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 Funny Socks
It was Monday morning, and Peter was very tired. He did not want to wake up. Outside, the weather was cloudy and dark. Peter got out of bed quickly because he was late for school. He put on his white shirt and grey trousers. Then, he looked for his socks in the dark bedroom.
Examples
Peter felt ………very tired……… on Monday morning.
The weather outside was ………cloudy and dark……… .
Questions
1 Peter got out of bed quickly because he was …………………… for school.
2 Peter wore a white shirt and …………………… .
3 Peter looked for his socks inside his …………………… .
Peter found his socks under the bed and put them on quickly. After breakfast, he caught the yellow bus to school. In the classroom, he sat next to his friend, Mary. They took off their warm jackets. Suddenly, Mary pointed at Peter’s feet and laughed loudly. “Look at your socks, Peter!” she said. Peter looked down at his feet.
4 Peter found his socks …………………… .
5 After breakfast, Peter went to school on a …………………… .
6 In the classroom, Peter sat next to his friend, …………………… .
7 Mary pointed at …………………… and laughed loudly.
He had one blue sock and one red sock on his feet! He made a funny mistake because he was too sleepy. Peter started to laugh, too. The teacher smiled and said, “It is okay, Peter. Now you have special socks!” At playtime, Peter showed his funny socks to all his classmates.
8 Peter made a funny mistake because he was …………………… .
9 The teacher said that Peter had …………………… now.
10 Peter showed his funny socks to his classmates at …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 late 2 grey trousers 3 dark bedroom
4 under the bed 5 yellow bus 6 Mary 7 Peter’s feet
8 too sleepy 9 special socks 10 playtime
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Toby’s Skateboard Accident
Last Tuesday, Toby was very happy because his uncle gave him a new skateboard. It was black with green stars. Toby wanted to ride it immediately. After school, he went to the large park with his friend, Alex. The weather was sunny and warm, so there were lots of people.
Examples
Toby’s uncle gave him a ………new skateboard……… on Tuesday.
The skateboard was black and had ………green stars……… on it.
Questions
1 Toby went to the ………………………… to ride his skateboard after school.
2 Toby went to the park with ………………………… .
3 Because it was sunny and warm, there were ………………………… in the park.
Toby put on his helmet and stood on the skateboard. He went down a small hill. The new skateboard was very fast. Suddenly, a small brown dog ran in front of him. Toby tried to stop, but he fell off the skateboard and hit the ground. His right knee hurt a lot, and he started to cry.
4 Toby went down a ………………………… on his new skateboard.
5 Toby was riding fast when a ………………………… ran in front of him.
6 Toby couldn’t stop, so he ………………………… the skateboard and hit the ground.
7 Toby started crying because his ………………………… hurt a lot.
Alex ran to help his friend. He quickly called Toby’s mum on his phone. She drove to the park and took Toby to the hospital. A nice doctor washed Toby’s leg and put a small bandage on his knee. Toby felt better and smiled.
8 Alex used ………………………… to call Toby’s mum.
9 Toby’s mum took him to ………………………… in her car.
10 A ………………………… cleaned Toby’s leg and put a bandage on his knee.
ANSWER KEY
1 large park 2 his friend Alex 3 lots of people
4 small hill 5 small brown dog 6 fell off 7 right knee
8 his phone 9 the hospital 10 nice doctor
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Wrong Bus
Last Friday evening, Charlie wanted to watch a funny film. His dad said, “Let’s go to the big cinema in town!” They put on their thick coats and walked to the bus stop at the end of their street. It was raining, so they waited under a tree.
Examples
Charlie wanted to see a ………funny film……… last Friday evening.
Dad and Charlie decided to go to the ………big cinema……… in town.
Questions
1 Charlie and his dad put on their ………………………… before they walked to the bus stop.
2 The bus stop was at the end of ………………………… .
3 They waited under a tree because it was ………………………… .
A blue bus arrived quickly. Charlie and his dad jumped on it. Charlie listened to music on his phone and his dad read a book. After twenty minutes, the bus stopped and they got off. But they weren’t at the cinema! They looked around. They saw a big white building with doctors and nurses outside. “Oh no,” said Dad. “This is the town hospital. We caught the wrong bus!”
4 The bus that the family caught was ………………………… .
5 Charlie listened to ………………………… on his phone on the bus.
6 The bus stopped after ………………………… and they got off.
7 Outside the big white building, there were ………………………… .
Dad called a taxi. A yellow taxi came and drove them to the cinema. They bought their tickets and some sweet popcorn. They missed the first five minutes of the film, but Charlie was very happy. It was a great night.
8 Dad phoned for a ………………………… to take them to the cinema.
9 At the cinema, Charlie and his dad bought some sweet popcorn and their ………………………… .
10 Charlie was very happy, but they missed the ………………………… of the film.
ANSWER KEY
1 thick coats
2 their street
3 raining
4 blue / a blue bus
5 music / some music
6 twenty minutes / 20 minutes
7 doctors and nurses
8 taxi / yellow taxi
9 tickets
10 first five minutes / first 5 minutes