A2 Flyers Reading & Writing Practice Tests

Part 1 — Read and write the words

Read the definitions and write the correct word. There are more words than you need. There is one example.

1. Water falls down from a high place here, and it makes a loud noise.
2. This is land that has water all around it.
3. This hot, wet place is full of tall trees, and monkeys and parrots live there.
4. It doesn't rain very often in this hot, dry place, and there is sand everywhere.
5. This is a dark hole in a mountain or a hill. Bats sometimes live inside it.
6. This is the biggest animal in the sea. It is much bigger than an elephant.
7. This large bird flies high in the sky and can see small animals from far away.
8. This animal can walk across the desert for days without drinking any water.
9. This clever sea animal likes jumping out of the water and playing near boats.
10. You can see these colours in the sky when there is sun and rain at the same time.

Part 2 — Complete the conversation

Read the conversation between Holly and Richard about his holiday. Choose the best answer (A-H) for what Richard says. There is one example.

Part 3 — Read and choose

Read the text about a river. Choose the right word from the box for each gap. There is one example. Then choose the best title.

Part 4 — Complete the text

Read the text about deserts. Choose the right word for each gap. There is one example.

1. Deserts are some of the ___ places on Earth. (driest / drier / dry)
2. Some deserts are ___ : they are bigger than many countries. (enormous / heavy / tall)
3. During the day the sun is very hot, ___ at night it can be very cold. (but / because / so)
4. Camels can walk for a long time ___ drinking any water. (without / with / until)
5. Camels have big feet, so they ___ walk easily on the sand. (can / must / should)
6. Some desert animals sleep ___ the day and look for food at night. (during / while / since)
7. Snakes and lizards hide ___ rocks when the sun is hot. (under / over / through)
8. In some deserts it ___ rain for many months. (doesn't / isn't / hasn't)
9. But after a storm, lots of small flowers ___ . (appear / appears / appearing)
10. Not ___ people live in deserts, because it is difficult to find water there. (many / much / any)

Part 5 — Read the story and write

Read the story. Then complete each sentence with 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.

Last August, Daisy and her older brother Robert spent a week on a very small island with their grandparents.

There are no cars on the island, so an old man took them across the water in his little boat.

Robert loved climbing on the rocks, where huge white birds made their nests high above the sea.

Daisy liked the warm sand better, and one afternoon she watched two dolphins playing near the beach.

On their last evening, dark clouds came and the sky turned grey. But it didn't rain. Instead, a wonderful rainbow appeared over the sea.

Daisy says it was the most beautiful thing she has ever seen, and she wants to go back next year.

1. Daisy and Robert stayed with their ___ .
2. An old man took them to the island in his ___ .
3. Robert liked climbing on the ___ .
4. One afternoon Daisy watched two ___ near the beach.
5. On their last evening, the sky turned ___ .
6. It didn't rain, but they saw a ___ over the sea.
7. Daisy wants to go back to the island ___ .

Part 6 — Complete the diary

Read this boy's diary about a trip to the jungle. Write the missing word in each gap. There is one example. Write one word.

Dear Diary,

Today Dad and I went into the jungle with a man who knows it very well.

The trees were so ___ that we couldn't see the sky.

It was very ___ and wet, so I drank lots of water.

Up in a tree, a green parrot repeated everything we ___ .

Later we walked across an old ___ over a river.

I was tired ___ very happy, because it was the best day of the holiday!

1. The trees were so ___ that we couldn't see the sky.
2. It was very ___ and wet, so I drank lots of water.
3. Up in a tree, a green parrot repeated everything we ___ .
4. Later we walked across an old ___ over a river.
5. I was tired ___ very happy, because it was the best day of the holiday!

Part 7 — Write a story

Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 or more words.