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 weekly supermarket trip
Every Thursday evening, Daisy’s dad drives his new grey car to the big supermarket in town. Daisy always goes with him because she enjoys helping. Last Thursday, they went there to buy a lot of food for the family. The supermarket was very busy with people.
Examples
Daisy and her dad go to the big supermarket every ………Thursday evening……… .
Dad drives his ………new grey car……… to the shop in town.
Questions
1 Daisy likes going with her dad because she ………………………… .
2 Last Thursday, they needed to buy food for the ………………………… .
3 There were lots of people, so the supermarket was ………………………… .
Inside the big shop, Dad pushed the cart. First, he got some sweet green apples and red tomatoes. Then, he wanted some cheese for their lunch, but he couldn’t see it anywhere. Daisy looked carefully and found the cheese behind some bottles of milk. Dad smiled and said, “Thank you, clever girl!”
4 Inside the big shop, Dad ………………………… .
5 Dad bought some red tomatoes and ………………………… first.
6 Dad wanted to get some ………………………… for their lunch, but he couldn’t see it.
7 Daisy found the cheese hiding behind some ………………………… .
Next, Dad bought a nice chocolate cake for Daisy. They paid for all the food and carried the heavy bags to the car. Suddenly, it started to rain loudly, but they were warm inside the car. Dad drove home quickly, and the family ate the nice cake after their dinner!
8 Dad also got a ………………………… for Daisy.
9 After paying, they took the ………………………… outside to the car.
10 It started to ………………………… , but Daisy and her dad were warm inside the car.
ANSWER KEY
1 enjoys helping 2 family 3 very busy
4 pushed the cart 5 sweet green apples 6 cheese 7 bottles of milk
8 nice chocolate cake 9 heavy bags 10 rain loudly
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Alex’s adventure story
It was Sunday evening and Alex was very tired after a busy day. He went upstairs to his bedroom and took off his clothes. He put on his new blue pyjamas and got into his comfortable bed. Alex didn’t want to sleep because he wanted to read his favourite book.
Examples
Alex was very tired on ………Sunday evening……… .
Alex went to his ………bedroom……… upstairs.
Questions
1 Alex put on his ………………………… before he got into bed.
2 Alex got into his ………………………… .
3 Alex didn’t want to sleep because he wanted to read his ………………………… .
The room was dark, so Alex turned on the small yellow lamp next to his bed. He picked up his book from the small table. It was an exciting adventure story about a brave pirate. In this chapter, the pirate sailed across the sea to find some treasure. Alex read the pages quickly because the story was fantastic. He loved reading about the pirate’s ship.
4 Because the room was dark, Alex turned on the ………………………… .
5 The book was an exciting story about a ………………………… .
6 The pirate in the story wanted to find ………………………… across the sea.
7 Alex read quickly because the story was ………………………… .
After thirty minutes, Alex finished the long chapter. His eyes were very heavy now. He put the book under his pillow to read again tomorrow. Then, he turned off his lamp and closed his eyes. He dreamed about the big sea.
8 Alex finished reading the chapter after ………………………… .
9 Alex put his book ………………………… so he could read it again the next day.
10 When he was asleep, Alex dreamed about ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 new blue pyjamas 2 comfortable bed 3 favourite book
4 small yellow lamp 5 brave pirate 6 some treasure 7 fantastic
8 thirty minutes 9 under his pillow 10 the big sea
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Wet Winter Walk
Every afternoon after school, Tom walks his big dog, Rex. Last Friday, the weather was very bad. It was a cold winter day, and the sky was dark. Tom put on his thick coat and brown boots. He called Rex, and they went outside to the park together.
Examples
Every afternoon after school, Tom goes for a walk with his ………big dog………, Rex.
Last Friday, the weather was ………very bad……… .
Questions
1 The sky was dark because it was a …………………… .
2 Tom wore a thick coat and some …………………… to go out.
3 Tom and his dog walked to the …………………… together.
At the park, they walked near the tall trees. Suddenly, it started to rain heavily. Tom opened his black umbrella, but Rex didn’t have an umbrella! The dog loved the water. He ran very fast and jumped in the dirty puddles. When they walked back home, Rex was cold and wet.
4 Tom and Rex walked near some …………………… at the park.
5 When it started raining, Tom opened a …………………… .
6 Rex ran fast and jumped in some …………………… .
7 Rex was …………………… when he and Tom walked home.
Tom and his dog went inside the warm house. Tom took off his wet boots at the door. Then, he found a big red towel in the bathroom cupboard. He rubbed Rex carefully to make him dry. Rex liked the warm towel and was very happy. After that, Tom gave his clean dog some nice food.
8 Tom took off his …………………… when they got inside the house.
9 Tom used a …………………… from the bathroom cupboard to make his dog dry.
10 After drying Rex, Tom gave his dog some …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 cold winter day 2 brown boots 3 park
4 tall trees 5 black umbrella 6 dirty puddles 7 cold and wet
8 wet boots 9 big red towel 10 nice food