Добірка вправ для контролю навичок читання

1. Read the descriptions of animals and indicate which of them are true

TIGER – it is a mammal, but it has gills to help it breathe.

ELEPHANT – it is a big mammal. It is  warm – blooded. It can`t fly.

SHARK – it is a fish. It has fins, gills and scales.

LIZARD – it is a big bird. It has a beak or a bill.

GIRAFFE – it is a mammal which has a long neck. It is warm- blooded.

2. Read the English proverbs and choose the possible Ukrainian equivalent.

• A little bird told to me (сорока на хвості принесла / як мед, так і ложкою)
• Birds of a feather flock together ( сім раз відміряй та один раз відріж / рибак рибака бачить здалеку)
• To kill two birds with one stone (вбити двох зайців / краще синиця в руках ніж журавель в небі)
• As busy as a bee (голодний як вовк / роботящій як бджола)

3. Answer the following questions using words from the right column.

Which animal likes to eat mice                         WHALE

Which animal sleeps in winter                           LION

Which animal has a trunk                                  RABBIT

Which animal has yellow stripes on its body     PIG

Which animal likes dirt very much                    TIGER

Which animal runs very fast                               ELEPHANT

Who is the king of all animals                            BEAR

What is the biggest animal in the world              CAT

4. Find the odd element.

DOG-PIG-TIGER-HORSE

WHALE-WOLF-FOX-BEAR

TURTLE-ZEBRA-LIZARD-CROCODILE

GOOSE-DUCK-KIWI-MOUSE

TIGER-MONKEY-DOG-POLAR BEAR

5. Read the following words and choose the animals which live in a zoo.

TIGER                PIG                          WOLF                GORILLA

DUCK                 DOG                       WHALE             LION

FOX                ELEPHANT                HORSE             MONKEY

6. Read the sentences (riddles) and choose the right ending.

• The animal that can live without food and water a long time (pig, camel, whale)
• The animal that sleeps all winter around (snake, crocodile, bear)
• The friend of the people ( elephant, dog, polar bear)
• The cleverest animal ( donkey, fish, gorilla)
• The animal that has beautiful yellow skin (ostrich, tiger, crocodile)
• The animal with the longest neck (hippo, bear, giraffe)