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.
A Great Winter Holiday
Last week, Jack went on holiday to the mountains with his cousin, Lily. The weather was very cold and there was snow everywhere. They stayed in a nice hotel near a big hill. On the first morning, they put on their warm clothes and bought some red skis. They wanted to learn a new sport.
Examples
Jack went on holiday with his cousin, ……… Lily ……… .
The weather in the mountains was ……… very cold ……… .
Questions
1 Jack and his cousin slept in a ………………………… next to a big hill.
2 On the first morning, they wore their ………………………… .
3 They bought ………………………… because they wanted to learn a new sport.
A man took them up the big hill. ‘Look at me!’ Jack shouted. He tried to ski down, but he went too fast. Jack couldn’t stop and he fell into some deep snow. Lily skied down slowly and stopped next to him. ‘Are you okay?’ she asked. Jack laughed, but his legs hurt.
4 A man took the children up the ………………………… .
5 When Jack tried to ski, he went ………………………… .
6 Jack fell into some ………………………… because he couldn’t stop.
7 Jack laughed, but his ………………………… after he fell down.
Then, a sports teacher came to help them. He showed Jack how to ski slowly. Jack tried again and this time he didn’t fall. He was very happy! After their lesson, Jack and Lily walked to a café. They drank hot chocolate and talked about their great day.
8 A ………………………… helped Jack and showed him how to ski slowly.
9 When Jack ………………………… , he didn’t fall down.
10 After the lesson, the cousins had some ………………………… in a café.
ANSWER KEY
1 nice hotel
2 warm clothes
3 some red skis / red skis
4 big hill
5 too fast
6 deep snow
7 legs hurt
8 sports teacher
9 tried again
10 hot chocolate
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Lily’s Beautiful Shells
Last Sunday, Lily and her older sister went to the beautiful beach. The weather was sunny and hot. Lily wore her new yellow swimsuit. She loved it because it was very bright. The two girls walked quietly on the soft white sand and looked at the blue sea.
Examples
Lily went to the beach with her ………older sister……… last Sunday.
The weather at the beach was ………sunny and hot……… .
Questions
1 Lily had a ………………………… on at the beach.
2 Lily liked the swimsuit because it was ………………………… .
3 The girls looked at the sea and walked on the ………………………… .
Lily’s favourite hobby is finding things on the beach. She started to collect beautiful shells. She put them in a small plastic bucket. First, she found a pink shell near a big rock. Then, she saw a very long white shell under some green seaweed. But suddenly, a small crab ran out of the seaweed! Lily jumped because she was afraid.
4 Lily’s ………………………… is looking for things on the beach.
5 Lily collected the shells and put them inside a ………………………… .
6 Lily found her first shell near a ………………………… .
7 Lily was ………………………… when a crab ran out of the seaweed.
Lily’s sister laughed and said, ‘Don’t worry, Lily. The crab is small and it cannot hurt you.’ The crab ran quickly into the water. After that, Lily found five more shells. The girls took the bucket home and washed the shells carefully. Lily put them in her bedroom.
8 The little crab quickly ran into ………………………… .
9 Lily found ………………………… shells after the crab ran away.
10 The girls took the shells home and Lily put them inside ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 new yellow swimsuit 2 very bright 3 soft white sand
4 favourite hobby 5 small plastic bucket 6 big rock 7 afraid
8 the water 9 five more 10 her bedroom
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Fun Car Trip
Last Sunday, Ben and his family drove to their grandparents’ house. The journey was very long. Ben sat in the back of the car with his little sister, Mia. Ben didn’t like the car ride because it was boring. He just looked out of the window at the grey clouds.
Examples
Ben and his family went to their grandparents’ house ………last Sunday……… .
Ben sat in the back of the ………car……… .
Questions
1 Ben sat next to his ………………………… in the car.
2 Ben thought the car ride was ………………………… .
3 Ben looked at the ………………………… out of the window.
Then, Dad turned on the radio. He started to sing very loud songs. Ben and Mia laughed. “Let’s play a guessing game,” Dad said. “I am thinking of an animal.” Mia guessed first, but she was wrong. Ben asked, “Is it a brown bear?” Dad smiled and said yes. Then, Ben took his favourite toy dinosaur out of his bag. He played with it on the back seat.
4 Dad turned on the radio and sang ………………………… .
5 Dad wanted to play a ………………………… with the children.
6 The animal that Dad thought of was a ………………………… .
7 Ben played with his toy ………………………… on the back seat.
After two hours, the car stopped. They were at their grandparents’ house! Grandma and Grandpa stood outside the door and waved. Ben ran to hug them. “Did you have a boring trip?” Grandpa asked. “No,” said Ben. “It was a great trip!”
8 The family arrived after ………………………… .
9 Ben’s ………………………… stood outside the door and waved.
10 Ben told Grandpa that it was a ………………………… !
ANSWER KEY
1 little sister 2 boring 3 grey clouds
4 very loud songs 5 guessing game 6 brown bear 7 dinosaur
8 two hours 9 Grandma and Grandpa 10 great trip