Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Holiday Adventures & Travel
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Peter’s Forest Walk
Last Sunday morning, Peter went for a walk in the forest with his parents. Peter loves his new hobby. He likes taking photos with his small black camera. The weather was cloudy but it wasn’t cold. Peter carried his camera in his bag.
Examples
Peter and his parents walked in the forest ………last Sunday……… morning.
Peter enjoys taking photos with his ………small black camera……… .
Questions
1 The weather was ………………………… on the day of the walk.
2 It wasn’t ………………………… in the forest.
3 Peter put his camera inside ………………………… .
First, the family walked slowly under some very tall trees. Peter saw a small brown monkey in a tree and took a picture of it. Then, they heard a loud noise. “What’s that?” asked Peter. “It’s a big waterfall,” his father answered. They walked near the water. It was very beautiful. Peter quickly took his camera out of his bag and took lots of beautiful photos of the water.
4 The family walked under some ………………………… .
5 Peter took a photo of a ………………………… .
6 Peter and his parents heard a ………………………… .
7 Peter took lots of ………………………… of the water.
After that, Peter and his parents sat on a big rock and had a picnic. They ate cheese sandwiches and drank water. Then, they walked home because Peter was tired. In the evening, Peter showed the photos to his grandmother. “These are great!” she said. Peter was very happy.
8 The family sat on a ………………………… to eat their picnic.
9 They had some water and ………………………… for their lunch.
10 Peter showed his photos to his ………………………… in the evening.
ANSWER KEY
1 cloudy 2 cold 3 his bag
4 very tall trees 5 small brown monkey 6 loud noise 7 beautiful photos
8 big rock 9 cheese sandwiches 10 grandmother
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Fred and the Crab
Last Saturday morning, Fred and his mother went to the beach. The sun was hot, but the water was very cold. Fred wore his favourite blue shorts. He carried a big plastic bucket and a yellow spade. He wanted to make a big sandcastle on the wet sand near the sea.
Examples
Fred went to the beach with his ………mother……… last Saturday morning.
The weather was hot, but the water was ………very cold……… .
Questions
1 Fred put on his favourite …………………… to go to the beach.
2 Fred had a yellow spade and a big …………………… with him.
3 Fred tried to build a …………………… near the sea.
Fred put a lot of wet sand in his bucket. Then, he turned the bucket upside down. But the sand didn’t come out! He looked inside the bucket and saw something move. It was a funny crab with long, thin legs. The crab was very afraid and it tried to hide under the wet sand. Fred didn’t touch it because he didn’t want to hurt the small animal.
4 Fred filled his bucket with a lot of …………………… .
5 When Fred turned the bucket upside down, the sand didn’t …………………… .
6 Inside the bucket, Fred found a …………………… which had long, thin legs.
7 The small animal was afraid and wanted to …………………… under the sand.
Fred’s mother walked over and looked at the crab. She thought it was very beautiful. Fred smiled and carefully put the bucket in the sea water. The crab quickly swam away. After that, Fred and his mother ate some ice cream and went home. Fred had a great day at the beach.
8 Fred’s mother looked at the crab and thought it was …………………… .
9 Fred put the bucket into the …………………… and the crab swam away.
10 Before they went home, Fred and his mother had …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 blue shorts 2 plastic bucket 3 big sandcastle
4 wet sand 5 come out 6 funny crab 7 hide
8 very beautiful 9 sea water 10 some ice cream
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Fast Train to the City
Last Saturday, Emma and her parents went to a famous city. They did not drive their car. They caught a fast train from the station. Emma loved the journey because the train was very quick. She looked out of the window and saw lots of green fields and small villages.
Examples
Last Saturday, Emma went to a ……… famous city ……… with her parents.
The family did not travel in ……… their car ……… .
Questions
1 Emma and her parents caught a fast train from the ………………………… .
2 Emma enjoyed the journey because the train was ………………………… .
3 From the window, Emma saw small villages and lots of ………………………… .
When they arrived, the city was very busy. There were lots of people and noisy streets. Emma looked up and saw the tall buildings. They were very big! The family walked to a beautiful park to eat their sandwiches. But Emma was sad because she dropped her favourite pink hat on the street. She couldn’t find it.
4 When they arrived, the city had noisy streets and ………………………… .
5 Emma looked up and saw the ………………………… .
6 The family went to a ………………………… to eat their sandwiches.
7 Emma felt sad because she dropped her ………………………… on the street.
Suddenly, a kind policeman walked up to them. He had Emma’s pink hat in his hand! ‘Is this yours?’ he asked. Emma smiled and said, ‘Yes, thank you!’ After that, her dad bought her some sweet ice cream. They took some photos and then caught the train home.
8 A ………………………… walked up to the family with the hat.
9 Emma’s father bought her some ………………………… .
10 The family ………………………… and then caught the train home.
ANSWER KEY
1 station
2 very quick
3 green fields
4 lots of people
5 tall buildings
6 beautiful park / park
7 favourite pink hat / pink hat
8 kind policeman / policeman
9 sweet ice cream / ice cream
10 took some photos