The Plan for Sports Day
About this practice test
Read about a class preparing for Sports Day and find simple details about their meeting, tasks, practice, clothing, and event preferences.
What you’ll practice
Finding detail
Locate specific information and evidence.
Interpreting ideas
Connect main points and inferences.
Evaluating arguments
Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.
What to expect:
2 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Cloze (text)
How to approach this practice
Read the passage for its main idea, then return to the relevant sentence or paragraph for each question. Base answers on the passage.
The Plan for Sports Day
On Monday, Mrs Green tells Class 1 about Sports Day. The children meet in the playground after lunch. Ben writes the running list. Mia brings the cones. The class practises the long jump because they want to feel ready. They cheer there too. At the end, everyone chooses red T-shirts. Tara likes the relay race, but Sam does not like the long run.
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Question 1 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each gap. Complete the summary. Mrs Green tells Class 1 about Sports Day. After lunch, the children meet in the 1___. Ben writes the 2___. Mia brings the 3___.
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- playground
- Blank 2
- running list
- Blank 3
- cones
Gap 1: The answer is “playground” because the children meet there after lunch. Gap 2: The answer is “running list” because Ben writes it. Gap 3: The answer is “cones” because Mia brings them.
The children meet in the playground after lunch.
Ben writes the running list.
Mia brings the cones.
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Question 2 · Cloze (text)
Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each gap. Complete the summary. The class practises the long jump so they can feel 1___. Later, everyone chooses 2___ T-shirts. Tara likes the 3___, but Sam does not like the long run.
Return to the passage, recording or visualCheck answers and explanations
- Blank 1
- ready
- Blank 2
- red
- Blank 3
- relay race
Gap 1: The answer is “ready” because the class practises the long jump to feel ready. Gap 2: The answer is “red” because everyone chooses red T-shirts. Gap 3: The answer is “relay race” because Tara likes the relay race, while Sam does not like the long run.
The class practises the long jump because they want to feel ready.
everyone chooses red T-shirts.
Tara likes the relay race, but Sam does not like the long run.
What to review next
Find the words that support each answer. For a mistake, compare the question with the evidence and identify the detail or inference you missed.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.
Before you practise: a worked example
Look for evidence in the text. Separate what the writer says from what you already know about the topic.
The library normally closes at six, but on Fridays it stays open until eight. When does it close on Friday?
The answer is eight. But introduces an exception to the normal closing time, so the first time mentioned is not the answer.
This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.