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Reading comprehensions are often part of tests and school exams. You can try exercises on different levels of difficulty, and there are different test formats to choose from.
Please choose from the following test formats:
- true or false (standardized format)
- multiple choice (standardized format)
- multiple matching (standardized format)
- open cloze/ gapfill/ taking notes (standardized format)
- open questions, summary writing and other tasks
>> go back to the list of all exercises
"True-or-False" tasks (standardized format*)
In these exercises, you must read a text and then decide whether statements about the text are true or false.
>>Uni Innsbruck - Standardisierte Reifeprüfung
Get prepared for your English-Matura (Austrian final exam)! Practice with real reading and listening tasks that many Austrian teachers actually use in their school exams!
>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at a basic level.>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. KET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. PET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - First Certificate in English (FCE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
FCE is at Level B2 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which makes it comparable to school leaving exams in English in most European high school or secondary school systems.>>Cambridge - Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
CAE is at Level C1 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which is usually the level of English necessary at the beginning of university studies or higher education courses.This project helps students prepare for modern European examinations through a wide variety of English practice tasks at different levels of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework in accordance with modern European testing principles and practice. All the tasks were tried out on large samples of real students in real secondary schools. With answer keys and explanations.
>>Flo-Joe - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>Englishspeaker.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>eslhandouts.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading part of the FCE.
>>Exam English - free practice tests
This website offers practice tests for various official exams like FCE, TOEFL, TOEIC etc.
>>UsingEnglish.com - Reading Comprehension Exercises
This website offers a collection of various reading comprehension formats on different levels.
>> go back to the list of all exercises
"Multiple choice" tasks (standardized format*)
For these tasks, you have to read a text and then match certain statements to find correct answers according to the text.
>>Uni Innsbruck - Standardisierte Reifeprüfung
Get prepared for your English-Matura (Austrian final exam)! Practice with real reading and listening tasks that many Austrian teachers actually use in their school exams!
>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at a basic level.>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. KET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. PET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - First Certificate in English (FCE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
FCE is at Level B2 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which makes it comparable to school leaving exams in English in most European high school or secondary school systems.>>Cambridge - Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
CAE is at Level C1 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which is usually the level of English necessary at the beginning of university studies or higher education courses.This project helps students prepare for modern European examinations through a wide variety of English practice tasks at different levels of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework in accordance with modern European testing principles and practice. All the tasks were tried out on large samples of real students in real secondary schools. With answer keys and explanations.
>>Flo-Joe - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>Englishspeaker.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>eslhandouts.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading part of the FCE.
>>Exam English - free practice tests
This website offers practice tests for various official exams like FCE, TOEFL, TOEIC etc.
>>UsingEnglish.com - Reading Comprehension Exercises
This website offers a collection of various reading comprehension formats on different levels.
>> go back to the list of all exercises
"Multiple matching" tasks (standardized format*)
In these exercises, you are asked to find the correct headings or statements that best describe certain paragraphs of a text or you have to match certain statements to certain persons or groups of persons, according to the text.
>>Uni Innsbruck - Standardisierte Reifeprüfung
Get prepared for your English-Matura (Austrian final exam)! Practice with real reading and listening tasks that many Austrian teachers actually use in their school exams!
>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at a basic level.>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. KET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. PET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - First Certificate in English (FCE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
FCE is at Level B2 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which makes it comparable to school leaving exams in English in most European high school or secondary school systems.>>Cambridge - Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
CAE is at Level C1 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which is usually the level of English necessary at the beginning of university studies or higher education courses.This project helps students prepare for modern European examinations through a wide variety of English practice tasks at different levels of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework in accordance with modern European testing principles and practice. All the tasks were tried out on large samples of real students in real secondary schools. With answer keys and explanations.
>>Flo-Joe - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>Englishspeaker.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>eslhandouts.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading part of the FCE.
>>Exam English - free practice tests
This website offers practice tests for various official exams like FCE, TOEFL, TOEIC etc.
>>UsingEnglish.com - Reading Comprehension Exercises
This website offers a collection of various reading comprehension formats on different levels.
>> go back to the list of all exercises
"Open cloze" tasks (gapfill/ taking notes)
(standardized format*)
>>Uni Innsbruck - Standardisierte Reifeprüfung
Get prepared for your English-Matura (Austrian final exam)! Practice with real reading and listening tasks that many Austrian teachers actually use in their school exams!
>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at a basic level.>>Cambridge - Key English Test (KET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Key English Test (KET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. KET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level.>>Cambridge - Preliminary English Test (PET) for Schools
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
The Preliminary English Test (PET) is an examination that demonstrates that a person can deal with everyday English at an intermediate level. PET for Schools has been specifically designed for younger candidates.>>Cambridge - First Certificate in English (FCE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
FCE is at Level B2 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which makes it comparable to school leaving exams in English in most European high school or secondary school systems.>>Cambridge - Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Cambridge University provides a number of resources to train reading, listening, Use-of-English and speaking skills on various levels.
CAE is at Level C1 of the Council of Europe Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages, which is usually the level of English necessary at the beginning of university studies or higher education courses.This project helps students prepare for modern European examinations through a wide variety of English practice tasks at different levels of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework in accordance with modern European testing principles and practice. All the tasks were tried out on large samples of real students in real secondary schools. With answer keys and explanations.
>>Flo-Joe - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>Englishspeaker.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading and Use-of-English parts of the FCE.
>>eslhandouts.com - FCE Practice Tests
This website offers practice tests for the Reading part of the FCE.
>>Exam English - free practice tests
This website offers practice tests for various official exams like FCE, TOEFL, TOEIC etc.
>>UsingEnglish.com - Reading Comprehension Exercises
This website offers a collection of various reading comprehension formats on different levels.
>>eslus.com - Reading Practice
This website offers mini-stories with cloze exercises, speed reading exercises, extensive reading and read-and-listen tasks.
>> go back to the list of all exercises
Open questions, summary writing & other formats
The BBC offers a variety of different reading, listening and vocabulary tasks on its website.
>>Exam English - free practice tests
This website offers practice tests for various official exams like FCE, TOEFL, TOEIC etc.
>>UsingEnglish.com - Reading Comprehension Exercises
This website offers a collection of various reading comprehension formats on different levels.
>>eslus.com - Reading Practice
This website offers mini-stories with cloze exercises, speed reading exercises, extensive reading and read-and-listen tasks.
*This format is used in FCE exams as well as in the new standardized final exam in Austrian high schools (österreichische Zentralmatura/ Standardisierte Reifeprüfung SRP).
Writing and Reading exercises and tasks to improve your English!
On the englishpage you will be able to practise your reading and writing skills in many different writing and reading tasks, exercises and comprehensions. Read interesting English texts, write summaries, book reviews, articles, opinion essays, argumentative essays, formal letters and informal letters as well as letters to the editor and many other texts. Textwriting and textunderstanding are vital skills in English as a Foreign Language! EFL learners - improve your English! Extend your vocabulary!