lost-property box near the side gate, so people could hand in forgotten things more easily next time.
Example 1: Noah had just finished his ___ at the community sports centre. → football practice
Example 2: The bag was beside ___. → the side gate
29. Noah saw a small blue ___ beside the gate.
30. A ___ was tied to the bag's handle.
31. The card showed Ravi's name and a ___.
32. Noah's aunt spoke to Ravi's ___.
33. Ravi had left practice ___ earlier.
34. Ravi found his trainers and ___ inside the bag.
35. They suggested putting a lost-property box near the ___.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Read the text and choose the correct word
Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Last Tuesday, our beginner class started (example) at four o'clock. Coach Mia showed us how [36] wear our helmets correctly. She placed three orange cones [37] a line across the rink. I moved [38] than before because the floor was busy. When I reached the first cone, I [39] around it slowly. My friend Ella was nervous, but she kept [40] and listened to the coach. Mia said, "You are doing [41] than you did last week." She pointed to the next cone and gave each of [42] a short turn to practise. I did not fall. Near the final cone, I stopped for [43] short rest. After the lesson, we [44] our skates away and thanked Mia. I hope our next class [45] even more fun.
Example: Last Tuesday, our beginner class ___ at four o'clock. → started
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Hi Sophie,
Thanks for inviting me to the sports hall on Sunday. I am looking forward to (example) seeing everyone. The lesson starts [46] exactly two o'clock. I have made one [47] the small flags at home, and I will bring it in a box. Mum says I will be able [48] arrive early and help set up the prize table. I can bring enough helmets [49] both of us. My little cousin is younger [50] I am, but she skates very well. Perhaps we can all practise together after the lesson.
See you soon, Maya
Example: I am looking forward ___ the skating afternoon. → to
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Answer reasons
- whistle — A whistle makes a clear sound that can get players' attention.
- borrow — To borrow something is to use it for a time and return it to its owner.
- crowded — Crowded describes a place where many people are together.
- repair — To repair something is to fix it when it is damaged.
- entrance — An entrance is a place or doorway where people enter.
- smooth — Smooth describes a surface that is even and has no rough bumps.
- invite — To invite someone is to ask them to come to an event.
- protect — Protect means to keep someone or something safer from harm.
- journey — A journey is travel from one place to another.
- coach — A coach teaches and guides people who play a sport.
- Yes — The boy on the left is skating with both arms spread out.
- No — The girl is wearing a yellow shirt; the woman is wearing green.
- Yes — The adult woman beside the bench is holding an open book.
- No — The basket contains two red balls.
- Yes — The clock hands show three o'clock.
- No — The dog is asleep underneath the bench.
- Yes — An open window can be seen at the rear of the rink.
- I made them from coloured paper with my sister. — Max explains who helped him and what he used to make the flags.
- You can borrow a pair from the sports desk. — Max suggests borrowing skates from the sports desk, solving the problem that Lena does not have any.
- Yes, I can bring my blue helmet. — Max directly answers Lena's request and says what he can bring.
- The orange ones look brighter from across the hall. — Max chooses the orange flags because people can see them clearly from across the hall.
- We should ask Coach Mia before we move the tables. — Max responds to the suggestion by recommending that they ask their coach first.
- carefully — Carefully explains how Ava cut the shapes so their edges stayed neat.
- glue — Glue sticks the paper triangles onto the string.
- string — The finished flags are attached to a piece of string.
- straight — Straight describes the neat line the flags made above the table.
- enough — Enough means there were as many flags as they needed for the prize boxes.
- Ava and Leo Make Prize Flags — The story follows Ava and Leo as they make flags to decorate the prize table.
- sports bag — The story identifies the lost item as a small blue sports bag.
- name card — The text says a name card was tied to the handle.
- phone number — The card included a phone number as well as Ravi's name.
- mother — The woman who answered the call was Ravi's mother.
- ten minutes / 10 minutes — Ravi's mother said he had left ten minutes before the call.
- water bottle — The text says his trainers and water bottle were inside.
- side gate — The final sentence says they asked for a lost-property box near the side gate.
- to — How to followed by a base verb explains the method.
- in — The phrase in a line describes how the cones were arranged.
- more slowly — Than signals a comparison, and more slowly is the comparative adverb phrase.
- turned — The passage tells what happened last Tuesday, so the past form turned is needed.
- trying — Keep is followed by a verb ending in -ing in this expression.
- better — Than introduces a comparison, and better is the comparative form of well here.
- us — Use the object pronoun us after the preposition of. We is a subject pronoun and our must come before a noun.
- a — A short rest uses the singular article a before the consonant sound in short. An cannot precede this consonant sound, and any does not fit this positive singular expression.
- put — The past form of put is also put, which fits the events after the lesson.
- will be — Will be expresses a hope about the next class in the future.
- at — At introduces the exact time when the lesson starts.
- of — One of the small flags selects a single flag from the group.
- to — Use be able to followed by the base form of a verb.
- for — Enough helmets for both of us means there are sufficient helmets for the two people.
- than — Than introduces the comparison after younger.
Teacher tip
Encourage learners to read the whole sentence after completing each gap. For short written answers, accept only the listed text-supported forms.