Sleeping in the garden – A1 English Reading Test

Exercise 1

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-6. There is one example.

Sleeping in the garden

‘Can we sleep outside tonight?’ Alex and Sally asked their mother one evening when it was very ………hot……… . She said ‘Yes’. The girls put blankets on the (1)…………… , then got two (2)…………… of water from the kitchen. They looked at the stars, talked, then went to sleep. But the night got colder and Alex woke up. A cat (3)…………… off the garden wall.

‘What was that?’ asked Alex. ‘Are you awake, Sally?’

Then a big, black (4)…………… flew out from one of the trees.

‘I am awake,’ answered Sally. ‘What was that?’

The girls sat up. ‘I don’t like being outside at night. I’m (5)…………… ,’ Sally said.

‘Me too!’ said Alex. ‘Let’s go inside.’ The girls picked up their blankets and (6)…………… to the house. In the morning, their mother found them, not outside, but in their beds in their bedroom!

Exercise 2

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples

      A parrot is sitting on an old chair.     ………yes………

      There is a toy pirate in the box.    ………no………

Questions

1   There is a toy lion on its back in front of some books.     ………………..

2   There is a big spider above the lamp.     ………………..

3   The toy rabbit has only got one eye.     ………………..

4   There is a fan next to some green bottles.     ………………..

5   The boy is sitting on the floor and reading a comic.     ………………..

6   There are some skates between the box and the bag.     ………………..