READING - Part 1 - You are going to read a magazine article about a young mother whose house was burgled

Sep 30, 2026

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Reading comprehension test material covering two magazine-style passages. Part 1 presents a narrative about Lisa, who discovers signs of a possible burglary, contacts police, and ultimately encounters the burglar, followed by seven multiple-choice questions focusing on feelings, vocabulary (“pick up”), inference, meaning of idioms, and actions of characters. Part 2 introduces a second article about making mirrors, with multiple gaps (8–14) requiring selection from sentences A–H, including an extra unused sentence.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time35 min

AccessFree to download

Part 1: Reading

Questions 1-7 (A-D)

Part 2: Reading

Gaps 8-14 (sentences A-H)

SAMPLE TEST (B 2 ) READING Part 1 You are going to read a magazine article about a young mother whose house was burgled. (2 points for each question) . For questions 1 – 7 , choose the correct answer A , B , C or D. L isa Tyler was weary after a long, hard day at the pottery factory where she works. But as she approached her home in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent, her heart lightened. ; soon she would be having a nice cup of tea, putting her feet up and watching Friends, her favourite TV series. But first, she needed to change out of her work clothes and pick up her three-year-old son from his grandmother‟s house nearby. As Lisa walked up her garden path, she noticed a light flashing on and off in an upstairs bedroom. A shiver went down her back. What if it was a burglar? Quietly, she crept round to the back of the house to see if there was any sign of a break-in. Sure enough, a window was open and someone‟s coat was hanging on the gatepost! Well, 26-year-old Lisa didn‟t fancy coming face to face with a burglar, so she ran to a neighbour‟s house and rang the police. But as she sat waiting for the police to arrive, Lisa‟s curiosity got the better of her and she decided to go back and see what was going on. That‟s when she saw a leg coming out of the downstairs front window. It was a man climbing out. Lisa gasped in shock. The burglar was carrying her portable television! At this point, Lisa saw red. She didn‟t have many possessions and she‟d saved long and hard to buy that set. Besides, nobody was going to stop her watching Friends. „Oh, no you don‟t,‟ she muttered under her breath, as the fury swelled inside her. Without even stopping to think, she tore across the garden and started shouting at the burglar. „Give me my TV - drop it now!‟ she screamed. Ignoring her, the man fled across the garden. So Lisa threw herself at him and successfully rugby tackled him to the ground. The burglar struggled to escape, but Lisa hung on like the best kind of guard dog despite being punched and kicked. As she looked up, she realised that she recognised the burglar‟s face. She was so surprised that she lost her grip and burglar got away, leaving the TV behind in the garden. By the time the police and her father arrived, Lisa was in tears. ‟I can‟t believe you were so foolish, Lisa,'scolded her father. „You could have been killed.‟ „I know, but at least he didn‟t get my TV,‟ she replied. Lisa later remembered the name of the burglar, who had been in the same year as her at school. He was later caught and jailed for 15 months after admitting burglary and assault. In May last year, Lisa was given a Certificate of Appreciation by Staffordshire Police, for her „outstanding courage and public action‟. But in the future she intends to leave household security to a new member of her family, Chan, who is real guard dog. 1. How was Lisa feeling as she walked home from work? A tired B anxious C depressed D relieved 2. What does „pick up‟ mean in line 5 ? A contact B visit C collect D check 3. What first led Lisa to think there was a burglar in her house? A Something had been broken. B Something had been left outside. C Something was in the wrong place. D Something was moving inside. 4. W hy didn‟t Lisa wait in her neighbor's until the police arrived? A She was worried about losing her television. B She wanted to know what was happening. C She noticed something from her neighbor's window. D She realised that the burglar was leaving. 5. What does „Lisa saw red‟ (line 16) mean? A She got impatient. B She felt frightened. C She got angry. D She felt brave. 6. What happened when Lisa shouted at the burglar? A He tried to explain why he was there. B He fell over as he ran towards her. C He pretended not to have heard her. D He dropped the TV and attacked her. 7. What did Lisa‟s father do when he arrived? A He told her off. B He comforted her. C He praised he

FAQs

What does “pick up” mean in the reading passage?

In the question, “pick up” corresponds to option C, “collect.”

How did Lisa first suspect a burglar was in her house?

She noticed a light flashing on and off in an upstairs bedroom, then saw signs such as an open window and someone’s coat hanging outside.

What is required for Part 2 questions 8-14?

Choose the sentence from A–H that fits each gap, using one extra sentence that is not needed.

Sep 30, 2026

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