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.
The Long Journey
Last Saturday, the Brown family went on a long journey. They wanted to visit their grandparents in the countryside. The children, Peter and Daisy, sat in the back of the car. After three hours, Peter said, “Dad, I am very hungry!” Daisy said, “Me too! Can we stop?” Their father smiled and said, “Yes, we can buy some food now.”
Examples
The Brown family went on a long journey ………last Saturday……… .
The family wanted to see their grandparents in the ………countryside……… .
Questions
1 Peter and Daisy sat in the ………………………… of the car.
2 Peter and his sister were very ………………………… after three hours.
3 The children’s ………………………… smiled and said they could buy some food.
Dad drove to a big restaurant next to the road. Mum went inside and bought four big burgers, some hot fries and cold lemonades. But then, the weather changed. It started to rain very hard. “We can’t sit outside at the tables,” Mum said. “Let’s eat in the car!” The children were excited. They loved eating in the car.
4 Dad drove the car to a ………………………… which was next to the road.
5 Mum bought burgers, lemonades and some ………………………… .
6 The family could not eat outside at the ………………………… because of the rain.
7 Peter and Daisy were ………………………… because they loved eating in the car.
The burgers and fries were very good. Peter dropped some fries on his shirt, but he laughed. Dad turned on the radio and they listened to music while they ate. After their meal, they drove for one more hour. Finally, they saw their grandparents’ house. “What a great trip!” Daisy said.
8 Peter laughed when he dropped some fries on his ………………………… .
9 The family listened to ………………………… on the radio while they ate.
10 At the end of the trip, they saw their ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 back 2 hungry 3 father / dad
4 big restaurant 5 hot fries 6 tables 7 excited
8 shirt 9 music 10 grandparents’ house
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The pirate at the funfair
Last Saturday evening, a boy named Jack went to the new funfair in his town. He went there with his parents. The funfair was very noisy and had lots of bright lights. The first thing Jack wanted to ride was the big wheel. Near the big wheel, Jack saw a strange man.
Examples
Jack visited the ………new funfair……… in his town on Saturday.
Jack went to the funfair with his ………parents……… .
Questions
1 The funfair was noisy and had lots of ………………………… .
2 The first thing Jack wanted to ride was the ………………………… .
3 Jack saw a ………………………… near the big wheel.
The man wore a long black coat and looked like a pirate. There was a beautiful parrot on the pirate’s shoulder. The large bird was red and green. The parrot looked at Jack and said, “Hello, boy!” loudly. Jack laughed a lot because the animal was very funny.
4 The strange man wore a ………………………… and looked like a pirate.
5 There was a ………………………… on the pirate’s shoulder.
6 The large bird was ………………………… .
7 Jack laughed because the animal was ………………………… .
The friendly pirate smiled at Jack. “Do you want to take a photo?” the man asked. Jack stood next to the pirate, and his mother took a great picture. Then, the pirate gave Jack a small toy ship. Jack loved his present and had a fantastic evening at the funfair.
8 The friendly pirate asked Jack to take a ………………………… .
9 Jack’s ………………………… took a great picture of them.
10 Jack got a ………………………… from the pirate and had a fantastic evening.
ANSWER KEY
1 bright lights 2 big wheel 3 strange man
4 long black coat 5 beautiful parrot 6 red and green 7 very funny
8 photo 9 mother 10 small toy ship
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A present for Grandpa
Last Sunday morning, Mary and her father caught a bus to the city. They wanted to visit Mary’s grandfather. He was ill, so he was in the big city hospital. Mary was sad because her grandfather had a bad cough and couldn’t play in the garden with her.
Examples
Mary and her father went to the city ………last Sunday morning……… .
They travelled to the city by ………bus……… .
Questions
1 Mary and her father wanted to see her ………………………… .
2 Mary’s grandfather was in the ………………………… because he was ill.
3 Mary felt ………………………… because her grandfather had a bad cough.
Before they went inside the hospital, Mary and her dad stopped at a small shop. “Let’s buy a present for Grandpa,” Dad said. Mary looked at some apples, but she chose a big bag of green grapes. “These are his favourite fruit,” she smiled. Then, they walked up the stairs to her grandfather’s room on the third floor.
4 Mary and her dad went to a ………………………… before going inside the hospital.
5 Dad wanted to buy a ………………………… for Grandpa.
6 Mary chose a bag of ………………………… for her grandfather.
7 Grandfather’s room was on the ………………………… of the hospital.
Grandfather was in bed. He was very surprised and happy to see them. He ate the green grapes and drank some cold water. “Thank you, Mary! My throat feels much better now,” he laughed. Mary hugged him and felt very happy.
8 When Mary and her dad arrived, Grandfather was ………………………… .
9 Grandfather had the grapes and some ………………………… .
10 Grandfather laughed and said his ………………………… felt much better.
ANSWER KEY
1 grandfather 2 big city hospital 3 sad
4 small shop 5 present 6 green grapes 7 third floor
8 in bed 9 cold water 10 throat