My parents – A1 English Reading Test

Exercise 1

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-6. There is one example.

My parents

My mum and dad are very different. Mum has got straight, black ………hair………, but my dad’s is (1)…………… . Mum works at a zoo and likes it when the weather is (2)…………… and hot, because she likes being outside. Dad works inside, in a shop. He loves it when it (3)……………! He doesn’t like being hot.

At weekends, Mum likes going to the lake to (4)…………… in the water there with me and my sister. But Dad likes (5)…………… on the lake in very cold weather better! Our family has lots of good holidays, because we go to the (6)…………… in hot weather because Mum likes it there, and we go to the mountains in cold weather because Dad likes that best! It’s great!

Exercise 2

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples

      One person in the picture is talking on a phone.     ………yes………

      The bus is in a city street.     ………no………

Questions

1   The clown is sitting behind a boy who is reading.     ………………..

2   Most of the people on the bus are children.     ………………..

3   There is a woman with some fruit in her hand.     ………………..

4   All the people on the bus are wearing hats.     ………………..

5   The boy with the dog is wearing glasses.     ………………..

6   The tallest person on the bus is listening to music.     ………………..