Reading skills practice: A lost dog – exercises
Read the poster and then do the exercises to practise your reading skills.
Preparation
Write the animals in the correct groups.
cat dog tiger lion rabbit elephant
Pets Wild animals
cat lion
dog elephant
rabbit tiger
1. Check your understanding: true or false
Circle True or False for these sentences.
1. The dog is lost. True False
2. The dog's name is Sherry. True False
3. The dog is a female. True False
4. The dog was lost on Monday morning. True False
5. The dog was lost in Central Park. True False
6. There is a reward for finding the dog. True False
2. Check your understanding: gap fill
Complete the lost dog report.
LOST DOG REPORT
Sherry
Dog’s name: ………………………………………………………………………….
3 años
Age: ……………………………………………………………………………………
Lunes 10 de junio
Date dog was lost: …………………………………………………………………..
4 pm
Time dog was lost: …………………………………………………………………..
Central Park
Place dog was lost: ………………………………………………………………….
500
Money offered for finding dog (Euros): …………………………………………….
3. Check your understanding: error correction
Correct and write these sentences on the line.
The dog's name is Sherry.
1. The dog is called Berry. ………………………………….…………………….…….……
2. The dog is five years old. ………………………………….…………………….…….……
is 3 years old
3. The dog was lost on Tuesday. The dog got lost on Monday
………………………………….…………………….…….……
Sherry is a dog
4. Sherry is a female dog. ………………………………….…………………….…….……
5. Sherry was lost on 10th July. Yes
………………………………….…………………….…….……
No
6. Sherry was in Central Café. ………………………………….…………………….…….……
Discussion
Do you have any pets? Yes
What pets would you like to have?