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.
Ben’s birthday dinner
Yesterday was Ben’s tenth birthday. In the evening, he went to a famous restaurant in the town centre with his two best friends, Alex and Kim. It was called The Golden Tomato. They make the best pizzas in town there. Ben was very excited because he loves Italian food.
Examples
Ben was ten years old ………yesterday……… .
Ben went to the restaurant in the evening with his ………two best friends……… .
Questions
1 The famous restaurant was in the …………………… .
2 The name of the restaurant was …………………… .
3 Ben felt very excited because he loves …………………… .
Inside the restaurant, it was very warm and noisy. The three friends sat at a big round table near the window. A friendly waiter brought them a menu. Ben chose a nice cheese pizza. Alex and Kim wanted a chicken pizza. They also ordered three glasses of cold lemonade. They talked and laughed a lot while they waited for their food.
4 Inside the restaurant, it was noisy and very …………………… .
5 The children sat at a big round table near the …………………… .
6 A …………………… gave the children a menu.
7 The friends ordered three glasses of …………………… to drink.
After they ate the delicious pizzas, the waiter brought a big chocolate cake to the table. It had ten candles on it. Alex and Kim sang a loud birthday song for Ben. Ben blew out the candles and smiled. It was a fantastic birthday dinner.
8 After the pizzas, the waiter brought a …………………… to the table.
9 There were …………………… on Ben’s cake.
10 Alex and Kim sang a loud …………………… for their friend.
ANSWER KEY
1 town centre 2 The Golden Tomato 3 Italian food
4 warm 5 window 6 friendly waiter 7 cold lemonade
8 big chocolate cake/chocolate cake 9 ten candles/10 candles 10 birthday song
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Leo’s Exciting Video Game
Last week, Leo fell off his new bike and broke his leg. The doctor said, “You must stay at home and rest.” Leo was sad because he couldn’t play football with his friends. He sat on the big brown sofa in the living room all day.
Examples
Leo broke his leg when he fell off his ………new bike……… last week.
Leo had to stay at ………home……… and rest.
Questions
1 Leo was ………………………… because he couldn’t play football.
2 Leo couldn’t play football with his ………………………… .
3 Leo sat on the big ………………………… all day.
On Tuesday, Leo’s uncle came to visit him. He brought Leo a present. It was a new video game about space aliens! Leo was very happy. He played the game on the television. The aliens were green and had three eyes. Leo played the exciting game all afternoon and forgot about his bad leg.
4 Leo’s ………………………… visited him on Tuesday.
5 The present was a new ………………………… about space aliens.
6 In the game, the aliens had ………………………… and were green.
7 Leo forgot about his bad leg because he played the ………………………… all afternoon.
In the evening, Leo’s mother came home from work. She walked into the living room and asked, “Are you okay, Leo?” Leo smiled and showed his mother the game. “Yes!” he said. “I won the game, and I am a space hero now!” His mother laughed and gave him a big bowl of ice cream.
8 Leo’s mother came home from ………………………… in the evening.
9 Leo smiled and showed the game to his ………………………… .
10 Leo’s mother gave him a big bowl of ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 sad 2 friends 3 brown sofa
4 uncle 5 video game 6 three eyes 7 exciting game
8 work 9 mother 10 ice cream
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A hot day at the pool
Last Sunday morning, the weather was very hot. Daisy and her brother, Paul, wanted to go swimming. Their Uncle Fred drove to their house in his blue car. “Let’s go to the big outdoor pool!” he said. The children were excited. They quickly put their towels and swimsuits in a bag.
Examples
The weather was ………very hot……… last Sunday morning.
Daisy and her brother wanted to go ………swimming……… .
Questions
1 Uncle Fred went to the children’s house in his ………………………… .
2 Uncle Fred wanted to take the children to the big ………………………… .
3 The children packed their swimsuits and their ………………………… in a bag.
Uncle Fred and the children arrived at the pool. There were lots of people there because it was sunny. Paul jumped into the cold water first. Then, Uncle Fred threw a green ball to Daisy. They played games in the water for a long time. Suddenly, a strong wind blew the ball out of the pool. It hid under a white chair.
4 There were ………………………… at the pool because the weather was sunny.
5 ………………………… was the first person to jump into the water.
6 Uncle Fred gave Daisy a ………………………… to play with.
7 The ball flew out of the pool and went under ………………………… .
Paul climbed out of the water and found the ball. He gave it back to his sister. After their swim, they were tired and hungry. Uncle Fred bought them some sandwiches and apple juice at the café. “This is a great day,” Daisy smiled.
8 Paul found the ball and gave it to ………………………… .
9 The children felt ………………………… after playing in the water.
10 Uncle Fred got some apple juice and ………………………… from the café.
ANSWER KEY
1 blue car 2 outdoor pool 3 towels
4 lots of people 5 Paul 6 green ball 7 a white chair
8 his sister 9 tired and hungry 10 some sandwiches