Hindi reading texts by level
14 texts from A1 to B1, 1 584 words in all, with 42 comprehension questions. Each text shows how much of it is explained in this site’s vocabulary — calculated, not claimed.
Learning words one at a time and practising grammar one point at a time is work on separate parts. A text is the first thing that needs both at once — and the only exercise where nobody tells you which rule is being tested.
What makes a graded text is a number: how much of it you already know at your level. If it is too low, reading turns into looking things up. Here that number is calculated for every text against this site’s vocabulary and shown with the text — together with the level that follows from it, next to the level on the label.
Every text is written for this site. Click a word to look it up without leaving the page.
A1 (5)
A1 · 86 words · 1 min
Ravi’s Morning
An ordinary school morning, from getting up to the bus.
A1 · 75 words · 1 min
At the Vegetable Market
Buying vegetables and fruit, and a bag that is too heavy.
A1 · 83 words · 1 min
My Family
A girl introduces her family, one person at a time.
A1 · 71 words · 1 min
A Rainy Day
No umbrella, a heavy shower and a friend who has two.
A1 · 80 words · 1 min
A New Friend
A new student from abroad, a first conversation and a lunch together.
A2 (5)
A2 · 105 words · 1 min
The Train Journey
A night train to visit grandparents, and a conversation with strangers.
A2 · 93 words · 1 min
Grandmother’s Birthday
A family gathering for a grandmother’s seventieth birthday.
A2 · 86 words · 1 min
The Lost Wallet
A wallet left in an auto-rickshaw, and a driver who brings it back.
A2 · 104 words · 1 min
The First Job
The first day at a new job, from nerves to the first small mistake.
A2 · 106 words · 1 min
At the Doctor’s
A fever, a day off work and some advice that is not followed at first.
B1 (4)
B1 · 154 words · 1 min
In a New City
Moving for work, the first lonely weeks and a neighbour who helps.
B1 · 185 words · 2 min
Working from Home
What one office worker gained by working from home, and what she missed.
B1 · 169 words · 1 min
The Old Market
An old market street, its closed shops and an attempt to revive it.
B1 · 187 words · 2 min
What a Library Is For
A town library in an age of screens, seen from its reading room.
What is measured here — and what is not
Coverage tells you about this site’s vocabulary, not about the text. If a text stands at 96 %, four words in a hundred are not explained anywhere here; they are then in the glossary next to the text.
The measured level can be below the stated one, and that is intentional. A set of minutes made up of perfectly ordinary words can be a very hard text — what makes it hard is the sentences they sit in. That is why the average sentence length is shown alongside.
Whether a text is good is measured by nobody here. That is for the reader to decide.