Answers and an explanation for each question appear once you add this activity to your own library.

A1 Reading • 8 Minutes

Visiting the Science Museum

Read a short note about a school trip to London and answer 8 quick questions.

📋 How to use this lesson

For the teacher

Give learners 8 minutes to read this short museum story and complete the 8 tasks.

Check answers together using the short evidence lines under each question.

For the learner

First, read the story carefully and find the facts about tickets, rules, and lunch.

Next, choose or type your answers to see how well you understood.

Sentence pattern: Look at how we talk about plans: "Our class has a trip on Friday." We say who, what happens, and when.

🏛️ Our Trip to the Science Museum

Read text

A cheerful group of primary school children in blue school uniforms with their teacher visiting the Science Museum in Lo

Our class had a trip to the Science Museum in London. Entry is free, so you do not pay. But school groups must book before they visit. The museum asks for 1 adult for every 8 children aged 5 to 11. Groups can eat their lunch in the museum's picnic places. You do not need to book them.

💡 Word Helper

free entry

You can go inside without paying any money.

book (verb)

Tell the museum you are coming before your trip.

adult

A grown-up person, like a teacher or parent.

picnic places

Tables or rooms where you can eat your own sandwiches.

✏️ Questions (1 to 8)

Answer each question below. Questions start easy and get a little harder.

01 True or False

It costs money to enter the Science Museum in London.

____ True ____ False

02 True or False

School groups can eat their own lunch inside the museum's picnic places.

____ True ____ False

03 Multiple Choice

What must school groups do before they visit the museum?

____ a. Buy tickets ____ b. Book their visit ____ c. Buy museum food

04 Multiple Choice

How many children aged 5 to 11 can visit with one adult?

____ a. 5 children ____ b. 8 children ____ c. 11 children

05 True or False

School groups must book the picnic places before they eat lunch.

____ True ____ False

06 Multiple Choice

The rule of 1 adult for every 8 children is for which age group?

____ a. Children aged 5 to 11 ____ b. Children aged 1 to 4 ____ c. Children aged 12 to 16

07 Fill in the blank

Type ONE word from the story to complete the sentence:

School groups must ____ before they visit.

08 Fill in the blank

Type ONE word from the story to complete the sentence:

You do not need to ____ the picnic places.

Reading: A Day at the Science Museum

Visiting the Science Museum

📋 How to use this lesson

🏛️ Our Trip to the Science Museum

💡 Word Helper

✏️ Questions (1 to 8)

Related lessons

Possessive Adjectives: Our, Their, Its

Speaking: School Trips and Outings

Vocabulary & Pronunciation: School Trips

Writing: School Trips and Outings

Reading: A Cafe Menu and Chat

Reading: The Weather This Week