English reading comprehension exercises with answers: A1–B2
68 reading sets from A1 to B2. Read a text, answer comprehension questions, match headings or fill gaps, then check the answer key.
- Skill
- Reading
- Exercises
- 68
- Levels in skill
- A1–B2
Browse 68 Exercises
68 lessons
- 1 Clothes and shopping A1 2 exercises Start A1 · 2 exercises
- 2 Communication A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 3 Daily life A1 4 exercises Start A1 · 4 exercises
- 4 Entertainment A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 5 Family A1 2 exercises Start A1 · 2 exercises
- 6 Fit and healthy A1 4 exercises Start A1 · 4 exercises
- 7 Food A1 4 exercises Start A1 · 4 exercises
- 8 Journeys A1 4 exercises Start A1 · 4 exercises
- 9 People A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 10 Places A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 11 Travel A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 12 Work and study A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 13 Against the odds A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 14 In the middle of nowhere A1 6 exercises Start A1 · 6 exercises
- 15 Online dining A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 16 Say no to cyberbullying A1 5 exercises Start A1 · 5 exercises
- 17 Sibling rivalry A1 5 exercises Start A1 · 5 exercises
- 18 Small schools A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 19 Stranger than fiction? A1 3 exercises Start A1 · 3 exercises
- 20 Teenage pressures A1 5 exercises Start A1 · 5 exercises
What are Reading Exercises?
Reading exercises pair a text with tasks that check how well you understood it: comprehension questions, true or false, matching headings and gap fills. The 68 sets here use articles, stories, profiles and interviews on topics like family, money, inventions and crime. Each set has two to six exercises, and every one has an answer key.
Reading vs. Listening: What's the Difference?
Reading sets let you work at your own pace and reread a sentence until it makes sense. Listening sets give you the language at the speaker's speed. Read to build vocabulary and see how sentences are put together; listen to get used to English in real time.
Reading Skills Covered
- Finding the main idea
- Finding specific details
- True or false questions
- Matching headings to paragraphs
- Working out words from context
- Following the order of events
- The writer's opinion and purpose
Why Practice Reading?
A task makes you read with a purpose: find a fact, decide whether a statement is true or choose the best heading. That is how reading is tested in exams and how you read at work.
Key Learning Benefits
- Skimming for the main idea and scanning for details become habits
- New words appear in context, so you can often work out what they mean
- Matching and ordering tasks show how a text is organised
- The answer key shows you where you misread a sentence
- Texts range from survival stories to street art, so you read many kinds of English
Practice Exercises - Frequently Asked Questions
What types of reading exercises are available?
Exercises include comprehension questions, true or false, matching headings, gap fills and ordering tasks. All 68 sets have an answer key.
How long are the reading passages?
Length varies by set and grows with the level. A1 and A2 texts are short, while B1 and B2 sets use longer articles and stories.
Can I use reading exercises to prepare for exams?
They practise skills that exam reading papers test, such as finding details, matching headings and answering true or false questions. They are not full practice tests.