Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Funny Mistakes & Small Accidents
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Tomato Sauce Accident
Last Sunday evening, Paul and his family went to a nice Italian restaurant. It was Paul’s birthday, so he wore his favourite clothes. He put on a clean white shirt and some new blue jeans. The family sat at a big round table near the window.
Examples
Paul and his family ate at an ………Italian restaurant……… on Sunday evening.
Paul wore his favourite clothes for his ………birthday……… .
Questions
1 Paul put on some new blue jeans and a ………………………… .
2 The family sat at a big round table which was ………………………… .
A friendly waiter brought the food. Paul’s parents had pizza, but Paul wanted pasta. He ordered a big bowl of pasta with hot tomato sauce. The food smelled very good. Paul was very hungry, so he ate quickly. Suddenly, the spoon dropped from his hand. The hot tomato sauce splashed everywhere! There was a big red spot on his clean white shirt. Paul felt very sad.
3 A ………………………… brought the family’s food to the table.
4 Paul ordered a big bowl of pasta with ………………………… on it.
5 Paul ate his food quickly because he was ………………………… .
6 Paul dropped his ………………………… and the sauce splashed everywhere.
7 Paul felt sad because he had a big ………………………… on his shirt.
His dad quickly asked the waiter for a wet towel. Mum cleaned the red spot carefully. “Don’t worry,” said his mum. “We can wash it at home.” The waiter gave Paul a free chocolate ice cream because it was his birthday. Paul ate the ice cream and smiled again.
8 Paul’s dad asked the waiter for a ………………………… .
9 Paul’s mum cleaned his shirt ………………………… .
10 Paul felt happy again when the waiter gave him a free ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 clean white shirt 2 near the window 3 friendly waiter
4 hot tomato sauce 5 very hungry 6 spoon 7 red spot
8 wet towel 9 carefully 10 chocolate ice cream
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The hot winter sweater
It was Saturday morning. Lily jumped out of bed because she wanted to play in the park with her best friend, Tom. Lily didn’t look out of her bedroom window. She quickly put on her favourite clothes. She chose her new blue jeans and a heavy green sweater. She loved that sweater!
Examples
Lily jumped out of bed on ………Saturday morning……… .
Tom is Lily’s ………best friend……… .
Questions
1 Lily wanted to play in the ………………………… with Tom.
2 Lily forgot to look out of her ………………………… .
3 Lily decided to wear a ………………………… and some new jeans.
Lily opened the front door and walked outside. The weather was not cold. It was very hot and sunny! Lily saw Tom next to a big tree in the park. Tom wore a yellow T-shirt and thin shorts. They started to play a game of football. After ten minutes, Lily stopped running. She felt very hot and her face was red. “I made a silly mistake,” Lily told her friend.
4 When Lily walked outside, the weather was very ………………………… .
5 Tom was standing next to a ………………………… in the park.
6 Lily and Tom played a ………………………… together.
7 Lily stopped running because she felt ………………………… and her face was red.
Lily ran back to her house quickly. She took off the heavy green sweater and put on a pink T-shirt. Then, she went to the kitchen and drank a big glass of cold water. Lily walked back to the park to find Tom. “Now I can play!” she laughed.
8 Lily went home to take off her sweater and put on a ………………………… .
9 In the kitchen, Lily had a big glass of ………………………… to drink.
10 Lily went back to the park to ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 park 2 bedroom window 3 heavy green sweater
4 hot and sunny 5 big tree 6 game of football 7 very hot
8 pink T-shirt 9 cold water 10 find Tom
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The broken robot
On Friday afternoon, Mark went to his best friend Ben’s flat. Ben was very happy because he had a new plastic robot. Ben’s uncle bought it for his birthday. The robot was grey and red, and it could walk and talk. Mark thought it was fantastic.
Examples
Mark visited his best friend Ben on ………Friday afternoon……… .
Ben was happy about his ………new plastic robot……… .
Questions
1 Ben got the toy for his birthday from his ………………………… .
2 The colours of the robot were ………………………… .
3 The robot could ………………………… and talk.
The two boys took the robot to the living room. They started to play a very fast game with it. The robot ran quickly on the floor, and Mark tried to catch it. But Mark slipped on a book. He fell on the new robot and its arm broke! Mark was very sad and afraid. “I’m so sorry, Ben!” he said.
4 The friends played with the robot in the ………………………… .
5 Mark wanted to ………………………… the robot when it ran on the floor.
6 Mark slipped on a ………………………… and fell on the toy.
7 Mark felt very ………………………… when the robot’s arm broke.
Ben looked at his broken toy. He didn’t cry, but he was quiet. Then, Ben’s dad came into the room. “What’s the matter?” he asked. He looked at the plastic robot. “Don’t worry,” he smiled. “I can fix this.” Dad fixed the robot’s arm quickly. The boys were happy again and played a quieter game.
8 Ben was ………………………… when he looked at his broken toy.
9 Ben’s dad fixed the ………………………… quickly.
10 After that, the boys played a ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 uncle 2 grey and red 3 walk
4 living room 5 catch 6 book 7 sad and afraid
8 quiet 9 robot’s arm 10 quieter game