Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Health, Food & The Body
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Tiger’s fish dinner
It was Friday evening. Lucy lived in a beautiful house near the river. She had a very hungry pet cat called Tiger. Tiger was a big orange cat with a long tail. When Lucy came home from school, she went to the kitchen. Tiger was already there.
Examples
Lucy’s house was near a ………river……… .
Tiger was the name of Lucy’s ………pet cat……… .
Questions
1 Tiger had orange fur and a …………………… .
2 After …………………… , Lucy went to the kitchen.
3 Her cat was …………………… in the kitchen when she walked in.
“I want my dinner,” Lucy thought. But Tiger was hungry, too! He jumped on a wooden chair and looked at Lucy. She opened the big fridge to find some food. She saw some delicious fish inside. Lucy took a white bowl from the cupboard. She carefully put the cold fish in the bowl for her pet.
4 Tiger looked at Lucy when he jumped on a …………………… .
5 Lucy looked inside the …………………… for some food.
6 Lucy got a …………………… out of the cupboard.
7 Lucy gave her pet some …………………… in the bowl.
Tiger ran to the bowl quickly. He ate all the fish in two minutes! Then, the happy cat sat under the table and washed his face. Lucy smiled and drank some milk. She ate a chicken sandwich for her dinner. It was a great evening for Lucy and Tiger.
8 Tiger ate all the food in …………………… !
9 The happy cat washed its face …………………… .
10 For dinner, Lucy had milk and a …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 long tail 2 school 3 already there
4 wooden chair 5 big fridge/fridge 6 white bowl 7 cold fish/delicious fish/fish
8 two minutes/2 minutes 9 under the table 10 chicken sandwich
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Sunny Beach Day
Last Sunday, Tom and his family went to a beautiful beach. The weather was very hot and sunny. Tom was excited because he loved the sea. He wore his favourite green shorts and a big white T-shirt. They found a nice place on the yellow sand to sit down.
Examples
Tom went to a ………beautiful beach……… with his family last Sunday.
The weather on Sunday was ………hot and sunny……… .
Questions
1 Tom felt very excited because he ………………………… .
2 Tom had a big ………………………… and green shorts on.
3 The family sat down on the ………………………… .
Tom wanted to swim, so he quickly took off his T-shirt and dropped it on a towel. He played in the water with his sister for two hours. They jumped in the waves and looked for fish. But Tom didn’t put on any sun cream. When he got out of the sea, his back and shoulders were very red.
4 Tom left his T-shirt on ………………………… before he went for a swim.
5 Tom spent ………………………… playing in the water with his sister.
6 The children jumped in the waves and looked for ………………………… .
7 Tom got very red shoulders because he didn’t put on any ………………………… .
“Oh dear, your shoulders are sunburned,” his mother said. She gave him a cold drink and put his white T-shirt back on him. The family went home in the afternoon. Tom’s shoulders hurt a little, but he was happy about his fun day at the beach.
8 Tom’s mother gave him a ………………………… .
9 Tom had to put his ………………………… back on.
10 In the afternoon, the family ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 loved the sea
2 white T-shirt
3 yellow sand
4 a towel
5 two hours
6 fish
7 sun cream
8 cold drink
9 white T-shirt
10 went home
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The hot lemon tea
Last Friday morning, Leo woke up and didn’t feel very well. It was cold outside, and he had a bad sore throat. He went downstairs to the kitchen to see his mother. “I can’t eat my breakfast,” Leo said sadly. His mother touched his head and looked at him.
Examples
Leo didn’t feel ………very well……… on Friday morning.
Leo had a bad ………sore throat……… that day.
Questions
1 Leo went to the ………………………… to find his mother.
2 Leo was sad because he couldn’t eat his ………………………… .
3 His mother looked at him and touched his ………………………… .
“You must stay at home today,” his mum said. She went to the cupboard and took out a big green cup. She put some hot water and sweet honey inside it. Then, she cut a yellow lemon and put a small piece in the cup, too. “Drink this hot tea,” she told Leo. “It is very good for your throat.”
4 Leo had to stay ………………………… that day.
5 His mum got a ………………………… out of the cupboard.
6 She put hot water and some ………………………… inside the cup.
7 Mum cut a ………………………… and put a piece in the drink.
Leo sat at the kitchen table and drank his tea carefully. It tasted nice and sweet. After an hour, he felt much better. His sore throat stopped hurting. “Thank you, Mum,” Leo smiled. He watched his favourite cartoon on the sofa and went to sleep.
8 Leo drank his hot tea carefully at the ………………………… .
9 After an hour, Leo’s throat stopped ………………………… .
10 Leo went to sleep on the sofa after watching his ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 kitchen 2 breakfast 3 head
4 at home 5 big green cup 6 sweet honey 7 yellow lemon
8 kitchen table 9 hurting 10 favourite cartoon