B2 reading comprehension exercises with answers

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
Level
B2 Upper-Intermediate
Exercises
8
Levels in skill
A1–B2

Browse 8 Reading Exercises

8 lessons

  1. 1 Future food 5 exercises
  2. 2 Love is in the air 4 exercises
  3. 3 Media wars 3 exercises
  4. 4 Solving crime 5 exercises
  5. 5 The Help 5 exercises
  6. 6 The history of the shopping mall 5 exercises
  7. 7 The Kite Runner 3 exercises
  8. 8 Vloggers 2 exercises

B2 Upper-Intermediate English Lessons

B2 lessons include lectures, talks and longer discussions at natural speed. The challenge moves from single words to following an argument while keeping up with the pace.

What You'll Learn

  • Follow talks and discussions on concrete and abstract topics
  • Keep up with natural speed and linked speech
  • Catch the speaker's point of view and the reasons given
  • Follow academic lectures like those in IELTS Part 4 and TOEFL
  • Spell less common and topic-specific words
Time Estimate
About 500–600 hours of guided learning in total (Cambridge English estimate)
Skills You'll Master
Understand the main ideas of complex speech, including technical discussion in your field
Next Level
C1 lessons use longer, denser recordings such as TED-Ed and YouTube talks

What is B2 Level?

B2 is the upper-intermediate level of the CEFR. You can understand the main ideas of complex text, including technical discussion in your field, and talk with native speakers with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes conversation easy for both sides.

Learn more about CEFR levels