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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

  1. Read all three profiles first — answers often contrast two people (e.g. alone vs with friends).
  2. Underline key words in the question (relax, nervous, next year, etc.) and find them in the texts.
  3. Watch for “not” and “used to” — they change who matches the statement.
  4. 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

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