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.
Leo’s Strange Dinner
Last month, Leo went on holiday to a different country with his parents. They stayed in a small house near the sea. One evening, they went to a big market. It was very busy. There were lots of people and noise. Leo looked at all the shops.
Examples
Leo went on holiday with his ………parents……… last month.
The family’s holiday house was near the ………sea……… .
Questions
1 Leo and his family went to a big market one ………………………… .
2 There was a lot of noise and lots of ………………………… at the market.
3 Leo looked at the ………………………… in the market.
Leo’s dad wanted to eat dinner at the market. They found a place with tables and chairs. A man cooked food on a big fire. Leo saw some very strange fish. It was pink and round. ‘I don’t want to eat that,’ Leo said. But his mum said, ‘Try it, Leo. It is very good.’
4 Leo’s dad wanted to have ………………………… at the big market.
5 The man at the market cooked food on a ………………………… .
6 Leo thought the round pink fish looked ………………………… .
7 Leo’s ………………………… wanted him to try the fish.
Leo ate a small piece of the pink fish. He was surprised. It was delicious! Then, Leo ate a lot of the fish with some rice and green vegetables. He drank a glass of cold water. ‘Can we come to this market again tomorrow?’ Leo asked. His parents laughed and said yes.
8 Leo felt ………………………… because the small piece of fish was delicious.
9 Leo ate his fish with rice and some ………………………… .
10 Leo wanted to visit the market again ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 evening 2 people 3 shops
4 dinner 5 big fire 6 very strange 7 mum
8 surprised 9 green vegetables 10 tomorrow
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Family Volleyball Game
Last Saturday, Lily and her brother Tom went to the beach with their parents. Their Aunt Mary and Uncle Paul went too. The weather was very hot and sunny. They walked on the warm sand and found a good place near the sea. Lily’s father put their bags under a big blue umbrella.
Examples
Lily and her brother went to the beach ………last Saturday……… .
Aunt Mary and ………Uncle Paul……… went to the beach too.
Questions
1 The weather was very ………………………… that day.
2 The family found a good place near ………………………… .
3 Lily’s father put the bags under a ………………………… .
After that, Uncle Paul took a white ball from his bag. “Let’s play volleyball!” he said. They made two teams. Lily, Tom, and Aunt Mary were on one team. Their parents and Uncle Paul were on the other team. They played a long game on the sand. They jumped and laughed a lot. Suddenly, Tom hit the ball into the water!
4 Uncle Paul had a ………………………… in his bag.
5 The family made ………………………… for the game.
6 Lily, Tom and Aunt Mary played on ………………………… .
7 Tom hit the ball into ………………………… .
Uncle Paul ran into the sea and caught the ball. His clothes were wet, but he smiled. After the long game, they were very hungry. Aunt Mary gave everyone some chicken sandwiches and apples. “This is the best beach day!” Lily said.
8 Uncle Paul got the ball, but his ………………………… were wet.
9 The family was ………………………… after their long game.
10 Everyone ate apples and ………………………… on the beach.
ANSWER KEY
1 hot and sunny 2 the sea 3 big blue umbrella
4 white ball 5 two teams 6 one team 7 the water
8 clothes 9 very hungry 10 chicken sandwiches
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A Postcard for Daisy
Last week, Lily and her family went on holiday to a very sunny city. They stayed in a big hotel near the center. On Tuesday morning, Lily walked to a small shop with her father. She bought a beautiful postcard. It had a picture of a yellow bus on it.
Examples
Lily and her family had a holiday in a ………very sunny city……… last week.
The family’s hotel was ………near the center……… .
Questions
1 Lily went to a …………………… with her dad on Tuesday morning.
2 Lily got a …………………… at the shop.
3 There was a picture of a …………………… on the postcard.
Lily wanted to send the postcard to her best friend, Daisy, who was at home. Lily sat at a table in a café and wrote a message. ‘Dear Daisy,’ she wrote. ‘The weather is hot here! Yesterday, Mum took me to a big market. She bought me a new toy. It is a fantastic pink robot. It can walk and talk. I play with it every evening.’
4 Lily wanted to write to her ……………………, Daisy.
5 Lily wrote the postcard while she sat in a …………………… .
6 Lily’s mum bought her a new toy at a …………………… .
7 The new toy was a …………………… which could walk and talk.
After she finished writing, Lily put a stamp on the postcard. Her father helped her find a red box in the street. Lily dropped the postcard inside the box. She smiled because she knew Daisy wanted to see her new toy.
8 Lily put a …………………… on her postcard after she wrote the message.
9 Lily and her father found a …………………… in the street.
10 Lily smiled because Daisy wanted to see the …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 small shop 2 beautiful postcard / postcard 3 yellow bus
4 best friend 5 café 6 big market 7 fantastic pink robot / pink robot / robot
8 stamp 9 red box 10 new toy