Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Vlogging, Content & Photography
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Sam’s Viral Holiday Video
Fifteen-year-old Sam loves travelling and technology. Last week, he returned from a wonderful summer holiday in the mountains with his family. During the trip, he didn’t take any photographs. Instead, he used his smartphone to record lots of short videos. He wanted to make a special movie to share with his friends.
On Saturday morning, Sam sat in his bedroom to organise the clips. He used a free app on his phone to join the different pieces together. He carefully chose the best moments from the holiday. The video showed him walking through tall pine forests, eating spicy ramen at a night market, and swimming in a cool lake. Finally, he added a fast, happy song to the background.
Sam posted the short video on his social media page on Sunday evening. At first, only a few classmates clicked on it. But when Sam woke up the next morning, he couldn’t believe his eyes. More than fifty thousand people watched it during the night!
Sam felt incredibly happy and spent the whole day reading kind messages from strangers. Everyone loved the beautiful mountain scenery. Now, some students at his school want him to teach them how to edit videos. Sam hopes to create more amazing travel movies on his next holiday.
1 Why did Sam use his smartphone on his holiday?
(A) To capture moving images of his trip.
(B) To take any photographs.
(C) To make a special movie for his family.
2 What was Sam doing on Saturday morning?
(A) He was eating spicy ramen at a night market.
(B) He was walking through tall pine forests.
(C) He combined the best parts of his recordings.
3 What surprised Sam on Monday morning?
(A) Only a few classmates clicked on it.
(B) A massive amount of people viewed his post.
(C) He posted the short video on Sunday evening.
4 What do the other students at Sam’s school want?
(A) To read kind messages from strangers.
(B) To create more amazing travel movies on his next holiday.
(C) To get his instruction on making films.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A wonderful summer holiday in the mountains
(B) How to use a free app on your phone
(C) A teenager’s internet success story
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 C
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Keeping Digital Memories Safe
Fifteen-year-old Emma takes her smartphone everywhere she goes. She absolutely loves taking pictures of her friends, family, and interesting places. Last month, she went on a fantastic winter holiday to the mountains with her parents. She took over five hundred photos during the trip, and now her phone memory is completely full.
On Friday evening, Emma decided to move all her pictures to her computer. She remembered that her older brother lost his phone last year. All his amazing holiday pictures disappeared forever because he didn’t save them. Emma certainly didn’t want that terrible thing to happen to her.
She connected her phone to the PC. The process took two hours because the files were very large. While she waited, she looked at the beautiful photos on her big screen. She remembered the fun times in the snow and created a special folder for her favourite pictures.
Finally, the computer finished copying everything. Emma felt extremely happy because her memories were completely safe. After that, she deleted all the old photos from her mobile phone. Now, she has plenty of space to take new pictures when she goes to the city park with her best friend tomorrow!
1 Why is Emma’s phone memory completely full?
(A) She captured lots of images during a recent trip.
(B) She takes her smartphone everywhere she goes.
(C) She absolutely loves taking pictures of her friends.
2 Why did Emma move her photos to the computer?
(A) Her older brother lost his phone last year.
(B) All her amazing holiday pictures disappeared forever.
(C) She wanted to make sure she didn’t lose her images.
3 What did Emma do while the computer copied the files?
(A) She made a specific place for her top photographs.
(B) She connected her phone to the PC.
(C) The process took two hours because the files were very large.
4 What did Emma do at the end of the evening?
(A) She removed the pictures from her handheld device.
(B) She goes to the city park with her best friend tomorrow.
(C) The computer finished copying everything.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) Protecting your personal photographs
(B) A fantastic winter holiday to the mountains
(C) How her older brother lost his phone
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 A
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Digital Gift to Remember
Fourteen-year-old Maya loves taking pictures. Last month, she went on an amazing winter holiday to Japan with her parents and her younger brother, Leo. During the trip, everybody took hundreds of photos on their mobile phones. However, when they returned home, they just left the pictures on their phones and never looked at them.
Maya wanted to do something special with the pictures. Her parents’ wedding anniversary was coming soon, so she decided to make a beautiful digital photo album for them. Every evening after doing her homework, she sat in her bedroom and secretly worked on her laptop. She chose the best pictures and used a new computer program to put them together.
The project was actually quite difficult. Maya wanted to add some nice music and write short stories under each photo. She couldn’t ask her parents for help because it was a surprise. Also, her brother Leo often came into her room and she had to quickly turn off the screen so he couldn’t see anything.
Finally, the special day arrived. After dinner, Maya asked her family to sit in the living room and she showed the digital album on their big television. Her parents loved it so much that they almost cried. Maya was very proud of her hard work. Now, she is planning to make a digital album after every family holiday!
1 What did the family do with the holiday pictures when they got back?
(A) They ignored the images completely.
(B) Everybody took hundreds of photos.
(C) They left the pictures in Japan.
2 When did Maya work on her surprise project?
(A) every evening while doing her homework
(B) once she completed her school assignments
(C) right after her parents’ wedding anniversary
3 Why was making the album a difficult job for Maya?
(A) She needed to ask her parents for help.
(B) Her brother Leo had to quickly turn off the screen.
(C) She had to prevent her relatives from discovering it.
4 How did Maya’s parents react when they saw the album?
(A) They asked her family to sit in the living room.
(B) They were deeply touched by the gift.
(C) They were very proud of her hard work.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A Creative Way to Remember a Holiday
(B) How to Use a New Computer Program
(C) The Best Winter Trip to Japan
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A