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Reading Comprehension – Test 3

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This A1 reading comprehension test has two short original texts: a birthday party invitation email and a blog post about a new neighbour. There are 16 multiple-choice questions on main ideas, details, simple inference and word meaning. It is for beginner learners of English and their teachers.

Questions
16
Time
25 min
PDF
3 pages
Answer key
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Part 1: An invitation email

Read Priya's email to Daniel. Then answer questions 1-8.

Hi Daniel,

How are you? Next Saturday is my birthday. I am eleven! I want to have a party at my house, and I want you to come. The party starts at two o'clock and finishes at six o'clock. My address is 15 River Street. It is the blue house next to the park.

We can play games in the garden. My dad makes a big chocolate cake every year. My cousins Amira and Leo are coming too. They are very funny.

Please don't bring a present. Just bring your football! Can you come? Please tell me by Thursday.

See you soon,

Priya

  1. What kind of email is this?

  2. How old is Priya next Saturday?

  3. How long is the party?

  4. Where is Priya's house?

  5. Who makes the chocolate cake?

  6. "My cousins Amira and Leo are coming too. They are very funny." Here, funny means _____.

  7. What does Priya want Daniel to bring?

  8. What must Daniel do before Friday?

Part 2: A blog post

Read Carlos's blog post about his new neighbour. Then answer questions 9-16.

My new neighbour

by Carlos, 12

A new family lives next to us now. Their name is Okafor. There are four people: Mr and Mrs Okafor, their son Femi and their baby girl, Ada. They also have a big white dog. His name is Snow.

Femi is twelve, like me. This is his first week at my school. He is in my class! He is quiet at school, but at home he talks a lot.

Femi loves music. He plays the guitar every evening, and I can hear it from my bedroom. Now I want to learn the guitar too. On Sunday, Femi and I take Snow for a walk in the park. Snow is very fast!

  1. Who is Carlos writing about?

  2. How many people are in the Okafor family?

  3. Who is Snow?

  4. Femi and Carlos _____.

  5. "He is quiet at school." Here, quiet means _____.

  6. When does Femi play the guitar?

  7. Why can Carlos hear Femi's guitar from his bedroom?

  8. What do Carlos and Femi do on Sunday?

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This A1 reading comprehension test has two short original texts: a birthday party invitation email and a blog post about a new neighbour. There are 16 multiple-choice questions on main ideas, details, simple inference and word meaning. It is for beginner learners of English and their teachers.

Topics covered

Reading comprehensionInvitationsEmailsNeighbours and familyTimes and placesVocabulary in context

How to use this test

  1. Download the PDF and print it, or take the test online below.
  2. Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
  3. Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.

Notes for teachers

Give students time to read each text once for general meaning before they answer the questions. The questions check common A1 problems: finding times and numbers, telling characters apart (for example, people and pets), understanding words like 'funny' and 'quiet' from context, and making a simple inference. For follow-up, students can write a short reply to Priya's email or describe their own neighbours in 4-5 sentences.