Movers 1 – Test 1 Reading & Writing
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Explore a craft room, make music with a box and enjoy Mila’s tiny theatre. This A1 reading & writing practice has 6 parts and 40 questions. Complete each part, then submit to grade your work or use Show Answer to review.
Learning guide
Level: A1.
Topic: Crafts, Music and Mila's Tiny Theatre
Learning objectives
- Understand short definitions and choose a matching everyday word.
- Read a picture scene carefully and identify stated details.
- Choose suitable replies in a short conversation.
- Use a word bank to complete a simple story and identify its title.
- Complete story sentences with short, text-based answers.
- Choose common grammar forms that fit a short text.
Before you start: Learners should be able to read short everyday texts, recognise common words, and use simple present and past forms.
Teacher tip: Ask learners to read the whole sentence or passage before they choose. For picture questions, point to the exact detail that proves each answer.
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 · 6 questions
Read and choose the word
Read each meaning. Write the correct word from the box. There is one example.
Example: You wear this warm piece of clothing around your neck. (example) → a scarf
1. This is outside an upstairs room. You can stand on it and look down at the street.
2. You walk up or down these to go between floors when there is no lift.
3. You use this small brush with toothpaste to clean your teeth.
4. You wear this hard hat to protect your head when you ride a bike.
5. People buy fruit, vegetables and other things from different stalls here.
6. You pack your clothes in this large bag when you go on a trip.
Part 2 · 6 questions
Look at the picture
Look at the picture. Read each sentence and write Yes or No. There are two examples.
Example 1: The girl is cutting red paper. → Yes
Example 2: The teacher is wearing a green cardigan. → No
7. The boy is holding a green paper frog.
8. The teacher is pointing at a drawing of a yellow sun.
9. There are four paintbrushes in the pot.
10. The red school bag is open and on the table.
11. A black and white cat is asleep on an orange cushion beside the window.
12. It is sunny outside the window.
Part 3 · 6 questions
Choose the best reply
Read what Leo says. Choose the best reply from Nora. There is one example.
Leo is talking to Nora about their school art display. Choose what Nora says.
Example: Leo: Our class is making an art display. Do you want to help? → Nora: Yes, I'd love to.
A. Nora: It is next to my coat.
B. Nora: Yes, I'd love to. ✓
C. Nora: She went home yesterday.
13. Leo: Where can we put the display?
14. Leo: What shall we put in the middle?
15. Leo: Can you bring your paintings tomorrow?
16. Leo: Which colour paper should we use for the labels?
17. Leo: How can we make the pictures stay on the wall?
18. Leo: Shall we invite the younger class to see it?
Part 4 · 7 questions
Read the story and choose the words
Read the story. Choose the correct word from the box for each space. There is one example. Two words are not needed.
Milo and his friends were in their classroom after lunch. Their teacher had an idea for the school music day. First, the children found an empty [19] and covered it with bright [20]. Then they looked for two short [21] to tap on it. When the drum was ready, Milo [22] a happy beat while his friends clapped. At the end, the children [23] the new drum to the school hall. Their little show was very [24], so everyone could hear it from the corridor.
Example: Milo and his friends were in their (example). → classroom
25. Choose the best title for the story.
Part 5 · 10 questions
Mila's tiny theatre
Read the story. Complete each sentence with one, two or three words from the story. There are two examples.
Mila's tiny theatre
Mila found a large cardboard box beside the recycling bin at home. She asked her dad if she could use it, and he said yes. On Saturday morning, Mila cut a wide window in one side of the box. Her dad helped her make the edges smooth. Mila painted the box light blue and made a red curtain from an old piece of cloth. She taped the curtain above the window so it could open and close. Then she drew a yellow moon and some tiny stars on paper. She stuck them above the stage. Mila made two puppets from clean socks. One puppet had a paper hat, and the other had long wool hair. In the afternoon, Mila invited her younger brother, Ben, to the living room. He sat on a soft cushion in front of the little theatre. Mila hid behind the box and began her show. The puppets looked for a lost red apple, but they found it under a chair. Ben laughed when the sock puppet sang a silly song. After the show, he asked to hold a puppet. Mila let him try the one with the wool hair. They decided to make a new story together next weekend. Their tiny theatre stayed in the living room, ready for another show.
