A helicopter ride – A1 English Reading Test

Exercise 1

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-6. There is one example.

A helicopter ride

A very famous ………man……… lives opposite me. His name is Mr Banks. His house has ten bedrooms and a beautiful garden. He (1)…………… four different cars and he flies to work in a helicopter! He has parties every Saturday (2)…………… . He plays the piano and (3)…………… to music with his friends. My family isn’t famous and we don’t have a big house, but Mr Banks often comes to see us.

Last Tuesday morning, I (4)…………… out of my window. There was lots of snow outside. I went downstairs to have my (5)…………… in the kitchen. Mum and Dad were there. Mr Banks was too.

‘Hello!’ I said. ‘I can’t go to school today. There’s snow on all the (6)……………’. ‘I can take you to school in my helicopter, Jim. Would you like to do that?’

‘Wow’ I said. ‘Yes, please!’

Exercise 2

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples

      There are two fish flying above the river.     ………yes………

      One of the spiders has got three black legs and five red legs.     ………no………

Questions

1   The monkeys have curly tails.     ………………..

2   The yellow flowers are taller than the man.     ………………..

3   There is a spider on the man’s shoulder.     ………………..

4   The girls are afraid of the jungle.     ………………..

5   One of the girls is wet because it’s raining.     ………………..

6   One of the girls is drinking a glass of water.    ………………..