Reading Comprehension A1

📘 A Lunch Menu

At the start of each week, the cooks at our school make a menu.

It shows what the students will eat for lunch each day.

Sometimes, the students use a fork and knife to eat their food.

Sometimes, they pick up the food with their hands.

They look forward to eating lunch each day!

But there is no lunch on Wednesday.

This Wednesday is a holiday.

Monday: pizza, corn salad, cookie

Tuesday: hamburger, french fries, cookie

Wednesday: Holiday

Thursday: chicken, rice, cake

Friday: spaghetti, peas and carrots

Choose the best word.

1. Christmas is my favorite ______.

a. contest b. pet c. feel d. holiday

2. We ______ have chicken for lunch.

a. knife b. sometimes c. here d. once

3. At the ______ of summer, the tree was small. Now, it’s big!

a. park b. forest c. at last d. start

4. This picture ______ my dog when he was a puppy.

a. cuts b. shows c. calls d. asks

Choose the best answer.

1. What does the menu mostly show?

a. Students’ lunch for the week b. The days of the week c. Students’ food for dinner d. How to make holiday food

2. On what day is there no lunch?

a. Tuesday b. Monday c. Wednesday d. Thursday

3. What does the word “cooks” mean?

a. People who eat food b. People who take holidays c. People who make food d. People who teach students

4. Why is there no school on Wednesday?

a. There is no food for lunch. b. There is no cook. c. It is a holiday. d. It is the weekend.