Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Wildlife Observation & Nature
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Special Morning on the Beach
Lily, a twelve-year-old girl, was on a summer holiday with her family in Greece. She usually hates waking up early for school. However, on Tuesday morning, she got out of bed at 4:00 a.m. with a big smile on her face. She and her father were going to the beach to see something very special: sea turtles.
It was still dark when they met their local guide, Elena, outside the hotel. They walked to the sea together. Elena told them that they had to be extremely quiet. “You must not use your phones or turn on any lights,” she whispered. “Loud noises and bright lights will frighten the animals away.” Lily listened carefully and put her phone in her bag.
They sat on the cold sand and waited. After almost an hour, Lily finally saw a large, dark shape coming out of the water. It was a beautiful sea turtle. The turtle slowly moved up the beach, dug a deep hole in the sand, and laid her eggs. Lily felt completely amazed, but she didn’t say a word.
When the turtle finished, she went back into the sea. The sun started to rise, painting the sky pink and orange. Lily and her father walked back to their hotel for breakfast. Lily was very tired, but she was also incredibly happy. It was the most wonderful morning of her life.
1 How did Lily feel about getting up at 4:00 a.m.?
(A) She usually hates waking up early.
(B) She was very pleased to do it.
(C) She had a big smile for school.
2 What rule did the guide give them on the beach?
(A) They needed to stay in the dark and not make a sound.
(B) They had to put their phone in a bag.
(C) They must turn on any lights.
3 What happened after they waited on the sand for a long time?
(A) Lily dug a deep hole in the sand.
(B) A turtle felt completely amazed.
(C) An animal arrived from the ocean.
4 How did Lily feel when she returned to the hotel?
(A) She painted the sky pink and orange.
(B) She needed to rest but felt great.
(C) She went back into the sea.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) Waking up early for school
(B) A summer holiday in Greece
(C) An unforgettable experience by the sea
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Sarah’s Butterfly Project
Fifteen-year-old Sarah has a very colourful hobby. While her friends spend their weekends watching television or playing computer games, Sarah prefers being outside in nature. Her current goal is to finish a big science project for school about the different types of butterflies that visit her garden.
To prepare for her project, Sarah doesn’t catch the insects because she wants to keep them safe. Instead, she sits quietly with a camera and takes close-up photographs. She also writes careful notes about the different patterns and bright colours on their wings. Last spring, she even planted special purple flowers because she read that butterflies love them.
Last weekend, Sarah had a wonderful surprise. She spotted a large, dark butterfly with bright yellow stripes that she had never seen before. It wouldn’t stay still for a photograph, so she had to remember exactly what it looked like. After searching on the internet for two hours, she finally discovered it was a rare Swallowtail butterfly.
Next week, Sarah is going to show her project to her science class. She knows that sitting in the garden waiting for insects takes a great deal of patience. However, she has learned so much about nature and hopes to study biology at university one day.
1 What is Sarah currently trying to achieve?
(A) finish a school project about butterflies
(B) spend her weekends watching television
(C) catch different insects in her garden
2 How does Sarah record information about the butterflies?
(A) She uses a camera and writes down details.
(B) She collects them from special purple flowers.
(C) She catches them and brings them inside.
3 What happened to Sarah last weekend?
(A) She took a perfect photograph of a Swallowtail butterfly.
(B) She spent hours online trying to identify an insect.
(C) She found a butterfly that couldn’t fly anymore.
4 What does Sarah realize about studying insects?
(A) She will go to university next week.
(B) It is a hobby that takes a lot of patience.
(C) Her science class will find it boring.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to grow special flowers for insects
(B) A teenager’s project on colourful butterflies
(C) The best cameras for taking nature photos
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 B
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A New Winter Hobby
Fourteen-year-old Lucas usually spends his winter holidays inside his warm house. When it is cold, he prefers playing video games in his bedroom. However, last December, he went to stay with his grandfather, who lives in a small house near a large forest. On the first night, there was a lot of heavy snow.
The next morning, his grandfather asked Lucas to go for a walk. While they were walking in the forest, Lucas noticed some strange marks in the white snow. His grandfather smiled and gave him a small green book. It was full of pictures of animal footprints. At first, Lucas thought it was too difficult to understand what animal made the marks.
Then, Lucas found some footprints that looked exactly like a large dog’s feet. He looked at the pictures in his new book very carefully. He was surprised to discover that they were actually from a wild fox! He felt incredibly excited. He forgot about the cold weather and spent the whole afternoon looking for more footprints.
Lucas returned to his own home last week. He isn’t interested in his video games anymore. Now, he spends his free time reading about forest animals. He plans to go back to his grandfather’s house next winter because he wants to find the footprints of a bear. He really loves his new hobby!
1 What does Lucas usually do during his winter holidays?
(A) He stays indoors and plays computer games.
(B) He visits a small house near a large forest.
(C) He notices strange marks in the white snow.
2 What did Lucas think about the green book at first?
(A) He smiled and gave it to his grandfather.
(B) He wanted to look at pictures of animal footprints.
(C) He felt it was hard to use it to identify the animals.
3 What did Lucas find out about the footprints he saw?
(A) They were exactly like a large dog’s feet.
(B) They were left there by a wild fox.
(C) They made him forget about the cold weather.
4 What is Lucas planning to do next winter?
(A) spend his free time reading about forest animals
(B) search for the marks of a bear in the snow
(C) be interested in his video games anymore
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to catch a wild fox in the forest
(B) The best video games to play in winter
(C) A teenager’s interesting new outdoor hobby
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 C