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 taxi in the snow
It was a very cold Saturday in winter. A lot of white snow fell from the sky. Peter and his mum wanted to watch a new film. They stood in the street and caught a yellow taxi. “Take us to the town cinema, please,” said Mum.
Examples
The weather was very cold on ………Saturday……… in winter.
A lot of ………white snow……… fell from the sky.
Questions
1 Peter and his mum wanted to see a …………………… .
2 They waited in the street and got into a …………………… .
3 Peter’s mum asked the driver to take them to the …………………… .
The driver drove slowly because the weather was very bad. When the taxi arrived outside the big cinema, it stopped. The snow there was very deep, and the car could not move. The driver tried to start the car again, but it didn’t help. “Oh no, we cannot move!” Peter said. He looked out of the window at the white street.
4 The driver drove slowly because the …………………… was bad.
5 The taxi stopped outside the …………………… .
6 The car couldn’t move because the snow was …………………… .
7 Peter looked out of the …………………… at the white street.
Peter and his mum opened the door and walked out of the taxi. Suddenly, two strong men came out of the cinema. They helped the driver and pushed the heavy car. The yellow taxi moved again! “Thank you!” said the driver. Peter and his mum bought their tickets and went inside to enjoy the film.
8 Peter and his mum opened the door and walked out of the …………………… .
9 …………………… came from the cinema to help the driver push the car.
10 Before they went inside to enjoy the film, Peter and his mum bought …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 new film/film 2 yellow taxi/taxi 3 town cinema/cinema
4 weather 5 big cinema/cinema 6 very deep/deep 7 window
8 taxi/yellow taxi 9 Two strong men/Two men 10 their tickets/tickets
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Party Costumes
It was Lucy’s birthday on Saturday. Lucy is Mary’s best friend. Mary and her brother, Ben, wanted to go to her party. ‘We must wear funny clothes,’ Mary said. ‘Let’s make some costumes!’ Mary went to her bedroom and found some old clothes. Ben brought some big boxes from the kitchen.
Examples
Lucy’s birthday was on ………Saturday……… .
Lucy is Mary’s ………best friend……… .
Questions
1 Mary and her brother wanted to go to Lucy’s ………………………… .
2 Mary and Ben wanted to make ………………………… for the party.
3 Ben got some ………………………… from the kitchen.
Mary cut a big box and painted it green and yellow. ‘I want to be a dinosaur,’ she said. She wore a green sweater and put the box on her head. Ben found an old white blanket and a grey scarf. He drew two big black eyes on the blanket. ‘I am a scary ghost!’ Ben laughed. Mary looked at Ben and smiled. ‘Your costume is great!’ she said.
4 Mary used green and yellow paint on a ………………………… .
5 Mary wanted to be a ………………………… .
6 Mary put the painted box on ………………………… .
7 Ben drew two black eyes on an old ………………………… .
On Saturday afternoon, Mary and Ben walked to Lucy’s house. Lucy opened the door. She was a beautiful monster with purple hair! All their friends had very funny clothes. They danced to music and ate a big chocolate cake. Making costumes was a great hobby!
8 Mary and Ben went to ………………………… on Saturday afternoon.
9 Lucy’s costume was a beautiful monster with ………………………… .
10 The friends ate a big ………………………… at the party.
ANSWER KEY
1 party
2 some costumes
3 big boxes
4 big box
5 dinosaur
6 her head
7 white blanket
8 Lucy’s house
9 purple hair
10 chocolate cake
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The hot afternoon
Charlie’s favourite sport is roller-skating. Last Sunday morning, he went to the big city park with his dad. Charlie put on his new blue helmet and his fast roller-skates. He wanted to skate all day. The weather was very nice and cool in the early morning.
Examples
Charlie’s favourite sport is ………roller-skating……… .
On Sunday morning, Charlie and his dad went to a ………big city park……… .
Questions
1 Charlie put on his fast roller-skates and his ………………………… .
2 Charlie wanted to ………………………… all day at the park.
3 In the early morning, the weather was nice and ………………………… .
Charlie skated around the park very quickly. He saw some of his school friends playing near the beautiful lake. They skated together and laughed a lot. But in the afternoon, the sky changed. The sun was very bright and the weather got too hot. Charlie’s dad called him. “You must stop playing now,” his dad said. Charlie was tired and very thirsty.
4 Charlie saw some of his ………………………… playing next to the beautiful lake.
5 The boys laughed a lot and ………………………… in the park.
6 In the afternoon, the sun was bright and it got ………………………… .
7 Charlie’s dad told him to stop playing because Charlie was tired and ………………………… .
Charlie sat on the green grass under a big tree. He took off his heavy roller-skates and his blue helmet. His dad gave him a big bottle of cold water and a sweet orange. “Thank you,” said Charlie. They rested quietly in the park, and then they caught a red bus to go home.
8 Charlie took off his blue helmet and heavy roller-skates under a ………………………… .
9 Charlie’s dad gave him a sweet orange and a big bottle of ………………………… .
10 After they rested, Charlie and his dad caught a ………………………… home.
ANSWER KEY
1 new blue helmet 2 skate 3 cool
4 school friends 5 skated together 6 too hot 7 very thirsty
8 big tree 9 cold water 10 red bus