Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Teachers & Student Relationships

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Saying Goodbye to a Favourite Teacher

Fourteen-year-old Mia usually loves Mondays because she has science. Her teacher, Mr. Brown, is her favourite person at school. He always shows the class exciting experiments and makes difficult lessons easy to understand. However, this Monday, Mr. Brown had some bad news. He told the students he is leaving the school next month. Mia felt completely miserable.

During the lesson, Mr. Brown explained his future plans. He isn’t going to teach at a different high school. Instead, he got a new job at a famous science museum in London. Everyone was happy for his fantastic news, but they really wanted to do something special to say goodbye.

On Wednesday, Mia and her classmates started planning a secret party. Mia is very good at art, so she painted a large card with planets and stars on it. Her best friend, Leo, decided to bake some chocolate biscuits. The hardest part was not telling Mr. Brown about their idea!

On Mr. Brown’s last Friday, the students gave him the card and the sweet food. He was extremely surprised and smiled a lot. He said it was the best goodbye present ever. Mia is still sad that her favourite teacher is going away, but she is already planning to visit him at his new museum next summer.

1   Why was Mia unhappy on Monday?

     (A) She learned that her top teacher is moving away soon.

     (B) She had to show the class exciting experiments.

     (C) She wanted to make difficult lessons easy to understand.

2   What is Mr. Brown going to do next?

     (A) He is going to teach at a different high school.

     (B) He will start a career that is not in a classroom.

     (C) He is going to do something special to say goodbye.

3   What was Mia’s job for the secret party?

     (A) She designed a colourful paper gift with a message.

     (B) She decided to bake some chocolate biscuits.

     (C) She tried telling Mr. Brown about their idea.

4   How did Mr. Brown feel on his final day?

     (A) He was still sad that his favourite teacher is going away.

     (B) He is already planning to visit him next summer.

     (C) He was delighted with the things his class prepared.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) A special party for a popular teacher

     (B) How to get a job at a famous science museum

     (C) Baking sweet food for a Friday afternoon

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Understanding the Lesson

Fourteen-year-old Lucas usually enjoys his English classes. He loves learning new vocabulary and reading interesting stories. However, yesterday’s lesson was different. The teacher talked about a new grammar rule, and Lucas didn’t understand it at all. When the bell rang for the morning break, he felt quite worried about his homework.

His classmates quickly left the room. They wanted to play football in the school yard. But Lucas didn’t go with them. He walked slowly to the front of the classroom because he wanted to speak to his teacher, Mrs. Evans. He needed her to explain the difficult grammar rule one more time.

Mrs. Evans smiled when Lucas asked for help. ‘Of course, Lucas,’ she said. She didn’t open the coursebook again. Instead, she took a red pen and drew a simple picture on the whiteboard. Then, she gave him some easy examples about eating pizza and travelling to different countries.

Suddenly, the grammar rule made sense. Lucas finally understood how to use it correctly. He thanked Mrs. Evans for her time and felt much better. He still had ten minutes to join his friends in the yard. As he ran outside, he was very glad that he decided to ask for help.

1   How did Lucas feel when the bell rang?

     (A) happy about learning new vocabulary

     (B) nervous because the lesson was hard

     (C) interested in reading interesting stories

2   What did Lucas do during the break?

     (A) He quickly left the room to play football.

     (B) He walked slowly around the school yard.

     (C) He stayed inside to get some advice.

3   What did Mrs. Evans do to help Lucas?

     (A) She bought him some pizza to eat.

     (B) She opened the coursebook again.

     (C) She showed him a drawing on the board.

4   Why was Lucas glad at the end of the story?

     (A) He now comprehended the new topic.

     (B) He had ten minutes to join his friends.

     (C) He didn’t have to do his homework.

5   What is the best title for the text?

     (A) How to learn new vocabulary

     (B) A useful chat with a teacher

     (C) A great game of football

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

A Helpful Classmate

It was Monday morning, and Maya was sitting in her history class. She was ready for the lesson, but she noticed that her classmate, Tom, looked very worried. He was looking inside his backpack again and again.

“Is everything okay?” Maya asked him. Tom explained that he woke up late that morning. Because he had to run to catch the school bus, he left his history textbook on his desk at home. This was a big problem because their teacher, Mr. Clark, always gave extra homework to students who forgot their books.

Maya quickly moved her chair closer to Tom’s desk. “Don’t worry, you can share my book today,” she said with a smile. They put the heavy textbook in the middle of the desk so both of them could see the pages. During the lesson, they read the information about ancient Egypt together and helped each other answer the teacher’s questions.

At the end of the class, Mr. Clark walked past their desk. He didn’t get angry about the forgotten book. Instead, he was pleased to see them working so well as a team. After the lesson, Tom thanked Maya for her help. “I will definitely remember my book tomorrow!” he laughed. Maya felt very happy that she could help her friend when he needed it.

1   At the beginning of the class, Tom was

     (A) ready to start the new history lesson.

     (B) nervous because he was missing his book.

     (C) angry about having a class on Monday morning.

2   Why did Tom leave his book at home?

     (A) He forgot it on the school bus.

     (B) He had too much extra homework on his desk.

     (C) He was in a hurry after waking up late.

3   During the lesson, the two friends

     (A) moved a heavy desk to the middle of the room.

     (B) asked Mr. Clark some questions about the pages.

     (C) used one textbook to read about ancient Egypt.

4   What did Mr. Clark do when he walked past them?

     (A) He liked how they were doing their work together.

     (B) He got angry about the forgotten book.

     (C) He laughed because Tom promised to bring his book.

5   What is the best title for the story?

     (A) A very difficult history test

     (B) Helping a friend at school

     (C) Missing the morning school bus

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