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 forgotten sports clothes
It was Friday morning. Jack walked to school with his best friend, Paul. They were very excited because there was a big football game after lunch. Jack loves football, and he is the best player in his class. The boys talked about the game all morning.
Examples
Jack walked to school on ………Friday morning……… .
Jack went to school with his ………best friend……… , Paul.
Questions
1 After lunch, the boys had a big ………………………… .
2 Jack is the ………………………… in his class.
3 The two friends ………………………… about the game all morning.
At twelve o’clock, the children went to the sports hall to change their clothes. Jack opened his red bag, but he couldn’t find his shorts or his clean t-shirt. “Oh no!” said Jack. “My sports clothes are at home on my bed!” He sat on a chair and started to cry. He was very sad because he couldn’t play in the game.
4 The children went to the ………………………… at twelve o’clock.
5 Jack looked for his clothes inside his ………………………… .
6 Jack’s sports clothes were on ………………………… at home.
7 Jack was ………………………… because he couldn’t play football.
Then, Mr Green, the sports teacher, walked into the room. He had a small bag in his hand. “Your father brought this to the school, Jack,” Mr Green smiled. Jack opened the bag and saw his sports clothes. He put them on quickly and ran outside. His team played very well and won the match!
8 Mr Green, the ………………………… , came into the room with a small bag.
9 Jack’s ………………………… brought the small bag to the school.
10 Jack’s team won the match because they ………………………… !
ANSWER KEY
1 football game 2 best player 3 talked
4 sports hall 5 red bag 6 his bed 7 very sad
8 sports teacher 9 father 10 played very well
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Tom’s exciting book
Last Saturday, Tom wanted to learn about animals. So, he went to the big town library with his mum. The library was very quiet and there were lots of books. Tom and his mum walked slowly inside.
Examples
Tom went to the library ………last Saturday……… .
Tom went to the library with ………his mum……… .
Questions
1 The town library was …………………… and had lots of books.
2 Tom and his mum …………………… when they went inside.
Tom looked in a big bookcase near the window. He wanted a book about hot jungles. After ten minutes, he found a very exciting book. It had a picture of a green snake on it. Tom sat on a soft blue chair and opened the book. He read about loud monkeys and big spiders. He liked the pictures because they were very beautiful.
3 Tom looked for his book in a …………………… near the window.
4 He wanted to find a book about …………………… .
5 There was a picture of a …………………… on Tom’s exciting book.
6 Tom sat on a …………………… to open his book.
7 Tom thought the pictures in the book were …………………… .
After an hour, Mum said, “It is time to go home, Tom.” Tom carried his jungle book to a nice woman at a desk. She smiled and gave the book to him. Tom and his mum caught a bus home. Tom read his new book all afternoon.
8 Mum said it was time to go home after …………………… .
9 A …………………… at a desk smiled and gave the book to Tom.
10 Tom and his mother went home by …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 very quiet 2 walked slowly 3 big bookcase
4 hot jungles 5 green snake 6 soft blue chair 7 very beautiful
8 an hour 9 nice woman 10 bus
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Mark’s hot sports lesson
It was Thursday afternoon and the weather was very hot. Mark and his classmates were at school. They walked to the sports field because they had a sports lesson with their teacher, Mr. Brown. Mark wore his new white shorts and a grey T-shirt.
Examples
The weather was ………very hot……… on Thursday afternoon.
Mark and his classmates had a sports lesson with ………Mr. Brown……… .
Questions
1 The children had their sports lesson at the …………………… .
2 Mark wore a grey T-shirt and some …………………… .
Mr. Brown said, “Today, we are going to run.” He blew his whistle loudly and the children started running. Mark ran very fast because he wanted to win. He was the first boy, but after ten minutes, he stopped. He felt very tired and his face was red. “My head hurts,” he thought. He needed a drink because he was very thirsty.
3 Mr. Brown blew his …………………… and the children started to run.
4 Mark wanted to …………………… so he ran very fast.
5 Mark stopped running after …………………… .
6 Mark’s …………………… was red and he felt very tired.
7 Mark was …………………… so he needed a drink.
Mark walked to his bag under a big tree. He took out a large bottle of cold water and drank a lot of it. Then, he ate a sweet banana. After his drink and his fruit, Mark felt much better. He went back to play with his friends.
8 Mark’s bag was under a …………………… .
9 Mark drank a lot of …………………… from a large bottle.
10 Mark felt much better after he ate a …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 sports field 2 new white shorts 3 whistle loudly/whistle
4 win 5 ten minutes/10 minutes 6 face 7 very thirsty/thirsty
8 big tree 9 cold water 10 sweet banana/banana