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.
Sweet fruit in the park
Last Saturday afternoon, Leo walked to the big park with his friends, Maya and Sam. The weather was sunny and hot. The three children wanted to play games on the green grass. They carried a big blue ball with them.
Examples
Leo went to the park with his friends last ………Saturday afternoon……… .
The weather on that day was ………sunny and hot……… .
Questions
1 Leo and his friends walked to the …………………… .
2 The children wanted to play games on the …………………… .
3 The three friends brought a …………………… with them to play with.
The friends played with the ball for a long time. Then, they were tired and hungry. Sam pointed at a tall tree near a small river. “Look at that!” he said. There was lots of small red fruit on the tree. Leo and Maya ran to the tree. Maya climbed up carefully and picked the fruit. She threw some down to the boys.
4 After playing for a long time, the children felt …………………… .
5 Sam saw a …………………… which was next to a little river.
6 There was a lot of …………………… on the tree.
7 …………………… climbed the tree carefully to pick the fruit.
The children washed the red fruit in the cold river water. Then, they sat under the tree and ate it all. The fruit was sweet and good! After their food, the friends went home. They had a great day in the park.
8 The children washed their fruit in the …………………… .
9 The friends sat …………………… to eat their sweet and good fruit.
10 After they ate their food, the friends went …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 big park 2 green grass 3 big blue ball
4 tired and hungry 5 tall tree 6 small red fruit 7 Maya
8 cold river water 9 under the tree 10 home
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The kangaroo in the road
Last weekend, Fred and his family went to the countryside. They wanted to visit Fred’s grandparents. It was a beautiful sunny morning. Fred’s father drove their big red car along a quiet road. Fred sat in the back with his younger sister, Lily. They looked out of the window.
Examples
Fred went to the countryside with his family last ………weekend……… .
The family wanted to visit Fred’s ………grandparents……… .
Questions
1 Fred’s dad drove the family in their …………………… .
2 They travelled along a …………………… in the countryside.
3 Fred and his …………………… sat in the back of the car.
There were lots of tall trees next to the road. Suddenly, a big brown kangaroo jumped out from the trees! It stopped in front of the car. Fred’s father quickly stopped the car because he didn’t want to hit it. The kangaroo looked at the family. Lily was afraid, but Fred was very excited. “Wow! Look at its strong legs!” he said.
4 Next to the road, there were a lot of …………………… .
5 A …………………… jumped out and stopped in front of the car.
6 Fred’s father quickly …………………… because he didn’t want to hit the animal.
7 Lily felt …………………… , but Fred was very excited to see the kangaroo.
After a minute, the kangaroo jumped into the field and went away. The family drove again and arrived at their grandparents’ house. Fred told his grandfather about the exciting animal. His grandfather smiled and gave the children some sweet biscuits. It was a great day!
8 The kangaroo went into a …………………… after a minute.
9 Fred talked to his …………………… about the exciting animal.
10 Fred’s grandfather gave the children …………………… to eat.
ANSWER KEY
1 big red car / red car
2 quiet road
3 younger sister / sister
4 tall trees / trees
5 big brown kangaroo / brown kangaroo / kangaroo
6 stopped the car
7 afraid
8 field / the field
9 grandfather
10 sweet biscuits / some sweet biscuits
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Blue Hat
Last Sunday afternoon, Charlie and his dad went to the beach. The weather was very cold and windy. They didn’t want to swim. They wore warm coats and thick scarves. Charlie also wore his favourite blue hat. His grandmother gave it to him for his birthday.
Examples
Charlie and his dad visited ………the beach……… last Sunday afternoon.
The weather that day was ………cold and windy……… .
Questions
1 Charlie and his dad wore thick scarves and ………………………… .
2 Charlie had his favourite ………………………… on his head.
3 Charlie got the hat from his ………………………… for his birthday.
The two of them walked slowly on the yellow sand. They looked at the big grey waves in the sea. Suddenly, the wind was very strong. It blew Charlie’s blue hat off his head! The hat flew up in the sky. Charlie ran quickly, but he couldn’t catch it. The hat fell near some big rocks. Charlie felt very sad.
4 Charlie and his dad looked at the ………………………… in the sea.
5 The wind blew Charlie’s hat into the ………………………… .
6 Charlie ran quickly but he couldn’t ………………………… his hat.
7 Charlie was ………………………… because his hat fell near some big rocks.
Charlie’s dad walked to the big rocks to look for the hat. He saw a small brown dog there. The dog had the blue hat in its mouth! The clever dog ran to Charlie and dropped the hat on the sand. Charlie smiled and said, “Thank you!” He put the dirty hat in his pocket and they went home.
8 Dad went to the big rocks and saw a ………………………… there.
9 The clever dog dropped Charlie’s hat on the ………………………… .
10 Charlie put his ………………………… in his pocket before they went home.
ANSWER KEY
1 warm coats 2 blue hat 3 grandmother
4 big grey waves 5 sky 6 catch 7 very sad
8 small brown dog 9 sand 10 dirty hat