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.
A cold, sweet dessert
It was a very sunny afternoon in July. Nick and his younger sister, May, were at home. They played in the garden, but they were too hot. “Let’s go inside,” Nick said. They walked into the cool kitchen because they wanted to make a sweet dessert.
Examples
The weather was ………very sunny……… on a July afternoon.
Nick and May were ………at home……… that afternoon.
Questions
1 The children were too hot when they played in the …………………… .
2 They went into the …………………… to make something to eat.
3 The children wanted to make a …………………… .
Nick opened the big white fridge. He took out some cold milk and a small bowl of strawberries. May found some chocolate and sugar in the cupboard. “We can make ice cream!” May laughed. First, Nick washed the red strawberries carefully. Then, May put the milk, sugar, and fruit into a glass machine. Nick turned it on, and it mixed everything together very quickly.
4 Nick opened the …………………… to get milk and strawberries.
5 May looked in the cupboard and found some sugar and …………………… .
6 Nick washed the …………………… very carefully.
7 They used a …………………… to mix the food together.
They put the sweet dessert in the coldest part of the fridge and waited. After three hours, the ice cream was ready. It looked beautiful and pink. Nick and May sat at the kitchen table and ate it with big spoons. “This is the best food for a hot day!” Nick smiled.
8 The dessert was ready to eat after …………………… .
9 The finished ice cream looked …………………… .
10 Nick and May used …………………… to eat their cold dessert.
ANSWER KEY
1 garden 2 cool kitchen/kitchen 3 sweet dessert
4 big white fridge/white fridge/fridge 5 chocolate 6 red strawberries/strawberries 7 glass machine
8 three hours/3 hours 9 beautiful and pink/pink and beautiful 10 big spoons
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Washing Tom’s Sports Clothes
Yesterday afternoon, Tom played a very difficult tennis match at the park. He ran a lot and hit the ball hard. After the game, his body was very tired and his face was red. Tom wore his favorite white sports clothes, but now they were not white!
Examples
Tom played his game of tennis ………yesterday afternoon……… .
The tennis match was in ………the park……… .
Questions
1 Tom hit the ………………………… hard when he played.
2 After the game, Tom was tired and his ………………………… was red.
3 Tom’s favorite sports clothes were not ………………………… now.
Tom walked home slowly because his legs hurt. When he went inside, his mother looked at him. “You are very hot and wet, Tom!” she said. “Take off those dirty clothes quickly.” Tom went upstairs to his bedroom. He took off his T-shirt and shorts and put them in a big blue bag. He needed a shower!
4 Tom walked home slowly because his ………………………… hurt.
5 Tom’s mother told him to take off his ………………………… quickly.
6 Tom went to ………………………… which was upstairs.
7 Tom put his T-shirt and shorts in a ………………………… .
After his shower, Tom felt much better. He carried the blue bag downstairs to the kitchen. His mother washed the dirty sports clothes with some soap and water. An hour later, Tom’s favorite T-shirt and shorts were clean and white again. Tom was very happy.
8 Tom felt much better after his ………………………… .
9 Tom took the bag downstairs to the ………………………… .
10 After an hour, Tom’s T-shirt and shorts were ………………………… again.
ANSWER KEY
1 ball 2 face 3 white
4 legs 5 dirty clothes 6 his bedroom 7 big blue bag
8 shower 9 kitchen 10 clean and white
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The terrible headache
It was Wednesday night and the moon was bright outside. Paul was asleep in his warm bed. Suddenly, he woke up. He opened his eyes and touched his head. It felt very hot. “Ouch,” he whispered. He had a terrible headache. He couldn’t sleep because it hurt a lot.
Examples
The moon was ………bright……… on Wednesday night.
Paul was asleep inside his ………warm bed……… .
Questions
1 Paul woke up and touched his ………………………… .
2 Paul’s head felt ………………………… .
3 Paul couldn’t sleep because he had a ………………………… .
Paul carefully got out of bed and walked out of his bedroom. The house was very quiet and dark. He went down the hall to his parents’ room. He gently pushed the door open. “Mum, Dad,” Paul called softly. His mother woke up quickly. She turned on the small lamp and looked at Paul. She saw his red face and felt his hot head.
4 The house was very ………………………… when Paul got out of bed.
5 Paul walked down the hall to his ………………………… .
6 Paul’s ………………………… woke up quickly when he called.
7 Paul’s mother turned on the ………………………… to look at him.
Mum took Paul downstairs to the kitchen. She gave him some water and some medicine for his headache. “Drink this,” she said kindly. After a short time, Paul’s head stopped hurting. He went back to bed and slept well until the morning.
8 Mum and Paul went downstairs to the ………………………… .
9 Mum gave Paul some medicine and ………………………… to drink.
10 After a short time, Paul’s head ………………………… and he went back to sleep.
ANSWER KEY
1 head 2 very hot 3 terrible headache
4 quiet and dark 5 parents’ room 6 mother 7 small lamp
8 kitchen 9 some water 10 stopped hurting