Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Special Days, Parties & Weekend Fun
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
A Night of Monsters
Last Friday evening, Jack had a party at his house. He invited his two best friends, Paul and Fred, to sleep there. The boys were very excited. First, they ate hot pizza and drank sweet lemonade in the kitchen. Then, Jack’s mum said, “It is time to go upstairs to bed, boys.”
Examples
Jack had a party at his house last ………Friday evening……… .
Jack asked his two ………best friends……… to sleep at his house.
Questions
1 The boys drank sweet lemonade and ate ………………………… before bed.
2 The boys had their food inside the ………………………… .
3 ………………………… told the boys it was time for bed.
The boys went into Jack’s big bedroom. They put their blankets on the floor. Jack turned off the light because they wanted to tell stories about monsters in the dark. Paul told a story about a bad monster in a forest. Suddenly, they heard a loud noise outside the window. Fred was very afraid and hid under his blanket.
4 The boys put their blankets on the floor in Jack’s ………………………… .
5 Jack turned off the light because they wanted to tell ………………………… in the dark.
6 Paul talked about a ………………………… in a forest.
7 When they heard a noise, Fred felt afraid and hid under ………………………… .
Jack jumped up and walked quickly to the window. He looked outside and started to laugh. “Don’t be afraid!” Jack said. “It isn’t a monster. It’s my black cat, Luna!” The friends laughed a lot. They were very tired, so they closed their eyes and slept well.
8 Jack looked outside the ………………………… and started laughing.
9 The loud noise was only Jack’s ………………………… , Luna.
10 After they laughed, the friends closed their eyes and ………………………… because they were tired.
ANSWER KEY
1 hot pizza 2 kitchen 3 Jack’s mum
4 big bedroom 5 stories about monsters 6 bad monster 7 his blanket
8 window 9 black cat 10 slept well
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Special Dinner
Last Friday, Sally brought her maths test home. She got very good marks. Her parents were very happy. “You are a clever girl,” her dad said. “Let’s go to the new Chinese restaurant in town for a special dinner!” Sally loved Chinese food, so she put on her favourite green dress.
Examples
Sally brought her ………maths test……… home last Friday.
Sally got ………very good marks……… at school.
Questions
1 Her parents felt ………………………… about the test.
2 Dad wanted to have a ………………………… at the new Chinese restaurant.
3 Sally wore her ………………………… because she loved Chinese food.
The family drove to the restaurant in their car. Inside, there were beautiful red lamps and a big fish tank. A waiter gave them a menu. Mum ordered chicken, rice, and a big bowl of soup. Sally tried to eat her soup with a fork. It was very difficult! Some soup fell on the table.
4 The family travelled to the restaurant in ………………………… .
5 Inside the restaurant, the family saw beautiful red lamps and a ………………………… .
6 Mum asked for chicken, rice and a ………………………… .
7 It was very difficult for Sally to eat her soup with ………………………… .
Dad laughed and asked the waiter for a spoon. Then, Sally ate all her food easily. After dinner, the waiter brought some sweet orange ice cream for Sally. “Well done on your test,” her mum smiled. It was a fantastic special day for the family.
8 Dad asked the waiter for a ………………………… .
9 Sally had some ………………………… after dinner.
10 The family enjoyed a ………………………… because of Sally’s good test.
ANSWER KEY
1 very happy / happy 2 special dinner 3 favourite green dress / green dress
4 their car / a car 5 big fish tank / fish tank 6 big bowl of soup / bowl of soup / soup 7 a fork
8 spoon 9 sweet orange ice cream / orange ice cream / ice cream 10 fantastic special day / special day
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The famous singer
Last Sunday, Anna and her older brother, Ben, were very excited. Their favorite hobby is listening to pop music. At two o’clock, they walked to the end of their street. They waited for the big red bus to take them to the city centre.
Examples
Anna and her brother were very excited ………last Sunday……… .
The children love listening to ………pop music……… .
Questions
1 Anna and Ben went to the end of their street at ………………………… .
2 They wanted to catch the ………………………… to the city centre.
3 The children went to the ………………………… on the bus.
The red bus arrived and they sat at the back. The journey was long and took forty minutes. When they got off the bus, the city centre was very busy. They walked to a large park. A very famous singer was there! She wore a long yellow coat and beautiful tall boots. The music started and everyone clapped loudly. Anna sang all the songs with her.
4 On the bus, the children sat ………………………… .
5 It took ………………………… to travel to the city.
6 The famous singer was in a ………………………… in the city centre.
7 The singer had a yellow coat and ………………………… on.
After the fantastic concert, Anna and Ben were very happy. They went to a small cafe and bought some cold lemonade. Then, they caught the bus home again. Anna said, ‘That was the best weekend! I want to see her again.’
8 Anna and her brother felt ………………………… after the concert.
9 The children drank ………………………… at a small cafe.
10 Anna thought it was the ………………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 two o’clock 2 big red bus 3 city centre
4 at the back 5 forty minutes 6 large park 7 beautiful tall boots
8 very happy 9 cold lemonade 10 best weekend