Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Hobbies, Sports, Places & Transport
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Chocolate Cookies
Last Sunday, Nick went to his friend Emma’s house. Emma loves making food, and her favourite hobby is cooking. “Let’s make some sweet chocolate cookies today,” Emma said. Nick was very happy because he loved chocolate. They went into Emma’s big kitchen to start.
Examples
Nick went to Emma’s house last ………Sunday……… .
Cooking is Emma’s ………favourite hobby……… .
Questions
1 Emma wanted to make some ………………………… today.
2 Nick was happy because he ………………………… .
3 The children went into Emma’s ………………………… to start.
First, the friends put some eggs and milk into a big bowl. Then, Nick opened a small bag of chocolate. But he dropped the bag, and all the chocolate fell on the floor! Suddenly, Emma’s dirty dog, Buster, ran into the room. He was very hungry and wanted to eat the chocolate on the floor.
4 The friends put some eggs and milk into a ………………………… .
5 Nick dropped the bag and the chocolate fell on the ………………………… .
6 Buster was the name of Emma’s ………………………… .
7 Buster ran into the room because he was ………………………… .
“Stop, Buster!” shouted Emma. She quickly picked up the chocolate and put the dog outside in the garden. Then, they put the cookies in the hot cooker. After twenty minutes, the sweet cookies were ready. The two friends sat at the table and ate them with some cold milk.
8 Emma picked up the chocolate and put the dog outside in ………………………… .
9 The cookies were in the hot cooker for ………………………… .
10 The two friends sat at the table and ate the cookies with some ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 sweet chocolate cookies 2 loved chocolate 3 big kitchen
4 big bowl 5 floor 6 dirty dog 7 very hungry
8 the garden 9 twenty minutes 10 cold milk
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The fast car ride
Last Tuesday evening, Tom and his dad went to see his grandmother. She lived in a small house near the station. When they arrived, Grandma was on the sofa. She looked very white and she felt very ill. “My stomach hurts a lot,” she said quietly.
Examples
Tom and his dad visited his grandmother last ………Tuesday evening……… .
Grandma’s small house was near the ………station……… .
Questions
1 When Tom and his dad arrived, Grandma was sitting on the ………………………… .
2 Grandma felt very ………………………… and looked white.
3 Grandma told them that her ………………………… a lot.
Tom’s dad quickly picked up Grandma’s coat and her brown bag. “We must go to the hospital now,” Dad said. He helped Grandma into his fast black car. Tom sat in the back seat and held her hand. Dad drove very quickly through the busy streets. It rained, but Dad didn’t stop. They arrived at the big hospital in ten minutes.
4 Tom’s dad picked up Grandma’s brown bag and her ………………………… .
5 Dad wanted to take Grandma to the ………………………… .
6 Dad helped his mother to get inside his ………………………… .
7 Tom held his grandmother’s hand in the ………………………… of the car.
A kind doctor looked at Grandma and gave her some medicine. He asked her to drink some hot tea. After an hour, Grandma sat up and smiled. “I feel much better,” she said. Tom hugged his grandmother. Dad bought them a nice bowl of soup before they went home.
8 At the hospital, a ………………………… gave Grandma some medicine.
9 The doctor wanted Grandma to drink some ………………………… .
10 Dad bought everyone a nice ………………………… before going home.
ANSWER KEY
1 sofa 2 ill 3 stomach hurts
4 coat 5 hospital 6 fast black car 7 back seat
8 kind doctor 9 hot tea 10 bowl of soup
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Toby’s baseball game
Last Saturday afternoon, Toby went to the beautiful town square. He wanted to play a fun game of baseball. Toby carried his favourite toys in a green bag. He had a yellow plastic bat and a small white ball. The weather was warm and sunny.
Examples
Toby visited the ………beautiful town square……… on Saturday afternoon.
Toby wanted to play a fun game of ………baseball……… .
Questions
1 Toby carried his toys in a ………………………… .
2 Toby brought a small white ball and a yellow ………………………… .
3 The weather in the square was ………………………… .
Toby’s older sister, Lily, walked to the square with him. “I can throw the ball for you,” Lily said. They found a quiet place next to a tall stone wall. Lily threw the ball carefully. Toby hit it hard with his yellow bat. The ball flew very fast! Suddenly, a big brown dog ran across the grass and caught it in its mouth.
4 Lily is Toby’s ………………………… .
5 The children played in a quiet place near a ………………………… .
6 Toby hit the ball hard with his ………………………… .
7 A ………………………… caught the ball in its mouth.
Toby and Lily ran after the dog. “Please give me my ball,” Toby said. The dog stopped and dropped the ball on the grass. A friendly woman walked over and smiled. “Sorry, my dog loves baseball too!” she laughed. The children played for another hour, then they walked home to eat dinner.
8 The dog left the white ball on ………………………… .
9 A ………………………… smiled and said sorry to the children.
10 After playing for another hour, the children went home to ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 green bag
2 plastic bat
3 warm and sunny
4 older sister
5 tall stone wall
6 yellow bat
7 big brown dog
8 the grass
9 friendly woman
10 eat dinner