Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Animal-Related Careers
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Summer on the Farm
Fifteen-year-old Daniel loves animals and being outdoors. Last summer, his friends went to the beach for their holidays. However, Daniel decided to do something different. He wanted to understand what a career in farming is really like, so he asked to help at Mr Jones’s farm.
The work began immediately, and Daniel had to change his normal daily routine. Every morning, he woke up at five o’clock. He went straight to the fields to give food to the cows and chickens. The work was physically difficult, and his clothes often got very dirty, but Daniel enjoyed spending all day outside in the fresh air.
One afternoon in August, there was a big problem. Mr Jones noticed that a baby sheep was missing. Daniel spent two hours looking behind trees and walking near the forest. Finally, he found the little animal sleeping next to the river. Daniel carefully picked it up and carried it safely back to its mother. He felt incredibly proud.
When the holidays finished, Mr Jones thanked Daniel and gave him some money for his excellent work. Daniel returned to high school feeling very happy. He now knows exactly what he wants to do in the future. He plans to study agriculture at university because he is sure that farming is the perfect job for him.
1 Why did Daniel decide to work on a farm?
(A) He wanted to experience a possible future job.
(B) He wanted to go to the beach for his holidays.
(C) His friends decided to do something different.
2 What does the writer say about Daniel’s mornings?
(A) He had to get out of bed early to do hard manual tasks.
(B) He had to change his normal daily routine clothes.
(C) He spent his time washing clothes that got very dirty.
3 How did Daniel feel when he found the missing sheep?
(A) very pleased with his successful rescue
(B) completely exhausted from looking behind trees
(C) tired because he was sleeping next to the river
4 What does Daniel want to do next?
(A) take an educational course to learn about farming
(B) return to high school feeling very happy
(C) thank Mr Jones and give him some money
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to find a missing baby sheep
(B) A teenager’s useful summer experience
(C) The easiest way to make money on a farm
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 B
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
My Future as an Animal Hero
My name is Lucas and I am fifteen years old. Many of my friends want to be doctors or teachers in the future. I want to do something different. I really want to become an animal rescue officer. I always watch programmes on television about people who help animals in danger.
The idea started last winter. I was walking home from school when I saw a small dog in the cold street. It looked very hungry and dirty, and somebody was very cruel to it. I immediately phoned the local animal centre. A friendly rescue officer arrived quickly in a special van. She gently caught the frightened dog and took it to a safe place.
After that day, I decided to learn more about this important job. Now, I spend every Saturday morning helping at the animal shelter. I do not rescue animals yet, but I clean their cages and give them fresh water. The people there teach me how to understand what animals need. I am learning that you have to be very brave but also very kind.
I know that being an animal rescue officer is not an easy job. You often see very sad things, and you have to work outside in bad weather. However, I want to protect pets from cruel situations and find them new homes. I am going to study hard because I want to change animals’ lives.
1 What does Lucas want to do when he finishes school?
(A) a job helping creatures that need it
(B) become a doctor or teacher in the future
(C) make programmes on television about people
2 What happened to the dog that Lucas found?
(A) It suffered because of a bad person.
(B) It arrived quickly in a special van.
(C) It was walking home from school.
3 What does Lucas do at the animal shelter?
(A) He washes where the pets sleep and gives them drinks.
(B) He goes out to rescue animals on Saturday morning.
(C) He teaches people how to understand what animals need.
4 What does Lucas think about the rescue job?
(A) It can be tough and makes you feel unhappy sometimes.
(B) It is an easy job when you work outside in bad weather.
(C) You have to find new homes for cruel situations.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) Planning to do an important job for animals
(B) How to become a doctor or teacher
(C) The best television programmes about pets
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Boy with a Wild Dream
Ten-year-old Tom has a very unusual hobby. While his classmates spend their free time playing football or video games, Tom prefers to read. He loves reading thick books about zoology, which is the study of animals. Tom reads these books because he has a big dream: he wants to become a zoo director one day.
Tom gets all his zoology books from the city library. He doesn’t buy them because they are quite expensive. In these books, he learns fascinating facts about wild animals. For example, he now knows exactly what elephants eat and how to keep dangerous animals safe and healthy. He writes all this new information in a special notebook.
At the weekend, Tom does not just stay at home with his books. Every Saturday morning, he visits the local zoo with his grandfather. Tom doesn’t just take photos of the monkeys or bears like other visitors. Instead, he carefully watches the zoo workers. He often asks them difficult questions about their daily jobs and how they organize the zoo.
Tom knows that becoming a zoo director is not an easy job. He understands that he must finish school and then study for many years at university. However, he is not afraid of the hard work. His parents are very proud of him and believe he will achieve his amazing dream in the future.
1 What does Tom like doing in his free time?
(A) playing video games with his classmates
(B) learning about animals from books
(C) playing football with his friends
2 Where does Tom get his books?
(A) He borrows them from a place in his town.
(B) He buys them because they are expensive.
(C) He finds them in a special notebook.
3 What does Tom do when he is at the zoo?
(A) He takes photos of the monkeys and bears.
(B) He shows his grandfather the dangerous animals.
(C) He talks to the people who work there.
4 How does Tom feel about his future?
(A) He is worried because the job is not easy.
(B) He is afraid of studying at university for many years.
(C) He is ready to work hard to get his dream career.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) The boy who plans to run a zoo
(B) How to borrow books from the library
(C) Why working in a zoo is a dangerous job
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 A