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.
The Night Sky
Last Friday evening, the weather was very warm. Emma didn’t want to watch TV in the living room. She wanted to look at the night sky. She opened the big glass door and walked out onto her bedroom balcony. Her dad went outside with her.
Examples
The weather was ………very warm……… last Friday evening.
Emma did not want to watch TV in the ………living room……… .
Questions
1 Emma wanted to look at the ………………………… .
2 Emma walked out onto her ………………………… through the big glass door.
3 Emma’s ………………………… went outside with her.
The sky was very dark, but they could see well. There were lots of shiny stars above their house. Emma pointed her hand up. She saw a very bright moon behind a small cloud. “It looks like a big white plate,” she said. Dad smiled and gave Emma a hot drink. “Drink this,” he said quietly to her.
4 The family could see lots of ………………………… above their house.
5 The very bright moon was hiding behind a ………………………… .
6 Emma thought the moon looked like a big ………………………… .
7 Dad gave a ………………………… to his daughter.
Emma drank from her cup carefully. The shiny stars looked very beautiful. Suddenly, she saw a fast plane! It flew quickly across the dark sky. “Wow, that is great!” she laughed. After an hour, Emma was tired. She went back inside the house and slept well in her comfortable bed.
8 The shiny stars looked ………………………… in the night sky.
9 Emma saw a ………………………… fly across the dark sky.
10 After an hour, Emma felt ………………………… and went inside to sleep.
ANSWER KEY
1 night sky 2 bedroom balcony 3 dad
4 shiny stars 5 small cloud 6 white plate 7 hot drink
8 very beautiful 9 fast plane 10 tired
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The warm Sunday bread
Every Sunday morning, Hugo goes to the baker’s shop. Last Sunday, Hugo woke up at seven o’clock. He washed his face and put on his clothes. Then, he walked to the shop with his dad. The shop was at the end of their street. It smelled fantastic because of the warm bread.
Examples
Every Sunday morning, Hugo goes to the ………baker’s shop……… .
Last Sunday, Hugo got up at ………seven o’clock……… .
Questions
1 Hugo washed his face and put on his ………………………… before he went out.
2 Hugo and his dad walked to the shop at the ………………………… of their street.
3 The shop ………………………… because of the warm bread inside it.
Inside the shop, there were lots of people. Hugo saw many small cakes and nice sandwiches. His dad asked the baker for two long, brown breads. The baker put the warm bread in a paper bag. Hugo looked at the sweet food. He really wanted a chocolate biscuit, so his dad bought one for him.
4 There were ………………………… inside the baker’s shop.
5 Hugo looked at nice sandwiches and ………………………… .
6 The baker gave them the warm bread in a ………………………… .
7 Hugo’s dad bought him a ………………………… because he wanted some sweet food.
Hugo and his dad walked home quickly because they were very hungry. Hugo’s mother was in the kitchen. She made some hot tea and put butter on the warm bread. Hugo ate his bread and his sweet chocolate biscuit. He loved Sunday mornings with his family.
8 Hugo and his dad walked home quickly because they felt ………………………… .
9 Hugo’s mother put ………………………… on the bread and made hot tea.
10 Hugo enjoyed his food and loved ………………………… with his family.
ANSWER KEY
1 clothes 2 end 3 smelled fantastic
4 lots of people 5 many small cakes 6 paper bag 7 chocolate biscuit
8 very hungry 9 butter 10 Sunday mornings
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Homework with Dad
Last Wednesday evening, it rained a lot. Leo came home from school and went straight into the kitchen. He had some English homework to do before dinner. But it was very difficult. Leo sat down at the big kitchen table and opened his green school bag.
Examples
The weather was very wet last ………Wednesday evening……… .
When Leo came home from school, he went to the ………kitchen……… .
Questions
1 Leo had to do his ………………………… before dinner.
2 Leo’s homework was ………………………… for him to do.
3 Leo opened his ………………………… at the large table.
Leo took out his books, his ruler and a pencil. He had to write a story about his favourite animal. But Leo didn’t know the right words in English. He looked at the white paper and felt sad. He wanted to play, not work. Then, his dad walked into the room. “What’s the matter, Leo?” asked his dad.
4 Leo’s story was about his ………………………… .
5 Leo felt ………………………… because he didn’t know the English words.
6 Leo wanted ………………………… and not do his work.
7 Leo’s dad came into the ………………………… and asked him a question.
“My English homework is too hard,” Leo answered. Dad sat next to him and smiled. “I can help you,” he said. Dad found a big dictionary on the bookcase. They read the book together. Leo learned new words and wrote a great story about a strong brown bear. After that, his dad cooked some nice soup. Leo was very happy!
8 Dad wanted to help Leo, so he got a dictionary from ………………………… .
9 Leo’s story was about a ………………………… .
10 Dad made ………………………… for them to eat after the homework.
ANSWER KEY
1 English homework 2 very difficult 3 green school bag
4 favourite animal 5 sad 6 to play 7 room
8 the bookcase 9 strong brown bear 10 some nice soup