The horse at the river – 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.

The horse at the river

Last weekend, I went to the countryside. My father drove the ………car……… on to some grass between two trees. We all got out and (1)…………… to a field there. I took a picture of some funny black and white (2)…………… because I love farm animals. Then my father shouted ‘Look behind you!’ so I did. I (3)…………… a big horse. It was very near to me. I was afraid and ran to the river and jumped in! My parents laughed. ‘The horse doesn’t want to hurt you. It’s a nice horse,’ my mum said. ‘Your clothes are (4)…………… now. Take this towel. And here, give this nice, green (5)…………… to the horse.’ The horse ate it. I was hungry too and I enjoyed our (6)…………… by the river. We had three different salads, my favourite cheese and some watermelon.

Exercise 2

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples

      The man at the table is wearing glasses.     ………yes………

      The little girl is carrying a dog.     ………no………

Questions

1   The woman between the bookcases is wearing a red dress.     ………………..

2   The cat under the table is looking at the boy.     ………………..

3   One of the boys is playing with a robot.     ………………..

4   The woman at the table is putting on her jacket.     ………………..

5   It’s a beautiful sunny day.     ………………..

6   One of the women has got brown curly hair.     ………………..