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.
A walk in the forest
Last weekend, Lucy and her dad went camping in the countryside. They put their green tent near a big, beautiful forest. In the evening, the weather was cool and windy. Dad said, “Let’s go for a walk before we go to sleep.” Lucy put on her jacket and they walked into the forest.
Examples
Lucy went camping with her ………dad……… last weekend.
They put their ………green tent……… next to a forest.
Questions
1 The weather was cool and ………………………… in the evening.
2 Dad wanted to go for a ………………………… before sleeping.
3 Lucy wore her ………………………… to go into the forest.
Soon, the sky was very dark and Lucy couldn’t see well. “Hold my hand, Lucy,” her dad said. But Lucy wanted to find some pretty leaves. She walked behind a big tree. Suddenly, a sharp branch hit her arm. She got a small scratch and it hurt a little. Lucy started to cry because she was afraid.
4 Lucy couldn’t see well because the sky was ………………………… .
5 Lucy didn’t hold her dad’s hand because she wanted to look for some …………………………
6 A ………………………… hit Lucy’s arm when she walked behind a big tree.
7 Lucy cried because she felt ………………………… .
Dad ran to Lucy quickly and looked at her arm. “Don’t be sad. It’s only a small scratch,” he said. They went back to their tent. Dad washed her arm with some water and put a yellow plaster on it. Lucy felt better. “I don’t want to walk in the dark forest again!” she laughed.
8 Lucy’s dad ran to her and looked at ………………………… .
9 Dad used ………………………… to wash Lucy’s arm.
10 After her dad put a ………………………… on her arm, Lucy felt better.
ANSWER KEY
1 windy 2 walk 3 jacket
4 very dark 5 pretty leaves 6 sharp branch 7 afraid
8 her arm 9 some water 10 yellow plaster
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Missing School Bag
It was a sunny Tuesday morning. Ben woke up early and ate his breakfast. He picked up his school bag. It was big, blue, and very heavy today. Ben walked to the bus stop with his friend, Alex. They waited for the yellow school bus. When the bus arrived, the boys climbed on and sat down at the back.
Examples
It was a sunny ………Tuesday morning……… when Ben woke up early.
Ben’s school bag was big, blue and ………very heavy……… today.
Questions
1 Ben and his friend, Alex, walked to the …………………… .
2 The two boys waited for the …………………… .
3 Ben and Alex sat down at …………………… of the bus.
On the bus, Ben and Alex talked about a new computer game. They laughed a lot and didn’t look out of the window. Suddenly, the bus stopped outside their school. “Hurry, Ben! We are late,” Alex said. Ben jumped up quickly and ran off the bus. He went into the classroom and sat at his desk. Then, he looked down. His heavy blue bag was not there! He left it on his seat.
4 The friends talked about a …………………… on the bus.
5 When the bus stopped, Alex told Ben that they were …………………… .
6 Ben went into the …………………… and sat at his desk.
7 Ben made a mistake and left his heavy bag on …………………… .
Ben was very sad and told his teacher. The teacher smiled and phoned the bus driver. After ten minutes, the kind driver walked into the classroom. He carried Ben’s blue bag in his hand. “Here is your bag, Ben,” the driver said. Ben was very happy. He thanked the driver and opened his books.
8 Ben was …………………… and told his teacher about his mistake.
9 The teacher smiled and phoned the …………………… .
10 The kind driver walked into the classroom after …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 bus stop 2 yellow school bus 3 the back
4 new computer game 5 late 6 classroom 7 his seat
8 very sad 9 bus driver 10 ten minutes
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Open Window
Last Friday, it was very hot. A boy called Dan opened the big window in his bedroom. He wanted some cold air. Then, Dan went downstairs to the kitchen. He ate some sandwiches with his younger sister, Lily.
Examples
Last Friday, the weather was ………very hot……… .
Dan opened the ………big window……… in his room.
Questions
1 Dan opened the window because he wanted some ………………………… .
2 Dan went downstairs to the ………………………… .
3 Dan ate his sandwiches with his ………………………… .
After lunch, the weather suddenly changed. The sky went dark grey and a terrible storm started. There was a lot of heavy rain and loud wind. Dan played games in the living room and didn’t think about his bedroom. The wind blew the rain inside. The water went all over his pillows and blankets.
4 After lunch, the sky went ………………………… .
5 There was loud wind and heavy rain when a ………………………… started.
6 Dan played games inside the ………………………… and forgot about his bedroom.
7 The rain came inside and went all over Dan’s ………………………… .
In the evening, Dan went upstairs to sleep. He looked at his bed and was very surprised. It was completely wet! “Oh no!” he shouted. His dad came and helped him. Dad closed the window and gave Dan some new dry blankets. Dan was tired but he felt happy and safe in his warm bed.
8 Dan was ………………………… when he looked at his bed in the evening.
9 Dan’s bed was ………………………… because of the rain.
10 Dan’s dad closed the window and gave him some ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 cold air
2 kitchen
3 younger sister
4 dark grey
5 terrible storm
6 living room
7 pillows and blankets
8 very surprised
9 completely wet
10 new dry blankets