Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Eating Habits & Food

Exercises:   1234

Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1   Which person makes their own sweet snacks?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

2   Which person has a hot meal in the middle of the day?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

3   Which person brings something different to eat every day?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

4   Which person eats vegetables that come from their garden?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

5   Which person drinks a type of fruit juice with their lunch?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

6   Which person needs only a few minutes to prepare their lunchbox?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

7   Which person gives some of their lunch to another student?

     (A) Mia   (B) Oliver   (C) Sophia

Healthy School Lunchboxes

Mia

I don’t like sandwiches, so I always spend about half an hour cooking my food before school. It takes a long time, but it is great! I usually put soup or rice into a special lunchbox so it stays warm until twelve o’clock. I also pack lots of carrots and tomatoes. We don’t buy these at the supermarket because my dad grows them in the dirt behind our house. For dessert, I usually pack a sweet apple from the shop. I just take a bottle of water with my meal.

Oliver

My parents go to the supermarket every weekend to get fresh vegetables for my lunchbox. I am usually very sleepy in the morning, so I only spend five minutes getting my food ready. I don’t like eating warm meals at school, so I always pack cold things like salads or cheese. I quickly get bored if I have the same food all week. Because of that, my lunch is never the same on two days! I eat everything in my box because I am always so hungry!

Sophia

I always bring the exact same chicken sandwich to school from Monday to Friday. I sit with my best friend at a table, and I always give her half of my sandwich because she loves it. To stay healthy, I never take cola to school. Instead, my bottle is full of a drink made from fresh oranges. I also love eating something with sugar after my meal. I don’t get cakes from the shop; I bake them in my kitchen on the weekend.

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1   Who makes their drink using plants from their garden?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

2   Which person prefers a drink that is not sweet?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

3   Who says it costs a lot of money to make their drink?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

4   Which person has to heat water to make their drink?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

5   Who learned to make their drink from a family member?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

6   Which person puts some dessert into their drink?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

7   Who enjoys their drink after they do some exercise?

     (A) Mateo   (B) Sarah   (C) Jin

Favorite Summer Drinks

Mateo

In the summer, I love drinking iced tea. To make it, I have to boil some water on the cooker first, and then I put the tea bags in. After that, I leave it in the fridge until it is freezing. Some people add lots of honey to their tea, but I don’t like it when it tastes like candy, so I just use lemon. My older brother thinks it takes too much time to make, but he always asks for a glass when I finish riding my bike in the afternoon. A cold glass of tea is the best thing when you are tired from 

riding!

Sarah

My favorite summer drink is fresh lemonade. I don’t buy the lemons from the supermarket. I pick them from the trees behind my house, and I also cut some green leaves from my yard to put inside. It is very cheap to make, which is great. I know how to prepare it perfectly because my grandmother showed me the steps when I was a little girl. I often make it for my friends when we play tennis in the park. Sometimes my friends like to put ice cream in it, but I just like it with ice.

Jin

I love making fruit smoothies when the weather is very hot. I use strawberries, bananas, and sometimes mangoes. Buying all these fresh fruits from the shop is quite expensive, so I only make this drink on the weekend. I don’t need a cooker to make it; I just put everything into a machine to mix it together. It is naturally very sweet because of the fruit. To make it even better, I usually drop a large spoonful of vanilla ice cream on top before I drink it. It is delicious!

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1   Which person eats at a different time from their parents?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

2   Who says their family eats food from different countries?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

3   Which person helps to make the food?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

4   Who says they do not eat meat?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

5   Which person usually watches TV while they eat?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

6   Who says their father is the best cook in the family?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

7   Which person cleans the kitchen after the meal?

     (A) Lucas   (B) Mia   (C) Tom

Family Dinners

Lucas

In my house, we love having meals together every evening. My dad is amazing in the kitchen. Nobody else in the house can prepare meals as well as him! I am not very good at cooking, so I never assist him with that. Instead, my younger brother washes the plates when we finish. We rarely have the same dishes every week. Dad loves finding recipes from all over the world on the internet, so we often enjoy dishes from places like Italy, Mexico, or Japan. It is always exciting to see what is on the table!

Mia

My mum usually makes dinner because she gets home from work early. She is a great cook, but she makes a separate meal for me. I stopped eating chicken, beef, and fish last year, so I only have vegetables and salads now. My parents eat quite late, at around 8:30 p.m. I am usually hungry before then, so I have my dinner at 6:30 p.m. alone. They usually turn on the television in the living room when they eat, but I prefer reading a book during my meal.

Tom

Both of my parents work late, so we always sit down to eat at the same time, usually around 7:30 p.m. Because they are tired, I often go into the kitchen and prepare the vegetables or cut the meat for them. We love eating burgers and steak! When the food is ready, we take our plates into the living room. We always put a film or a funny show on the screen while we sit on the sofa. After that, it is my job to do the washing-up and put everything away in the cupboards.

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