Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Digital Media & Content Creation 5
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Testing Cameras for Teenagers
Meet Sam, a 16-year-old high school student who loves making videos in his free time. Last year, he noticed that his videos were often shaking too much. Then, he discovered a clever piece of equipment called a ‘gimbal’. It holds the camera perfectly steady when you walk or run. He bought one with his pocket money and his videos improved immediately.
His classmates watched his new films and often asked him for advice about buying their own equipment. Because of this, Sam decided to start an online blog. On his website, he writes about many different camera gimbals. He compares them to help other young people choose the best one for their smartphones or small pocket cameras.
Before he writes a new text for his blog, Sam tests the equipment carefully for a few days. He takes the gimbals to the local park. He runs with them or rides his bike to see if they work well outside. He also checks if they are heavy or difficult to carry in a bag. Some are very expensive, but he often finds cheap ones that are really fantastic.
Now, thousands of teenagers read his blog every month. Famous camera companies even send him free things to test. Sam doesn’t want to sell cameras in a shop when he grows up. He just wants to become a professional filmmaker. He hopes his popular blog will give him the experience to achieve his big dream.
1 Why did Sam buy his first gimbal?
(A) To make sure his films didn’t move around too much.
(B) Because he loves making videos in his free time.
(C) Because he wanted to walk or run.
2 Why did Sam create his blog?
(A) Other students wanted his help to buy things.
(B) Because he wanted to choose the best one.
(C) To read about smartphones or small pocket cameras.
3 How does Sam test the gimbals?
(A) He uses them outside while doing fast activities.
(B) He writes a new text for his blog.
(C) He finds cheap ones that are really fantastic.
4 What does Sam want to do in the future?
(A) He hopes to make movies for a career.
(B) He wants to sell cameras in a shop.
(C) He hopes companies send him free things to test.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A teenager’s useful tech website
(B) How to ride a bike with a camera
(C) The most expensive camera gimbals
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Art for a Healthy Life
Sixteen-year-old Maya loves computers and drawing. She usually spends her free time making digital pictures on her laptop. Last month, during a science lesson about the human body, Maya learned that many teenagers do not get enough sleep or eat well. She decided to use her favourite hobby to do something to help her classmates.
Maya started to create bright, interesting posters about healthy daily habits. She made pictures showing the importance of drinking lots of water and going to bed early. She put these graphic designs on her social media pages. For the first two weeks, only her family and a few close friends liked her pictures online.
Then, Maya drew a funny picture about eating a healthy breakfast before school. Suddenly, this design became very popular. Thousands of teenagers shared it on the internet in just one day! When the teachers at her high school saw the famous picture, they asked Maya to print her posters and put them on the classroom walls.
Maya feels very proud of her hard work. She now gets messages from young people in different countries who use her daily tips to live healthier lives. Next year, she is going to start a special art club for students who want to learn graphic design. She hopes her digital art will always help others.
1 What gave Maya the idea to create her designs?
(A) She wanted to support the other students at her school.
(B) She needed to spend her free time making digital pictures.
(C) A teacher asked her to do something in a science lesson.
2 When Maya first posted her graphic designs on the internet,
(A) she only shared them with her family and close friends.
(B) a very small number of people liked her work.
(C) she made pictures of people drinking lots of water.
3 What did the high school teachers do?
(A) They drew a funny picture about eating a healthy breakfast.
(B) They requested some of her artwork to display at school.
(C) They shared her famous picture on the internet in just one day.
4 Next year, Maya is planning to
(A) get messages from young people in different countries.
(B) use her daily tips to live healthier lives.
(C) help other teenagers learn about graphic design.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) The teenager who improves health with online art
(B) How to eat a healthy breakfast before school
(C) Why you must join a high school art club
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 A
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Space for Young Talents
Fourteen-year-old Maya has always loved reading books and drawing. At school, she noticed that many of her classmates wrote fantastic stories and drew beautiful pictures. However, they only showed them to their parents. Maya wanted to change this and share their amazing art with more people.
Last year, she decided to start a digital magazine called Teen Pages. She used a free computer program to build it. Her older brother helped her make the website look good because she didn’t know much about technology. Maya spent an hour working on the magazine every evening, after she finished her school homework.
When the first magazine came out, only five students from her class gave her their poems and pictures. But a few months later, the news spread online. Soon, teenagers from other schools began sending her their stories too. Now, Maya publishes the magazine every month and it has hundreds of readers.
Maya feels very proud of what she has done. Next year, she is going to organise a special writing competition on the website, with a small prize for the winner. She doesn’t want to make a lot of money from her magazine. She just enjoys helping young artists and writers show their talent to the world.
1 Why did Maya decide to start the magazine?
(A) because she wanted to write fantastic stories
(B) to let other people see her friends’ work
(C) because she only showed things to her parents
2 Who helped Maya build the website?
(A) a free computer program
(B) someone who didn’t know much about technology
(C) a member of her family
3 What happened a few months after the first magazine came out?
(A) Only five students from her class gave her pictures.
(B) Students from different places shared their work.
(C) She read the news online with hundreds of readers.
4 What is Maya planning to do next year?
(A) try to win a small prize
(B) make a lot of money from her magazine
(C) have a contest for writers
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) The best computer program for websites
(B) A teenager’s successful online magazine
(C) How to win a writing competition
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 B