Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Family, Home & Daily Life 1
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Pancakes for breakfast
It was Saturday morning. Tom and his sister, Lucy, woke up early. Their mother and father were asleep in bed. Tom was very hungry. He said, “Let’s make pancakes for breakfast!” Lucy thought it was a great idea. They went downstairs to the big kitchen very quietly.
Examples
Tom and Lucy woke up early on ………Saturday morning……… .
The children’s parents were ………asleep……… in bed.
Questions
1 Tom was ………………………… so he wanted to make pancakes.
2 Tom and Lucy wanted to make pancakes for ………………………… .
3 The children walked down to the ………………………… very quietly.
First, Lucy found a big bowl in the cupboard. Tom put some milk and two eggs in it. Then, he mixed it. But Tom mixed it too quickly! The milk flew out of the bowl. It went on the table, the chairs, and on Lucy’s face! The kitchen was very dirty now. Lucy laughed, but they had a big problem.
4 Lucy got a ………………………… from the cupboard.
5 Tom put some milk and ………………………… in the bowl.
6 Some of the milk went on the chairs, the table, and ………………………… !
7 The children had a ………………………… because the kitchen was dirty now.
Suddenly, their mother walked into the kitchen. She looked at the dirty table and the children. “What are you doing?” she asked. Tom said, “We wanted to make breakfast!” Mum smiled and said, “I can help you make the pancakes. But first, we must clean this room!” Tom and Lucy washed the table carefully.
8 The children’s ………………………… came into the kitchen.
9 Mum smiled and wanted to ………………………… the children make the pancakes.
10 Tom and Lucy washed the ………………………… carefully.
ANSWER KEY
1 very hungry 2 breakfast 3 big kitchen
4 big bowl 5 two eggs 6 Lucy’s face 7 big problem
8 mother 9 help 10 table
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A trip to the museum
Last Saturday, Tom went to the city with his grandfather. They wanted to visit the new museum. They didn’t take a bus. They walked to the station and caught a train. Tom sat next to the window. He liked looking at the trees and animals. The train journey was very fast.
Examples
Tom and his grandfather went to the city ………last Saturday……… .
They wanted to see the ………new museum……… in the city.
Questions
1 Tom and his grandfather traveled to the city on a …………………… .
2 Tom looked out of the …………………… on the train.
3 The train journey to the city was …………………… .
In the city, they walked to the big museum. Inside the museum, there were lots of old things. Tom and his grandfather wanted to find the old cars. First, they saw some old bikes and a very big boat. Then, Tom looked behind a wall and saw a beautiful red car. “Look, Grandpa!” Tom shouted. The red car was grandfather’s favourite.
4 Inside the museum, Tom and his grandfather wanted to see the …………………… .
5 Before they found the cars, they saw some bikes and a …………………… .
6 Tom found a beautiful …………………… behind a wall.
7 The red car was his …………………… favourite.
After that, Tom and his grandfather were hungry. They went to the museum café. Tom ate a burger and his grandfather had some soup. Then, grandfather bought a small toy car for Tom from the shop. Tom was very happy. It was a great day.
8 Tom and his grandfather ate food in the …………………… .
9 Tom had a burger and his grandfather ate …………………… .
10 Grandfather got a …………………… for Tom from the shop.
ANSWER KEY
1 train 2 window 3 very fast
4 old cars 5 very big boat 6 red car 7 grandfather’s
8 museum café 9 some soup 10 small toy car
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Tom’s lost teddy bear
Tom lived in a big house with his family. He had lots of toys, but his favourite toy was a beautiful teddy bear called Brownie. Tom played with him every day. On Tuesday evening, Tom’s mother called him for dinner. Tom wanted to take Brownie to the kitchen, but he couldn’t find him anywhere.
Examples
Tom lived with his family in ………a big house……… .
The name of the beautiful teddy bear was ………Brownie……… .
Questions
1 Tom played with his teddy bear …………………… .
2 Tom’s mother called him for …………………… on Tuesday evening.
3 Tom couldn’t find his bear when he wanted to take him to …………………… .
Tom asked his family for help. His mother looked in his bedroom, but the bear wasn’t there. Then, his older sister looked under the sofa in the living room. “I can’t see your teddy bear,” she said. Tom started to cry because he was very sad. He really wanted his favourite toy.
4 Tom’s …………………… tried to find the bear in his bedroom.
5 Tom’s older sister looked for the toy under the …………………… in the living room.
6 Tom …………………… because he was very sad.
7 Tom really wanted to find his …………………… .
Then, Tom’s father came home from work. He took a torch and they walked down the stairs to the dark basement. “Look carefully,” his dad said. Tom saw two small eyes under an old chair. It was Brownie! Tom smiled and picked up his bear. He was very happy again. “Thank you, Dad!” he said.
8 Tom’s father took a torch and they went to the …………………… .
9 Tom saw the teddy bear hiding under an …………………… .
10 Tom felt …………………… again when he picked up his bear.
ANSWER KEY
1 every day 2 dinner 3 the kitchen
4 mother/mum 5 sofa 6 started to cry/cried 7 favourite toy
8 dark basement/basement 9 old chair 10 very happy/happy