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 Elephant
dog Lion
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 years old
Age: ……………………………………………………………………………………

10th June
Date dog was lost: …………………………………………………………………..

Time dog was lost:

4pm
…………………………………………………………………..

In a 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.

1. The dog is called Berry.

The dog is called Sherry
………………………………….…………………….…….……

2. The dog is five years old. The dog is 3 years old

………………………………….…………………….…….……
3. The dog was lost on Tuesday. The dog was lost on Monday
………………………………….…………………….…….……

4. Sherry is a female dog. Sherry is a male dog

………………………………….…………………….…….……

5. Sherry was lost on 10th July.

Sherry was lost on 10th June
………………………………….…………………….…….……

6. Sherry was in Central Café.

Sherry was in a Central Park
………………………………….…………………….…….……

Discussion

Do you have any pets?

What pets would you like to have?

I have 1 pet,is a dog and he’s name is Yako.I

would be have 2 pets:one dog and one cat.