Pre A1 Starters Listening

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Centre Number Candidate Number

Pre A1 Starters
Listening

There are 20 questions.

You have 20 minutes.

You will need a pen or pencil.

My name is: ....................................................................

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Part 1
– 5 questions –

Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

Sue Ann Lucy Nick

Pat Jill Dan

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Part 2
– 5 questions –
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.

There are two examples.

Examples

What is the new girl’s name? Kim

..................................

How old is the new girl? 8

..................................

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Questions

1 What is Kim’s family name? ..................................

2 Where does Kim live? in ......................Street

3 What number is Kim’s house? ..................................

4 What is the name of Kim’s horse? ..................................

5 How old is Kim’s horse? ..................................

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Part 3
– 5 questions –

Listen and tick ( ) the box. There is one example.

What animal has Alex got in his bedroom?

A B C

1 Which picture are May and Sam looking at?

A B C

2 What are Mrs Good’s class doing this afternoon?

A B C
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3 What is Mum’s favourite fruit?

A B C

4 Which dog is Anna’s?

A B C

5 What is Lucy wearing?

A B C

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Part 4
– 5 questions –

Listen and colour. There is one example.

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Part 1
– 5 questions –

Look and read. Put a tick (✔) or a cross (✘) in the box.
There are two examples.

Examples

These are grapes. ✔

This is a house. ✘

Questions

This is a helicopter.

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This is a clock.

These are shells.

This is a sock.

These are chairs.

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Part 2
– 5 questions –

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples
There are two armchairs in the living room. yes
...............................
The big window is open. no
...............................
Questions
1 The man has got black hair and glasses. ...............................
2 There is a lamp on the bookcase. ...............................
3 Some of the children are singing. ...............................
4 The woman is holding some drinks. ...............................
5 The cat is sleeping under an armchair. ...............................

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Part 3
– 5 questions –

Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.

Example
e
snake a
n
s
k
Questions
1
k c
u d

e
2 u
m
s
o

3 h p i
o p

4 o n
m y
k e
h i
5 e n
c c k

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Part 4
– 5 questions –

Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to
numbers 1–5. There is one example.

Lizards

Lots of lizards are very small animals

........................... but some are really big.

Many lizards are green, grey or yellow. Some like eating (1).......................... and

some like eating fruit.

A lizard can run on its four (2)......................... and it has a long

(3).......................... at the end of its body.

Many lizards live in (4).......................... but, at the beach, you can find some

lizards on the (5).......................... . Lizards love sleeping in the sun!

Example

animals tail balloon trees

legs spiders teacher sand

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Part 5
– 5 questions –

Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word

answers.

Examples

Where are the people? in the kitchen

...............................

How many children are there? two

...............................

Questions

1 What are the children

playing with? some toy ...............................

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2 What is Mum standing on? a ...............................

3 Where is the spider? on Mum’s ...............................

4 Who is pointing? the ...............................

5 Where are the children? in the ...............................

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Summary of procedures

The usher introduces the child to the examiner.

1. After asking the child ‘What’s your name?’, the examiner familiarises the child with
the picture first and then asks the child to point out certain items on the scene picture,
e.g. ‘Where’s the door?’ The examiner then asks the child to put two object cards in
various locations on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Put the robot on the red chair.’

2. The examiner asks questions about two of the people or things in the scene picture,
e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: banana) ‘What colour is it?’ (Answer: yellow). The
examiner also asks the child to describe an object from the scene, e.g. ‘Tell me about
this box.’

3. The examiner asks questions about four object cards, e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer:
(orange) juice) and ‘What do you drink for lunch?’

4. The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g. ‘Which sport do you like?’

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