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 Dirty Sofa
Last Sunday, the weather was bad. It rained a lot in the morning. Daisy and her brother, Jim, were at home. Their big black dog, Max, was outside. He played in the wet garden for two hours. Max was very happy but his feet were very dirty.
Examples
The weather was bad ………last Sunday……… .
In the morning, it ………rained a lot……… .
Questions
1 Daisy and her brother Jim stayed ………………………… .
2 Max was outside and played in the ………………………… .
3 Max’s feet were ………………………… after playing for two hours.
At twelve o’clock, their mum opened the kitchen door. Max ran quickly inside the house. “Stop, Max!” shouted Jim. But the happy dog didn’t listen. He ran into the living room. Mum’s beautiful white sofa was there. She washed it yesterday. Max jumped on the clean sofa and went to sleep. Now there was dark brown mud everywhere!
4 Mum opened the ………………………… at twelve o’clock.
5 Max didn’t listen to Jim when he ………………………… .
6 Mum’s ………………………… was inside the living room.
7 Max left ………………………… everywhere when he went to sleep on the sofa.
Mum was surprised and sad. “Oh no!” she said. Daisy and Jim helped their mother. They washed the dirty sofa with warm water and soap. Then, Jim carried Max to the bathroom. He gave the dirty dog a long bath. Max was clean again, but he was very tired!
8 Mum was ………………………… about the mud on her clean sofa.
9 The children cleaned the sofa with soap and ………………………… .
10 Jim took Max to the bathroom and gave him a ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 at home 2 wet garden 3 very dirty
4 kitchen door 5 shouted 6 beautiful white sofa 7 dark brown mud
8 surprised and sad 9 warm water 10 long bath
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Forgotten Jacket
Last Sunday afternoon, Fred and his dad went to the new sports centre in town. It was a very cold and windy day, so Fred wore his favourite red jacket. They played badminton for two hours. Fred was very hot and tired after the game.
Examples
Fred went to the new sports centre with ………his dad……… last Sunday afternoon.
The weather was ………cold and windy……… on that day.
Questions
1 Fred wore a ………………………… because the weather was bad.
2 Fred and his dad played ………………………… for two hours.
3 After the game, Fred felt tired and ………………………… .
Fred went to the changing room to wash his face. He put his red jacket on a chair and put his badminton racket in his bag. Then, his dad called, “Come on, Fred! Let’s go home!” Fred quickly ran out of the room. He didn’t pick up his jacket because he forgot it.
4 Fred washed his face in the ………………………… .
5 Fred put his jacket on ………………………… .
6 Fred put his ………………………… inside his bag.
7 Fred forgot his jacket when he quickly ………………………… of the room.
Fred and his dad walked to the bus stop. The wind was very strong. Suddenly, Fred started to shake. “I am very cold!” he said. “Where is your jacket?” his dad asked. Fred remembered his mistake. They quickly walked back to the sports centre, and a nice man gave the jacket back to Fred.
8 The weather was bad and the wind was ………………………… when they walked to the bus stop.
9 Fred told his dad that he was ………………………… .
10 Fred and his dad went back to the sports centre, and a ………………………… gave him his jacket.
ANSWER KEY
1 red jacket / favourite red jacket
2 badminton
3 very hot / hot
4 changing room
5 a chair
6 badminton racket / racket
7 ran out
8 very strong / strong
9 very cold / cold
10 nice man / man
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The green apples
Last Saturday was a very warm and sunny afternoon. Ben went to his grandfather’s big garden to play. Ben loved climbing trees. Suddenly, he saw a very tall tree with lots of green apples on it. He climbed up carefully and picked a big apple. It tasted very sweet.
Examples
On Saturday afternoon, the weather was ………warm and sunny……… .
Ben went to play in his ………grandfather’s big garden……… .
Questions
1 Ben really liked ………………………… .
2 Ben saw lots of ………………………… on a very tall tree.
3 The big apple that Ben picked tasted ………………………… .
Ben sat down on the grass under the tall tree. He was very hungry, so he didn’t stop eating. He ate two, three, and then ten green apples! But after an hour, Ben felt very bad. He walked slowly inside the house. “Grandpa!” he cried. “I have a terrible stomach-ache. My tummy hurts a lot.”
4 Ben sat on the grass ………………………… the tall tree.
5 Ben didn’t stop eating because he was ………………………… .
6 Ben ate ………………………… in the garden!
7 Ben went inside the house because he had a ………………………… .
Grandpa looked at the sad boy and asked, “How many apples did you eat in the garden?” Ben answered, “Ten!” Grandpa shook his head and said, “That is too many!” He gave Ben some medicine and a glass of warm water. Ben went to sleep on the sofa. The next morning, he was better, but he only ate one apple!
8 Grandpa asked the ………………………… how many apples he ate.
9 Grandpa gave Ben a glass of warm water and ………………………… .
10 Ben slept on the ………………………… and felt better the next morning.
ANSWER KEY
1 climbing trees 2 green apples 3 very sweet
4 under 5 very hungry 6 ten green apples 7 terrible stomach-ache
8 sad boy 9 some medicine 10 sofa