A1 Movers Reading and Writing

Part 1
– 5 questions –

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the
lines. There is one example.

an island a sandwich

a driver a band

tea a city

a field a nurse

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Example

The people in this sometimes sing or play

guitars. a band
.............................

Questions

1 This person helps people who aren’t well

in hospital. .............................

2 Some people put milk or lemon in this drink. .............................

3 There are lots of cars, buses and people in

this busy place. .............................

4 You can put cheese or meat between bread

to make this. .............................

5 This is part of a farm where you often see

vegetable plants. .............................

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Part 2
– 6 questions –

Read the text and choose the best answer.

Example

Paul: What did you do last night, Daisy?

Daisy: A I watched television.

B I’m watching television.
C I don’t watch television.

Questions

1 Paul: Did you see the film about pirates?

Daisy: A Yes, so do I.
B Yes, it was great.
C Yes, that’s him.

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2 Paul: Which was your favourite pirate in the film?

Daisy: A I liked it best.

B She was a pirate.
C Ben Bluebeard.

3 Paul: Was he the one with long, curly hair?

Daisy: A No, he hasn’t.

B Yes, that’s right.
C He’s got one.

4 Paul: I like films which are funny.

Daisy: A Me too.
B It’s all right.
C Do they?

5 Paul: How about going to see ‘Treasure Train’ at the

cinema? That’s very funny.

Daisy: A It’s nice.

B What a good idea!
C Fine, thank you.

6 Paul: Let’s ask Fred to go with us.

Daisy: A OK, we can phone him.

B OK, that’s Fred’s.
C OK, he can ask us.

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Part 3
– 6 questions –

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

library
Jane loves reading about different animals in her school ...................... .

Last Friday, Jane’s teacher told the class to find pictures of animals.

‘Look on the (1) ........................... I told you about yesterday,’ she

said. ‘Work with a friend. Choose a really strong animal but talk about

your different (2) ........................... first.’

Jane worked with Paul. ‘Bears are great,’ Paul said. ‘Let’s find a picture of

a bear in a river. They’re really good at catching fish! Or a lion? People are

(3) ........................... of those. Let’s find a picture of a lion with its

mouth open! I like seeing its big teeth.’

‘What about kangaroos?’ Jane said. ‘They have longer and stronger tails

than bears or lions. It’s their tails that make them really good at

(4) ........................... ! Their back legs are the strongest, too.’

Paul looked at Jane. ‘OK! You’re right again, Jane!’ he said. ‘You’re the

(5) ........................... girl in the class!’

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Example

library website frightened

hopping address surprised

cleverest bounce ideas

(6) Now choose the best name for the story.

Tick one box.

Paul’s favourite bear

Jane’s new teacher

A lesson about animals

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Part 4
– 5 questions –

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the
lines.

Dolphins

Example Dolphins are part of

............................ the whale family. They

1 are smaller ............................. most whales and they have

small teeth.

Dolphins are very clever animals. They learn things very

2 ............................. and a dolphin can make noises to ‘talk’

to another dolphin.

Dolphins live with their families. They like to play in the water and

3 to jump ............................. of the water and back in again.

4 A lot of people ............................. sail boats say that

dolphins like to be near people. They come very near to boats and

5 sometimes they ............................. with the boats for days.

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Example in of by

1 then that than

2 quick quickly quickest

3 out from up

4 which what who

5 swam swim swimming

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Part 5
– 7 questions –

Look at the pictures and read the story. Write some words to
complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.

Daisy at the farm

Daisy’s family lived in a flat in the city, but every weekend they drove to
the countryside to see Daisy’s grandparents. They lived on a farm.

In the car, last Saturday, the family talked about the farm.
‘It’s so quiet there!’ Daisy’s mum
Mum said.
‘I like working outside!’ her father said.
‘I love helping Grandpa with all the animals,’ Daisy said. ‘Look! Here we
are!’

Examples
Daisy’s home was in the city
................................. .

Daisy’s family went to the countryside

................................. by car every
weekend.

Questions
1 Daisy’s mother liked the farm because it was a ...........................
place.

2 Daisy enjoyed working with ................................. on the farm.

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They were surprised when they saw six noisy trucks on the farm. And when
they got out of the car, it started to rain. It was cold, too.
‘Oh dear!’ Daisy’s mum said. ‘It’s very noisy here today.’
‘And I can’t work outside in this rain,’ Daisy’s father said.
‘Well, you two can sit and have tea with Grandma,’ said Daisy. ‘But I have
to help Grandpa with the cows and sheep!’

3 There were some ................................. outside the house when

they drove into the farm.

4 Daisy’s dad didn’t want to ................................. in the wet

weather.

5 Daisy told ................................. to go and have tea with her

grandmother.

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Daisy worked all afternoon in the cold, wet weather. She gave the cows
their dry grass, washed some sheep and carried vegetables.
After dinner, Daisy was tired but happy. ‘The best farmer in your family
isn’t your dad or your mum. It’s you, Daisy!’ her grandfather said.
‘That’s good because I want to be a farmer like you one day, Grandpa,’
Daisy answered!

6 Daisy was ................................. after all her work outside.

7 Grandfather said Daisy was the ................................. in her

family!

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Part 6
– 6 questions –

Look and read and write.

Examples

The dog is playing in some water

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

What’s the mother wearing? a purple shirt

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

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Questions

Complete the sentences.

1 The boy on the bike is wearing grey ................................. .

2 One dog is brown and one dog is ................................. .

Answer the questions.

3 What’s the girl in the black skirt doing?

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

4 Where are the flowers?

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

Now write two sentences about the picture.

