Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Weather, Climate & Environmental Awareness

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Leo’s Weather Campaign

Fourteen-year-old Leo lives in a small town. Last winter, there was a very bad storm with strong winds and heavy rain. Leo noticed that many of his neighbours were frightened because they didn’t know what to do. Leo wanted to help his town, so he decided to start a campaign to teach people about extreme weather.

First, Leo wrote a short booklet. He wanted to make sure all the information was right, so he showed it to his geography teacher, Mrs. Higgins. She thought it was a fantastic idea and helped him add some important details. After that, Leo used the school computer to print one hundred copies of his little book.

On Saturday morning, Leo and his two best friends went to the town square. They gave the booklets to people who were doing their shopping. Everyone was very interested. An old man took one and smiled. He told the teenagers that the book was extremely useful for him because he never used the internet to find information.

Now, people in the town feel much safer. They know exactly where to go and what to prepare when a storm comes. Leo is incredibly proud of his hard work. Next month, he is going to visit the local primary school. He hopes to speak to the younger children and teach them about staying safe, too.

1   Why did Leo start his weather campaign?

     (A) He realised people in his area needed some help.

     (B) He wanted to see a very bad storm with strong winds.

     (C) He was frightened because he didn’t know what to do.

2   How did Mrs. Higgins help Leo?

     (A) She wrote a short booklet for him.

     (B) She used the school computer to print one hundred copies.

     (C) She put some extra facts into his text.

3   What happened when the boys were in the town square?

     (A) The teenagers used the internet to find information.

     (B) An elderly person was happy to get the physical text.

     (C) The boys went there because they were doing their shopping.

4   What is Leo going to do next month?

     (A) Know exactly where to go when a storm comes.

     (B) Share his safety message with smaller kids.

     (C) Be incredibly proud of his hard work.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to use the internet to find information

     (B) The bad storm with strong winds and heavy rain

     (C) A teenager teaches his town about storm safety

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Sam’s Science Podcast

Seventeen-year-old Sam has always loved science. Last year, he was helping his ten-year-old brother, Toby, with his homework. Toby had to read a book about climate change, but he didn’t understand it at all. The words were just too long and difficult for children. Because of this, Sam decided to start a project to help younger students learn about the environment easily.

Sam loves listening to audio shows on his phone, so he decided to make his own podcast. He didn’t have a professional studio, so he just recorded his voice in his bedroom. In each episode, Sam takes a big science idea and explains it using simple English and funny stories. He wants to make learning fun for kids.

Making the first episode was actually quite difficult. Sam spent many hours learning how to cut the audio on his computer. When it was finally ready, Toby played it for his classmates. The children loved the funny stories! Soon, the teachers at the primary school started playing the podcast in their lessons. Now, thousands of kids listen to it every week.

Sam feels extremely happy that his project is so popular. Next year, he is going to go to university to learn more about the environment. He hopes his podcast will continue to help young people understand that they can protect the earth.

1   Why did Sam decide to start his project?

     (A) He realised that science books for kids were too complicated.

     (B) He had to read a book about climate change for his homework.

     (C) He wanted to find a way to test his ten-year-old brother.

2   What is true about Sam’s podcast?

     (A) He makes scientific information amusing and easy to hear.

     (B) He goes to a professional studio to record his voice.

     (C) He tells funny stories about the audio shows on his phone.

3   What was Sam’s biggest problem in the beginning?

     (A) Discovering how to edit the sound files took a lot of time.

     (B) He spent many hours playing the podcast in their lessons.

     (C) He had to make the children love the funny stories.

4   What is Sam planning to do in the future?

     (A) further his education by studying the natural world

     (B) feel extremely happy that his project is so popular

     (C) teach primary school teachers to help young people

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to build a professional studio in your bedroom

     (B) A teenager’s audio show about the planet

     (C) The best university to learn about the environment

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

A Strange Winter for Nature

Fifteen-year-old Mia loves the winter. Usually, the months of December and January are very cold in her town, and she enjoys playing in the snow. However, this year is completely different. The weather is unusually warm, and there is no snow at all. Mia often walks in the park, and she is noticing some strange things.

First, Mia looked at the plants in her garden. Normally, the trees have no leaves during winter. But this February, because the sun was so hot, little green leaves started to grow. She also saw some beautiful pink flowers. These flowers usually appear in April, not in the middle of winter!

The animals are also acting differently. Mia likes watching the birds that usually fly to warmer countries for the winter. This year, many of them stayed in her town. One afternoon, she even saw a small hedgehog. Hedgehogs must sleep through the cold months, but this one woke up early because it felt so warm.

Mia feels quite worried about nature. She knows that these changes are not good for the plants and animals. So, she is taking photographs of everything she sees. Next week, she is going to show her pictures to her science class. She hopes her project will make other students think about the changing weather.

1   What is different about the winter this year?

     (A) The temperatures are much hotter than usual.

     (B) It is very cold in her town.

     (C) There is a lot of snow to play in.

2   What happened to the plants in Mia’s garden?

     (A) The trees have no leaves.

     (B) They grew things at the wrong time of year.

     (C) Beautiful pink flowers appeared in April.

3   Why was Mia surprised when she saw a hedgehog?

     (A) It decided to fly to warmer countries.

     (B) It was sleeping through the cold months.

     (C) It was awake when it should be resting.

4   What is Mia planning to do?

     (A) She wants to share her photos with her schoolmates.

     (B) She is going to feel quite worried about nature.

     (C) She needs to take a science class next week.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to look after garden plants

     (B) The birds that fly to warmer countries

     (C) A teenager’s unusual winter observations

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