CANKAYA UNIVERSITY PREP SCHOOL

A2 READING PRACTICE MATERIAL (STUDENT’S COPY)

Reading Practice 2

Read the text and answer the following questions.

The weather affects everyone, and everyone has something to say about the weather. This is especially
true in a country like the UK because it has very changeable weather. In the UK, the weather can be
completely different from day to day, or even from morning to afternoon. The weather can shift from
being rainy one day to sunny the next, or from strong wind in the morning to snow in the afternoon.

In the UK, there are four seasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and the weather is different in
each. However, there is not a sudden change between the seasons. The end of the winter season is the
same as the start of the spring season. It takes several weeks for the weather to change enough for
people to notice the difference.

The summer is the season with the best weather. It is generally hot and sunny with only a little rain
sometimes. However, it can sometimes be cold and wet for one or two weeks at a time. British people
like to spend a lot of time outside when it is nice in the summer. After the summer is autumn. In this
season, the weather gets colder, and there are stronger winds, also it will rain more. All the leaves will
start to fall off the trees as it is cold.

Winter is the coldest season in the UK. The temperature will sometimes be at zero degrees Celsius. This
means that ice will often form on the ground overnight. This makes it difficult to walk sometimes. As for
winter, with an average temperature of two degrees Celcius, people do not prefer spending much time
outside. There might also be snow, but the UK does not get much snow, mainly just cold rain in the
winter. Then when winter ends, spring starts. The temperature will begin to get warmer, and the winds
will not be as strong. Plants start to grow again, and new leaves form. It is always nice when the spring
starts as the nice summer weather is nearly back again.

Many people in the UK complain about the weather, but as the weather changes so much, it gives them
something to talk about all year round.

1. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
a) People in the UK
b) Weather in the UK
c) Seasonal Changes
d) The Coldest Season in the UK
2. Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?
a) The weather conditions do not affect people in the UK.
b) The weather is generally cold most of the year in the UK.
c) The weather can change very quickly in the UK.
d) People in the UK enjoy the weather very much.

3. What do people do when the weather is sunny?

a) Spend time outdoors
b) Complain about the weather
c) Grow plants
d) Enjoy the trees

4. Which of the following information CAN NOT be true according to paragraph 4?

a) It doesn't snow much in winter because the average temperature is 2 degrees.
b) In spring, the weather gets warmer, so there are no strong winds.
c) When it is zero degrees, the ground can be icy in the morning.
d) It rarely rains in winter in the UK, so the winter is generally very dry.

5. You can read this text in ___.

a) an academic journal
b) a diary entry
c) a business mail
d) a travel magazine

6. What does "sudden" in paragraph 2 mean?

a) slow
b) quick
c) wet
d) strange

7. What does "notice" in paragraph 2 mean?

a) remember
b) lose
c) see
d) help

8. What does "it" in paragraph 1 refer to?

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9. What does "them" in paragraph 5 refer to?

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