Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – School/Community Green Projects

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Leo’s Big Meeting

Sixteen-year-old Leo loves his hometown, but recently he felt very worried. He saw too much plastic in the local river and dirty streets near his school. He knew that adults usually make the rules, but he believed teenagers should also help to protect the environment.

One evening, Leo decided to take action. He wrote an email to the local politicians and invited them to his school. Then, he asked his classmates for some help. They spent the weekend working together to make a long list of green ideas. They also took photographs of the dirty areas in their town to show the visitors.

On the day of the meeting, the students were quite nervous. Five important politicians arrived at the school hall. Leo stood up and showed the photographs on a large screen. After that, his friends shared their brilliant ideas. They asked for more rubbish bins on the streets and suggested planting new trees in the city centre.

The politicians listened carefully to the young people. The town leader was very happy and agreed to begin working on the students’ ideas immediately. Now, the town is getting cleaner, and they are going to have another meeting next month. Leo feels incredibly proud because he showed that young people can really change the future.

1   Why was Leo worried at the beginning of the text?

     (A) He noticed pollution in the places around his hometown.

     (B) Because teenagers should also help adults make the rules.

     (C) He saw too much plastic and dirty streets inside his school.

2   What did Leo’s classmates do before the visit?

     (A) They collected pictures of the problem and thought of solutions.

     (B) They wrote an email to the local politicians.

     (C) They spent the weekend cleaning the dirty areas in their town.

3   During the meeting, the teenagers

     (A) requested more things to put rubbish in and more plants.

     (B) showed five important politicians a large screen.

     (C) were quite nervous when they arrived at the school hall.

4   What was the result of the event?

     (A) The head of the town promised to act on their plans fast.

     (B) The politicians listened carefully and changed the future.

     (C) The town leader agreed to have another meeting tomorrow.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How local students helped to make their town greener

     (B) Why politicians should clean dirty streets near schools

     (C) The best places to plant new trees in the city centre

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Ben’s Race for Nature

Sixteen-year-old Ben loves being outside. Every weekend, he goes running in the forest near his home. Last month, he watched a TV programme about polluted rivers and dying fish. Ben felt very sad and decided to do something to help environmental organisations. He thought a charity run was a great idea.

First, Ben had to plan the route. He asked his sports teacher, Ms Clarke, for some advice. She thought it was a fantastic idea and helped him speak to the town council. Together, they chose a safe five-kilometre path through the local park so nobody had to run on the busy roads.

To get runners, Ben made large posters and put them around his school. At first, he was worried because only his close friends wanted to take part. But on the morning of the run, fifty students arrived! It was a cold and windy day, but everyone ran the whole way with big smiles.

At the end of the day, the teenagers collected five hundred pounds. Ben gave all the cash to a group that cleans up dirty rivers. He is extremely proud of his school. He is already thinking about organising another sports event next autumn, and he hopes to get one hundred runners.

1   Why did Ben decide to organise the run?

     (A) He wanted to spend more time running in the forest.

     (B) He felt upset after watching a show about nature.

     (C) He needed to find dying fish in his home.

2   How did Ms Clarke help Ben?

     (A) She asked his sports teacher for some advice.

     (B) She told him to run on the busy roads.

     (C) She worked with him to pick a good place for the event.

3   How did Ben feel before the race started?

     (A) Afraid that there wouldn’t be enough runners.

     (B) Unhappy because it was a cold and windy day.

     (C) Worried because fifty students arrived.

4   What did Ben do with the money they made?

     (A) He gave it to a team that improves the environment.

     (B) He collected five hundred pounds for his school.

     (C) He used it to organise another sports event next autumn.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to clean up dirty rivers

     (B) A cold and windy day in the park

     (C) A teenager’s race to save the earth

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Sarah’s Green Idea

Fourteen-year-old Sarah always takes sandwiches to school for her lunch. She usually puts them in plastic bags. One day, she looked at the rubbish bin in the school cafeteria. It was completely full of plastic. She felt terrible and decided to stop using plastic. She watched a video online and discovered how to make reusable food wraps using pieces of cotton and beeswax.

Sarah asked her two best friends, Emma and Tom, to help her. On Saturday morning, they went to the market and bought the materials. Then, they spent the whole afternoon making the wraps in Sarah’s kitchen. It was quite a messy job, but they listened to music and had a lot of fun together. They made fifty wraps.

The next week, there was a big fair at their school. The three friends got a table and put their beautiful wraps on it. At first, nobody came to look. But then, a science teacher bought one. Soon, dozens of students wanted to buy them too. By two o’clock, there were no wraps left!

Sarah, Emma, and Tom felt incredibly proud of their hard work. They saved the money they earned to buy more materials. Next month, they are going to start an eco-club because they want to show other teenagers how to make the wraps.

1   Why did Sarah want to make the food wraps?

     (A) She was upset about seeing so much rubbish.

     (B) She needed some plastic bags for her sandwiches.

     (C) She completely filled the bin in the cafeteria.

2   What do we learn about the friends’ Saturday afternoon?

     (A) They bought fifty wraps at the market.

     (B) They enjoyed creating the items despite the dirt.

     (C) They spent the whole afternoon listening to music at the market.

3   What happened at the school fair?

     (A) Nobody came to look at their beautiful table.

     (B) A science teacher sold dozens of wraps to the students.

     (C) Customers purchased all of their products very quickly.

4   What will Sarah, Emma, and Tom do next month?

     (A) Save the money they earned from the eco-club.

     (B) Instruct their classmates on how to create the items.

     (C) Buy more materials from the other teenagers.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) A fun project to help the environment

     (B) The best sandwiches in the school cafeteria

     (C) How to buy cotton cloth and beeswax

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