5 ................................................................................... .

6 ................................................................................... .

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Part 1
– 5 questions –

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the
lines. There is one example.

a balcony a kangaroo

a swimsuit a helmet

lifts a panda

stairs a dolphin

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Example

This animal has very strong legs and hops

from place to place. a kangaroo
………………………

Questions

1 You can put chairs and tables on this and sit

outside. ………………………

2 This is black and white and lives in the

mountains. ………………………

3 You put this on your head and then ride

your bike. ………………………

4 You can walk up and down these inside a

house. ………………………

5 This animal swims and sometimes jumps

above the waves. ………………………

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Part 2
– 6 questions –

Read the text and choose the best answer.

Example

Fred: Do you like shopping Julia?

Julia: A OK, here you are.

B Yes, it’s all right.
C My mum went shopping.

Questions

1 Julia: What do you need to buy today Fred?

Fred: A I went to get it.

B There were lots of presents.
C Something for my sister’s birthday.

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2 Julia: Which is your favourite shop?

Fred: A That’s my favourite sport.

B How about doing some sport?
C I like the sports shop.

3 Julia: Does your sister like sport?

Fred: A I don’t know!

B What’s the matter?
C So do I!

4 Julia: What are your sister’s hobbies?

Fred: A She is drawing.

B She loves drawing.
C She has got my drawings.

5 Julia: How about buying your sister a book about drawing?

Fred: A I don’t want it.

B You buy them every day.
C That’s a good idea.

6 Julia: Look! There’s a bookshop. You can get a book there.

Fred: A I choose this bookshop.

B Brilliant! Let’s go inside.
C Yes, we can see it.

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Part 3
– 6 questions –

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

Lucy and Matt’s mum is a doctor. The children and their dad were at home last
phoned
Monday evening when Mum ………………………… . She said, ‘I have to do

some more work here at the (1) ………………………… . Ask Dad to make your

dinner.’

‘Oh no!’ said Matt. ‘Dad can’t (2) ………………………… !’

The family looked for some food in the kitchen cupboards. They found some onions,

potatoes and carrots. ‘What can we make with these?’ asked Matt. ‘I’m very

(3) ………………………… !’ Then Lucy said, ‘I know! We can make soup.’ Matt

was not happy. He said, ‘I don’t like soup. I want pasta and meatballs!’ ‘Sorry, Matt,’

Dad said. ‘We haven’t got any pasta or meatballs. We only have

these (4) ………………………… to eat for dinner.’

Lucy and Dad made the soup. Then the three of them sat down and started eating.

Lucy asked Matt, ‘So, what do you think?’ ‘It’s fantastic! I love it!’ Matt answered.

‘Can I have another (5) ………………………… of soup, please?’ And they all

laughed.

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Example

phoned hungry hospital

vegetables cry afraid

cups cook bowl

(6) Now choose the best name for the story.

Tick one box.

Two children make meatballs

Matt has some nice soup

The family is very thirsty

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Part 4
– 5 questions –

Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the
lines.

Parrots

are
Example There ……………………… 350 kinds of parrot in the world.
They are clever animals. A lot of parrots are green, but you can find
1 parrots ……………………… are red, yellow and blue. They
live in trees and rocks in hot places.
They have big heads and short necks. They are very good
2 ……………………… climbing trees.
3 ……………………… parrots do not eat meat. They eat fruit
and plants. Parrots fly to many places every day to look for food.
4 When they are ……………………… , they hold their food in
5 one foot. ……………………… birds make a lot of noise when
they are with their families.

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Example is are was

1 what which where

2 at on of
3 Every Both Most

4 eating ate eat

5 That These This

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Part 5
– 7 questions –

Look at the pictures and read the story. Write some words to
complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.

The rain in the jungle

Last weekend, Vicky and Tom said to their friend Daisy, ‘Would you like to
go for a walk in the jungle?’ Daisy said, ‘I need to take some photos for
homework. I can do that there.’ Vicky’s mum said, ‘Take coats with you.’
The children laughed and said, ‘It’s hot and sunny. We don’t need coats!’
When the children got to the jungle, they saw lots of monkeys in the trees.

Examples

Vicky and Tom wanted to walk in the jungle last

weekend
……………………………… with their friend Daisy.

take some photos

For her homework, Daisy had to ……………………………… .

Questions

1 Mum wanted Tom, Vicky and Daisy to ………………………………

with them.

2 The weather was ……………………………… before the walk in

the jungle.
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Tom took pictures of some beautiful plants which had red flowers on them.
Then Daisy pointed and said, ‘Look at those black clouds!’ Then it started
raining. ‘The camera! Put it in your bag!’ said Vicky to Tom. ‘OK,’ said Tom.
Tom got some very big leaves and they held them above their heads. The
monkeys came and sat with them. It rained and rained, but the leaves were
really big and the children and monkeys didn’t get wet. Daisy took more
photos.

3 Daisy pointed at some ……………………………… in the sky.

4 Tom put ……………………………… in his bag because it started

raining.

5 When it rained the children and the monkeys sat under some
……………………………… and they didn’t get wet.

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The children waited for the rain to stop and they ate their sandwiches.
When it was sunny again, the children ran back home. Mum looked at
their clothes and was surprised. ‘Didn’t it rain in the jungle?’ she asked.
‘Yes,’ they said. ‘But we found some leaves and we didn’t need coats.’ And
they showed Mum their photos.

6 The children had their lunch and then went

……………………………… when it stopped raining.

7 Vicky and Tom’s mother was ……………………………… because

their clothes weren’t wet.

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