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 pink shells
Last Saturday, Anna and her older brother, Ben, went to the beach with their parents. The weather was cloudy and warm. Anna loved the beach. Her favourite hobby was walking on the wet sand and looking for beautiful shells. Ben liked swimming in the sea.
Examples
Anna and Ben went to the beach last ………Saturday……… .
The weather was ………cloudy and warm……… that day.
Questions
1 Anna’s older brother is called ………………………… .
2 Anna’s favourite hobby is looking for ………………………… on the wet sand.
3 Ben enjoyed ………………………… in the sea.
After lunch, Anna took a yellow plastic bucket and walked near the water. She wanted to collect lots of pink shells for her bedroom. She walked a long way and found ten shells. Suddenly, a big wave came! The water went over Anna’s feet, and she dropped her bucket. All her pink shells fell into the sea. Anna was very sad.
4 After lunch, Anna carried a ………………………… to the water.
5 Anna wanted to put the pink shells in ………………………… .
6 The water from a ………………………… went over Anna’s feet.
7 Anna was sad because her shells fell ………………………… .
Ben saw Anna and ran to help her. “Don’t be sad,” he said kindly. “We can find more.” They walked together on the beach. Soon, Ben pointed at the sand. There were twenty pink shells behind a big rock! Anna smiled and put them in her bucket. It was a great day.
8 Ben ran to ………………………… and said they could find more shells.
9 The children found twenty pink shells behind ………………………… .
10 Anna was happy and put the new shells ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 Ben 2 beautiful shells 3 swimming
4 yellow plastic bucket 5 her bedroom 6 big wave 7 into the sea
8 help her 9 a big rock 10 in her bucket
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Hop goes to the hospital
Last Tuesday morning, Peter went to the garden to see his pet rabbit, Hop. Hop usually liked eating carrots and jumping in the grass. But that day, Hop was very quiet. He didn’t want to play and he didn’t eat his food. Peter was worried.
Examples
Peter went to see his pet rabbit last ………Tuesday morning……… .
The name of Peter’s rabbit is ………Hop……… .
Questions
1 Hop usually enjoyed eating carrots and jumping in the …………………… .
2 On that day, the rabbit was …………………… .
3 Peter felt …………………… because Hop didn’t play or eat.
Peter called his mother. “Hop is sick,” he said. His mother brought a small grey box. She carefully put the rabbit inside it. They caught a bus to the big animal hospital in the town. Inside the hospital, there were lots of people with their dogs and cats. A tall doctor looked at Hop’s eyes and stomach. “He needs some water and this medicine,” the doctor said.
4 Peter’s mother put the sick rabbit inside a …………………… .
5 Peter and his mother went to the animal hospital by …………………… .
6 At the hospital, people waited with their pet …………………… .
7 A …………………… looked at Hop’s stomach and eyes.
Peter’s mother bought the medicine, and they walked back home. In the afternoon, Peter gave Hop the medicine with a little water. Soon, Hop started to jump around the garden again. He ate a big orange carrot. Peter was very happy because his rabbit was well.
8 Peter gave the medicine and a …………………… to his rabbit in the afternoon.
9 Hop started to jump in the …………………… again.
10 Peter was very happy when his rabbit ate a …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 grass 2 very quiet 3 worried
4 small grey box 5 bus 6 dogs and cats 7 tall doctor
8 little water 9 garden 10 big orange carrot
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Ice skating on the lake
It was a very cold morning in winter. The snow was falling and the wind was strong. Toby and his younger sister, Mia, wanted to go to the forest. “We must wear warm clothes,” their dad said. Toby put on a thick coat, and Mia wore her favorite red scarf. Then, they walked to the big lake.
Examples
The weather was very cold on a morning in ………winter……… .
The wind was ………strong……… and the snow was falling.
Questions
1 Toby and his younger sister wanted to visit the …………………… .
2 Toby’s dad said they must wear …………………… .
3 Mia wore her …………………… to go outside.
The water in the lake was ice because it was so cold. The children sat on a rock and put on their ice skates. Toby skated very fast, but he suddenly fell on the ice. Mia laughed loudly and helped her brother stand up. Then, Toby pointed at the trees. They saw a small white rabbit watching them!
4 The children sat on …………………… to put on their skates.
5 Toby skated very fast, but he suddenly …………………… on the ice.
6 Mia helped her brother to …………………… after he fell.
7 The children saw a …………………… near the trees.
Toby and Mia played on the frozen lake for two hours. It was a great sports lesson, but they felt tired and cold. Dad called them and gave them some hot chocolate and cheese sandwiches. The hot drink was delicious. They smiled and walked home happily.
8 The children played on the lake for …………………… .
9 After their sports lesson, Toby and Mia felt …………………… .
10 Their dad gave them cheese sandwiches and some …………………… to drink.
ANSWER KEY
1 forest 2 warm clothes 3 favorite red scarf/red scarf
4 a rock/rock 5 fell 6 stand up 7 small white rabbit/white rabbit
8 two hours/2 hours 9 tired and cold/cold and tired 10 hot chocolate