Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Animal Protection & Eco-Awareness
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Working Together for the Sea
My name is Leo and I live in a small town near the sea. I love swimming and walking on the beach in my free time. But last month, I saw something very sad. There was a lot of plastic rubbish on the sand. This is a huge danger to sea animals. Fish and sea birds sometimes eat the plastic or get caught in it, and they can die.
I wanted to do something to help, so I decided to organise a beach clean-up. I made a large poster and put it on the wall at my school. I also wrote a message on the internet to invite people in my town. I asked everyone to bring strong bags and some gloves.
The clean-up happened last Saturday morning. I was very surprised because more than fifty people arrived to help! We worked hard for three hours and walked along the whole beach. We found old bottles, broken toys, and a lot of plastic bags. By the end of the morning, we had forty large bags full of rubbish.
Now, the beach looks beautiful and safe for the animals again. I am extremely proud of my town. Cleaning the sand was hard work, but it was also a great way to meet new friends. We are going to do it again next month, and I hope even more people will come.
1 Why is the rubbish on the beach a big problem?
(A) It can kill the creatures that live near the water.
(B) It stops Leo from swimming and walking in his free time.
(C) It makes the fish and sea birds want to eat the sand.
2 How did Leo share his idea with other people?
(A) He used a website and a sign in his building.
(B) He gave everyone some strong bags and gloves.
(C) He put a message on the wall at his school.
3 What surprised Leo on Saturday morning?
(A) the large number of helpers who came to the beach
(B) the old bottles and broken toys they found
(C) the forty large bags full of rubbish
4 How does Leo feel at the end of the text?
(A) pleased about what the local group achieved
(B) tired because cleaning the sand was hard work
(C) worried that even more people will come next month
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A successful plan to clean our beach
(B) How to catch fish and sea birds safely
(C) The best way to make a large poster
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Saving the Sea Turtles
Fourteen-year-old Mia loves sea animals. Last month, she watched an interesting documentary about the ocean. She learned a very sad fact. Many sea turtles eat plastic bags because they think they are jellyfish. The plastic makes the turtles very sick, and some of them even die.
Mia really wanted to help, so she decided to start a petition at her school. A petition is a long list of names from people who want to change a rule. Mia wanted her school café to stop giving plastic bags to students.
First, Mia made colorful posters and put them on the classroom walls. Then, she asked her classmates to sign her petition. At first, some students did not want to stop using plastic bags because they are easy to carry. However, when Mia showed them photos of the sick turtles, they quickly changed their minds and wrote their names on the paper.
After two weeks, Mia had 500 signatures. She showed her petition to the head teacher, Mr. Clark. He was very surprised and happy with Mia’s hard work. He immediately changed the rule. Now, the school café only uses paper bags. Mia feels very proud, and next month, she is going to ask the local supermarket to do the same thing!
1 Why do the sea turtles eat the plastic bags?
(A) They think the bags are another sea animal.
(B) They find them while watching a documentary.
(C) They are very sick and need to eat.
2 What did Mia hope to do with her petition?
(A) to get a long list of names for her teachers
(B) to stop the school café from using plastic bags
(C) to change a rule about drinking in the café
3 What made the students change their minds about the plastic bags?
(A) They put colorful posters on the classroom walls.
(B) They realized that the bags were easy to carry.
(C) They looked at some pictures of the unwell turtles.
4 How did Mr. Clark feel when he saw the petition?
(A) He was pleased with the work Mia did.
(B) He was very surprised by the 500 paper bags.
(C) He was proud of the local supermarket.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to make colorful posters for school
(B) A teenager’s successful plan to help animals
(C) Why paper bags are dangerous for sea turtles
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Keeping the Forest Animals Safe
Fifteen-year-old Mia lives in a small village near a large forest. The area is beautiful, and there are lots of wild animals like deer and rabbits. But there is a busy road next to the forest, and people often drive their cars very fast. Last month, Mia saw a hurt animal next to the road, and she felt terrible about it.
She decided to do something to help the wildlife. She wanted to make large posters to tell drivers to slow down. However, Mia cares about the environment, so she didn’t want to buy new paper. Instead, she went to the local supermarket and asked for their old cardboard boxes.
Mia used bright paint to draw pictures of animals and wrote “Please Drive Slowly” on the cardboard. Her friends loved the idea, so they helped her put the posters up. They didn’t use plastic tape; they used old string to tie them safely to the trees near the road.
A few weeks later, the village is much quieter. Drivers see the bright posters and drive more slowly. Mia feels very proud of her project. Next term, she is going to give a talk at her high school. She hopes other teenagers will join her group and help protect the local wildlife.
1 Why was Mia upset last month?
(A) She saw an injured creature near the street.
(B) She had to drive her car very fast.
(C) She got lost in a large forest.
2 Where did Mia get the materials for her posters?
(A) She bought new paper for the environment.
(B) She asked for things from a nearby shop.
(C) She found cardboard boxes in the wildlife.
3 What did Mia’s friends do?
(A) They used bright paint to draw pictures.
(B) They bought some plastic tape for her.
(C) They used string to hang the signs.
4 What changed in the village after a few weeks?
(A) Cars are not going as fast as before.
(B) Drivers cannot see the bright posters.
(C) Mia decided to change her high school.
5 What is the writer doing in this text?
(A) Explaining how to paint wild animals.
(B) Describing a teenager’s work to protect nature.
(C) Telling drivers which forest is the best to visit.
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B