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.
Sleeping in a green tent
Last weekend, Anna and her family went to the countryside. They found a large field near a dark, quiet forest. The weather was dry and windy. Anna’s father took a big green tent from the car. Anna and her brother, Tom, helped their father put it on the grass.
Examples
Anna went to the ………countryside……… last weekend with her family.
The family’s field was next to a dark and ………quiet forest……… .
Questions
1 The weather was …………………… on the weekend.
2 Anna’s father got a …………………… out of the car.
3 Anna and Tom helped put the tent on …………………… .
In the evening, the family sat outside the green tent. Anna’s mother cooked some sausages and potatoes for dinner. After their food, the sky was very dark. Everyone went inside the tent to sleep. Suddenly, Tom heard a strange noise outside. He was afraid. “What is that?” he asked his dad.
4 For dinner, Anna’s mother cooked …………………… .
5 When the sky was …………………… , the family went in the tent to sleep.
6 Tom felt …………………… when he heard a noise outside.
7 Tom asked his …………………… about the noise.
Dad took a yellow torch and went outside to look. He walked near the tall trees. Then, he laughed loudly. “Come here, Tom!” he called. Tom looked outside and saw a small grey sheep. It was eating the grass! The children smiled, went back to their beds, and slept well.
8 Dad went outside with a …………………… to look.
9 Dad laughed when he was near the …………………… .
10 Tom saw a …………………… eating grass outside.
ANSWER KEY
1 dry and windy 2 big green tent/green tent/tent 3 the grass/grass
4 sausages and potatoes 5 very dark/dark 6 afraid 7 dad
8 yellow torch/torch 9 tall trees/trees 10 small grey sheep/grey sheep/sheep
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Brave Lion
Last night, Ben was very tired after a long day at school. He went to his bedroom and put on his blue pyjamas. Ben loves reading books before he goes to sleep. His favourite hobby is reading about wild animals. He picked up a new book from his desk.
Examples
Ben felt ………very tired……… after a long day at school.
Ben went to his ………bedroom……… to put on his blue pyjamas.
Questions
1 Ben enjoys ………………………… before going to sleep.
2 Ben’s favourite hobby is reading about ………………………… .
3 Ben took a new book from his ………………………… .
Ben jumped into his warm bed and opened the book. The story was about a brave lion. The lion lived in a sunny jungle. He was very strong and had a loud voice. In the story, the lion helped a small monkey because it couldn’t find its family. Ben thought the lion was a good friend. He read the pages very quickly.
4 Ben opened the book when he got into his ………………………… .
5 The brave lion in the story lived in a ………………………… .
6 The strong lion helped a ………………………… to find its family.
7 Ben read the pages ………………………… because he liked the story.
When Ben finished the great story, he was very happy. He put the book under his pillow. Then, his mother walked into the room and turned off the light. “Goodnight, Ben,” she said quietly. Ben closed his eyes and dreamed about the brave lion.
8 Ben put the book ………………………… when he finished reading.
9 Ben’s mother came into the bedroom and turned off ………………………… .
10 When Ben closed his eyes, he ………………………… the brave lion.
ANSWER KEY
1 reading books 2 wild animals 3 desk
4 warm bed 5 sunny jungle 6 small monkey 7 very quickly
8 under his pillow 9 the light 10 dreamed about
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The bat in the supermarket
Last Tuesday evening, Fred and his dad went to the big supermarket. The weather was very bad. There was a loud storm with a lot of rain. They walked inside quickly because they were wet. Inside, the shop was warm and very bright.
Examples
Fred and his dad visited the ………big supermarket……… on Tuesday evening.
The weather was ………very bad……… that evening.
Questions
1 During the bad weather, there was a lot of rain and a ………………………… .
2 Fred and his dad were ………………………… , so they walked inside quickly.
3 The shop was ………………………… and very bright inside.
Fred helped his dad to find some apples and milk. Suddenly, the supermarket doors opened. A small black bat flew inside to hide from the rain. The bat was frightened of the loud storm. It flew over the fruit and then hid behind a box of green grapes. A woman saw the animal and shouted, “Oh dear!”
4 Fred looked for some ………………………… with his dad.
5 A ………………………… flew into the supermarket when the doors opened.
6 The bat was ………………………… because of the loud storm outside.
7 The bat went to hide behind a box of ………………………… .
A kind man worked at the supermarket. He slowly walked to the box of grapes. He caught the small bat carefully in a soft towel. The storm stopped, so the man carried the bat outside. He put it in a tall tree. Fred smiled and said, “Now the bat is safe!”
8 A ………………………… who worked there walked over to the grapes.
9 The man caught the bat carefully in a ………………………… .
10 After the storm stopped, the man put the bat in a …………………………
ANSWER KEY
1 loud storm 2 wet 3 warm
4 apples and milk 5 small black bat 6 frightened 7 green grapes
8 kind man 9 soft towel 10 tall tree