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.
The Scary Boat Trip
Last Sunday, Tom and his grandfather went to the beach. His grandfather had a small green boat. “Let’s go for a boat trip today,” grandfather said. Tom was very happy because he loved the sea. They put on their coats and walked to the water.
Examples
Tom went to the beach with his ………grandfather……… last Sunday.
Grandfather had a small ………green boat……… .
Questions
1 Grandfather wanted to go for a …………………… today.
2 Tom loved the …………………… so he was very happy.
3 Tom and his grandfather put on their …………………… before they walked to the water.
They got into the boat and started to sail. At first, the weather was sunny and quiet. But then, it changed. The sky got dark, and the wind got very strong. The small boat moved quickly on the water. Tom saw some big, grey rocks in front of them. He was scared. “Be careful, Grandpa!” Tom shouted.
4 When they started to sail, the weather was …………………… .
5 Then the …………………… got dark.
6 The boat moved quickly when the …………………… got very strong.
7 Tom was scared when he saw some …………………… in front of them.
His grandfather didn’t stop. He turned the boat quickly and they sailed past the rocks. Soon, the wind stopped and the sun came out again. They sailed safely back to the beach. “That was a scary adventure!” Tom said. “Yes, let’s go home and have some hot soup,” laughed grandfather.
8 Grandfather turned the boat and they sailed …………………… .
9 The …………………… came out again after the wind stopped.
10 Grandfather wanted to go home and have …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 boat trip 2 sea 3 coats
4 sunny and quiet 5 sky 6 wind 7 big, grey rocks
8 past the rocks 9 sun 10 some hot soup
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Emma’s Penguin Pictures
Last winter, Emma went on a fun holiday to a cold city with her parents. Her favourite hobby was drawing. She always carried some new pencils and a small white book in her bag. On Tuesday morning, the family caught a bus to a big sea life park.
Examples
Emma went on a fun holiday last ………winter……… .
Emma travelled to a cold city with her ………parents……… .
Questions
1 Emma’s ………………………… was drawing.
2 Emma had some new pencils and a ………………………… in her bag.
3 The family went to the sea life park on ………………………… .
Inside the park, it was very cold. Emma wanted to see the penguins first. The family walked to a large pool of water behind some rocks. There were lots of black and white penguins there. Some penguins swam quickly, and others jumped on the rocks. Emma sat down on a bench and started to draw a cute picture of them.
4 Emma wanted to visit the ………………………… first.
5 The family saw a large pool behind ………………………… .
6 Some of the black and white penguins ………………………… in the water.
7 Emma drew a ………………………… of the penguins when she sat on the bench.
Suddenly, a small penguin walked near Emma and looked at her book. Emma laughed and showed the picture to the penguin. “It likes your drawing!” her father said. Emma was very happy. Before they went home, Emma bought a toy penguin from the shop.
8 A ………………………… looked at Emma’s book.
9 Emma’s ………………………… said that the penguin liked the drawing.
10 Emma got a ………………………… from the shop before going home.
ANSWER KEY
1 favourite hobby 2 small white book 3 Tuesday morning
4 penguins 5 some rocks 6 swam quickly 7 cute picture
8 small penguin 9 father 10 toy penguin
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Mary Gets Lost
Last Tuesday, Mary and her parents were on holiday in a big city. In the morning, they walked to a famous museum. The museum was very huge and had beautiful things. Mary loved history and wanted to see the dinosaur bones first.
Examples
Mary and her parents went on holiday to a ………big city……… last Tuesday.
In the morning, the family visited a ………famous museum……… .
Questions
1 Inside the huge museum, there were lots of ………………………… .
2 Mary likes ………………………… and wanted to look at the dinosaurs.
3 The first things Mary wanted to see were the ………………………… .
Mary walked quickly into a dark room to look at a tall dinosaur. She took some pictures with her phone. But when she looked behind her, her parents weren’t there. Mary felt afraid because she was lost. Then, she walked outside the room and saw a kind police officer. The officer wore a blue uniform. Mary said, “Excuse me, I cannot find my mom and dad.”
4 Mary went into a ………………………… because she wanted to see a tall dinosaur.
5 She used her phone to take ………………………… .
6 Mary felt ………………………… when she couldn’t see her parents.
7 Outside the room, Mary found a ………………………… .
The police officer smiled and took Mary to the front desk. He used his radio to call Mary’s parents. After five minutes, her mother and father ran to the desk. They hugged Mary tightly. “Thank you for helping us,” her dad said to the police officer. Mary was very happy again.
8 The police officer walked with Mary to the ………………………… .
9 The officer called Mary’s parents with ………………………… .
10 Her parents ran to the desk after ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 beautiful things 2 history 3 dinosaur bones
4 dark room 5 some pictures 6 afraid 7 kind police officer
8 front desk 9 his radio 10 five minutes