Reading Comprehension Test Text "A Carpet of Many Colours"

A Carpet of Many Colours

         England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers, and no very large forests.

         There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English country-side between the towns is like a carpet of many colours. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers. In autumn the leaves on the trees change their colour from green to yellow, brown and red.

         You can see many cows and sheep in the English meadows. There are sheep-farms and cattle-farms in all parts of England.

The English summer is never very hot, and the winter is not very cold. Spring and autumn are cool. Cold winds blow in winter and there are cool winds in summer. There is little snow and much rain in England.

         Spring and summer are beautiful seasons, because the sun often shines brightly. The fields, meadows and forests are green and there are many beautiful flowers of all colours in the gardens.

         Autumn is a nice season, too. It is the season of the harvest, the season of beautiful apples.

         There are many fine days in winter, when the sun shines. But all children like summer, because it is the season of the holidays, the season when they go to the seaside or play in the green meadows and forests.

 I. True or False?

1. Many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside.

There are no high mountains in England.

The rivers in England are long and forests are not very large.