Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Animals, Nature & Weather
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Clever Monkey
Last Sunday morning, Lily and her family were at home. Their house was next to a big forest. A small brown monkey lived in the tall trees there. The monkey woke up and felt very hungry. He looked at Lily’s house because he wanted to find some food.
Examples
Lily and her family were at ………home……… last Sunday morning.
The family’s house was next to a ………big forest……… .
Questions
1 A small ………………………… lived in the trees in the forest.
2 When the monkey woke up, he felt ………………………… .
3 The monkey wanted to find ………………………… at Lily’s house.
Lily’s mother was in the kitchen. She put some sweet bananas on a plate near the window. The window was open because the weather was hot. The clever monkey jumped from a tree and climbed the house wall. He sat outside the window and looked at the fruit. Quickly, the monkey took a big banana from the plate.
4 Lily’s mother put a plate of sweet bananas near the ………………………… .
5 The window was open because the ………………………… was hot.
6 The ………………………… jumped from a tree and climbed the wall.
7 The monkey quickly took a ………………………… from the plate.
Lily walked into the kitchen and saw the animal. “Look, Mum! There is a monkey here!” she laughed. The monkey didn’t run away. He sat on the wall and ate his nice food. Lily’s mother smiled at him. “He really likes our bananas,” she said. It was a very funny morning for the family!
8 Lily laughed when she walked into the kitchen and saw the ………………………… .
9 The monkey sat on the wall to eat his ………………………… .
10 Lily’s mother smiled and said the monkey liked ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 brown monkey 2 very hungry 3 some food
4 window 5 weather 6 clever monkey 7 big banana
8 animal / monkey 9 nice food 10 their bananas
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The jungle train ride
Last Sunday, Mark and his family went on a special trip. They bought tickets for a slow train that goes deep into the green jungle. The weather was cloudy, but they were very happy. Mark sat next to the window with his mother. He wanted to see lots of wild animals.
Examples
Mark and his family had a ………special trip……… last Sunday.
They got tickets to ride on a ………slow train……… into the jungle.
Questions
1 The weather was ………………………… on the day of the trip.
2 Mark sat with his ………………………… near the window.
3 Mark wanted to look for ………………………… in the jungle.
The train travelled very slowly through the tall trees. Mark looked out of the window and pointed. He saw two funny monkeys in a tree. They were eating yellow fruit. Then, they heard a loud noise. “What is that?” asked Mark. “It is the big waterfall,” his father answered.
4 The train moved slowly through the ………………………… .
5 Mark looked out and saw ………………………… in a tree.
6 The monkeys were eating some ………………………… .
7 The loud noise was the ………………………… , said Mark’s father.
The train stopped near some grey rocks. The family got off and walked to the waterfall. The water was very cold and beautiful. Mark’s father took a great photo of everyone. Then, they sat on a blanket and ate some sandwiches. Mark smiled and said, “This is the best train ride ever!”
8 The train stopped near some ………………………… .
9 Mark’s father took a ………………………… of the family.
10 The family ate some sandwiches on a ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 cloudy 2 mother 3 wild animals
4 tall trees 5 two funny monkeys 6 yellow fruit 7 big waterfall
8 grey rocks 9 great photo 10 blanket
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Barnaby’s warm coat
It was Saturday morning and the weather was very cold. Anna looked out of her bedroom window. There was white snow everywhere! Anna was very excited. She wanted to play outside with her small pet dog, Barnaby.
Examples
The weather was ………very cold……… on Saturday morning.
Anna saw white snow everywhere when she looked out of her ………bedroom window……… .
Questions
1 Anna looked out of her …………………… and saw the snow.
2 Anna felt …………………… to see the white snow everywhere.
3 Barnaby is the name of Anna’s …………………… .
Anna put on her warm trousers, a yellow sweater and her big boots. She opened the door and ran into the garden. Barnaby ran after her. But the snow was very cold. The small dog stopped running. He was very cold and he wasn’t happy. Anna picked him up. “You need some warm clothes too!” she said. She carried him back inside the house.
4 Anna wore some warm trousers, big boots and a …………………… .
5 Anna opened the door and went into the …………………… .
6 Barnaby stopped running because the snow was …………………… .
7 Anna took Barnaby back …………………… to get some warm clothes.
Anna went to the hall cupboard. She found a little red coat. It was a present from her grandma. She put the coat on Barnaby. It looked very funny! Then, they went out to the garden again. The coat was nice and warm. Barnaby jumped in the white snow and caught a ball. They played happily all morning.
8 Anna found a little red coat in the …………………… .
9 The coat was a …………………… from Anna’s grandma.
10 Barnaby was warm and he …………………… in the white snow.
ANSWER KEY
1 bedroom window
2 very excited
3 small pet dog
4 yellow sweater
5 garden
6 very cold
7 inside the house
8 hall cupboard
9 present
10 caught a ball