Movers 1 – Test 3 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
Explore everyday words, a bicycle repair corner, a class weather chart, a kite rescue, a bakery story and the clocks we use. 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: Bicycles, Weather and a Kite Rescue
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 about a class activity.
- 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 factual 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: For picture statements, check colours, positions and actions. In the bakery story, find the words that complete each sentence and check that your answer has one, two or three words.
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 look at your face in this. (example) → a mirror
1. You climb this when you need to reach a high place safely.
2. This person helps sick people in a hospital or clinic.
3. This very large sea animal comes to the surface to breathe air.
4. You wear this long piece of clothing around your neck to keep warm.
5. People buy fruit, vegetables and other things from stalls in this place.
6. This is the top covering of a house or other building.
Part 2 · 6 questions
Look at the picture
Look at the picture. Read each sentence and choose Yes or No. There are two examples.
Example 1: The boy is wearing a red T-shirt. → Yes
Example 2: The girl is holding a green helmet. → No
7. The boy is pumping the front tyre of the green bicycle.
8. The girl is wearing a purple dress and holding a blue helmet.
9. The man is repairing a wheel on the wooden workbench.
10. The orange cat is sleeping on top of the bench.
11. Two other bicycles are leaning against the white fence.
12. The red toolbox on the bench is closed.
Part 3 · 6 questions
Choose the best reply
Read what Ruby says. Choose the best reply from Noah. There is one example.
Ruby and Noah are making a weather chart for their class. Choose the reply that best answers Ruby.
Example: Ruby: Shall we make a weather chart together? → Noah: Yes, let's start now.
A. Noah: It is behind the blue door.
B. Noah: Yes, let's start now. ✓
C. Noah: We went there last summer.
13. Ruby: What did you draw beside Monday?
14. Ruby: Where can we find Tuesday's temperature?
15. Ruby: Why did you put a sun beside Friday?
16. Ruby: Could you help me add the windy day?
17. Ruby: Which colour shall we use for the cold days?
18. Ruby: How did you find out the weather for Saturday?
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.
Ben took his blue kite to a field on a [19] afternoon. The wind blew it towards a [20] near the gate, and it caught on a low branch. Dad put a short ladder on the ground and asked Ben to stand back. Dad [21] two steps and took the kite off the branch. He held its [22] while he came down. Ben and Dad both [23] when the kite landed on Dad's head like a big blue hat. Then they [24] it home together.
Example: Ben took his blue (example) to a field. → kite
25. Choose the best title for the story.
Part 5 · 10 questions
The Bell on the Basket
Read the story. Complete each sentence with one, two or three words from the story. There are two examples.
The Bell on the Basket
One morning, Nia and her brother Leo bought a warm loaf at the bakery. The baker, Mr Cole, wrapped it in paper. Nia wore a purple jacket, and Leo wore a green jumper. Leo put the bread in the wicker basket on the front of his blue bicycle. A small silver bell was tied to the basket. Nia walked beside her brother as he rode slowly away.
Near the shop door, a wheel went over a stone. The basket shook and the bell rang. The paper parcel fell onto the path. Nia heard the sound and called to Leo. He stopped at once. Nia bent down and picked up the wrapped loaf. Leo held the bicycle steady while she checked the parcel. The loaf was still inside its paper wrapper and was safe.
They went back to the bakery. Mr Cole was standing at the door in his white apron. He gave them a paper bag. Nia put the loaf in it, and Leo tied the bag inside the basket. They thanked the baker and walked the bicycle home together.
