Sports, games and activities – A2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Read the definitions and write the sport or the activity.

1   An outdoor team game that needs a hard ball.   ……cricket……

2   A game with lots of pieces to put together.   ………………….

3   You do this sport in a river or the sea.   ………………….

4   You need a racket to play this game.   ………………….

5   You stand on a board with wheels.   ………………….

6   You do this sport on snow.   ………………….

7   You do this sport in the sea with equipment.   ………………….

8   You play this outside with a small ball and clubs.   ………………….

2  Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1   Although cricket / golf / diving is a good team game, I think it’s boring.

2   I really enjoy my card game / fitness class / video game. We do lots of different exercises.

3   My grandparents often play card class / games / puzzles like Bridge.

4   Anna is taking a salsa video game / dance class / board game as well as doing ballet.

5   I enjoy board games / badminton / video games like Fortnite where you progress to higher levels.

6   We’ve joined a new skiing / surfing / karate club, and this is the uniform we wear to competitions.

7   I don’t like fitness classes / board games / puzzles because they take hours to play.

3  Underline and correct the mistakes in five of the sentences.

1   Skiing is a sport which involves swimming underwater.   ……Diving……

2   You wear special shoes for cricket to make it easier to go up the walls.   ………………

3   In a board game, a teacher stands at the front of the group to show you the exercises.   ………………

4   You wear special clothes when you do karate.   ………………

5   To play a card game you need access to an electronic device.   ………………

6   Board games are often played inside and sometimes you need a dice.   ………………

7   Climbing is done by a river and you need to be quiet and patient.   ………………

4  Complete the crossword puzzle with the correct people words.

Across

1   Someone who works.

2   A person who swims underwater for a long time.

3   Someone who moves fast on their feet.

4   A person who moves over snow with special equipment.

Down

1   A person who takes pictures.

2   Someone who tidies and washes a place.

3   A person who moves with the music.

4   Someone who moves well in the water.

5  Choose the correct words from the box to complete the text. There are three extra words.

I’m quite an 1……active…… person as I love sports. I enjoy team sports like 2……………… and I’m a good 3………………, but my favourite sport at the moment is 4……………… . I’m on the school team. To be on the team you must have your own racket and you must go to one 5……………… a week. To be good at badminton it helps if you’re a good 6……………… so you can move about quickly. Last weekend we took part in a big school tournament. We went by 7……………… and three teachers came with us. There was a 8……………… taking 9……………… with a camera. It was good fun and we won all our matches, so we were the champions! When we 10………………, my parents took me out for lunch to celebrate.