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 Island of Wild Horses
Last Saturday, Lily and her grandfather went on a trip. They woke up early and drove to the sea. Grandfather bought two tickets, and they got on a big boat. “We are going to a special island,” he said. Lily was excited because she loved boats.
Examples
Lily went on a trip with her ………grandfather……… last Saturday.
They went by car to the ………sea……… in the morning.
Questions
1 Grandfather bought ………………………… before they got on the big boat.
2 Grandfather told Lily they were going to a ………………………… .
3 Lily was very excited because she ………………………… .
The boat ride was fantastic. Lily stood outside and watched the blue water. She saw some grey dolphins jumping in the sea. After an hour, the boat arrived at a small, green island. They walked off the boat and went to look for animals. Grandfather had a map in his bag. They walked up a big hill, but they did not see anything at first.
4 From the boat, Lily watched some ………………………… in the water.
5 The boat trip to the island took ………………………… .
6 Grandfather carried a ………………………… in his bag.
7 They walked up a ………………………… but could not see any animals at first.
Then, Lily pointed at some trees. “Look, Grandpa!” she whispered. There were three wild horses eating long grass. One horse was black, and the others were brown. They were very beautiful. Lily took lots of photos with her camera. It was the best day of her holidays.
8 Lily saw the animals when she pointed at ………………………… .
9 The three wild horses were eating ………………………… .
10 Lily used her ………………………… to take lots of photos of the beautiful horses.
ANSWER KEY
1 two tickets 2 special island 3 loved boats
4 grey dolphins 5 an hour 6 map 7 big hill
8 some trees 9 long grass 10 camera
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The exciting comic book
Last Sunday morning, it was very cold and dark outside. Then, heavy rain started to fall. Fred couldn’t play football in the park with his friends. He stayed inside his warm house. Fred walked to his bedroom to do his favourite hobby. He picked up an exciting comic book.
Examples
On Sunday morning, the weather outside was ………very cold……… and dark.
Fred couldn’t play ………football……… in the park with his friends.
Questions
1 Fred couldn’t go out, so he stayed inside his ………………………… .
2 Fred went to his ………………………… to get his book.
3 Fred’s favourite hobby is reading an ………………………… .
Fred sat on a soft rug next to the window. He opened his new comic. It was about a clever man who lost his pet dog. The story was very good. Fred read it for two hours. He didn’t look at the loud rain outside. Suddenly, his mother walked into the room with a big plate.
4 Fred read his comic book while sitting on a ………………………… by the window.
5 The story in the comic book was about a ………………………… .
6 Fred read his new book for ………………………… .
7 Fred’s mother came into his room carrying a ………………………… .
“Here is a hot snack for you,” his mum smiled. She put some sweet pancakes and a glass of milk on his desk. “Thank you,” Fred said. He ate the lovely food and quickly finished his book. The clever man found his dog, and Fred was very happy.
8 Fred’s mum gave him a ………………………… to eat.
9 His mum put the food and some milk on ………………………… .
10 Fred was very happy because the man found his ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 warm house 2 bedroom 3 exciting comic book
4 soft rug 5 clever man 6 two hours 7 big plate
8 hot snack 9 his desk 10 dog
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Harry’s big game and big burger
Last Thursday afternoon, a young boy called Harry went to the new sports centre in his town. He travelled there with his older brother, Ben. They wanted to play table tennis because it was their favourite sport. The sports centre was very big and there were lots of people inside.
Examples
Harry went to the ………new sports centre……… last Thursday afternoon.
Harry went there with his ………older brother……… , Ben.
Questions
1 The boys wanted to play ………………………… there.
2 Table tennis was their ………………………… .
3 There were ………………………… inside the big sports centre.
Harry and Ben found a quiet room with two green tables. They played their game for two hours. Harry hit the small white ball very fast. He played very well and won the game. But after that, Harry was very tired and his legs hurt. He was very hungry, too. “I need to eat something now,” Harry said to his brother. “Okay, let’s go,” Ben answered.
4 The boys played their game in a ………………………… with two green tables.
5 Harry and his brother played for ………………………… .
6 Harry ………………………… because he played very well.
7 Harry wanted to eat because he was ………………………… .
The two brothers walked to a nice little café in the town. Harry bought a big burger with lots of cheese. Ben chose a chicken sandwich and a glass of apple juice. Harry sat on a big red chair and ate his hot food very quickly. “That was the best burger!” he laughed.
8 The nice little café was in the ………………………… .
9 Harry’s big burger had ………………………… in it.
10 Harry sat on a ………………………… to eat his hot food quickly.
ANSWER KEY
1 table tennis 2 favourite sport 3 lots of people
4 quiet room 5 two hours 6 won the game 7 very hungry
8 town 9 lots of cheese 10 big red chair