Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Holiday Adventures & Travel
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Beautiful Rainbow
Last summer, Anna and her family went on a camping holiday. They drove to the countryside and found a great place to sleep. Dad put their big green tent next to some tall trees. In the evening, it started to rain. Anna was tired, so she went to sleep early.
Examples
Anna’s family went on a camping holiday ………last summer……… .
The family drove to the ………countryside……… to find a place to sleep.
Questions
1 Dad put the family’s tent next to …………………… .
2 It started …………………… in the evening.
3 Anna went to sleep early because she was …………………… .
The next morning, Anna woke up and listened carefully. The rain stopped and it was very quiet outside. She opened the tent door and looked out. The sky was blue and the sun was hot. She woke up her brother, Ben. ‘Look, Ben!’ she said. ‘The weather is beautiful today.’
4 In the morning, it was very …………………… outside.
5 When Anna opened the …………………… , she looked outside.
6 Anna saw that the sun was …………………… and the sky was blue.
7 Anna woke up …………………… to show him the beautiful weather.
Ben came out of the tent and looked up. There was a very big rainbow over the green hills. It was red, yellow, pink, and blue. Anna took a picture of the rainbow with her new camera. Then, Mum cooked sausages and eggs. The family ate their breakfast outside on the grass.
8 Ben saw a …………………… over the green hills.
9 Anna used her …………………… to take a picture of the rainbow.
10 The family had eggs and sausages for …………………… outside on the grass.
ANSWER KEY
1 some tall trees / tall trees 2 to rain 3 tired
4 quiet 5 tent door 6 hot 7 her brother / Ben
8 very big rainbow / big rainbow 9 new camera / camera 10 breakfast / their breakfast
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A Snack at the Station
Last Tuesday, Tom and his sister Lucy went to the city. They walked to the busy train station with their grandfather. They wanted to visit their aunt. The station was very noisy and there were lots of people. Grandfather looked at the big clock. ‘Our train is late,’ he said.
Examples
Tom and his sister Lucy went to the ……… city ……… last Tuesday.
The children walked to the station with their ……… grandfather ……… .
Questions
1 The children wanted to see their ………………………… .
2 At the train station, there were ………………………… .
3 Grandfather said their train was late when he looked at the ………………………… .
They stood on the long platform. Tom was very hungry. ‘Can we have our lunch now?’ he asked. Grandfather opened his brown bag and took out three cheese sandwiches. They sat on a green seat to eat them. Suddenly, a small bird flew down. It looked at Tom’s sandwich because it was hungry too. Tom gave the bird some bread.
4 Tom and his family stood on the ………………………… .
5 Grandfather took some ………………………… out of his brown bag.
6 The family ate their food on a ………………………… .
7 A ………………………… wanted some food too, so Tom gave it some bread.
After ten minutes, a fast yellow train arrived at the station. ‘Here is our train!’ shouted Lucy. Grandfather picked up his brown bag. The children said goodbye to the little bird and climbed on the train. They were excited to see their aunt.
8 A ………………………… arrived at the station after ten minutes.
9 Grandfather picked up his ………………………… .
10 The children climbed on the train and were very ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 aunt
2 lots of people
3 big clock
4 long platform
5 cheese sandwiches
6 green seat
7 small bird / bird
8 fast yellow train / yellow train
9 brown bag
10 excited
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Alice’s Farm Holiday
Last weekend, Alice went on holiday with her parents and her younger brother, Sam. They drove to Sunny Field Farm. It was a big, beautiful farm park with lots of trees and animals. Alice was very excited because she loves animals. The family’s room was next to a big field.
Examples
Alice went on holiday with her ………parents……… and her brother.
The family travelled to Sunny Field Farm last ………weekend……… .
Questions
1 There were lots of animals and ………………………… at the big farm park.
2 Alice was ………………………… because she really likes animals.
3 The family’s room was near a ………………………… .
On Saturday morning, the family got up early and walked to the animal barn. A kind farmer gave Alice and Sam two warm bottles. “You can give some milk to the baby goats,” the farmer said. Alice held her bottle carefully. A small brown goat ran to her and drank all the milk very quickly!
4 On Saturday morning, the family walked to the ………………………… .
5 A farmer gave the children two ………………………… .
6 The children gave some ………………………… to the baby goats.
7 A small ………………………… drank Alice’s milk very quickly.
Sam laughed because the goat’s ears moved up and down! After that, the family sat on the green grass and ate some cheese sandwiches. Alice took some photos of the funny goats. “This is the best holiday,” Alice told her parents. She wanted to stay at the farm forever.
8 Sam laughed when the goat’s ………………………… moved up and down.
9 The family sat on the grass and ate ………………………… .
10 Alice took ………………………… of the funny goats.
ANSWER KEY
1 trees 2 very excited 3 big field
4 animal barn 5 warm bottles 6 milk 7 brown goat
8 ears 9 cheese sandwiches 10 some photos