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.
Daisy’s white horse
Last Sunday, Daisy went to the countryside with her family. They travelled in their big red car. They wanted to visit Daisy’s grandpa. He lived on a quiet farm. Daisy loved going there because she liked the animals.
Examples
Daisy went to the countryside last ………Sunday……… .
Daisy and her family travelled in a ………big red car……… .
Questions
1 Daisy went to the countryside to visit her …………………… .
2 Grandpa lived on a …………………… in the countryside.
3 Daisy loved the farm because she liked …………………… there.
At the farm, Grandpa showed Daisy a new animal. It was a beautiful white horse. “His name is Snow,” Grandpa said. “Would you like to ride him, Daisy?” Daisy was a little afraid, but she said “Yes, please!” Grandpa helped Daisy. She sat on the horse and rode slowly around the big green field. Snow was a very good horse.
4 Grandpa showed Daisy a …………………… at the farm.
5 The horse’s name was …………………… .
6 Daisy felt a …………………… when Grandpa asked her to ride the horse.
7 Daisy rode the horse …………………… around the big green field.
After her ride, Daisy wanted to give Snow some food. She went to the kitchen and found two sweet apples. She gave the apples to the horse. Snow ate them quickly and was very happy. Daisy hugged the horse and said, “You are my best friend now!” It was a fantastic day.
8 Daisy found …………………… in the kitchen for the horse.
9 Snow was very happy and ate the apples …………………… .
10 Daisy told the horse, “You are my …………………… now!”
ANSWER KEY
1 grandpa
2 quiet farm
3 the animals
4 beautiful white horse
5 Snow
6 little afraid
7 slowly
8 two sweet apples
9 quickly
10 best friend
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A fun beach barbecue
Last Saturday, it was a hot summer afternoon. Daisy and her parents went to the warm beach for a fun day. Daisy wore her new pink swimsuit and a big hat. Her father carried a small barbecue and a big bag of food from the car. They found a nice place near the water.
Examples
Last Saturday, it was a hot summer ………afternoon……… .
Daisy and her parents went to the ………warm beach……… for a fun day.
Questions
1 Daisy had a big hat and a new …………………… on.
2 Daisy’s father brought a …………………… and a big bag of food.
3 The family found a good place to sit near the …………………… .
Daisy’s father started the fire in the barbecue. Her mother took some sausages and tomatoes out of the bag. While the food cooked, Daisy looked for shells in the sand. Suddenly, she saw a little green crab. It walked very quickly into the sea. Daisy laughed and called her parents to look, but the crab wasn’t there!
4 Daisy’s mother got some …………………… out of the bag.
5 Daisy tried to find some …………………… in the sand.
6 A little …………………… walked into the sea very quickly.
7 Daisy called her parents, but the crab …………………… .
The sausages were ready after twenty minutes. The family sat on a big blue blanket to eat their delicious lunch. They drank sweet orange juice because they were thirsty. “This is the best barbecue!” Daisy smiled. Then, they swam in the cool water together.
8 It took …………………… to cook the sausages.
9 The family ate their food on a big …………………… .
10 Daisy and her parents drank …………………… because they felt thirsty.
ANSWER KEY
1 pink swimsuit 2 small barbecue/barbecue 3 water
4 sausages and tomatoes 5 shells 6 green crab/crab 7 wasn’t there
8 twenty minutes/20 minutes 9 blue blanket/blanket 10 sweet orange juice/orange juice
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Flying Toy
Last Saturday, Paul and his friend Jim went to the big park. They took Paul’s new dog, Buster, with them. Buster was a very clever dog. Paul had a green plastic toy in his bag. It was a flying ring. “Let’s teach Buster to catch it!” Jim said.
Examples
Paul and his friend Jim went to the ………big park……… last Saturday.
The boys took Paul’s ………new dog……… , Buster, with them.
Questions
1 Buster was a dog who was ………………………… .
2 Paul had a ………………………… inside his bag.
3 Jim wanted to teach Buster to ………………………… the flying ring.
Paul stood on the grass and threw the green toy. It flew high in the sky. Buster ran very fast, but he didn’t jump. He just watched the toy fall on the ground. The boys tried again. This time, Jim threw the flying ring. “Jump, Buster, jump!” shouted Paul. The dog jumped up, but he missed the toy. The boys laughed because Buster looked very funny.
4 When Paul threw the green toy, it flew high in the ………………………… .
5 Buster didn’t jump, and just watched the toy fall on the ………………………… .
6 The second time, ………………………… threw the flying toy.
7 The boys laughed because the dog looked ………………………… .
Then, Paul threw the plastic toy one more time. The wind helped it fly slowly. Buster ran quickly across the grass. He jumped very high and caught the green ring in his mouth! The two boys clapped their hands. “Good boy!” said Jim. Buster barked happily and brought the toy back to them.
8 The third time Paul threw the toy, the ………………………… helped it fly slowly.
9 The dog jumped high and caught the green ring in ………………………… .
10 Buster ………………………… and gave the toy back to the boys.
ANSWER KEY
1 very clever 2 green plastic toy 3 catch 4 sky 5 ground 6 Jim 7 very funny 8 wind 9 his mouth 10 barked happily