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.
Charlie’s small dinosaur
Charlie loved dinosaurs. Last Wednesday, his uncle gave him a small green toy dinosaur. Charlie wanted to take it to school. He put the new toy in the pocket of his favourite grey jacket. “I can play with it in my classroom,” he thought. Then, he walked to school with his older brother.
Examples
Charlie’s ………uncle……… gave him a new toy last Wednesday.
The new toy was a small green ………dinosaur……… .
Questions
1 Charlie hid the toy in the pocket of his …………………… .
2 Charlie wanted to play with the toy in his …………………… .
3 Charlie and his …………………… walked to school together.
In the morning, the children had an English lesson. The teacher, Mr Day, read a story about a farm. Charlie was bored. He took the green dinosaur out of his jacket and put it on his desk. But the toy fell on the floor and went under Mr Day’s chair. Charlie was very worried.
4 The children had an …………………… in the morning.
5 Mr Day read a story about …………………… to the class.
6 Charlie put the green dinosaur on his …………………… .
7 The toy fell on the floor and went under …………………… .
At the end of the lesson, Mr Day saw the toy under his chair. He picked it up and smiled. “Is this your dinosaur, Charlie?” he asked. “Yes,” Charlie answered quietly. Mr Day gave it back. “Please leave your toys in your bag during lessons,” the teacher said. Charlie put it in his bag.
8 Mr Day found the toy at the …………………… the lesson.
9 The teacher asked a question and Charlie answered …………………… .
10 The teacher told Charlie to leave his toys in his …………………… during lessons.
ANSWER KEY
1 (favourite) grey jacket 2 classroom 3 older brother
4 English lesson 5 a farm 6 desk 7 Mr Day’s chair
8 end of 9 quietly 10 bag
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The healthy school salad
It was Friday morning. Miss White walked into the classroom. She looked at her students and smiled. “Today, we have a different lesson,” she said. “We are going to the school kitchen.” The children were very happy. They wanted to learn how to make a healthy green salad for their lunch.
Examples
Miss White walked into the ………classroom……… on Friday morning.
The children had a ………different lesson……… that day.
Questions
1 The students went to the …………………… to learn how to cook.
2 The children felt …………………… about the lesson.
3 The class wanted to make a …………………… for their lunch.
Inside the kitchen, there were lots of fresh vegetables on a big table. The children washed their hands first. Then, Miss White showed them some red tomatoes and long cucumbers. A boy called Dan washed the green leaves carefully in a bowl of water. After that, the teacher cut the vegetables with a knife because it was dangerous for the children.
4 There were lots of …………………… on the table inside the kitchen.
5 The children had to wash …………………… first.
6 Dan used a bowl of water to wash the …………………… .
7 Miss White used a …………………… to cut the vegetables.
Next, the class put all the vegetables into a large glass bowl. Miss White added some salt and lemon. Dan mixed the salad with two big spoons. Finally, everyone sat down at the table and ate their healthy food. “This salad is delicious!” said Dan. It was a great school day.
8 All the vegetables went into a …………………… .
9 Dan used …………………… to mix the healthy salad.
10 Everyone thought the salad was …………………… when they ate it.
ANSWER KEY
1 school kitchen 2 very happy 3 healthy green salad
4 fresh vegetables/vegetables 5 their hands 6 green leaves 7 knife
8 large glass bowl/glass bowl 9 two big spoons/big spoons 10 delicious
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Art Class
Every Wednesday morning, Paul and his best friend, Fred, have art class at school. They love art because they can draw and colour. Last Wednesday, their teacher, Miss Green, walked into the classroom with some big white paper. “Today, we are drawing sea animals!” she said. The boys were excited.
Examples
Paul and Fred have art class every ………Wednesday morning……… .
The boys love art because they can ………draw and colour……… .
Questions
1 The boys’ teacher is called ………………………… .
2 Miss Green brought some ………………………… into the classroom.
3 The children had to draw ………………………… in the art class.
Paul picked up a blue pencil and started to draw a big whale. He coloured the whale carefully. Fred wanted to draw something scary. He took a grey pencil and drew a shark with big teeth. But Fred made a mistake and dropped his pencil on the floor. It broke! Paul saw this and quickly gave Fred another pencil.
4 Paul drew a ………………………… with his blue pencil.
5 Fred wanted to draw an animal that was ………………………… .
6 Fred drew a shark with ………………………… .
7 Fred broke his ………………………… when he dropped it on the floor.
Fred smiled and finished his scary shark. At the end of the lesson, Miss Green looked at the boys’ pictures. “These are fantastic!” she told them. She put the pictures on the wall behind her desk. Paul and Fred were very proud of their sea animals.
8 Miss Green looked at the pictures at the ………………………… of the lesson.
9 The teacher put the pictures on the wall ………………………… .
10 The boys felt ………………………… of their pictures of sea animals.
ANSWER KEY
1 Miss Green 2 big white paper 3 sea animals
4 big whale 5 scary 6 big teeth 7 pencil
8 end 9 behind her desk 10 very proud