Flyers 8 – Test 3 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
At the village model railway club, friends prepare a miniature station display. They make a tunnel from a cardboard box, help Grandad repair a model bridge and invite a friend to the club's railway afternoon. 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 Village Model Railway Club
Learning objectives
- Read short descriptions and connected texts for key information.
- Use familiar A2 vocabulary, grammar and context to complete sentences.
- Understand 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: This is a small copy of a real thing, such as a train. → model
1. Trains stop at this building, where people can buy tickets for their journey.
2. After paying for a train journey, you keep this to show that you have paid.
3. A person travelling on a bus or train is this.
4. This list tells you when trains or buses leave.
5. This person controls a car, bus or train.
6. At a railway station, people stand here beside the train.
7. People can cross a river by walking over this.
8. A road or railway can go through this passage under a hill.
9. A train's wheels move along this path.
10. A bicycle has two of these round parts that turn as it moves.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look at the picture. Read the sentences. Choose yes or no
Look carefully at the picture. Choose yes if the sentence is true and no if it is not true. There are two examples.
Leo is the boy in the red T-shirt on the left. Ruby is the girl in the purple jumper in the centre. Max is the boy in the blue jacket on the right. The man at the back left wears glasses and a grey jumper. The woman at the back right wears an orange coat.
Example 1: Leo is wearing a red T-shirt. → Yes
Example 2: Ruby is wearing a yellow jumper. → No
11. Leo is holding one blue toy train.
12. Ruby is painting the yellow roof of the small station.
13. Max is carrying one large closed cardboard box.
14. The man with glasses is sitting on the bench and reading an open book.
15. The woman in the orange coat is holding a blue watering can.
16. The brown-and-white dog is standing under the bench.
17. The cat is sitting on top of the fence.
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.
Mia and Noah are club members getting ready to show their miniature station display to village visitors.
Choose a reply
- He used two new pieces of wood.
- Let's start with the little tunnel.
- It is on Sunday after lunch.
- They close the hall at six o'clock.
- In the middle of the table.
- Yes, I finished with it yesterday.
- We borrowed the hall key from Mrs Lane.
- My sister has some small ones.
Example: Mia: Which day is the railway afternoon? → It is on Sunday after lunch.
18. Mia: Where shall we put the station?
19. Mia: Who can bring some little trees for the display?
20. Mia: How did Grandad repair the bridge?
21. Mia: Can I use your blue paint now?
22. Mia: What should we show the visitors first?
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 the table before Tom and Grandad cut and paint the cardboard box.
The village model railway club was getting ready for its Sunday afternoon display. First, Tom and his grandfather put the little station (example) beside the model track. They wanted to make a tunnel for the train. Tom found a clean cardboard [23] in the cupboard. Grandad showed him how to draw a doorway on one end. Tom used the [24] to cut along the lines, while Grandad held the box still. They checked that the toy train could pass through the opening. Next, Tom covered the outside with blue [25] and waited for it to dry. The box was now a dark passage through a pretend hill: a [26]. They placed it over the track. At last, they moved the display onto the long [27] near the hall window. Their simple tunnel made the village scene look complete.
Example: They put the little ___ beside the model track first. → station
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.
Grandad's Little Bridge
On Saturday morning, Ella went to her grandfather's house in a small village. He had a model railway in a sunny room, but one little wooden bridge had come loose. Grandad said they could repair it together before the club afternoon the next day. Ella carried the bridge to the work table and found a small cloth in a drawer. They wiped away the dust, then Grandad showed her two short pieces of wood. He carefully put one piece under each end of the bridge to make it stronger. Ella passed him a small bottle of safe glue and held the bridge while he fixed the pieces in place. They left it by the open window to dry. While they waited, Ella drew a picture of the village station. She added three green trees and a blue stream under the bridge. Outside, the village bells rang softly while Ella waited for the glue to dry. She enjoyed helping Grandad because he always let her try the easy jobs first. After lunch, Grandad checked the bridge. It was firm, so they put it back beside the station. Ella was pleased that her drawing and their repair helped make the little scene ready for visitors.
