Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Family, Home & Daily Life
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The funny DVD
Last Saturday night, Mark invited his best friend, Alex, to his house. They wanted to watch a funny new DVD about clever monkeys. Mark’s parents were in the garden, so the boys had the big television in the living room. They sat on the green sofa.
Examples
Mark invited his ………best friend……… , Alex, to his house on Saturday.
The DVD was about some ………clever monkeys……… .
Questions
1 Mark’s mother and father were in the ………………………… .
2 The boys watched the big television in the ………………………… .
3 Mark and Alex sat on the ………………………… .
Before the film started, Mark went to the kitchen to find some food. He brought back two large bowls of sweet popcorn and some glasses of orange juice. The movie was very funny and the boys laughed a lot at the monkeys. But Alex laughed too hard and dropped his bowl! The sweet popcorn went everywhere on the floor.
4 Mark found some food in the ………………………… .
5 The boys drank some ………………………… with their food.
6 The boys ………………………… because the movie was very funny.
7 Alex dropped his bowl and the popcorn went on the ………………………… .
“Oh no!” said Alex. “I am very sorry!” Mark smiled and said, “It is fine. We can help each other.” They quickly cleaned the dirty floor together. After that, they shared Mark’s bowl of popcorn and watched the end of the film. It was a great evening for the boys.
8 The boys cleaned the ………………………… together.
9 The boys ate from ………………………… after they cleaned up.
10 The boys watched the ………………………… of the film and had a great evening.
ANSWER KEY
1 garden 2 living room 3 green sofa
4 kitchen 5 orange juice 6 laughed a lot 7 floor
8 dirty floor 9 Mark’s bowl 10 end
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Aunt Claire arrives
Last Friday evening, Paul and his mother drove to the big bus station in the city. They wanted to meet Aunt Claire. She lived in a small village and she came to stay with them for the weekend. The station was very busy because lots of people were there.
Examples
Paul and his mother went to the bus station ………last Friday evening……… .
They wanted to meet Paul’s ………Aunt Claire……… there.
Questions
1 Aunt Claire lived in a …………………… .
2 Aunt Claire wanted to stay with the family for the …………………… .
3 There were …………………… at the station so it was very busy.
Paul looked at the big clock on the wall. It was seven o’clock, but Aunt Claire’s bus wasn’t there. Paul was hungry and asked, “Can we buy some food?” His mother bought two chicken sandwiches from a small shop. They sat on a green seat and ate their sandwiches. Then, a loud noise surprised them. A red bus stopped in front of the station doors.
4 Paul looked at a …………………… on the wall.
5 Aunt Claire’s bus was not there at …………………… .
6 Paul’s mother got two …………………… from a small shop because Paul was hungry.
7 Paul and his mother ate their food on a …………………… .
The doors opened and many people got off the bus. Suddenly, Paul saw Aunt Claire. She carried a heavy yellow bag and a purple umbrella. Paul ran to her and said, “Hello!” Aunt Claire smiled and gave Paul a new comic. They walked to the car and drove home.
8 When the doors opened, …………………… got off the bus.
9 Aunt Claire had a purple umbrella and a …………………… .
10 Aunt Claire gave Paul a …………………… before they drove home.
ANSWER KEY
1 small village 2 weekend 3 lots of people
4 big clock 5 seven o’clock 6 chicken sandwiches 7 green seat
8 many people 9 heavy yellow bag 10 new comic
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Fred’s dirty jeans
It was a very wet and windy afternoon. Fred was bored inside his house. He put on his green coat and went out to the garden. There were lots of muddy puddles on the grass. Fred jumped in the biggest puddle. His blue jeans were suddenly brown and dirty.
Examples
The weather was wet and windy that ………afternoon……… .
Fred felt ………bored……… inside his house.
Questions
1 Fred went to the garden in his …………………… .
2 Fred jumped in the …………………… on the grass.
3 After jumping, Fred’s blue jeans were …………………… .
Fred went back inside the house because he was cold. His mother looked at his dirty clothes. “Oh no, Fred!” she said. “Take off those jeans. You must wash them in the bathroom.” Fred walked upstairs and took off his jeans. He put them in the bath with some warm water and soap. He washed them carefully with his hands.
4 Fred went inside the house because he felt …………………… .
5 Fred’s mother told him to wash his jeans in the …………………… .
6 Fred went …………………… to take off his jeans.
7 Fred cleaned the jeans with soap and …………………… .
After ten minutes, the jeans were clean and blue again. Fred smiled and carried them out of the bathroom. He put them on a chair next to the window to dry. The next morning, the sun was shining. Fred put on his clean jeans and went to the park.
8 The jeans were clean again after …………………… .
9 Fred put his wet jeans on a …………………… to dry.
10 Fred wore his clean jeans to the …………………… the next morning.
ANSWER KEY
1 green coat 2 biggest puddle 3 brown and dirty
4 cold 5 bathroom 6 upstairs 7 warm water/some warm water
8 ten minutes/10 minutes 9 chair 10 park