Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Animals, Nature & Weather
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The wet kitten
It was Sunday evening and the weather was very bad. It rained heavily outside. Ben and his parents were inside their warm living room. They played a fun board game together. Suddenly, Ben heard a strange noise from the garden. “What’s that?” asked Ben.
Examples
The weather was ………very bad……… on Sunday evening.
Ben and his parents were in the ………warm living room……… .
Questions
1 The family played a …………………… together inside the house.
2 Ben heard a …………………… outside in the garden.
Ben and his father put on their yellow coats and walked into the dark garden. Under a big bush, they saw a very small kitten. It was wet and cold. Ben picked up the little animal carefully. “We must help it,” Dad said. They took the kitten inside the house and dried it with a soft blue towel.
3 Ben and his dad wore …………………… to go outside.
4 They found a …………………… hiding under a big bush.
5 The little animal was cold and …………………… .
6 Ben picked up the kitten …………………… .
7 Ben and his dad used a …………………… to dry the kitten.
Ben’s mother brought a small bowl of milk for the kitten. The hungry kitten drank all the milk very quickly. Then, it went to sleep on an old cushion next to the sofa. Ben smiled at his parents. “Can we keep him, please?” he asked. “Yes, we can,” said Mum. Ben was very happy.
8 Ben’s mother gave the kitten a …………………… of milk.
9 The kitten slept on an …………………… near the sofa.
10 Ben felt …………………… when his mum said they could keep the kitten.
ANSWER KEY
1 fun board game/board game 2 strange noise 3 their yellow coats/yellow coats
4 very small kitten/small kitten 5 wet 6 carefully 7 soft blue towel/blue towel
8 small bowl/bowl 9 old cushion 10 very happy/happy
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Mountain Climb
Last Sunday morning, the weather was cloudy and cool. Fred wanted to do some sports outside. He walked to his grandfather’s house. “Let’s climb the tall mountain near my village today,” Grandpa said. Fred was very happy. They put on thick sweaters and strong shoes.
Examples
The weather was ………cloudy and cool……… last Sunday morning.
Fred wanted to do some ………sports outside……… .
Questions
1 Fred walked to his ………………………… .
2 Grandpa and Fred decided to climb a ………………………… that day.
3 Before they started, they put on strong shoes and ………………………… .
The mountain was very high, but they walked up slowly. They talked about different trees and birds. Suddenly, Fred saw some animals standing on a big grey rock. “Look, Grandpa! Are those goats?” Fred asked. “Yes,” his grandfather smiled. They stopped walking and took a beautiful photo of the white goats. Then, they drank some water because they were thirsty.
4 The mountain was high, so Fred and Grandpa walked ………………………… .
5 While walking, they talked about different ………………………… .
6 Fred noticed some animals on a ………………………… .
7 They took a beautiful photo of the ………………………… and then drank some water.
After one hour, they arrived at the top of the tall mountain. The view of the village was really beautiful. They sat on the green grass and ate chicken sandwiches. “You are very good at climbing, Fred,” Grandpa told him. Fred loved his exciting day in nature with his grandfather.
8 It took ………………………… to get to the top of the mountain.
9 From the top, the view of ………………………… was very beautiful.
10 Fred and his grandfather sat on the green grass to eat their ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 grandfather’s house 2 tall mountain 3 thick sweaters
4 slowly / up slowly 5 trees and birds 6 big grey rock 7 white goats
8 one hour 9 the village 10 chicken sandwiches
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The naughty puppy
Last weekend, Paul and his family got a beautiful new puppy. They called him Buster. Buster was very small, and he had curly brown hair. Paul loved playing with his new pet on the rug in the living room. But Buster was sometimes very naughty. He loved eating different things!
Examples
Paul’s family got a ………new puppy……… last weekend.
The family decided to call the dog ………Buster……… .
Questions
1 Buster was a small dog with ………………………… .
2 Paul enjoyed playing with the puppy on the ………………………… in the living room.
3 Buster was sometimes ………………………… because he loved eating different things.
On Sunday morning, Paul’s dad went upstairs to his bedroom. He wanted to find some warm clothes for a walk. Dad looked in his big cupboard for his favourite brown shoes. But he only found one shoe! Then, he looked under the bed. Buster was hiding there. The naughty puppy had Dad’s other shoe in his mouth.
4 On Sunday morning, Paul’s dad went to his ………………………… .
5 Dad looked inside his ………………………… to find his brown shoes.
6 Dad could only find ………………………… in the cupboard.
7 Buster was hiding ………………………… with the other shoe in his mouth.
“Oh no, Buster!” Dad shouted loudly. The shoe was very wet and dirty. Dad quickly took the shoe away from the small dog. Paul heard his dad and ran upstairs. He gave Buster a green toy bone to play with. Buster loved his new toy, and Dad put his shoes inside a closed box!
8 Dad’s brown shoe was very ………………………… .
9 Paul went upstairs and gave the puppy a ………………………… to play with.
10 Dad decided to put his shoes inside a ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 curly brown hair 2 rug 3 very naughty
4 bedroom 5 big cupboard 6 one shoe 7 under the bed
8 wet and dirty 9 green toy bone 10 closed box