Example 1: Mila found a large cardboard ___. (example) → box
Example 2: The curtain was ___. (example) → red
26. Mila found the box beside the ___.
27. Mila cut a wide ___ in one side of the box.
28. Her dad helped make the edges ___.
29. Mila made the curtain from an old piece of ___.
30. Mila stuck a yellow moon and tiny ___ above the stage.
31. Mila made two puppets from clean ___.
32. Mila's younger brother is called ___.
33. Ben sat on a soft ___ in front of the theatre.
34. The puppets looked for a red ___.
35. Mila and Ben planned to make another story next ___.
Part 6 · 5 questions
Read and choose the correct word
Read the text. Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
This year, our class wanted to grow vegetables. At first, the garden was very small. Last Monday, we [36] six seeds in a pot. We put each seed [37] a small hole in the soil. Maya gave the plants some water every day, and I [38] them at weekends. Soon, [39] green leaves appeared above the soil. We felt [40] when our first plants grew.
Example: This year, our class wanted to grow vegetables. At first, the garden (example) very small. → was
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Answer reasons
- a balcony / balcony — A balcony is a small outdoor platform joined to an upper floor.
- stairs — Stairs are steps that people use to move between floors.
- a toothbrush / toothbrush — A toothbrush is used to clean teeth.
- a helmet / helmet — A helmet protects a rider's head.
- a market / market — A market has stalls where people can buy different things.
- a suitcase / suitcase — A suitcase is a case for carrying clothes and other things on a journey.
- Yes — The boy is standing with a finished green paper frog in his hands.
- Yes — The teacher points at the yellow sun drawing on the wall.
- No — The pot contains three upright paintbrushes.
- No — The red school bag is closed and under the table.
- Yes — The cat is sleeping on the orange cushion beside the window.
- No — Rain is visible outside the window.
- Nora: On the long wall near our classroom door. — Leo asks where the display can go, so Nora gives a place.
- Nora: A big picture of our school garden. — Leo asks what to put in the middle, so Nora suggests an item for the display.
- Nora: Yes, I'll bring them in the morning. — Leo asks if Nora can bring her paintings, and this reply answers the question.
- Nora: Yellow paper will look bright. — Leo asks which colour to use, and Nora names a colour.
- Nora: We can use paper tape. — Leo asks how to attach the pictures, and Nora suggests something to use.
- Nora: Good idea. They might like our pictures. — Leo asks if they should invite another class, and Nora agrees with the idea.
- box — An empty box can be covered and used as the drum in the story.
- paper — The story says they covered the box with bright paper.
- sticks — Two sticks can be tapped on the box to make a beat.
- played — Played is the past form that completes the story sentence.
- carried — Carried is the past form for taking the drum to the hall.
- loud — A loud show can be heard from the corridor.
- Milo's Box Drum — The story is about Milo and his friends making and playing a drum from a box.
- recycling bin — The first sentence says the box was beside the recycling bin.
- window — She cut a wide window in the cardboard box for the stage.
- smooth — Her dad helped her make the cut edges smooth.
- cloth — The story says the curtain was made from an old piece of cloth.
- stars — She drew a yellow moon and tiny stars on paper.
- socks — The story says she made both puppets from clean socks.
- Ben / ben — The story names her younger brother Ben.
- cushion — Ben sat on a soft cushion to watch the show.
- apple — The puppets' story was about looking for a lost red apple.
- weekend — At the end, they decide to make a new story together next weekend.
- planted — Last Monday tells us to use the past form planted.
- in — A seed goes in a hole in the soil.
- watered — The sentence describes a regular past action, so the past form watered is needed.
- some — Leaves are plural countable nouns, so some fits; much and a little are for uncountable nouns.
- happy — Felt is followed by an adjective describing how we felt: happy.
Teacher tip
Ask learners to read the whole sentence or passage before they choose. For picture questions, point to the exact detail that proves each answer.