A1 Beginner Reading Animals 6 minutes 1 question

Inside a Small Animal Shelter

About this practice test

Read about a small animal shelter and label four items on a room diagram using simple locations and descriptions.

What you’ll practice

Finding detail

Locate specific information and evidence.

Interpreting ideas

Connect main points and inferences.

Evaluating arguments

Assess claims, evidence, and limitations.

What to expect: 1 question with explanations to review after submission.

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level
A1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
Question formats
Label the image

How to approach this practice

Read the passage for its main idea, then return to the relevant sentence or paragraph for each question. Base answers on the passage.

Inside a Small Animal Shelter

Inside a Small Animal Shelter region-1 region-2 region-3 region-4
Inside a Small Animal Shelter

Mia works in a small animal shelter. Every morning she cleans the room and feeds the animals. In the upper left, the food shelf holds bags and cans for the pets. In the upper right, the water bowl stays near the door. In the lower left, the cat bed is soft and warm. In the lower right, the dog gate keeps the puppies safe. Mia likes the quiet room, but she does not like the smell after lunch.

  1. Question 1 · Label the image

    Match the labels to the marked regions of the image.

    Read the passage and choose the labels for the diagram.

    Return to the passage, recording or visual

    Image labels

    toy box · towel basket · food shelf · water bowl · cat bed · dog gate

    Label regions region-1, region-2, region-3, region-4 marked on the image above.

    Check answers and explanations
    Region region-1
    food shelf
    Region region-2
    water bowl
    Region region-3
    cat bed
    Region region-4
    dog gate

    Label 1: food shelf — it is in the upper left, where it holds bags and cans for the pets. Label 2: water bowl — it is in the upper right, near the door. Label 3: cat bed — it is in the lower left, and it is soft and warm. Label 4: dog gate — it is in the lower right, where it keeps the puppies safe.

    In the upper left, the food shelf holds bags and cans for the pets. In the upper right, the water bowl stays near the door.
    In the lower left, the cat bed is soft and warm. In the lower right, the dog gate keeps the puppies safe.

What to review next

Find the words that support each answer. For a mistake, compare the question with the evidence and identify the detail or inference you missed.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Look for evidence in the text. Separate what the writer says from what you already know about the topic.

The library normally closes at six, but on Fridays it stays open until eight. When does it close on Friday?

The answer is eight. But introduces an exception to the normal closing time, so the first time mentioned is not the answer.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.