Example: Ella visited her grandfather on Saturday ___. → morning
29. One little wooden bridge had come ___.
30. They wanted to finish the repair before ___.
31. Ella found a small cloth in a ___.
32. Grandad used two short pieces of ___.
33. Ella held the bridge while Grandad fixed the pieces with ___.
34. They left the bridge by ___ to dry.
35. In her drawing, Ella added ___ green trees.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Read the text and choose the correct word
Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Last Sunday our club met (example) in the village hall to finish the display. We carried the model pieces [36] the room in two large bags. There was [37] old table beside the window, so we put the track on it. Grandad placed the small station [38] the tunnel and the bridge. We worked [39] because the visitors were arriving soon. The cardboard box [40] a dark tunnel after we painted it. Grandad [41] the bridge to the display that morning. His bridge was [42] than our first one. When the visitors [43], we showed them the village scene. Everyone wanted to [44] the little train travel around the track. They liked the train [45] could run smoothly through the tunnel.
Example: Last Sunday our club ___ in the village hall to finish the display. → met
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the email
Write one word in each space. There is one example.
Hi Sam,
Would you like to come to (example) the club's railway afternoon? It takes place [46] Sunday, 18 October, and starts [47] two o'clock. Our new tunnel is one [48] the best parts of the display. Grandad fixed a bridge [49] was broken. I hope you can come [50] see our village display.
See you soon, Ella
Example: Would you like to come ___ the club's railway afternoon? → to
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Answer reasons
- station — A station is the building where passengers buy tickets and catch trains. A platform is the area beside the train.
- ticket — A ticket is proof that you have paid for a journey.
- passenger — A passenger travels in a vehicle but is not the person driving it.
- timetable — A timetable shows the times of journeys.
- driver — A driver controls and moves a vehicle.
- platform — A station platform is the place where passengers wait for a train.
- bridge — A bridge goes over a river or another space so people can cross it.
- tunnel — A tunnel is a passage through or under the ground.
- track — A railway track is the path that guides a train's wheels.
- wheels — A bicycle has two wheels: the round parts that turn as it moves.
- Yes — Leo is holding one blue toy train in both hands.
- Yes — Ruby is painting the yellow roof with a paintbrush.
- Yes — Max has one large closed cardboard box in his arms.
- Yes — The man at the back left is on the bench with an open book.
- No — She is holding a green watering can.
- No — The dog is sleeping under the bench.
- No — The cat is on the garden wall, not on the fence.
- In the middle of the table. — Noah suggests a clear place for the station on the display table.
- My sister has some small ones. — Noah says his sister has small trees they can use.
- He used two new pieces of wood. — Noah explains how Grandad repaired the bridge.
- Yes, I finished with it yesterday. — Noah says the paint is free to use because he finished with it.
- Let's start with the little tunnel. — Noah suggests beginning the display with the tunnel.
- box — Tom found a cardboard box to turn into a tunnel.
- scissors — Scissors are the tool used to cut the doorway.
- paint — The story says Tom covered the box with blue paint.
- tunnel — A passage through a hill is a tunnel. Tom and Grandad have turned the box into one for the model train.
- table — The display was moved onto a long table near the hall window.
- A Box Becomes a Tunnel — Ana and Grandad turn a cardboard box into a tunnel for their model railway display.
- loose — The story says the wooden bridge had come loose.
- the club afternoon / club afternoon — Grandad wanted the repair finished before the club afternoon the next day.
- drawer — The story says Ella found the cloth in a drawer.
- wood — The two short pieces Grandad used were made of wood.
- safe glue / glue — They fixed the wood in place with glue. The story calls it safe glue; glue also completes the sentence correctly.
- the open window / the window — The story says they left the bridge by the open window. The window also identifies that place correctly.
- three / 3 — Ella added three green trees to her picture of the station.
- into — Into describes carrying the pieces from outside to inside the room. During describes time, and above describes a higher position.
- an — An is used before the vowel sound in old. Some does not fit the singular countable noun table.
- beside — Beside means next to the tunnel and bridge.
- quickly — Quickly describes how the club members worked.
- became — Became is the past form that matches the story.
- carried — Carried is the past-tense verb describing Grandad moving the bridge to the display that morning.
- stronger — Than introduces a comparison, so stronger is needed. The repair made the bridge stronger.
- arrived — Arrived keeps the past-time sequence of the story.
- watch — Want to is followed by the base form watch.
- that — That introduces a relative clause about a thing, the model train. Where refers to a place and who refers to a person.
- on — On introduces the day and date of an event.
- at — At introduces a specific clock time.
- of — Use one of followed by a plural group: the best parts.
- that / which — That or which introduces a relative clause describing the bridge.
- and / to — Come and see describes two linked actions. Come to see expresses the purpose of coming; both fit naturally.
Teacher tip
Ask learners to read each complete sentence after filling a gap. Accept the listed alternatives when they fit the sentence naturally.