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 loud music
Last Friday evening, Sally invited her best friend, Kim, to her house. They went upstairs to Sally’s bedroom. Sally had three new pop CDs. She got them for her birthday. The girls were very excited because they loved listening to music.
Examples
Sally invited her ………best friend……… , Kim, to her house.
The girls went up to Sally’s ………bedroom……… .
Questions
1 Sally got three ………………………… for her birthday.
2 The girls were ………………………… because they loved music.
Sally put the first CD in her CD player. The music was very fast and loud. The two friends started dancing on the rug. They sang the songs and jumped up and down. Then, Sally’s big brother, Tom, opened the door. He was angry because he was doing his homework. “Please be quiet!” he said.
3 Sally put her first CD in her ………………………… .
4 The music was loud and ………………………… .
5 The two friends jumped and danced on the ………………………… .
6 Sally’s ………………………… , Tom, opened the door.
7 Tom was angry because he was doing ………………………… .
Sally said sorry and turned down the music. Tom went back to his room. After ten minutes, he came back with two big slices of chocolate cake and some lemonade. “Thank you!” said Kim. The girls ate the food and listened to the CDs quietly. They had a wonderful evening.
8 Sally said sorry and turned down ………………………… .
9 Tom brought some lemonade and two slices of ………………………… .
10 The girls listened to their CDs ………………………… after they ate.
ANSWER KEY
1 new pop CDs 2 very excited
3 CD player 4 very fast 5 rug 6 big brother 7 his homework
8 the music 9 chocolate cake 10 quietly
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A sunny day at the farm
Last Sunday morning, the weather was very sunny. Paul and his younger sister, Mary, went to a beautiful farm with their parents. They traveled there by car because the farm was far away in the countryside. The children were very excited to see all the different animals.
Examples
Paul and Mary visited a farm ………last Sunday morning……… .
The weather on the day of the trip was ………very sunny……… .
Questions
1 The children went to the farm with …………………… .
2 The family went to the countryside by …………………… .
3 The children felt …………………… to see the animals.
First, the family walked to a big green field. They saw lots of small white sheep there. Paul loved the baby sheep because they were very funny and cute. Then, they looked at the black and white cows. Mary pointed at two big brown horses near a tall tree. She wanted to ride one of them, but she was too young.
4 In the big green field, the family saw lots of …………………… .
5 Paul liked the …………………… because they were funny and cute.
6 The cows at the farm were …………………… .
7 The two big brown horses were standing near a …………………… .
After that, the family was very thirsty and hungry. Dad bought some cold milk and sweet apples for everyone from the farm shop. They sat on a red blanket on the grass and ate their delicious food. In the afternoon, they said goodbye to the farmer and drove back home. It was a brilliant day!
8 Dad got some cold milk and sweet apples from the …………………… .
9 The family ate their food on a …………………… on the grass.
10 In the afternoon, the family said goodbye to the …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 their parents 2 car 3 very excited
4 small white sheep 5 baby sheep 6 black and white 7 tall tree
8 farm shop 9 red blanket 10 farmer
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Paul’s new sports shoes
Paul is nine years old and his favourite hobby is running. He runs in the park every evening. Next Friday, there is a big running race at Paul’s school. But Paul’s old sports shoes were too small and they hurt his feet. “I need some new shoes,” Paul told his mother.
Examples
Paul is ………nine years old……… .
Paul’s favourite hobby is ………running……… .
Questions
1 Paul runs in the …………………… every evening.
2 There is a big …………………… at Paul’s school next Friday.
3 Paul’s old shoes hurt his feet because they were …………………… .
On Saturday morning, Paul and his mother caught a bus to the new shopping centre. They went to a very big sports shop on the second floor. Paul looked at lots of shoes. First, he tried on some blue shoes, but they were very heavy. Then, the shop assistant brought some bright orange shoes. Paul put them on. “These are great!” he said. “They are very light and fast.”
4 Paul and his mother went to the new shopping centre on …………………… .
5 The big sports shop was on the …………………… .
6 The blue shoes were …………………… so Paul didn’t like them.
7 The shop assistant showed Paul some shoes which were …………………… .
Paul’s mother bought the orange shoes for him. Paul was very happy and he wore them home. On Friday, Paul ran very quickly in his school race. He was the first boy to finish! He won a shiny gold cup. “These new shoes are magic!” Paul laughed.
8 Paul felt …………………… so he wore his new shoes home.
9 Paul was the …………………… to finish the race on Friday.
10 Paul won a …………………… in the running race.
ANSWER KEY
1 park 2 running race 3 too small
4 Saturday morning/Saturday 5 second floor 6 very heavy/heavy 7 bright orange/orange
8 very happy/happy 9 first boy 10 shiny gold cup/gold cup