Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Digital Media & Content Creation 4
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Helping an Animal Charity Online
Seventeen-year-old Sarah has an interesting weekend job. While her classmates work in cafés or shops, Sarah volunteers for a local animal charity called ‘Happy Paws’. She doesn’t clean the animal cages or feed the dogs. Instead, she manages the charity’s social media pages. Sarah loves animals, but she can’t have a pet because her mother is allergic to them, so this is the perfect way to help.
When Sarah first started three months ago, things were difficult. The charity only had a Facebook page, and only fifty people followed it. Most of those people were the volunteers’ friends and families. Sarah knew they needed to reach younger people. So, she opened an Instagram account and started taking beautiful photos of the cats and dogs that needed homes.
Soon, things began to change. Sarah posted a funny video of a small puppy playing with a ball. A few days later, the video had thousands of views! Because of her online posts, many teenagers started visiting the shelter to help. Other people sent money or brought dog food.
Sarah is really happy about her work. The charity has found homes for over thirty animals this month, which is a new record. Because of this experience, Sarah knows what she wants to do in the future. She is going to study marketing at university next year so she can continue helping charities grow.
1 Why does Sarah volunteer at ‘Happy Paws’?
(A) She wants to clean the animal cages and feed the dogs.
(B) She is not able to own a cat or dog herself.
(C) She likes to work in cafés or shops with her classmates.
2 What problem did the charity have when Sarah started?
(A) Not many people saw their internet page.
(B) They only had fifty volunteers working there.
(C) The volunteers’ friends did not like Facebook.
3 What happened after Sarah shared a video of a puppy?
(A) Thousands of teenagers sent money to the shelter.
(B) People asked the charity to bring dog food.
(C) More young people went to the charity to do some work.
4 How has this job changed Sarah’s plans?
(A) She now knows what subject to learn after high school.
(B) She wants to take over thirty animals to her house.
(C) She is going to open her own charity next year.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to find a weekend job in a café
(B) Using the internet to save pets
(C) A teenager’s guide to taking beautiful photos
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 B
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Gaming for a Good Cause
Sixteen-year-old Sam spends a lot of time on his computer because he loves playing video games. Last year, he decided to start streaming. This means he plays games live on the internet so other people can watch him. At first, only a few classmates watched his videos. But his channel quickly grew, and now thousands of teenagers enjoy his streams.
A few months ago, Sam watched a news programme about a local children’s hospital. The hospital needed money to buy toys and books for sick kids. Sam wanted to help, so he planned a special gaming event. He promised to play a popular building game for twenty-four hours without stopping.
During the long stream, Sam felt very tired. It was difficult to stay awake all night. Luckily, his older sister helped by bringing him pizza and cold drinks. People from all over the world watched him play and sent money online. By the end of the event, Sam was amazed. He had collected £2,000 for the hospital!
Sam bought boxes of toys and took them to the hospital. The children were delighted, and this made Sam feel fantastic. He knows he wants to do this again. Next time, he is going to invite other famous streamers to join him. They will play racing games together to get money for animals without homes.
1 Who watched Sam’s videos when he first began streaming?
(A) some teenagers from his school
(B) thousands of teenagers
(C) other people on the internet
2 Why did Sam organize the special gaming event?
(A) to be on a news programme
(B) to do something nice for unwell children
(C) to buy toys and books for himself
3 What happened during the twenty-four-hour event?
(A) Sam found it easy to stay awake all night.
(B) People from all over the world sent pizza.
(C) A family member brought him something to eat.
4 What is Sam planning to do for his next event?
(A) give boxes of toys to animals
(B) play games with other internet stars
(C) go back to the local children’s hospital
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to become a famous streamer
(B) Using a hobby to help others
(C) The best video games to play online
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 B
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teenager Drawing to Help Students Learn
Fifteen-year-old Leo enjoys drawing on his computer. At school, he noticed that his classmates found subjects like science hard to understand. Just reading a book wasn’t enough for them. Leo wanted to find a fun way to help his friends learn better.
Last year, he decided to make short digital animations on his laptop. He used them to explain difficult science lessons. At first, creating the videos took a long time, and he often felt tired. But when he showed his first video about plants to his friend, Tom, everything changed. Tom loved the moving pictures and finally understood the lesson.
After that, Leo started putting his videos on the internet. Soon, other students from his school began watching them before their exams. One day, his science teacher, Mr. Harris, even played one of Leo’s animations in class. Leo felt quite nervous when the video started, but in the end, everyone clapped loudly.
Now, Leo doesn’t only make science videos. He creates animations for history and maths, too. He receives emails from teenagers all over the world saying thank you. He hopes to study animation at university and make educational films for a living when he is older.
1 Why did Leo decide to make animations?
(A) He wanted to assist his classmates with their studies.
(B) He wanted to spend more time reading a book.
(C) He found subjects like science hard to understand.
2 How did Leo feel when he first began making videos?
(A) He loved the moving pictures.
(B) He was exhausted because the process was slow.
(C) He took a long time to understand the lesson.
3 What happened in Mr. Harris’s class?
(A) Mr. Harris felt quite nervous when the video started.
(B) The students showed that they liked the short film.
(C) The students began watching them before their exams.
4 What do we learn about Leo’s project now?
(A) He hopes to study history and maths at university.
(B) The short videos teach a few different school topics.
(C) He wants to only make science videos in the future.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to study animation at university
(B) The teenager making difficult lessons fun
(C) Why reading a book is not enough
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 B