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 messy blue picture
Yesterday afternoon, Leo was very happy. His mother bought him a new white T-shirt. Leo loved the T-shirt and put it on quickly. After lunch, he went to his bedroom to do his favorite hobby. Leo liked drawing and painting. He wanted to paint a big picture of the sea.
Examples
Leo was ………very happy……… yesterday afternoon.
Leo’s mother bought him a ………new white T-shirt……… .
Questions
1 Leo went to his ………………………… after lunch.
2 Leo’s favorite hobby is ………………………… .
3 Leo wanted to paint a big picture of the ………………………… .
Leo put a large piece of paper on his desk. He took out his brushes and his paints. He needed a lot of blue paint for the sea. He tried to open the big bottle of blue paint, but it was very difficult. Suddenly, the bottle opened and paint went everywhere! There was blue paint on his hands, his desk, and his new white T-shirt.
4 Leo put a large ………………………… on his desk.
5 He needed a lot of ………………………… for his picture of the sea.
6 Opening the big bottle of paint was very ………………………… .
7 When the bottle opened, the blue paint was on his hands, his desk, and his ………………………… .
Leo was sad and started to cry. His mother heard him and ran upstairs. She looked at the messy T-shirt and smiled. “Don’t cry,” she said. “We can wash it.” They washed the T-shirt with hot water and soap. Soon, the T-shirt was completely clean again.
8 Leo started to ………………………… because he was sad.
9 Leo’s mother heard him and ran ………………………… .
10 They used some soap and ………………………… to clean the messy T-shirt.
ANSWER KEY
1 bedroom 2 drawing and painting 3 sea
4 piece of paper 5 blue paint 6 difficult 7 new white T-shirt
8 cry 9 upstairs 10 hot water
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Wrong Bowls
Last Tuesday morning, Peter woke up very early. He felt tired because he went to bed late. Peter walked downstairs to the kitchen to feed his pets. His big brown dog, Buster, and his small black cat, Cleo, were very hungry. They waited by their bowls on the floor.
Examples
Peter woke up ………very early……… last Tuesday morning.
Peter was tired because he went to ………bed late……… .
Questions
1 Peter went down to the …………………… to give food to his pets.
2 Buster is a …………………… and Cleo is a small black cat.
3 The hungry animals waited next to …………………… on the floor.
Peter opened the cupboard. He took out some meat and some fish. But Peter was too sleepy and he made a big mistake! He put the cat’s fish into the dog’s red bowl. Then, he put the dog’s meat into the cat’s small blue bowl. Buster looked at his red bowl and did not want to eat. Cleo smelled her blue bowl and walked away.
4 Peter got some meat and fish from the …………………… .
5 Peter made a …………………… because he was too sleepy.
6 Peter put the fish into the dog’s …………………… .
7 Buster didn’t …………………… when he looked at his bowl.
Then, Peter’s mum came into the kitchen. She looked at the pets and laughed loudly. “Wake up, Peter!” she said. “You gave the wrong food to the animals!” Peter smiled and quickly changed the food. Buster ate his meat and Cleo ate her fish. The two pets were very happy.
8 When Peter’s mum looked at the pets, she …………………… .
9 Mum told Peter that he gave the …………………… to the animals.
10 Peter smiled and quickly …………………… for his pets.
ANSWER KEY
1 kitchen 2 big brown dog 3 their bowls
4 cupboard 5 big mistake 6 red bowl 7 want to eat
8 laughed loudly 9 wrong food 10 changed the food
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A Sick Day in the Car
Last weekend, Jack and his parents went in their car to his uncle’s farm. The journey was very long. Jack sat in the back of the car. He opened his new comic book because he wanted to read a funny story.
Examples
Jack and his family travelled to his uncle’s farm ………last weekend……… .
The family’s journey in the car was ………very long……… .
Questions
1 Jack sat in the ………………………… of the car.
2 Jack opened his ………………………… to read it.
3 Jack wanted to read a ………………………… .
The road to the farm wasn’t straight. Jack looked down at his book for a long time. Suddenly, his head felt very dizzy. He stopped reading and closed his eyes. “Mum, I feel sick,” Jack said quietly. His stomach hurt a lot. His mum looked at him. “You must not read in a moving car,” she said.
4 On the journey, Jack ………………………… at his book for a long time.
5 Jack stopped reading and ………………………… because his head felt very dizzy.
6 Jack spoke quietly to his mum because he felt sick and his ………………………… .
7 Jack’s mum said he must not read inside a ………………………… .
Jack’s dad stopped the car next to some tall trees. Jack got out and walked on the grass. He drank some cold water and breathed the fresh air. Soon, he felt much better. The family got back in the car. Jack didn’t read his book. He looked outside until they arrived at the farm.
8 Dad stopped the car near some ………………………… .
9 Jack felt much better after he walked on the grass and drank some ………………………… .
10 For the rest of the journey, Jack just ………………………… instead of reading his book.
ANSWER KEY
1 back 2 new comic book 3 funny story
4 looked down 5 closed his eyes 6 stomach hurt 7 moving car
8 tall trees 9 cold water 10 looked outside