Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Transport & Journeys
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Leo’s Missing Suitcase
Sixteen-year-old Leo was very excited. He was at a huge international airport in London to visit his older cousin, Mark, for the summer holidays. After he got off the plane, he walked to the baggage area. There were hundreds of people everywhere. He stood next to the carousel and waited for his large blue suitcase to appear.
After thirty minutes, the carousel stopped moving. Leo’s suitcase wasn’t there. He felt really worried. All his favourite clothes and his new camera were inside it! Suddenly, he saw a blue bag on the floor. He ran to check it, but it had a red handle. Leo’s suitcase had a black handle. It belonged to an old man.
Leo didn’t know what to do, so he went to the airport help desk. A friendly woman worked there. She asked Leo to fill in a form and describe his luggage. Leo told her that his suitcase was dark blue with a bright yellow sticker on the front. She told him to sit down and wait.
Two hours later, the woman called his name. She had his suitcase! She explained that it went on the wrong plane, but another worker found it. Leo thanked her immediately. He walked out of the airport, found his cousin Mark, and finally started his holiday.
1 Why was Leo at the airport in London?
(A) He wanted to spend time with a relative.
(B) He wanted to wait for his large blue suitcase.
(C) He worked at a huge international airport.
2 What happened when Leo saw a blue bag on the floor?
(A) He found his favourite clothes and his new camera.
(B) He discovered that it was the wrong piece of luggage.
(C) He gave a red handle to an old man.
3 What did the woman at the help desk do?
(A) She put a bright yellow sticker on the front.
(B) She told him that his suitcase was dark blue.
(C) She asked him to write down some details.
4 Where was Leo’s suitcase?
(A) It arrived on an incorrect flight.
(B) Another worker took it on the wrong plane.
(C) His cousin Mark found it outside.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) Leo’s terrible summer holiday
(B) How to pack a large blue suitcase
(C) A travel problem with a happy ending
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Sam’s Cheap Summer Travel
Sixteen-year-old Sam loves the summer holidays. This year, he wanted to visit his best friends who live near the sea in the south of the country. However, there was a problem. A journey by train is very fast, but tickets are usually extremely expensive when you buy them at the station. Sam decided to look on the internet to find a better price.
He asked his older sister, Chloe, for some advice. She showed him a great travel website on her laptop. First, Sam had to make a new account. Then, he typed in the days he wanted to travel. He learned something very interesting. He saw that catching a train at six o’clock in the morning costs much less money than travelling in the afternoon.
Sam found a fantastic ticket for his trip. It was half the price of a normal one! He used the pocket money he saved from his weekend job to pay for it online. After that, the website sent an email to his phone. Sam didn’t need to print the ticket because he could just show the screen to the ticket inspector.
The summer holidays start next week, and Sam is incredibly excited. He feels very proud because he organised the whole journey by himself and saved a lot of cash. Now, his classmates want to go on a trip too, and Sam is going to teach them how to book cheap tickets.
1 Why did Sam use the internet?
(A) He wanted to buy them at the station.
(B) To visit his best friends near the sea.
(C) To discover a less expensive way to travel.
2 What did Sam learn from the travel website?
(A) Trips early in the day cost less.
(B) Travelling in the afternoon costs much less money.
(C) He had to make a new account on her laptop.
3 What happened after Sam paid for his journey?
(A) He decided to print the ticket.
(B) He received his travel document on his mobile device.
(C) He used the pocket money to show the screen.
4 How is Sam feeling at the end of the text?
(A) Very proud because his classmates want to go on a trip.
(B) Incredibly excited to teach them how to book cheap tickets.
(C) Pleased because he managed to keep some of his money.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A teenager’s guide to saving money online
(B) How to work a weekend job at the station
(C) The extremely expensive travel website
ANSWER KEY
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 A
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Race Against Time
Fifteen-year-old Liam was very excited about his weekend trip. He planned to visit his older cousin in London. His train ticket was for nine o’clock in the morning. However, there was a big problem. His digital alarm clock was broken and it didn’t ring. When Liam finally opened his eyes, he looked at his watch and saw it was a quarter past eight.
He jumped out of bed and quickly put on his clothes. He didn’t have time to shower or pack his backpack carefully. Liam usually loves eating hot pancakes with fruit for his morning meal. But today, there was no time to cook. He just took a green apple from the kitchen table and ran out of the front door.
First, Liam hurried to the bus stop at the end of his street. Unfortunately, he saw the bus driving away. He didn’t want to walk, so he ran back home and got his bicycle. He rode as fast as he could through the busy town centre.
He arrived at the railway station at five minutes to nine. He locked his bike and ran quickly to platform four. The train was already there. Liam jumped inside just before the doors closed. He felt completely exhausted, but he was smiling. He was ready for a fantastic weekend!
1 What was Liam’s problem in the morning?
(A) The device he uses to wake up stayed quiet.
(B) His train ticket was for nine o’clock.
(C) He looked at his watch at a quarter past eight.
2 What did Liam eat before he left his house?
(A) a single piece of fruit
(B) hot pancakes with fruit
(C) a morning meal he had to cook
3 How did Liam travel to the railway station?
(A) He pedalled there.
(B) He hurried to the bus stop.
(C) He decided to walk.
4 When Liam got on the train, he was
(A) very tired but pleased.
(B) completely exhausted and angry.
(C) jumping inside to close the doors.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A stressful race to catch a train
(B) A fantastic weekend in London
(C) The broken digital alarm clock
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A