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Hobbies, Food and Animals: A1 English Worksheet with Answers

This page is about hobbies, food and animals, the verbs can and can't, like and don't like, and the present simple with he and she. All questions on this page come from our printable A1 test. The answers are under each question.

Hobbies, Food & Animals: page 1 of the printable A1 test

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Hobbies, food and animals: word list

These 30 words are in Part A (vocabulary) of the three tests.

guitar
piano
football
swim
pizza
carrot
cheese
rabbit
horse
parrot
violin
drum
tennis
kite
ice cream
banana
egg
rice
duck
frog
trumpet
basketball
camera
chocolate
grapes
cow
pig
sheep
goat
spider

Pictures: Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT licence).

Practice: 9 multiple choice questions

These questions are Part C (grammar) of Test 2. Select an answer, then open “Answer” to check it.

1.Fish ___ walk.
- Acan't
- Bcan
- Cisn't
- Daren't
Answer
A: can't
2.My dad ___ coffee every morning.
- Ais drink
- Bdrinks
- Cdrink
- Ddrinking
Answer
B: drinks
3.___ she like bananas? — No, she doesn't.
- AIs
- BCan
- CDoes
- DDo
Answer
C: Does
4.They ___ like vegetables.
- Adoesn't
- Bisn't
- Caren't
- Ddon't
Answer
D: don't
5.Ana ___ to music in the evening.
- Alistens
- Blisten
- Clistening
- Dis listen
Answer
A: listens
6.Which one is food?
- Aheadphone
- Bhamburger
- Ccamera
- Dkick-scooter
Answer
B: hamburger
7.I ___ ride a bike, but I can't drive a car.
- Adoes
- Bam
- Ccan
- Dcan't
Answer
C: can
8.What ___ your cat eat? — It eats fish.
- Ado
- Bis
- Ccan
- Ddoes
Answer
D: does
9.Birds ___ fly.
- Acan
- Bcan't
- Cdoes
- Dis
Answer
A: can

Reading text: Leo's hobbies

This text is Part E (reading) of Test 2. Read the text, then answer the questions.

Leo is twelve and he lives in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. He has a lot of hobbies. He can play the drums, and he plays in a band with his friends on Fridays. He likes surfing, and he goes to the beach every Sunday with his dad. Leo doesn't like football, but his sister Bia loves it. Bia can't swim, but she can run very fast. At home they have a parrot. Its name is Lulu. Lulu can say "Hello!" and "Good morning!" Leo's favourite food is rice and beans. He doesn't like fish.

Questions

1.Where does Leo live?
Answer
He lives in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
2.When does Leo play in a band?
Answer
He plays in a band on Fridays.
3.Who goes to the beach with Leo every Sunday?
Answer
His dad goes to the beach with him.
4.What can Lulu say?
Answer
Lulu can say "Hello!" and "Good morning!"
5.What is Leo's favourite food?
Answer
His favourite food is rice and beans.

True or false?

1.Leo likes football.
Answer
False
2.Bia can run very fast.
Answer
True
3.Bia can swim very well.
Answer
False
4.The family has a parrot.
Answer
True
5.Leo likes fish.
Answer
False

The three tests for this topic

The three versions test the same grammar with different sentences: can / can't, like / don't like, present simple. Use one version for the test, one for a retake and one for a review lesson.

Test 1Hobbies, food and animals · can / can't, like, he / she + -s
Test 2Hobbies, food and animals · can / can't, like, he / she + -s
Test 3Hobbies, food and animals · can / can't, like, he / she + -s

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