Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Hobbies, Sports, Places & Transport
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The famous restaurant
Last Friday evening, Ben and his parents wanted to have a special dinner. They got into their blue car and drove out of the town. They drove a long way to the beautiful countryside. Ben was very hungry because he didn’t eat a big lunch. They wanted to visit a famous restaurant called The Green Cow.
Examples
Ben and his parents wanted a ………special dinner……… last Friday evening.
The family travelled out of the town in their ………blue car……… .
Questions
1 The family drove a long way to the ………………………… .
2 Ben didn’t have a ………………………… so he felt very hungry.
3 The name of the famous restaurant was ………………………… .
The drive took two hours. From the car window, Ben saw some brown horses in a field. Finally, they arrived at the quiet restaurant. It had a big garden with a small lake. Inside, a friendly man gave them a table near the window. Ben asked for chicken with some chips. His parents asked for a big fish and some vegetables.
4 Ben looked out of the car window and saw some ………………………… in a field.
5 There was a ………………………… in the big garden of the quiet restaurant.
6 A ………………………… gave the family a table next to the window.
7 Ben’s parents wanted a big fish and some ………………………… for their dinner.
The food arrived quickly and it was very hot. Ben ate all his chicken because it was delicious. After dinner, they ate a large chocolate cake together. Ben smiled and said, “This is the best restaurant in the world!” Then, his tired father drove them back home.
8 The family’s food was very hot and it arrived ………………………… .
9 Ben and his parents ate a ………………………… together after their dinner.
10 Ben’s ………………………… drove the car home at the end of the evening.
ANSWER KEY
1 beautiful countryside 2 big lunch 3 The Green Cow
4 brown horses 5 small lake 6 friendly man 7 vegetables
8 quickly 9 large chocolate cake 10 tired father
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Alex’s beautiful photos
Last Saturday morning, Alex and his best friend, Ben, walked to the big town square. Alex’s favourite hobby was taking photos. He carried his new black camera in his bag. The weather was beautiful and sunny, so there were lots of people in the square.
Examples
Alex went to the big town square on ………Saturday morning……… .
Alex went there with his ………best friend……… , Ben.
Questions
1 Taking photos was Alex’s ………………………… .
2 Alex had his ………………………… inside his bag.
3 There were ………………………… in the square because the weather was sunny.
The boys looked at the beautiful old buildings around them. “I want to take a picture of that tall clock,” Alex said. Ben pointed at a huge blue door on another building. Alex took lots of photos of the doors, walls, and windows. Then, a small grey bird flew down and sat on Ben’s head! Alex quickly took a very funny photo of his friend.
4 The boys looked at some ………………………… in the square.
5 Alex wanted to photograph a ………………………… .
6 Ben pointed at a building with a ………………………… .
7 A ………………………… flew down and sat on Ben’s head.
After that, the two boys were hungry and tired. They sat on a long green seat under a big tree and ate some sandwiches. They looked at all the pictures on the camera. The photo of the bird was their favourite. Alex felt very happy with his beautiful photos.
8 The boys ate their sandwiches on a ………………………… under a tree.
9 They looked at all the photos on ………………………… .
10 Alex felt ………………………… because his pictures were beautiful.
ANSWER KEY
1 favourite hobby 2 new black camera 3 lots of people
4 beautiful old buildings 5 tall clock 6 huge blue door 7 small grey bird
8 long green seat 9 the camera 10 very happy
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A fun game of badminton
It was Sunday afternoon. The weather was cloudy, but it was very warm. Mary and her younger brother, Sam, wanted to play a sport outside. “Let’s play badminton,” their dad said. He went to the garage and found two rackets and a small white ball. They walked into the big garden. Mary and Sam played a long game on the grass.
Examples
The weather was ………cloudy……… on Sunday afternoon.
Mary and her younger brother wanted to play a ………sport outside……… .
Questions
1 The children’s dad found two rackets and a …………………… in the garage.
2 The family went into the …………………… to play.
3 The children played their long game on the …………………… .
Sam hit the ball very hard, and it flew over the green wall. “Oh no!” said Sam. “We cannot play now.” Mary looked behind some beautiful flowers, but she couldn’t see the ball. Then, their dad climbed a tall tree. He saw the white ball inside an old bird’s nest!
4 Sam hit the ball hard, and it went over a …………………… .
5 Mary tried to find the ball behind some …………………… .
6 Their father climbed a …………………… to look for the ball.
7 Dad found the ball inside an …………………… !
Dad carefully took the ball and jumped down. “Here you are,” he smiled. The children were very happy. They played badminton for another hour. After the fun game, they went inside the house. Their mum gave them some cold orange juice to drink. It was a great day.
8 The children were …………………… when Dad jumped down with the ball.
9 Mary and Sam played badminton for …………………… before they went inside.
10 The children’s mother gave them some …………………… to drink.
ANSWER KEY
1 small white ball/white ball/ball 2 big garden/garden 3 grass
4 green wall/wall 5 beautiful flowers/flowers 6 tall tree/tree 7 old bird’s nest/bird’s nest
8 very happy/happy 9 another hour/an hour 10 cold orange juice/orange juice