Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Facilities & School Environment
Reading 1
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Lily’s Beautiful Project
Eleven-year-old Lily loves nature. Every day at school, when the bell rings for the morning break, most students run outside to play football or chat with their friends. However, yesterday, Lily decided to do something different. She didn’t go to the busy playground. Instead, she walked to the quiet school garden behind the science building.
The garden looked a bit boring because there were only green plants and no colour. But Lily had a plan. She opened her backpack and took out some beautiful, colourful flowers that she brought from home. There were pink, yellow, and bright blue ones. She found a small tool and began to make holes in the soft earth.
It was hard work, and her hands quickly became dirty. While she was working, her classmate Tom walked past. He usually plays sports during the break, but he stopped to watch her. He thought the flowers looked fantastic, so he offered to get some water for them. Lily was very happy to have some help.
When the break finished twenty minutes later, the garden looked completely different. Lily was tired and her uniform was a little dirty, but she felt extremely proud of her work. Now, she is going to visit the garden every day to look after her beautiful new plants.
1 What did Lily do during the morning break yesterday?
(A) She played a game of football.
(B) She went to a quiet part of the school.
(C) She chatted with her friends in the playground.
2 Why did Lily bring flowers from home?
(A) to put them in her school backpack
(B) to give them to her science teacher
(C) to make the garden look more interesting
3 How did Tom help Lily?
(A) He brought something for the plants to drink.
(B) He helped her wash her dirty hands.
(C) He played some sports with her.
4 How did Lily feel at the end of the break?
(A) worried because her uniform was dirty
(B) pleased with what she achieved
(C) tired of visiting the garden every day
5 What is the best title for the text?
(A) A colourful change to the school
(B) How to grow big green plants
(C) Tom’s difficult morning break
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 A
Reading 2
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The School’s Amazing New Laptops
My name is Mark, and I am a student at Greenhill High School. I love my school, but I never liked our computer room. For a long time, we had very old desktop computers. They were so slow that it took ten minutes just to turn them on. Sometimes, they even stopped working while we were doing our homework!
But last week, everything changed. When we walked into our IT class on Monday morning, the old computers weren’t there anymore. Instead, we saw thirty shiny new laptops on the desks. Our teacher, Mrs. Evans, smiled and told us that the school finally bought them for us. All the students were really surprised and happy.
These new laptops are amazing. First, they are much faster than the old ones, so we can find information on the internet immediately. Also, the screens are very clear, and the keyboards are quiet when we type. Now, doing our school projects is actually fun, and nobody gets angry at the machines.
Because we have this fantastic new equipment, Mrs. Evans is going to start a coding club next month. We will learn how to make our own simple computer games. I can’t wait to join it. Having these new laptops is the best thing that has happened this year!
1 What was the problem with the old computers?
(A) They needed a lot of time to start.
(B) They took ten minutes to finish homework.
(C) They often made the teachers angry.
2 What happened when the students went to their IT class on Monday?
(A) They found out the old computers were broken.
(B) They discovered new computers on their desks.
(C) They bought thirty shiny laptops for their teacher.
3 What does Mark say about the new laptops?
(A) They are too quiet when students type on them.
(B) They make finding information on the internet difficult.
(C) They are quick and help students enjoy their schoolwork.
4 Next month, Mark is going to
(A) start his own coding club at school.
(B) learn how to build video games.
(C) buy some fantastic new equipment.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) A very difficult IT lesson
(B) How to make your own computer game
(C) Great new computers for our class
ANSWER KEY
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 C
Reading 3
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A colourful change at school
Leo is fifteen years old and he loves drawing. At his school, there was a big, grey wall on the playground. It was very ugly. One day, his teacher said, “We are going to paint a nature picture on the wall.” A famous local artist, Mr. Davis, came to the school to help. Leo was very excited and immediately asked to be his assistant.
On the first day, Mr. Davis brought many boxes of colourful paint. They had to wear old clothes because painting is a messy job. Mr. Davis asked Leo what they should paint. Leo loves spending time in the forest, so he suggested a picture of tall trees, bright flowers, and wild animals. Mr. Davis thought this was a fantastic idea.
Leo worked on the wall every afternoon after his classes. At first, it was difficult to paint on the rough stone. Mr. Davis showed Leo how to use different brushes to make the leaves look real. Leo painted a beautiful brown bear and a small green frog. His friends often watched him, and they always said the animals looked amazing.
After two weeks, the wall was finally finished. The grey playground is now a bright and happy place for all the students. Mr. Davis thanked Leo for his hard work and gave him a special set of paintbrushes. Leo feels very proud of the mural. He is sure that he wants to become an artist when he leaves school.
1 When the school decided to paint the wall, Leo
(A) painted a big, grey wall.
(B) wanted to work with the artist.
(C) asked a famous local artist to come.
2 What happened on the first day?
(A) Mr. Davis wanted to spend time in the forest.
(B) Leo brought many boxes of colourful paint.
(C) Leo chose the subject for the picture.
3 What does Leo say about painting the mural?
(A) It was not easy to do at the start.
(B) His friends painted a beautiful brown bear.
(C) He worked on the wall during his classes.
4 At the end of the project, Leo
(A) left school to become an artist.
(B) thanked Mr. Davis for his hard work.
(C) received a present from the artist.
5 What is the best title for the article?
(A) The famous local artist
(B) A teenager’s colourful school project
(C) How to spend time in the forest
ANSWER KEY
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B