The Park Family Garden
About this practice test
Build A1 English reading skills with a family-garden text about people, places, activities, rainwater, compost, and the main idea.
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:
5 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
- Single choice
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 Park Family Garden
On Saturday, the Park family works in its small garden behind the apartment building. Mr Park grows tomatoes and beans. Lina plants yellow flowers near the gate. Ben collects dry leaves and puts them in a box for compost. The family keeps rainwater in a large barrel, so they can water the plants during dry weather. At noon, they stop for lunch. Their neighbors often say hello and sometimes bring seeds. The garden is not large, but the family enjoys caring for it together.
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Question 1 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Where is the garden?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Behind the apartment building
- Beside the school
- On the roof of a shop
- Near the railway station
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- Answer
- Behind the apartment building
The garden is behind the apartment building.
On Saturday, the Park family works in its small garden behind the apartment building.
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Question 2 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What does Lina plant?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- Yellow flowers
- Tomatoes
- Beans
- Trees
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- Answer
- Yellow flowers
Lina plants yellow flowers near the gate.
Lina plants yellow flowers near the gate.
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Question 3 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
Why does the family keep rainwater?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- To water plants during dry weather
- To wash their car
- To make lunch
- To fill a swimming pool
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- Answer
- To water plants during dry weather
They keep it so they can water plants during dry weather.
The family keeps rainwater in a large barrel, so they can water the plants during dry weather.
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Question 4 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What does Ben do with dry leaves?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- He puts them in a compost box.
- He burns them.
- He sells them.
- He uses them as plates.
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- Answer
- He puts them in a compost box.
Ben puts dry leaves in a box for compost.
Ben collects dry leaves and puts them in a box for compost.
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Question 5 · Single choice
Choose one answer.
What is the main idea of the text?
Return to the passage, recording or visual- A family enjoys caring for a garden together.
- A family is moving to a new apartment.
- A school is teaching a lesson about rain.
- Neighbors are opening a restaurant.
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- Answer
- A family enjoys caring for a garden together.
The passage describes a family enjoying gardening together.
The garden is not large, but the family enjoys caring for it together.
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.