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.
A long phone call
Last Thursday evening, Emma was in her bedroom. She finished her math homework and put her books in her bag. But Emma felt a bit bored because it was raining outside. She wanted to talk to her best friend, Sarah. So, Emma picked up her new pink phone and called her.
Examples
Emma was in her ………bedroom……… last Thursday evening.
Emma put her books in her bag after she finished her ………math homework……… .
Questions
1 Emma couldn’t go outside because it was ………………………… .
2 Emma wanted to speak to Sarah, who is her ………………………… .
3 Emma used her ………………………… to call Sarah.
The two girls talked for a long time about their day at school. First, Sarah told Emma about the new English teacher. “He is very funny and he wears a green hat!” said Sarah. Emma laughed loudly. Then, Emma talked about her lunch in the school playground. She ate a big cheese sandwich and a sweet apple. They also talked about a difficult music lesson.
4 The girls talked about their day at ………………………… for a long time.
5 Sarah said the new ………………………… was very funny.
6 Emma had a sweet apple and a ………………………… for lunch.
7 The girls also talked about a ………………………… they had that day.
They talked for an hour. Then, Emma’s mum came into the bedroom. “It is very late, Emma. You must go to sleep now,” she said quietly. Emma said goodbye to Sarah. She put her pink phone on the desk, got into her warm bed, and slept very well.
8 Emma’s mum went into the ………………………… after an hour.
9 Emma’s mum said that Emma must ………………………… because it was late.
10 Emma left her phone on ………………………… before she got into bed.
ANSWER KEY
1 raining 2 best friend 3 new pink phone
4 school 5 English teacher 6 big cheese sandwich 7 difficult music lesson
8 bedroom 9 go to sleep 10 the desk
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Saturday Morning Chores
Every Saturday morning, Paul helped his dad at home. First, they washed the dirty clothes in the bathroom. Then, Dad carried a big green basket to the living room. The basket was full of clean clothes. Paul liked Saturday mornings because they listened to loud music together.
Examples
Paul helped his dad at home every ………Saturday morning……… .
Paul and his dad washed the ………dirty clothes……… in the bathroom.
Questions
1 Dad brought a …………………… into the living room.
2 The basket was full of …………………… .
3 Paul and his dad listened to …………………… on Saturday mornings.
Paul’s job was folding his clean t-shirts. He had lots of t-shirts in different colours. He found his favourite orange t-shirt and two yellow ones. Paul folded them carefully on the long sofa. But then, he saw a big hole in his orange t-shirt! He was very sad. He showed the hole to his dad.
4 Paul’s job was folding his …………………… .
5 Paul put the clothes carefully on the …………………… .
6 Paul was very sad because his favourite orange t-shirt had a …………………… in it.
7 Paul showed the hole to …………………… .
“Don’t be sad,” his dad said. “I can fix it for you today.” His dad worked carefully and closed the hole quickly. Paul smiled and hugged his dad. Finally, Paul carried all his t-shirts upstairs. He put them in the white cupboard next to his bed. The bedroom looked very tidy!
8 Paul’s dad fixed the hole …………………… .
9 Paul took his t-shirts …………………… when they finished.
10 Paul put the t-shirts inside the …………………… in his bedroom.
ANSWER KEY
1 big green basket 2 clean clothes 3 loud music
4 clean t-shirts/t-shirts 5 long sofa 6 big hole/hole 7 his dad
8 quickly 9 upstairs 10 white cupboard/cupboard
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A Quiet Game Before Bed
Last Tuesday evening, the weather was very cold outside. Paul and his parents stayed inside their warm house. After dinner, Paul drank some hot milk. He didn’t want to play with his noisy toys. He wanted to do something quiet with his mum and dad.
Examples
Last Tuesday evening, the weather was ………very cold……… .
Paul and his family stayed in their ………warm house……… .
Questions
1 After dinner, Paul had some ………………………… to drink.
2 Paul did not want to play with his ………………………… .
3 Paul wanted to do something quiet with his ………………………… .
“Let’s play a fun game,” Dad said. He went to the big cupboard and found a small box. Inside the box, there were some new playing cards. The cards had pictures of funny animals on them. The family sat on the soft rug in the living room. Paul gave five cards to his mum and five to his dad. They played the game for an hour and laughed a lot.
4 Dad found a small box in the ………………………… .
5 Inside the box, there were some ………………………… .
6 The cards had pictures of ………………………… on them.
7 The family sat together on a ………………………… to play the game.
Paul won the game and he felt very happy. “It is time for sleep now, Paul,” Mum said quietly. Paul put all the cards back into their box. He said goodnight to his parents and walked upstairs to his bedroom.
8 Paul felt very happy because he ………………………… .
9 Paul’s mum said that it was time for ………………………… .
10 Paul walked ………………………… to his bedroom after he said goodnight.
ANSWER KEY
1 hot milk 2 noisy toys 3 mum and dad
4 big cupboard 5 new playing cards 6 funny animals 7 soft rug
8 won the game 9 sleep 10 upstairs