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Colors and clothes — Reading and Vocabulary Practice (A1)

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📖 Reading

Anna has a small shop in the city center. Her shop is not big, but it is very colorful. There are red hats, blue shoes, and green scarves on the shelves. Anna loves her job because every day is different. Today, a boy comes into the shop with his mother. He wants a new coat for winter. 'I like the yellow coat,' he says. 'It is bright and happy.' His mother smiles and says, 'Yellow is a nice color, but look at this black coat. It is warm too.' The boy thinks for a minute and picks the yellow one. Anna also sells T-shirts with fun pictures. There is a white T-shirt with a orange cat on it, and a purple T-shirt with stars. Children love these T-shirts. Anna's favorite T-shirt is the blue one with a big sun. She always wears it on sunny days. In the afternoon, two friends come to the shop. One girl wants pink socks, but the shop doesn't have pink socks today. 'Don't worry,' says Anna. 'We have grey socks and brown socks. Can you wear grey?' The girl says yes, and she is happy with her new socks. Her friend buys a green jacket. At the end of the day, Anna looks at her colorful shop. She is tired, but she is happy. She thinks, 'Clothes with nice colors make people smile.' Then she closes the door and goes home.

✏️ Questions

  1. What is the main idea of the passage?
    • a) Anna sells colorful clothes and makes customers happy
    • b) Anna wants to close her shop
    • c) The boy doesn't like any coats
    • d) Anna only sells shoes
  2. What color coat does the boy choose?
    • a) Black
    • b) Yellow
    • c) Green
    • d) White
  3. What picture is on the white T-shirt?
    • a) A sun
    • b) Stars
    • c) A cat
    • d) A hat
  4. Why does the girl buy grey socks instead of pink socks?
    • a) She likes grey more than pink
    • b) The shop doesn't have pink socks today
    • c) Grey socks are cheaper
    • d) Her friend chooses grey socks for her
  5. In the last paragraph, what does the word 'tired' describe?
    • a) The color of the shop
    • b) How Anna feels at the end of the day
    • c) The children's clothes
    • d) The weather
  6. Which sentence about Anna's favorite T-shirt is true?
    • a) It is purple with stars
    • b) It is blue with a big sun
    • c) It is white with a cat
    • d) It is pink with socks
  7. My sister ___ (have) got a beautiful red dress for the party.
  8. Look at those shoes! ___ blue and very nice.
    • a) It is
    • b) There is
    • c) They are
    • d) He is
  9. There ___ a green hat on the table.
  10. Tom can't find his black shoes. ___ are under the bed.
    • a) It
    • b) They
    • c) He
    • d) She
  11. This yellow shirt ___ too big for me.
  12. We ___ new jackets for the winter.
    • a) have got
    • b) has got
    • c) is got
    • d) am got

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