Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Environmental & Sustainability 2
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teenager Who Turns Rubbish Into Art
Fifteen-year-old Maya loves art and gardening. Every day at her high school, she saw students throwing away a lot of empty plastic bottles. Maya felt sad about the rubbish and wanted to find a clever way to use them again. She decided to make something beautiful for her plants.
She started taking the old plastic bottles home. First, she washes them carefully. Then, she uses scissors to cut them into different shapes. In the beginning, it was quite difficult to cut the thick plastic, so her father had to help her. Finally, she paints the bottles with bright, colorful paints.
Maya puts small flowers and green plants inside her new pots. At first, she gave them to her friends and teachers as presents. Everyone loved them! Because of this, she began selling her colorful flower pots at the school market. She uses all the money she makes to buy more seeds for the school garden.
Maya feels really proud of her project. Her head teacher thinks it is a fantastic idea. Next month, Maya is going to start an after-school club. She hopes to teach other teenagers how to turn their rubbish into art. She believes that everyone can do something small to help our planet.
1 Why did Maya decide to use the bottles?
(A) She disliked seeing so much waste at her school.
(B) She asked students to throw away empty plastic bottles.
(C) She wanted to buy something beautiful for her plants.
2 What was Maya’s problem at the start?
(A) She did not know how she could wash them carefully.
(B) She needed her dad’s assistance to shape the material.
(C) She found it difficult to use bright, colorful paints.
3 What does Maya do with the cash from the market?
(A) She gives it to her friends and teachers as presents.
(B) She buys more colorful flower pots for herself.
(C) She spends it on items for planting at her school.
4 What is Maya planning to do next month?
(A) Talk to her head teacher about a fantastic idea.
(B) Show classmates how to create their own pots.
(C) Ask everyone to do something small to help our planet.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) How to find bright, colorful paints
(B) A clever way to reuse plastic waste
(C) The best market for school gardening
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 B
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Living with Nothing to Throw Away
Fourteen-year-old Chloe has a very interesting hobby. Last year, she watched a sad documentary about plastic in the ocean. Before that, she loved shopping for clothes and buying new things every weekend. But after the film, she wanted to change her life. She decided to start a blog to write about living with zero waste.
Starting her blog, “Green Teen”, was quite difficult. Chloe didn’t know much about computers. She asked her older brother to help her, but he was busy studying for his exams. Because he didn’t have time, Chloe had to learn everything herself by watching videos on the internet. Now, she posts pictures and tips every week.
Today, thousands of teenagers read her blog. Chloe writes about how to make old things look new. In the past, her friends bought plastic water bottles every day at school. Because of Chloe’s blog, they all bring their own glass bottles now. Her parents have also stopped using plastic bags. Chloe feels amazing when she sees these changes.
Next month, Chloe is going to do something exciting. She is going to visit a local primary school to talk to younger children about recycling. She hopes to show them that it is easy to help the planet. She doesn’t want to be a famous writer when she is older. She just wants to make the world cleaner.
1 What made Chloe start her blog?
(A) A film she saw about the environment.
(B) She loved shopping for clothes every weekend.
(C) She wanted to buy new things.
2 How did Chloe learn to make her blog?
(A) She used the internet to find out what to do.
(B) Her older brother helped her with it.
(C) She was busy studying for her exams.
3 What does Chloe say about her friends?
(A) They have changed what they take to school.
(B) They buy plastic water bottles every day.
(C) They have stopped using plastic bags.
4 What is Chloe planning to do next month?
(A) Teach some kids about protecting nature.
(B) Become a famous writer when she is older.
(C) Go to a primary school to clean the world.
5 What is the best title for this article?
(A) A teenager’s website for a greener life
(B) How to buy new things every weekend
(C) The best videos on the internet
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 A
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Boy Who Cleaned Up His School
Fourteen-year-old Toby loves studying the environment. Last month, he noticed a big problem at his high school. At the end of every day, the classroom bins were completely full of clean paper. Toby felt sad about this, so he decided to start a school project to reduce the waste.
He asked his geography teacher, Mrs. Clark, for some advice. She suggested putting a special recycling box in each room just for paper. Toby thought this was a brilliant idea. He spent his whole weekend with two good friends, and together they made twenty large boxes out of old cardboard.
When the project began, there were a few problems. Many students quickly forgot about the special boxes and continued to throw their paper in the normal bins. To change this, Toby drew some colourful posters and put them on the classroom doors. After a few days, everyone started using the boxes correctly.
Now, the school uses all the collected paper for the younger students’ art lessons. The head teacher is very pleased because the school doesn’t have to buy as much new paper anymore. Toby is very proud of his hard work. Next term, he is going to start a new group to collect plastic bottles!
1 Why did Toby start his school project?
(A) He needed to empty the classroom bins at the end of every day.
(B) He wanted to stop people throwing away good materials.
(C) He wanted to study the environment at his high school.
2 How did Toby get the boxes for his project?
(A) His geography teacher, Mrs. Clark, bought them for him.
(B) He spent his whole weekend looking for old cardboard.
(C) He built them with the help of some other people.
3 What happened when the project first started?
(A) The teenagers failed to use the new items properly.
(B) Toby continued to throw his paper in the normal bins.
(C) Many students quickly forgot to look at the colourful posters.
4 What is the result of Toby’s project?
(A) Toby uses the collected paper for his art lessons.
(B) The head teacher has to buy more plastic bottles now.
(C) It has helped the school save some money on supplies.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) The boy who changed how his school deals with rubbish
(B) How to make large boxes out of old cardboard
(C) Why students need to buy more paper for art lessons
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 A