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 Art Class Mistake
Daisy’s favourite hobby is drawing. Every Saturday morning, she goes to an art class in the town. Last weekend, her best friend Fred walked to the class with her. Before they left home, Daisy put some pencils and a book in her green bag very quickly.
Examples
Daisy’s favourite hobby is ………drawing……… .
Daisy goes to her art class every ………Saturday morning……… .
Questions
1 Last weekend, Daisy walked to the art class with her ………………………… .
2 Daisy put a book and ………………………… in her bag.
3 The colour of Daisy’s bag is ………………………… .
When they arrived at the art room, the teacher smiled. “Please take out your drawing books,” she said. Daisy opened her green bag, but her drawing book wasn’t there! She looked at the book in her bag. It was her boring maths book! Daisy made a mistake. She felt very sad because she wanted to draw animals.
4 The ………………………… smiled when the children arrived at the art room.
5 Daisy couldn’t find her ………………………… inside her green bag.
6 The book in Daisy’s bag was her ………………………… .
7 Daisy was sad because she wanted to draw some ………………………… .
Fred saw Daisy’s maths book and laughed quietly. “Don’t be sad, Daisy,” he said. “I have lots of paper. You can use some of my paper.” Daisy said, “Thank you, Fred!” They drew a very funny monkey together. Daisy loved the art class.
8 When Fred saw the maths book, he ………………………… .
9 Fred gave Daisy some of his ………………………… .
10 The two friends drew a ………………………… together.
ANSWER KEY
1 best friend Fred / best friend / friend Fred
2 some pencils / pencils
3 green
4 teacher
5 drawing book
6 boring maths book / maths book
7 animals
8 laughed quietly
9 paper
10 very funny monkey / funny monkey / monkey
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The broken window
On Sunday afternoon, Sam and his best friend, Alex, went to the park behind Sam’s house. They wanted to play a game with Sam’s new football. The boys loved football. The weather was very sunny and it was perfect for sports.
Examples
Sam went to the park on ………Sunday afternoon……… .
The park was ………behind……… Sam’s house.
Questions
1 Sam went to the park with his ………………………… , Alex.
2 The boys wanted to play with Sam’s ………………………… .
3 The sunny weather was ………………………… for sports.
The boys ran on the grass and passed the ball to each other. Sam was very happy. Suddenly, Sam kicked the ball very hard. The ball flew too high in the air. It went over a tall wall and hit a small window in a yellow house. The window broke with a loud noise! Sam was very afraid.
4 The two boys ran on the ………………………… in the park.
5 Sam kicked the ball ………………………… .
6 The ball went over a ………………………… and then hit a house.
7 The football broke a ………………………… in the yellow house.
Sam and Alex walked to the yellow house. An old man, Mr. Green, opened the door. Sam was sorry and told him about the accident. Mr. Green was very kind. ‘It is okay,’ he said. ‘You are a good boy because you told me the truth.’ He gave the ball back to Sam.
8 Sam and his friend walked to the ………………………… .
9 An ………………………… called Mr. Green opened the door.
10 Mr. Green gave the ………………………… back to Sam because he told the truth.
ANSWER KEY
1 best friend 2 new football 3 perfect
4 grass 5 very hard 6 tall wall 7 small window
8 yellow house 9 old man 10 ball
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Salty Coffee
Last Sunday morning, it was very cold outside. Mary woke up early and went downstairs to the warm kitchen. Her father was at the table. He looked very tired because he worked late the night before. Mary wanted to be kind and help him. “I can make your hot coffee, Dad,” she said.
Examples
The weather was ………very cold……… outside last Sunday morning.
Mary went down to the ………warm kitchen……… because she woke up early.
Questions
1 Mary’s dad was sitting at the …………………… .
2 Her dad was …………………… because he worked late.
3 Mary wanted to help, so she offered to make his …………………… .
Mary found her dad’s favourite big blue cup. She put some coffee and hot water inside it. Then, she looked for the sweet sugar. There were two white bowls on the table. Mary quickly took a spoon from the first bowl and put it in the coffee. But she made a big mistake! It was not sugar. She gave the cup to her dad and he drank it.
4 Mary used her dad’s favourite …………………… for his drink.
5 Mary wanted to find the …………………… to put in the drink.
6 On the table, there were …………………… .
7 Mary put something from the first bowl into the coffee, but it was a …………………… !
Suddenly, her dad opened his eyes very wide. “Oh no! This coffee is very salty!” he shouted. Mary tasted a little from the spoon. “Sorry, Dad! I put salt in your cup!” she cried. Then, they both laughed loudly. Dad stood up and they made a new, sweet cup of coffee together.
8 After he drank the coffee, Mary’s dad said it was …………………… .
9 Mary said sorry because she put …………………… in the cup.
10 Mary and her dad …………………… after she said sorry.
ANSWER KEY
1 table 2 very tired 3 hot coffee
4 big blue cup 5 sweet sugar 6 two white bowls 7 big mistake
8 very salty 9 salt 10 laughed loudly