Example 1: Nia bought bread with her brother ___. → Leo
Example 2: Nia was wearing a ___. → purple jacket
26. The children bought the loaf at the ___.
27. Leo rode a ___ bicycle.
28. The basket was on the ___ of the bicycle.
29. A small silver ___ was tied to the basket.
30. The paper parcel landed on the ___.
31. Nia ___ to pick up the loaf.
32. Leo held the ___ steady while Nia checked the parcel.
33. Mr Cole was wearing a ___.
34. Mr Cole gave them a ___.
35. The children walked the bicycle ___ after thanking the baker.
Part 6 · 5 questions
Read and choose the correct word
Read the text. Choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Clocks help us know the time. A clock can hang on a wall or stand on a table. Many clocks have two hands. The short hand moves more slowly [36] the long hand. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. There [37] sixty minutes in one hour. Some clocks have a bell. An alarm clock makes a sound [38] wake you up in the morning. Yesterday, Ella visited a clock shop with her mum. The shopkeeper [39] her a small clock with a yellow face. Ella liked it because [40] was easy to read.
Example: Clocks (example) us know the time. → help
A. help ✓
B. helps
C. helping
Ready to check your answers?
Submit to grade your whole test, OR use 👁 Show Answer per part / per question.
Learn from your answers
Answer reasons
- a ladder / ladder — A ladder has steps that people climb to reach somewhere higher.
- a nurse / nurse — A nurse cares for people who are ill or need help with their health.
- a whale / whale — A whale is a large sea animal that breathes air at the surface.
- a scarf / scarf — A scarf is worn around the neck, often to keep a person warm.
- a market / market — A market is a place where people can buy things from stalls or shops.
- a roof / roof — A roof covers the top of a building and protects the rooms below it.
- Yes — The boy in the red T-shirt is using a pump on the green bicycle's front tyre.
- No — The girl holds a blue helmet, but her dress is yellow.
- Yes — The man in blue overalls is working on a wheel on the wooden workbench.
- No — The orange cat is asleep underneath the bench, not on top of it.
- Yes — There are two additional bicycles leaning against the white fence.
- No — The lid of the red toolbox is open on the workbench.
- Noah: A little cloud and three blue raindrops. — Ruby asks what Noah drew, so Noah names the picture he added to the chart.
- Noah: It is in the small box at the top. — Ruby asks where the temperature is shown, and Noah gives its place on the chart.
- Noah: Because the forecast says it will be sunny. — Ruby asks for a reason, and Noah explains the sunny symbol using the forecast.
- Noah: Yes, I'll draw a kite beside it. — Noah agrees to help and says what he will draw for a windy day.
- Noah: Let's use blue, like the winter sky. — Ruby asks which colour to use, so Noah suggests blue.
- Noah: We listened to the forecast on the radio. — Ruby asks how Noah found the information, and he names the source they listened to.
- windy — The strong gust that blows the kite shows that the afternoon is windy.
- tree — The kite catches on a low branch of a tree near the gate.
- climbed — Dad went up the two steps of the ladder, so climbed fits.
- string — The kite has string, and Dad held it while coming down the ladder.
- laughed — The kite looked like a hat on Dad's head, which made them laugh.
- carried — They carried the kite home after rescuing it from the tree.
- The Kite in the Tree — The story is about Ben and his dad safely rescuing a kite caught in a tree.
- bakery — The first sentence says Nia and Leo bought the loaf at the bakery.
- blue — The story describes Leo's bicycle as blue.
- front — Leo put the bread in the basket on the front of his bicycle.
- bell — The story says a small silver bell was tied to the basket.
- path — The parcel slipped from the basket and landed on the path.
- bent down / bent — Nia bent down and picked up the wrapped loaf.
- bicycle — Leo held the bicycle steady so Nia could check the parcel.
- white apron — The baker, Mr Cole, is described as wearing his white apron.
- paper bag — After they returned to the bakery, Mr Cole gave them a paper bag.
- home / home together — The last sentence says they walked the bicycle home together.
- than — Use than to compare the two hands: more slowly than.
- are — Sixty minutes is plural, so use there are.
- to — To wake you up explains why the alarm clock makes a sound.
- showed — Yesterday places the event in the past, so use showed.
- it — It refers to the one small clock Ella liked.
Teacher tip
For picture statements, check colours, positions and actions. In the bakery story, find the words that complete each sentence and check that your answer has one, two or three words.