Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Health, Food & The Body
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Lily’s quiet afternoon
Last Saturday, Lily went to the new town library because her favourite hobby was reading. The library was very big and quiet. Lily walked up the stairs to the children’s room. She looked at lots of books and chose a long story about a clever pirate.
Examples
Lily went to the new town library ………last Saturday……… .
Lily’s favourite hobby was ………reading……… .
Questions
1 The town library was big and …………………… .
2 Lily went to the …………………… which was upstairs.
3 She picked a long story about a …………………… .
Lily wanted to start her book, but she was very hungry. She walked down to the small café in the library. She bought a cheese sandwich and a glass of apple juice. She sat on a soft green sofa in the corner. Lily ate her sandwich quickly. Then, she opened her book and started to read quietly. The story was very exciting.
4 Lily went to the library’s …………………… because she was hungry.
5 She got a …………………… and some apple juice.
6 Lily ate her food on a …………………… in the corner of the café.
7 The story in her new book was …………………… .
After an hour, Lily finished the story. She loved the book. She put the book in her bag and took her cup to the nice woman at the desk. The woman smiled at her. Then, Lily put on her coat and walked home. It was a wonderful afternoon.
8 Lily read the book for …………………… .
9 She took her cup to a …………………… at the desk.
10 Lily put on …………………… before she walked home.
ANSWER KEY
1 very quiet 2 children’s room 3 clever pirate
4 small café 5 cheese sandwich 6 soft green sofa 7 very exciting
8 an hour 9 nice woman 10 her coat
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Climbing the old tower
Last Sunday, Daisy went to a big city with her Uncle Paul. The weather was beautiful. They wanted to visit a famous old tower there. Daisy brought her small camera because she loved taking pictures of interesting places.
Examples
Daisy went to a big city last ………Sunday……… .
Daisy visited the city with her ………Uncle Paul……… .
Questions
1 Daisy and her uncle wanted to visit a …………………… in the city.
2 Daisy took her …………………… with her.
3 Daisy enjoys taking pictures of …………………… .
When they arrived, Uncle Paul looked at the tower and smiled. “There is no lift,” he said. “We must walk up the stairs!” There were three hundred stairs to the top. Daisy and her uncle started to climb. After a few minutes, it felt like a difficult sports lesson. Daisy walked very slowly. Her legs were very tired and her feet hurt a lot. “I need a rest,” she said.
4 Uncle Paul told Daisy they had to walk up the stairs because there was …………………… .
5 The tall tower had …………………… to the top.
6 Climbing the tower was like a difficult …………………… for Daisy.
7 Daisy walked slowly because her legs felt …………………… .
Finally, they arrived at the top of the tall tower. Daisy looked down at the streets and buildings. “Wow!” she laughed. She took lots of great photos. Then, she sat on a wooden seat. Uncle Paul gave her some cold lemonade and a sandwich. Daisy’s legs felt better after the nice food!
8 From the top of the tower, Daisy looked at the …………………… below.
9 Daisy sat down on a …………………… to rest.
10 Uncle Paul gave Daisy a sandwich and some …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 famous old tower/old tower/tower 2 small camera/camera 3 interesting places
4 no lift 5 three hundred stairs/300 stairs 6 sports lesson 7 very tired/tired
8 streets and buildings 9 wooden seat/seat 10 cold lemonade/lemonade
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Accident in the Playground
Last Friday morning, Leo and his friend Dan were at school. The weather was very sunny, so all the children played outside in the big playground. Leo had a new yellow ball. He wanted to play a game with his best friend before their English lesson.
Examples
Leo and Dan were at ………school……… last Friday morning.
The weather that day was ………very sunny……… .
Questions
1 All the children played in the ………………………… .
2 Leo’s toy was a ………………………… .
3 The boys wanted to play a game before their ………………………… .
Leo threw the ball very high in the sky. Dan ran fast to catch it, but he didn’t see a grey bag on the ground. Dan fell down quickly and hurt his left arm. He started to cry because it hurt a lot. “Don’t move, Dan!” said Leo. Leo was afraid, so he ran to find a teacher to help his friend.
4 Dan ran fast to catch the ball but didn’t see a ………………………… on the ground.
5 When Dan fell down, he hurt his ………………………… .
6 Dan ………………………… because his arm hurt a lot.
7 Leo felt ………………………… , so he ran to look for a teacher.
A teacher took the boys to the school nurse, Mrs. Green. She looked at Dan’s arm carefully and washed it with cold water. Then, she gave Dan a large glass of sweet juice. Dan drank it quickly, smiled and stopped crying. He felt much better and walked back to his classroom.
8 The teacher and the boys went to see Mrs. Green, who is the ………………………… .
9 Mrs. Green washed Dan’s arm with some ………………………… .
10 Dan stopped crying after Mrs. Green gave him a large glass of ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 big playground
2 new yellow ball
3 English lesson
4 grey bag
5 left arm
6 started to cry
7 afraid
8 school nurse
9 cold water
10 sweet juice