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.
A nice lunch by the river
Last Sunday morning, Lily and her family walked to the big river near their town. The weather was very sunny and warm. Dad had a beautiful green boat waiting on the water. Lily and her younger brother, Sam, climbed inside carefully. They wanted to travel to a lovely café for their lunch.
Examples
Lily and her family went to the ………big river……… last Sunday morning.
The weather on Sunday was very ………sunny and warm……… .
Questions
1 The family travelled on the water in a ………………………… .
2 Lily’s younger brother is called ………………………… .
3 The family wanted to have ………………………… at a lovely café.
Dad rowed the boat slowly down the long river. The water was very clean and quiet. The children saw lots of tall trees and five white ducks. Sam took a picture of the ducks with his new phone. After forty minutes, they saw the café. It was next to a huge stone bridge. The children were very hungry and excited.
4 Dad moved the boat ………………………… down the long river.
5 Sam used his ………………………… to take a picture of the five ducks.
6 The family saw the café after ………………………… on the river.
7 The café was next to a ………………………… .
Dad stopped the boat and the family walked inside the café. They sat at a big round table near the water. Lily ate a nice chicken sandwich, and Sam had a bowl of hot tomato soup. Mum and Dad drank some sweet lemonade. It was a wonderful family day!
8 The family sat down at a ………………………… which was near the water.
9 Lily had a ………………………… for her food.
10 Mum and Dad had ………………………… to drink.
ANSWER KEY
1 beautiful green boat 2 Sam 3 their lunch
4 slowly 5 new phone 6 forty minutes 7 huge stone bridge
8 big round table 9 nice chicken sandwich 10 some sweet lemonade
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Charlie’s loud guitar
Charlie lived in a beautiful house in the town. For his birthday, his parents gave him a fantastic present. It was a new brown guitar. Charlie wanted to be a famous musician. He sat in his bedroom and looked at his new toy. His pet dog, Buster, slept on the rug next to him.
Examples
Charlie lived in a ………beautiful house……… in the town.
Charlie got a fantastic present for his ………birthday……… .
Questions
1 The fantastic present was a new …………………… .
2 Charlie sat in his …………………… with his new toy.
3 Buster, Charlie’s pet dog, slept on the …………………… .
Charlie picked up the guitar and started to play. He played very loudly because he was excited. But the music was terrible! Suddenly, Buster opened his eyes and stood up. The dog didn’t like the noise. He started to howl very loudly. Charlie stopped playing and looked at his dog. “Oh no, Buster!” said Charlie. “You are louder than my guitar!”
4 Charlie played his guitar very loudly because he was …………………… .
5 The music that Charlie played was …………………… !
6 Buster stood up because he didn’t like the …………………… .
7 The dog started to …………………… .
Charlie’s mum walked into the bedroom. She had a bag of dog food. She gave Buster a big bone to eat. The clever dog took the bone and ran downstairs to the garden. Charlie laughed and closed his bedroom door. Then, he played his guitar quietly and happily.
8 Charlie’s mum brought a bag of …………………… into the bedroom.
9 Buster took the …………………… and ran to the garden.
10 Charlie closed his door and played his guitar …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 brown guitar/guitar 2 bedroom 3 rug
4 excited 5 terrible 6 noise 7 howl very loudly/howl
8 dog food 9 big bone/bone 10 quietly and happily
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A Fast Ride to the Sports Centre
Last Saturday morning, Tom phoned his best friend, Alex. “Let’s go to the new sports centre today!” Tom said. Alex was very happy. “Great idea!” he answered. The boys took their helmets and their new skateboards. They didn’t want to catch a bus because the weather was sunny and warm.
Examples
Tom phoned his best friend on ………Saturday morning……… .
The boys wanted to go to the new ………sports centre……… .
Questions
1 Alex was ………………………… to go to the sports centre with Tom.
2 The boys took their new skateboards and their ………………………… .
3 They didn’t catch a ………………………… because it was sunny and warm outside.
The boys stood at the top of a long street. They put on their helmets and started to ride. They went very fast down the hill. Suddenly, a small black dog ran out from a garden. Tom stopped quickly, but he fell off his skateboard. He hurt his arm, but he didn’t cry. A man ran to them and said sorry.
4 The boys stood at the top of a ………………………… .
5 A ………………………… ran out of a garden and into the street.
6 Tom fell off his skateboard and hurt ………………………… .
7 A man ran to the boys and ………………………… .
After that, the boys rode slowly to the sports centre. They went inside and saw their friends there. Tom and Alex played basketball for two hours. Then, they were thirsty and hungry. They bought some orange juice and sandwiches at the café. It was a fantastic day.
8 Tom and Alex rode ………………………… to get to the sports centre.
9 The boys enjoyed playing ………………………… for two hours.
10 At the café, they got some sandwiches and ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 very happy 2 helmets 3 bus
4 long street 5 small black dog 6 his arm 7 said sorry
8 slowly 9 basketball 10 orange juice