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 happy seal
Last Sunday, Sam and his father went to the city zoo. The weather was sunny and warm. Sam wanted to see the brown monkeys first, but they were all sleeping. So, they walked to a big pool to look at the sea animals. There was a very happy seal in the water.
Examples
Sam and his father visited the ………city zoo……… last Sunday.
On the day of the trip, the weather was ………sunny and warm……… .
Questions
1 Sam wanted to look at the ………………………… first.
2 Sam and his dad walked to a ………………………… to see the sea animals.
3 They saw a ………………………… inside the water.
The seal’s name was Charlie. A woman worked at the zoo and she threw a small red ball into the pool. Charlie swam very quickly and caught the toy in his mouth. He threw the ball high in the air and caught it again. The children near the pool laughed loudly. Then, the red ball flew out of the water and hit Sam’s shoe!
4 The name of the seal was ………………………… .
5 A woman threw a ………………………… into the water for Charlie.
6 The seal caught the toy in ………………………… .
7 The red ball flew out of the pool and hit ………………………… !
Sam picked up the wet toy. He threw the ball back to Charlie. The clever seal caught it and made a funny noise. Sam’s father took a great photo of the seal. Before they went home, Sam bought a toy seal from the zoo shop. It was a fantastic day.
8 Sam picked up the ………………………… and threw it back to Charlie.
9 Sam’s father took a ………………………… of the clever seal.
10 Sam got a ………………………… from the zoo shop before he went home.
ANSWER KEY
1 brown monkeys 2 big pool 3 happy seal/very happy seal
4 Charlie 5 small red ball 6 his mouth 7 Sam’s shoe
8 wet toy 9 great photo 10 toy seal
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A hot walk in the jungle
Last summer, Leo and his father went to a big green jungle. They wanted to see some wild animals and beautiful plants there. The weather was very hot that day. They walked slowly on a long dirt path under the tall trees.
Examples
Leo and his father visited a ………big green jungle……… last summer.
They wanted to see beautiful plants and some ………wild animals……… there.
Questions
1 The weather in the jungle was …………………… that day.
2 Leo and his dad walked on a …………………… .
3 The trees in the jungle were …………………… .
After two hours, Leo stopped walking. His face was very red and hot. “Dad, I am very tired,” Leo said quietly. He was very thirsty because it was a long walk in the sun. Dad looked in his small black bag, but he couldn’t find their water bottle. Leo sat on a round rock and felt a little sick.
4 Leo stopped walking after …………………… .
5 Leo told his dad that he was …………………… .
6 Dad could not find their …………………… in his small black bag.
7 Leo felt a little sick and sat on a …………………… .
Then, Dad saw a small waterfall behind some big leaves. He quickly ran to the clean water. He filled a cup with the cold water and gave it to Leo. Leo drank all the water and ate a sweet yellow banana. Soon, the boy felt much better, and they walked happily back to their car.
8 Dad found a small waterfall behind some …………………… .
9 Dad gave Leo a cup of …………………… to drink.
10 Leo felt better after he drank the water and ate a …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 very hot 2 long dirt path 3 tall
4 two hours 5 very tired 6 water bottle 7 round rock
8 big leaves 9 cold water 10 sweet yellow banana
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The ugly bathroom spider
Yesterday afternoon, Peter and his best friend, Sam, played football in the garden. After their game, their hands and faces were very dirty. Peter’s mum said, “Go and wash your hands in the bathroom before dinner.” The two boys walked upstairs to the bathroom together.
Examples
The boys played football in the garden ………yesterday afternoon……… .
Peter played the game with his ………best friend……… , Sam.
Questions
1 After the game, the boys’ …………………… were very dirty.
2 Peter’s mum told the boys to wash their hands before …………………… .
3 Peter and Sam went …………………… to find the bathroom.
Peter opened the white door and turned on the light. Suddenly, Sam shouted very loudly. “Look at that!” he said. There was a huge, ugly spider on the wall above the bath. It had eight long legs and it was black. Both boys were very frightened. They didn’t want to go inside the room. They ran downstairs quickly.
4 Peter opened the …………………… and turned on the light.
5 Suddenly, Sam …………………… when he looked in the bathroom.
6 The huge, ugly spider was on the wall above …………………… .
7 The two boys felt …………………… so they ran downstairs quickly.
Peter’s dad was in the kitchen. “What’s the matter?” he asked. “There is a terrible spider upstairs!” Peter answered. Dad laughed and went up to the bathroom with a glass. He caught the spider carefully and put it outside in the grass. Then, the boys washed their dirty hands and had a nice dinner.
8 Peter’s dad was in the …………………… when the boys ran downstairs.
9 Dad took a …………………… to catch the spider in the bathroom.
10 Dad put the ugly spider outside in …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 hands and faces 2 dinner 3 upstairs
4 white door 5 shouted very loudly 6 the bath 7 very frightened
8 kitchen 9 glass 10 the grass