Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Eco-friendly Transportation
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Slow Travel Blogger
Sixteen-year-old Lucas writes a very popular travel blog. He loves visiting exciting new places with his parents. However, last year, the family decided to stop travelling by plane. They wanted to do something to help the environment, so now they only travel by train and bus. Lucas thought this was a brilliant idea.
Planning a holiday without flying takes much more time. Lucas started his blog because he wanted to show other people that slow travel is actually great fun. Every weekend, he writes about his journeys and puts his favourite photos online. Now, thousands of teenagers read his useful tips before they go on holiday.
Last month, Lucas and his parents went to the mountains. Their journey started badly because they had to wait two hours for the bus in the rain. However, when they finally caught the train, things got much better. They sat next to a very friendly family and spent the whole afternoon playing card games with them.
Lucas believes that travelling by train or bus is usually better than flying. It is slower, but you can look out of the window and see beautiful towns, rivers, and forests. Next summer, Lucas is going to travel across Europe by train with his best friend. He cannot wait to share his new adventures!
1 Why does Lucas’s family only travel by train and bus now?
(A) because they want to visit exciting new places
(B) because they would like to help the natural world
(C) because Lucas thought it was a brilliant idea
2 Lucas decided to start his travel blog because he wanted to
(A) read useful tips before he goes on a holiday.
(B) spend much more time planning his trips.
(C) explain to others that slow journeys are entertaining.
3 What happened on the family’s trip to the mountains?
(A) They had to wait two hours for the train in the rain.
(B) They had an enjoyable time playing games with some people.
(C) They spent the whole afternoon waiting for a friendly family.
4 What does Lucas like about travelling by train or bus?
(A) It is much faster than travelling by plane.
(B) He can see beautiful things outside.
(C) He is going to travel across Europe with his best friend.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) The boy who loves travelling slowly
(B) How to take beautiful photos on a train
(C) Why flying is the best way to travel
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Maya’s Green Idea
Fourteen-year-old Maya lives in a busy city with her parents. Her family had two cars, but they usually only drove one of them. The second car was quite old, and it cost a lot of money to keep it running. After Maya watched a TV programme about dirty air in cities, she decided her family had to make a change.
One evening, Maya talked to her mum and dad. She asked them to sell the old car. At first, her dad was worried. “I use it every weekend to go to the supermarket and the sports centre,” he said. So, Maya showed her parents some pictures of electric bicycles on her computer. She explained that they were fast and simple to ride.
To help her parents decide, Maya had a clever idea. She asked them to rent two electric bikes for a week. Her parents agreed to try it. During that week, the weather was beautiful. Her dad rode his borrowed bike to his gym, and her mum cycled to her office. They didn’t feel tired at all!
At the end of the week, Maya’s parents sold their second car and bought three electric bikes. Now, they cycle everywhere together. Maya is very happy. Her family is getting much fitter, and they have more money to spend on holidays.
1 What made Maya decide her family needed to change?
(A) She wanted to make a lot of money from the second car.
(B) She needed a fast and simple way to travel in a busy city.
(C) She learned about pollution from a television show.
2 Why didn’t Maya’s father want to sell the car at first?
(A) He needed it to travel to different places each week.
(B) He preferred to look at pictures of cars on his computer.
(C) He used his computer every weekend at the sports centre.
3 What happened when Maya’s parents rented the bikes?
(A) They felt tired after cycling to the office for a week.
(B) They used the bicycles to travel to their daily activities.
(C) They helped Maya decide what to do in the beautiful weather.
4 What is the result of buying the electric bikes?
(A) The family is spending all of their money on holidays.
(B) Maya’s parents sold three electric bikes everywhere together.
(C) They are becoming healthier and saving more cash.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How a teenager changed her parents’ minds
(B) The best places to cycle in a busy city
(C) Why old cars cost a lot of money
ANSWER KEY
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Quiet Day in Town
Fourteen-year-old Lucas lives in a small town. Usually, it is a quiet place, but the main street is always full of noisy cars on weekends. Families cannot ride their bikes safely, and the air smells bad. Lucas wanted to change this, so he thought of a great idea: a “car-free Sunday”.
He decided to speak to the town mayor about his plan. The mayor liked the idea but explained that Lucas needed to show that other people wanted it, too. So, Lucas made lots of colorful posters. He also asked his school friends to help him talk to all the shop owners on the street.
The first car-free Sunday happened last month, and the weather was beautiful. Instead of driving, people walked everywhere, and teenagers rode their skateboards. Some children even played football on the road. In the afternoon, a local band played music in the middle of the street, and everyone danced.
The day was a huge success. At first, the shop owners were worried, but they were very happy in the end because many people bought things. Lucas feels extremely proud of his town. He hopes they can have a car-free day every month next year.
1 Why did Lucas want a car-free Sunday?
(A) Because he lives in a small town.
(B) He wanted a safer place for people to cycle.
(C) To make it a quiet place on weekdays.
2 What did the mayor tell Lucas to do?
(A) Prove that the town’s residents liked his plan.
(B) Speak to the town mayor about his plan.
(C) Ask his school friends to make lots of colorful posters.
3 What did the teenagers do during the event?
(A) They played football on the road.
(B) They played music in the middle of the street.
(C) They travelled on their boards.
4 How did the shop owners feel by the end of the day?
(A) They were worried.
(B) Pleased because they had a lot of customers.
(C) Extremely proud of his town.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to speak to the town mayor
(B) The best local band in a small town
(C) A teenager’s successful town project
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C