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 lost doll
Last Saturday morning, Mia and her mother caught a bus to the big supermarket in the city. They wanted to buy fruit and vegetables for dinner. The shop was very busy. There were a lot of people everywhere. Mia carried her favourite toy, a beautiful cloth doll called Rosie.
Examples
Mia and her mother travelled to the big supermarket by ………bus……… .
They wanted to get some ………fruit and vegetables……… for their dinner.
Questions
1 The supermarket was ………………………… with a lot of people.
2 Mia had her ………………………… , a beautiful cloth doll, with her.
3 The name of the beautiful cloth doll was ………………………… .
Mia’s mother walked to the fruit and put some sweet red apples in her bag. Then, she walked to the bread. Mia followed her, but suddenly she stopped. She looked at her hands. Her doll wasn’t there! Mia started to cry because she couldn’t find Rosie. She was very sad. “Don’t cry,” her mother said kindly. “We can look for it together.”
4 Mia’s mother put some ………………………… inside her bag.
5 After that, her mother walked to the ………………………… .
6 Mia looked at ………………………… and saw that her doll wasn’t there.
7 Mia couldn’t find her doll, so she ………………………… .
They walked back to the fruit very quickly. A kind woman worked there. She held the cloth doll in her hand. “Is this yours?” the woman asked. Mia smiled and took the doll. “Yes, thank you!” she said. Her mother bought Mia some chocolate, and they went home happily.
8 Mia and her mother walked back to the fruit ………………………… .
9 A ………………………… who worked in the supermarket had the doll.
10 Before they went home happily, Mia’s mother bought her ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 very busy 2 favourite toy 3 Rosie
4 sweet red apples 5 bread 6 her hands 7 started to cry
8 very quickly 9 kind woman 10 some chocolate
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Peter’s exciting flight
Last Friday morning, Peter and his family went on a long holiday. They caught a big white airplane to fly to the mountains. Peter sat next to the small window. He brought his new book about wild animals because his favourite hobby was reading. He opened his bag, took out the book, and started to read quietly.
Examples
Peter went on a long holiday last ………Friday morning……… .
The family flew to the mountains in a ………big white airplane……… .
Questions
1 Peter’s seat was next to the ………………………… in the airplane.
2 Peter’s new book was about ………………………… .
3 Reading was Peter’s ………………………… .
After an hour, the nice weather changed. The sky outside the window was suddenly very dark. It started to rain hard, and the wind blew loudly. The airplane flew into a bad storm. Some people were afraid, but Peter wasn’t. He looked at his book. The story was very exciting, so he just read his book.
4 The weather changed after ………………………… on the airplane.
5 The sky outside was ………………………… and it started raining.
6 The airplane flew into a ………………………… .
7 Peter just read his book because the story was ………………………… .
Soon, the bad storm stopped and the yellow sun came out again. Peter saw beautiful white clouds outside. Then, the big airplane stopped at the new airport. Peter closed his book and smiled. He finished the great story. “That was a good flight!” Peter said to his happy parents.
8 When the storm stopped, the ………………………… came out.
9 The big airplane stopped at the ………………………… .
10 Peter smiled because he finished the ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 small window 2 wild animals 3 favourite hobby
4 an hour 5 very dark 6 bad storm 7 very exciting
8 yellow sun 9 new airport 10 great story
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Playing catch at the beach
Last Friday, it was very hot and sunny. Jack and his older sister, Lily, went to the beach. They loved sports. They took off their shoes and walked on the yellow sand. Jack had a small red ball in his bag. “Let’s play a game of catch!” he said.
Examples
The weather was ………hot and sunny……… last Friday.
Jack went to the beach with his ………older sister……… , Lily.
Questions
1 The children walked on the …………………… without their shoes.
2 Jack carried a …………………… inside his bag.
3 Jack wanted to play a …………………… with his sister.
The children stood near the water and threw the ball. They played for a long time. Suddenly, Lily threw the ball too hard. It bounced on a big grey rock. Lily ran to get it. When she looked down, she saw a funny animal. A little green crab was on the rock. It watched them with its big eyes. Lily laughed and called her brother.
4 The children played their game near …………………… .
5 Lily threw the ball hard and it went on a …………………… .
6 When Lily went to get the ball, she saw a …………………… on the rock.
7 The crab watched the children with its …………………… .
Jack looked at the green crab and smiled. “He wants to play catch with us!” Jack said. But the crab didn’t catch the ball. It walked quickly into the cold sea. The children said goodbye to the funny animal. Then, their parents bought them some cold lemonade. It was a great day at the beach.
8 The crab didn’t catch the ball, but it walked into the …………………… .
9 The children said …………………… to the crab.
10 After their game, the children’s parents got them some …………………… to drink.
ANSWER KEY
1 yellow sand 2 small red ball/red ball/ball 3 game of catch/game
4 the water 5 big grey rock/grey rock/rock 6 funny animal/little green crab/green crab/crab 7 big eyes
8 cold sea/sea 9 goodbye 10 cold lemonade/lemonade