Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – School, Learning & Friends
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The bird in the classroom
Last Wednesday morning, Julia and her friends were at school. They were in their English lesson. Their teacher, Mr Brown, talked about animals. The classroom was very hot, so Mr Brown opened a big window. The children listened carefully to him.
Examples
Julia and her friends were ………at school……… last Wednesday morning.
The children were in their ………English lesson……… .
Questions
1 Mr Brown talked about …………………… to the class.
2 Mr Brown opened a …………………… because the room was hot.
3 The children …………………… to their teacher.
Suddenly, a small blue bird flew inside the classroom. It went over the desks and sat on the bookcase. All the children were very surprised. Julia’s friend, Ben, dropped his pen on the floor. “Wow! Look at that beautiful bird!” Ben said. The bird looked at the children and started to sing a happy song. Mr Brown smiled but told the children to be quiet.
4 A …………………… flew into the room.
5 The bird sat on the …………………… .
6 Ben dropped his …………………… when he saw the bird.
7 The bird sang a …………………… to the children.
Then, Julia took some bread from her lunchbox. She walked slowly to the bird and put the bread on a desk. The bird flew down, ate the bread, and flew out of the window. “Goodbye!” the friends shouted. It was an exciting morning!
8 Julia got some …………………… from her lunchbox.
9 Julia put the food on …………………… for the bird.
10 After the bird ate, it flew out of the …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 animals 2 big window 3 listened carefully
4 small blue bird 5 bookcase 6 pen 7 happy song
8 bread 9 a desk 10 window
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Charlie’s terrible stomach-ache
Charlie was a nine-year-old boy who loved sweet things very much. On Thursday morning, Charlie walked to his school. In his blue bag, he had three large boxes of chocolate candy. He didn’t eat his breakfast at home because he only wanted to eat his sweet candy.
Examples
Charlie loved ………sweet things……… very much.
Charlie went to school on ………Thursday morning……… .
Questions
1 Charlie put three large boxes of chocolate candy in his …………………… .
2 Charlie didn’t have …………………… before he went to school.
3 He didn’t eat at home because he wanted to eat …………………… .
At ten o’clock, it was break time. Charlie sat on a seat in the playground with his best friend. His friend Jim had a healthy apple, but Charlie ate all his chocolate very quickly. After five minutes, Charlie didn’t want to play football. “What’s the matter?” asked Jim. “I have a terrible stomach-ache,” Charlie answered. His face was very white.
4 At break time, Charlie sat on a seat in the …………………… with his friend.
5 Jim ate an apple, but Charlie ate his chocolate …………………… .
6 Charlie didn’t want to play …………………… after five minutes.
7 Charlie got a …………………… and his face looked very white.
Jim helped his friend walk to the school nurse. The nice nurse gave Charlie some water and said, “You must sleep now.” Charlie slept for an hour on a quiet bed. When he woke up, he felt much better. “No more chocolate candy for me,” he smiled.
8 Jim helped Charlie walk to see the …………………… .
9 The nurse gave Charlie …………………… to drink.
10 Charlie slept on a quiet bed for …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 blue bag 2 his breakfast/breakfast 3 his sweet candy/sweet candy
4 playground 5 very quickly 6 football 7 terrible stomach-ache
8 school nurse/nurse 9 some water/water 10 an hour/1 hour
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Lost Red Ball
Yesterday morning, Jack and his best friend, Peter, played in the school playground. Jack had a great new toy in his pocket. It was a small red ball. The boys loved it because it jumped very high. They threw the ball to each other and laughed before their math lesson.
Examples
Jack and Peter played in the ………school playground……… yesterday morning.
Peter is Jack’s ………best friend……… .
Questions
1 Jack carried a ………………………… in his pocket.
2 The toy was a ………………………… .
3 The boys threw the ball and laughed before their ………………………… .
Suddenly, Peter threw the red ball very hard. It went over a small wall and fell into the school garden. The boys ran to look for it. They looked behind a big tree and under some tall green plants. But they couldn’t see the ball anywhere. Jack and Peter were very sad. They didn’t want to play another game. They just sat on the grass.
4 Peter threw the ball very hard and it went over a ………………………… .
5 The toy fell into the ………………………… .
6 The boys couldn’t find the ball behind the tree or under the ………………………… .
7 Jack and Peter sat on the grass because they felt ………………………… .
Then, their teacher, Miss Daisy, walked into the garden. She had something round in her hand. “Is this your toy?” she asked. Jack looked up and smiled. “Yes, it is! Thank you!” he said. The boys were happy again. They put the ball in the classroom and sat at their desks.
8 A teacher called ………………………… came into the garden.
9 Miss Daisy carried something ………………………… in her hand.
10 Jack and Peter left the ball in the ………………………… and sat down.
ANSWER KEY
1 great new toy 2 small red ball 3 math lesson
4 small wall 5 school garden 6 tall green plants 7 very sad
8 Miss Daisy 9 round 10 classroom