Cambridge Reading Part 2 practice at A2
Updated March 2026: donehome.work now includes a Reading Part 2 activity: students read three short texts (e.g. from Ruby, Jack and Maya) and choose A, B or C for each question—just like the familiar Cambridge-style format.
What is Reading Part 2?
You get a short introduction and three profiles (three different people’s views on a topic). Each question asks who said something, who prefers what, or who has a particular attitude. You must match the statement to the right person—not by guessing from one paragraph, but by reading all three texts carefully.
Typical skills tested:
- Detail — Who used to dislike something but now enjoys it?
- Opinion — Who recommends planning in advance?
- Preference — Who prefers travelling alone vs with friends?
How it fits Cambridge and school English
Reading tasks with three sources and A/B/C answers appear in Cambridge A2 Key (and similar levels in other exams). Practising this format builds:
- Skimming and scanning across multiple short texts
- Understanding attitudes and preferences in natural English
- Confidence with exam rubrics (“For each question, choose the correct answer”)
Our content is loaded from structured CSV (e.g. data/A2_reading_part_2.csv), with new passages added over time—including fresh themes such as holidays and travel alongside existing topics.
How donehome.work delivers it
- Activity name: Reading Part 2 (category: Reading)
- Levels: A2 (with room to grow to B1/B2 in the product)
- Flow: Read intro + three profiles, answer all questions, submit once, get feedback per question
- Teachers: Assign it like any other CEFR practice activity; track progress in the dashboard
Tips for students
- Read all three profiles first — answers often contrast two people (e.g. alone vs with friends).
- Underline key words in the question (relax, nervous, next year, etc.) and find them in the texts.
- Watch for “not” and “used to” — they change who matches the statement.
- One letter per question — A, B or C only, as in the exam.
Value for teachers
- Exam-aligned reading without preparing separate PDFs
- Automatic checking and feedback for each item
- Homework-ready — assign Reading Part 2 next to Open Cloze, Multiple-choice Cloze or grammar tasks
Register as a teacher to assign Reading Part 2 and explore the full activities catalogue. Students can practise from their dashboard once enrolled in your class.