Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Digital Content & Video Editing

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Filming the World

Fifteen-year-old Emma loves going on holiday with her family. But she doesn’t just take photographs like most teenagers. Instead, she films everything and makes beautiful travel diaries. She started doing this last summer during a family trip to the mountains in Italy. She used her mother’s old digital camera because she didn’t have her own.

Making a travel diary is not a quick job. When Emma comes home, she spends many hours on her laptop. She has to cut the long videos into short clips and find the perfect music to play in the background. Her older brother sometimes offers to help her, but Emma always says no. She really enjoys learning how to use the computer software by herself.

When a new video is ready, Emma shares it on the internet. Her friends think her travel diaries are amazing because they look very professional. Her grandparents also love watching the videos because they can see all the fantastic places Emma visits. They live in another country, so viewing the films makes them feel incredibly happy.

Now, Emma is saving her pocket money because she wants to buy a new, expensive camera before her next trip to Spain. When she finally finishes school, she hopes to travel around the world and make travel documentaries for television.

1   What do we learn about Emma’s first travel diary?

     (A) She made it using a device that belonged to a parent.

     (B) She just took photographs like most teenagers.

     (C) She bought her own digital camera for the trip.

2   What does Emma say about editing her videos?

     (A) It is a quick job for her to do.

     (B) Her older brother sometimes helps her.

     (C) She prefers to do the work without anyone’s assistance.

3   Why do Emma’s grandparents enjoy her travel diaries?

     (A) Because her friends think they look very professional.

     (B) The videos let them look at her holiday adventures.

     (C) Because they want to share it on the internet.

4   What is Emma planning to do in the near future?

     (A) Keep her cash to get some better equipment.

     (B) Make travel documentaries for television.

     (C) Travel around the world when she finishes school.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) The best digital camera for travel diaries

     (B) How to use computer software for videos

     (C) A young girl’s wonderful holiday films

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Better Sound for Toby

Toby is a student who loves technology. Last month, he started a new hobby. He decided to learn how to edit audio for the school podcast. At first, the work was very difficult. He used his old headphones, but they hurt his head. Also, the sound wasn’t very clear, so he couldn’t do his best work.

One day, Toby’s older sister bought him some wireless open earbuds. These are completely different from normal headphones. They do not go inside the ear; they just sit outside it. Toby loved them immediately. They were wonderful to wear for a long time. Plus, he could still hear his mum calling him for dinner while he was studying!

With his new earbuds, Toby’s audio editing got much better. He could notice small bad noises in the recordings and remove them quickly. He also really liked having no wires. In the past, his headphone wires often got caught on his desk chair, but now he could walk around his bedroom without problems.

Yesterday, Toby finished his first podcast project. His teacher listened to it and said the sound was fantastic. Toby felt extremely proud of his hard work. Next term, he is going to make more audio programmes. He even hopes to teach his classmates how to edit sound.

1   Why was Toby’s new hobby hard in the beginning?

     (A) His previous listening equipment was painful and didn’t work well.

     (B) He had to learn how to edit audio for the school podcast.

     (C) His old headphones were very clear and comfortable.

2   What does Toby think about his new earbuds?

     (A) They are great because they rest comfortably on the outside of the ear.

     (B) They are completely different from his older sister.

     (C) They are perfect for calling him for dinner.

3   How did the wireless earbuds help Toby’s work?

     (A) He was able to easily hear and delete tiny mistakes.

     (B) They frequently got caught on his desk chair.

     (C) He could walk around his bedroom to find small bad noises.

4   What did Toby do yesterday?

     (A) He completed his very first piece of school audio.

     (B) He listened to it and said the sound was fantastic.

     (C) He decided to teach his classmates how to edit sound.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) The boy who broke his old headphones

     (B) Toby’s useful new audio equipment

     (C) How to talk to your classmates

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The Teenager Who Filmed Her Way to First Place

Fifteen-year-old Chloe loves watching films. Last month, her school announced a competition to make a short documentary. Most of her classmates decided to create videos about sports or pop music. Chloe enjoys those things too, but she wanted to do something completely different for her special project.

Chloe chose to make a film about her grandfather, Arthur. He spends his free time making beautiful wooden toys in his garage. Chloe didn’t have a new smartphone, so she borrowed her dad’s old camera. She visited her grandfather every afternoon for two weeks to record him working with his hands.

When she finished recording, Chloe had to put the story together on a computer. This was the most difficult part of the job. She had hours of video, but the documentary could only be ten minutes long. Luckily, her older brother helped her choose the best parts and added some lovely background music.

On the day of the competition, Chloe felt very nervous. All the students and teachers watched the videos in the school hall. Everyone clapped loudly when Chloe’s film finished. She couldn’t believe it when the teachers gave her the first prize, which was a new laptop! Chloe feels incredibly proud and hopes to film local wildlife next summer.

1   What did Chloe think about her classmates’ film ideas?

     (A) She wanted to create videos about sports.

     (B) She wished to make something unlike their projects.

     (C) She didn’t enjoy those things at all.

2   How did Chloe record her grandfather?

     (A) She used a new smartphone.

     (B) She filmed him using beautiful wooden toys.

     (C) She filmed with a device her father owned.

3   What was the biggest challenge for Chloe?

     (A) She had to reduce the length of her film.

     (B) She needed to add some lovely background music.

     (C) She had to find a computer to do the job.

4   What happened at the end of the competition?

     (A) She felt very nervous in the school hall.

     (B) She filmed local wildlife for the teachers.

     (C) She received a useful machine for getting first place.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to make wooden toys in a garage

     (B) The teenager who won an award for a personal video

     (C) Why students love sports and pop music documentaries

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