Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Digital Content & Video Editing
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teenager Who Creates Cooking Videos
Fifteen-year-old Sam has always enjoyed spending time in the kitchen. Last year, he noticed that many of his friends at school were looking for easy and healthy recipes to make at home. Sam decided to start a channel on the internet where he could post short videos of himself cooking simple meals. He wanted to show everyone that preparing food can be a fun activity.
Making his first video was quite challenging. He didn’t have a professional camera, so he used his smartphone to film himself while he worked. He found that putting all the different clips together was very time-consuming. Sometimes, the computer software crashed, and he lost his work. However, he watched many online tutorials and eventually learned how to edit everything perfectly.
Every weekend, Sam goes to the local supermarket to buy fresh vegetables and fruit for his next project. When he records, he tries to explain the steps clearly so that even children can follow along. He always adds bright music in the background to make his cooking tutorials more entertaining. His channel now has thousands of followers who leave lovely comments about his delicious meals.
Now, Sam is getting ready to film a special video for his birthday next month. He plans to invite his best friend to help him bake a giant chocolate cake. When he finishes high school, he wants to go to a professional cooking college. He hopes to have his own restaurant one day where he can share his love for food.
1 Why did Sam start his internet channel?
(A) He wanted to show his friends how to cook healthy food.
(B) He hoped to make a lot of money from his cooking videos.
(C) He noticed that his friends didn’t enjoy cooking at home.
2 What was difficult for Sam when he began his project?
(A) He needed to buy a professional camera to film himself.
(B) He had trouble learning how to put his video clips together.
(C) He lost all his work because he didn’t watch online tutorials.
3 What does Sam do every weekend?
(A) He visits the local supermarket to get ingredients.
(B) He records a tutorial with the help of his best friend.
(C) He searches for new followers who like his channel.
4 What does Sam want to do in the future?
(A) Study how to become a professional chef.
(B) Make a special video for his birthday next month.
(C) Find a way to cook a giant cake without any help.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to make expensive birthday cakes
(B) The boy who teaches others to cook online
(C) Why teenagers should work in a restaurant
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 B
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Learning to Make Better Films
Maya is fifteen and loves watching videos online. Last year, she started making her own short films with her mobile phone. Her friends thought they were funny, but Maya was unhappy with them. The sound was usually quiet, and the pictures were often dark. So, she decided to look for an online course to get better at video production.
She found a four-week course called “Future Film Stars”. In the first week, the teacher showed the students how to use the light from windows. Then, Maya learned how to cut the videos and put them together. She had to study for two hours every evening. Sometimes she felt tired, but the classes were always interesting.
For her final project, Maya had to make a three-minute video about her hometown. She didn’t want to film the famous buildings. Instead, she chose to interview her older brother about his favourite places to eat. It rained on the day of filming, so they had to record everything inside his favourite café.
When the video was finished, Maya showed it to her online class and her family. Everyone loved it! Her teacher said the sound was clear and the editing was excellent. Maya felt very proud of her hard work. She knows she is not a famous director yet, but she is planning to make a new video next month.
1 Why did Maya want to do an online course?
(A) She was not pleased with the quality of her films.
(B) Her friends thought they were funny.
(C) She loves watching videos online.
2 What does Maya say about the “Future Film Stars” course?
(A) The teacher showed the students how to put them together.
(B) She needed to spend a lot of time working on it.
(C) She always felt tired during her classes.
3 For her final project, Maya decided to
(A) film the famous buildings in her hometown.
(B) record everything outside his favourite café.
(C) ask a family member some questions.
4 What happened when Maya’s video was finished?
(A) The people who watched it really liked it.
(B) She showed it to a famous director.
(C) Her teacher said she is a famous director.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) My famous brother’s café
(B) Watching videos online
(C) Improving my video skills
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teenager Who Saved Up for His Dream Camera
Fifteen-year-old Tom has always loved making videos. He usually films his friends with his old smartphone, but the pictures are often dark and not very clear. His biggest dream was to buy a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 gimbal camera. He knew this special device was brilliant for making perfectly smooth movies.
However, the camera was quite expensive, and his parents told him they couldn’t pay for it. Tom decided that he had to save his own pocket money. He stopped buying chocolate after school and completely stopped going to the cinema with his classmates at the weekend.
After three months, Tom checked his money, but he still didn’t have enough. He realised he needed to earn more cash. He asked his neighbour, Mr Jones, if he needed any help. Every Saturday morning, Tom washed Mr Jones’s car and cleaned his large garden. It was tiring, but he put all the money in a small box under his bed.
Finally, after half a year of hard work, Tom went to the electronics shop and bought his fantastic new camera. The next day, he filmed his friends playing basketball, and the video looked amazing! Tom feels incredibly proud because he bought it all by himself. He hopes to become a famous digital content creator one day.
1 Why did Tom want to get the new camera?
(A) To record moving pictures that were much better quality.
(B) To film his friends with his old smartphone.
(C) To make pictures that are often dark and not very clear.
2 How did Tom start to save up for his dream?
(A) He kept the cash he usually spent on fun activities.
(B) His parents told him they couldn’t pay for it.
(C) He started going to the cinema with his classmates.
3 What did Tom do when he needed to earn more cash?
(A) He did some jobs for the man who lived next to him.
(B) He checked his money after three months.
(C) He put all the money in a small box under his bed.
4 How did Tom feel at the end of the story?
(A) Very pleased about achieving his goal alone.
(B) He hopes to become a famous digital content creator.
(C) He went to the electronics shop.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) Working hard to buy a dream camera
(B) How to stop buying chocolate after school
(C) Washing Mr Jones’s car on Saturday morning
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A