Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Fashion, Apparel & Personal Style

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

The Teenager Who Loves a Fashion Bargain

Fifteen-year-old Emma loves fashion. While her friends spend all their pocket money on expensive designer clothes, Emma has a completely different hobby. She loves visiting popular clothing stores, but her favourite activity is finding the best discounts. She believes that looking good doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.

Before she goes to the shopping centre, Emma always prepares carefully. She doesn’t just walk into a shop and buy the first thing she sees. Instead, she checks several mobile apps and reads emails from her favourite brands. This way, she knows exactly which places have the biggest sales before she leaves her house.

Last Saturday, Emma had a very successful shopping trip. She was looking for a warm winter coat. She found a beautiful blue jacket in a famous shop. The original price was quite high, but because she had a special digital coupon on her phone, she got it for half the price! Her friends were completely amazed when they saw it.

Now, Emma’s classmates always ask her to help them go shopping. Next month, she is going to start a new project. She plans to create short videos on the internet to teach other teenagers how to shop smartly. She hopes to show everyone how to buy great clothes without spending too much cash.

1   What does Emma think about buying clothes?

     (A) You can dress nicely without paying high prices.

     (B) She spends all her pocket money on expensive designer clothes.

     (C) Her completely different hobby costs a lot of money.

2   How does Emma prepare for her shopping trips?

     (A) She uses her phone to find information about sales.

     (B) She walks into a shop and buys the first thing she sees.

     (C) She reads emails from her favourite brands after she leaves her house.

3   What happened when Emma went shopping last Saturday?

     (A) She used a code on her mobile device to save a lot of money.

     (B) Her friends were looking for a warm winter coat.

     (C) She paid the original price which was quite high.

4   What is Emma’s plan for the future?

     (A) To share her shopping tips online for young people.

     (B) To ask her classmates to help them go shopping.

     (C) To spend too much cash on great clothes.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) The smart shopper who finds great fashion deals

     (B) How to buy expensive designer clothes

     (C) A new project about popular clothing stores

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Making Clothes Look Perfect

Fifteen-year-old Maya has always loved fashion. She often goes shopping with her friends at the weekend. However, she usually has a big problem. The clothes she buys from the shops never fit her perfectly. The trousers are always too long, and the T-shirts are often too wide. Because of this, she decided to learn how to alter them.

Last month, Maya’s grandmother gave her an old sewing machine. At first, Maya didn’t know how to turn it on. She didn’t want to ask for help, so she spent her evenings watching instructional videos on the internet. After a week, she finally understood how to use the machine safely.

For her first project, Maya chose her favourite summer dress. It was too big, so she wanted to make it smaller. She worked on it for three hours on Saturday. She made a big mistake and had to start again, but she didn’t feel angry. When she finished, the dress looked amazing and fit her beautifully.

Now, Maya wears her own clothes every day. Her school friends think her outfits look fantastic, and they often bring her their old trousers and shirts to fix. Maya is very happy to help them. When she finishes school, she hopes to go to college and become a famous clothes designer.

1   What is Maya’s main problem with clothes?

     (A) Items from the store are the wrong size for her body.

     (B) She often goes shopping with her friends at the weekend.

     (C) The trousers are always too long for her friends.

2   How did Maya learn to use the sewing machine?

     (A) She viewed some useful clips online.

     (B) Maya’s grandmother gave her an old sewing machine.

     (C) She decided to ask for help in the evenings.

3   How did Maya feel when she worked on her dress?

     (A) She didn’t mind when she had to begin the project again.

     (B) She felt angry because she made a big mistake.

     (C) She chose her favourite summer dress because it was too big.

4   What do Maya’s classmates do now?

     (A) They wear her own clothes every day.

     (B) They hope to go to college and become famous.

     (C) They give her items that they want her to repair.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) The most famous clothes designer in school

     (B) A teenager’s useful new fashion skills

     (C) How to buy the best clothes from shops

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Finding the Perfect Shoes

Fourteen-year-old Tom loves being outside. Every weekend, he plays tennis, runs in the park, and walks to his friends’ houses. But last month, his feet started hurting a lot. He looked at his old, black school shoes and realised the problem. He wore them for everything! He decided it was time to find the right footwear for different activities.

First, Tom visited a large sports shop in town to buy some running shoes. The shop assistant showed him some heavy blue trainers. Tom really liked the colour, but they didn’t feel good on his feet. Then, he tried on a pair of light red trainers. They were perfect and made him feel very fast, so he bought them immediately.

A few days later, Tom wanted to find some comfortable shoes for his daily walk to school. His best friend, Alex, suggested buying some expensive leather boots. However, Tom didn’t have enough money for those. Instead, he found some simple grey sneakers in a supermarket. They were quite cheap, but they looked fantastic with his favourite jeans.

Since he bought his new shoes, Tom’s feet never hurt. He uses his red trainers for sports and his grey sneakers for walking every day. He now understands that wearing the correct shoes is very important if you want to enjoy your hobbies.

1   Why did Tom decide to get new shoes?

     (A) He was wearing the same footwear for all his hobbies.

     (B) His old, black school shoes were too small.

     (C) He wanted to play tennis every weekend.

2   Why did Tom buy the red trainers?

     (A) He really liked the colour.

     (B) They didn’t weigh very much.

     (C) The shop assistant showed them to him.

3   What did Tom get for walking to school?

     (A) some expensive leather boots

     (B) some shoes that his best friend, Alex, suggested

     (C) some footwear that didn’t cost a lot

4   What do we learn about Tom in the final paragraph?

     (A) He knows that having the right footwear matters.

     (B) He uses his grey sneakers for sports.

     (C) He wants to buy more red trainers.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to save money on expensive boots

     (B) Choosing the best shoes for different activities

     (C) The best large sports shop in town

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