Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Daily Routines & Evening Activities
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Charlie’s evening routine
Last Tuesday evening, Charlie walked home from the park. He was very tired and dirty because he played football in the mud with his friends. His brown shoes and green trousers were completely black! Charlie’s dad opened the door and laughed. “You must get clean!” he said.
Examples
Charlie came home from the park on ………Tuesday evening……… .
Charlie was dirty because he played a game of ………football……… in the mud.
Questions
1 Charlie’s shoes and his ………………………… were black because of the mud.
2 When he opened the door, Charlie’s dad ………………………… at him.
3 Charlie’s dad told him he must ………………………… .
Charlie went upstairs to the bathroom. His dad put some warm water and bubbles in the bath. Charlie sat in the water and played with his favourite plastic boat. He washed his face and his dirty arms. Then, he used some sweet shampoo to wash his hair. The warm bath was very nice and Charlie felt happy.
4 Charlie went to the bathroom, which was ………………………… .
5 Dad put bubbles and ………………………… in the bath for Charlie.
6 In the bath, Charlie played with a ………………………… .
7 Charlie washed his hair with some ………………………… .
After his bath, Charlie stood in front of the mirror. He brushed his teeth carefully with a new blue toothbrush. He wanted his teeth to be very white. Next, he put on his clean pyjamas. Charlie went to his bedroom, read a comic on his bed, and went to sleep.
8 Charlie used a ………………………… to brush his teeth carefully.
9 Charlie wanted to have ………………………… teeth.
10 Before he went to sleep, Charlie read a ………………………… on his bed.
ANSWER KEY
1 green trousers 2 laughed 3 get clean
4 upstairs 5 warm water 6 plastic boat 7 sweet shampoo
8 new blue toothbrush 9 very white 10 comic
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Fast Scooter Ride
Every weekday morning, Charlie woke up at seven o’clock. He ate his breakfast quickly because he was excited. He loved going to school with his best friend, Peter. They did not catch the bus. They rode their scooters to school. Charlie had a new blue scooter, and it was very fast.
Examples
Charlie got up at ………seven o’clock……… every weekday morning.
Charlie liked traveling to school with his ………best friend………, Peter.
Questions
1 The boys didn’t travel to school on the …………………… .
2 Charlie and Peter went to school on their …………………… .
3 Charlie’s …………………… was new, blue and very fast.
The two boys wore their yellow helmets and started their journey. They rode past the big supermarket and the beautiful park. “Look at those little ducks!” Peter shouted. There were five ducks in the small lake. The boys stopped to look at them for a minute. Then, they rode quickly down the hill because they didn’t want to be late.
4 The boys put their …………………… on their heads before their journey.
5 On the way, the friends went past a …………………… and a park.
6 Peter saw some ducks swimming inside a …………………… .
7 The boys rode down the hill quickly so they weren’t …………………… for school.
Charlie and Peter arrived at school at eight o’clock. They put their scooters outside the classroom. Their teacher, Mrs. Green, smiled and said, “Good morning, boys.” The friends took off their helmets and sat at their desks. Riding to school was always the best part of their day.
8 The friends got to school at …………………… .
9 The boys left their fast scooters …………………… .
10 Riding to school was the …………………… of the boys’ day.
ANSWER KEY
1 bus 2 scooters 3 scooter
4 yellow helmets 5 big supermarket 6 small lake 7 late
8 eight o’clock 9 outside the classroom 10 best part
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Tidying Up the Bedroom
Last Tuesday evening, Tom finished his delicious dinner. He ate chicken, carrots, and potatoes in the kitchen. Then, he went upstairs to his bedroom because he wanted to play with his favourite toys. But his bedroom floor was very messy. There were lots of toys everywhere.
Examples
Tom ate chicken, carrots, and potatoes for his dinner last ………Tuesday evening……… .
Tom ate his food in the ………kitchen……… .
Questions
1 Tom went to his bedroom because he wanted to play with his ………………………… .
2 Tom’s bedroom floor was very ………………………… .
3 There were ………………………… everywhere in the room.
Tom’s mum walked into the room. “You must tidy your bedroom before sleep, Tom,” she said. “You cannot play now.” Tom started to work. First, he picked up all his small plastic blocks. He put them inside a big green box. Then, he looked for his toy cars. He found his blue and red cars under the bed. He put the cars carefully on his tall bookcase.
4 Tom had to ………………………… before he went to sleep.
5 Tom put his small plastic blocks inside a ………………………… .
6 Tom found his red and blue toy cars ………………………… .
7 Tom put his toy cars on his ………………………… .
After ten minutes, the bedroom floor was completely clean. Mum was very happy with Tom’s hard work. “Good boy, your room looks great!” she smiled. Tom washed his face, put on his blue pajamas, and got into his comfortable bed. He was very tired after tidying up, so he went to sleep quickly.
8 It took Tom ………………………… to make his bedroom floor clean.
9 Tom’s mum was very happy with his ………………………… .
10 Before getting into his bed, Tom washed his face and put on his ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 favourite toys 2 messy 3 lots of toys
4 tidy his bedroom 5 big green box 6 under the bed 7 tall bookcase
8 ten minutes 9 hard work 10 blue pajamas