Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Protecting Wildlife & Animals
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Toby’s Forest Story
Toby is a twelve-year-old boy who loves nature. He lives near a large forest and goes walking there every weekend. Sometimes, he sees people catching wild animals, like baby rabbits or birds, to take home as pets. Toby feels very sad when he sees this because he knows animals need to live in the wild.
He wanted to do something to help. So, during the long summer holidays, Toby decided to write a storybook for younger children. He loves art, so he bought some paints and spent two months drawing colourful pictures for his book.
Toby’s story is about a little fox. In the book, a family takes the fox to their house. The fox has a warm bed and lots of good food, but it is unhappy. It cannot run fast, and it misses the tall trees and its friends in the forest. Toby’s message is that the woods are the only real home for these creatures.
When school started again, Toby gave his book to Mrs Clark, a teacher at the local primary school. She read the story to her young students. The kids loved the little fox and promised never to catch wild animals. Toby was extremely happy because his story worked, and he is already planning his next book.
1 What makes Toby feel sad?
(A) Seeing visitors take forest creatures to keep in their houses.
(B) That he goes walking there every weekend.
(C) Because he knows animals need to live in the wild.
2 How did Toby spend his time during the summer?
(A) He read a storybook to younger children.
(B) He created a book with beautiful drawings.
(C) He bought some paints for his friends.
3 Why doesn’t the fox like living in the house?
(A) It has a warm bed and lots of good food.
(B) It cannot run fast from its friends in the forest.
(C) It misses the life it had outside.
4 What did the children do after hearing the story?
(A) They agreed to leave natural creatures alone.
(B) They wanted to catch wild animals.
(C) They gave his book to Mrs Clark.
5 What is the best title for this article?
(A) How to draw colourful pictures
(B) A boy’s book to protect nature
(C) The family and their warm bed
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teenager Who Silenced the Woods
Fifteen-year-old Leo loves the large forest near his town. He often goes there at the weekends because he enjoys watching the wild animals. However, when his classmates walk with him, they usually talk loudly and play music on their phones. Because of this noise, the animals run away, and the teenagers see nothing.
Leo wanted his friends to experience the beautiful wildlife, so he decided to organize a special ‘quiet walk’. He wrote some important rules on a piece of paper. He asked everyone to wear dark clothes, turn off their mobile phones, and stay completely silent. He put a large poster on the school wall to invite people.
On Saturday morning, six students met Leo at the forest entrance. They followed his instructions carefully and walked very slowly between the trees. Because they were so quiet, something amazing happened. They saw a beautiful red bird in a tree, and later, a small deer walked right past them!
Everyone thought the quiet walk was a fantastic experience. They thanked Leo for his great idea. Leo felt incredibly proud. Now, he plans to organize a forest trip like this on the first weekend of every month. Next time, he hopes to bring a good camera to take photos of the animals they find.
1 Why does Leo usually fail to see wildlife when he is with his classmates?
(A) The group creates too much sound.
(B) He loves the large forest near his town.
(C) He enjoys watching the wild animals.
2 How did Leo prepare for his new event?
(A) He wanted his friends to experience the beautiful wildlife.
(B) He prepared some guidelines and a sign for his school.
(C) He decided to organize a special ‘quiet walk’.
3 What happened during the trip on Saturday morning?
(A) Six students met Leo at the forest entrance.
(B) They followed his instructions carefully and walked very slowly.
(C) The teenagers managed to look at some shy creatures.
4 What does Leo want to do on his next trip?
(A) Get some equipment to capture pictures of the wildlife.
(B) Organize a forest trip on the first weekend of every month.
(C) Thank Leo for his great idea.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) Talking loudly and playing music on their phones
(B) Bringing a good camera to take photos of the animals
(C) The schoolboy who taught his friends to enjoy nature quietly
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Protecting the Village Foxes
Fifteen-year-old Jamie lives in a quiet village near a large forest. He usually spends his weekends walking among the trees and watching wildlife. However, last month, he heard some terrible news. Some people planned to visit his village to hunt the wild foxes in the forest. Jamie felt extremely angry and decided to stop them.
The next day, Jamie went on the internet to find a way to help the animals. He read that a petition is a great tool to show that many people agree on something. He quickly wrote a letter explaining why the foxes needed protection. Then, he stood outside the local supermarket to ask shoppers to sign his paper.
In the beginning, it was quite difficult. Many adults were busy and just walked past him without speaking. But later that afternoon, his classmates arrived to help him. They explained the problem to the shoppers, and soon they collected over five hundred signatures. A journalist from the local newspaper even came to take their photo!
The following week, the hunters read the newspaper story. They saw that the village loved the foxes, so they cancelled their trip. Jamie was completely delighted. Now, the forest is a safe place again. Next term, he hopes to start a wildlife club at school to teach young students about local nature.
1 Why did Jamie feel angry in the first paragraph?
(A) He found out about plans to kill the local animals.
(B) He heard some terrible news about his quiet village.
(C) He had to spend his weekends walking among the trees.
2 What did Jamie do to start saving the foxes?
(A) He stood outside the local supermarket to use the web.
(B) He looked online to discover a good way to help.
(C) He wrote a letter to a tool on the internet.
3 What happened outside the supermarket?
(A) Many busy adults stopped to speak to him.
(B) A journalist collected over five hundred signatures.
(C) A few boys and girls from his school supported him.
4 How did the problem with the hunters end?
(A) The hunters decided not to travel to the area.
(B) Jamie started a wildlife club for young students.
(C) The village read a newspaper story about the hunters.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A successful campaign to save forest animals
(B) How to start a new newspaper in your village
(C) The best places to hunt wild foxes
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 A