CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH QUALIFICATIONS

P R E A 1
S T A R S
R T E

Listening Practice Test 1

There are 20 questions.
You have 20 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil and
some coloured pencils or pens.

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Part 1

– 5 questions –

Listening
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

Matt Alice Ben Pat

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Kim Eva Tom

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Part 2

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Read the questions. Listen and write a name or a number.

There are two examples.
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Listening

Examples

What is the boy’s name? Nick

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

How old is he? 8

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

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Questions

1 What is the name of Nick’s favourite

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chicken? ..........................................

2 How many goats has Nick got? ..........................................

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3 What is Nick’s donkey’s name? ..........................................

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4 How old is Nick’s donkey? ..........................................

5 Where does Nick live? ................................ Street

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Part 3

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

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

Starters

Where is Grandpa?
Listening

A B C

1 What is Lucy doing?

A B C

2 Which boy is Alex?

A B C

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3 What does Mum want?

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A B C

4 Where are May’s crayons?

A B C

5 Which photo is Dad looking at now?

A B C

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Part 4

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Listen and colour and write. There is one example.

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Reading and Writing Practice Test 1

There are 25 questions.
You have 20 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil.

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Part 1

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Look and read. Put a tick (✓) or a cross (✗) in the box.
There are two examples.
Starters
Reading and Writing

This is a guitar. ✓

These are ears. ✗

Questions

1 This is a zebra.

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2 These are lemons.

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3 This is a bedroom.

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4 These are footballs.

5 This is a keyboard.

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Part 2

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Starters
Reading and Writing

Examples
You can see lots of windows. yes
.......................................
The bicycle is yellow. no
.......................................

Questions
1 There is a lorry in this street.
.......................................
2 You can see two people in the car. .......................................

3 One of the houses is pink.

.......................................
4 The duck is sitting in the flowers. .......................................

5 The horse has a brown tail. .......................................

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Part 3

– 5 questions –

Reading and Writing

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

Example

p i e

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Part 4

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

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

park ? Birds stand on

Do you enjoy watching the birds in the ....................

their two (1) .................... and many birds can fly. Jill likes birds.

She draws them with her (2) .................... . She likes listening to their

beautiful (3) .................... , too. Jill’s (4) .................... is talking

about birds today. She’s putting a fantastic poster of birds on the (5)

.................... in Jill’s classroom!

Example

park board glasses songs

pencil lizard teacher feet

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Part 5

– 5 questions –

Reading and Writing

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

Starters
Pre A1
Examples
Who is painting? father
the ..................................
What is the baby doing? sleeping
........................................

Questions
1 How many monkeys are there?
........................................

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2 What has the small monkey got now? the baby’s ....................

3 Who is pointing? the ...............................

4 What is the big monkey holding? a ....................................

5 Where is the small monkey? 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 scene picture first, e.g.
‘Where’s the house?’ and then asks the child to point out certain items on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Where is the radio?’
‘Where are the apples?’

The examiner then asks the child to put two object cards in various locations on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Put the kite behind
the plane.’ And then ‘Put the hat between the sheep.’

2 The examiner asks questions about two of the people or things in the scene picture, e.g.
‘What’s this?’ (Answer: frog) ‘What colour is it?’ (Answer: green) ‘How many frogs are there?’ (Answer: three) ‘What’s the
snake doing?’ (Answer: sleeping).

The examiner also asks the child to give more information about an object or person in the scene picture, e.g. ‘Tell me
about the robot.’

3 The examiner asks questions about four other object cards. Various answers are possible, e.g.
‘What’s this?’ (Answer: piano) ‘Can you play the piano?’ (Answer: yes/no) ‘What colour is this piano?’ (Answer: purple).

‘What’s this?’ (Answer: giraffe) ‘Do you like giraffes?’ (Answer: yes/no) ‘What are your favourite animals?’ (Answer:
bears).

‘What’s this?’ (Answer: bread) ‘Do you eat bread for your breakfast?’ (Answer: yes/no) ‘What do you like eating?’
(Answer: ice cream).

‘What’s this?’ (Answer: phone) ‘Who do you talk to on the phone?’ (Answer: my friends) ‘Do you like talking on the
phone?’ (Answer: yes/no).

4 The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g.

‘How old are you?’
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‘What is the name of your school?’

‘What do you like doing at school?’

The examiner then ends the test thanking the child and saying goodbye.

Note that the examiner will use back-up questions to support the child if necessary, e.g. in Part One, ‘What’s your
name?’ – ‘Is your name Maria?’ ‘Where is the house?’ – ‘Is this the house?’
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Listening Practice Test 2

There are 20 questions.
You have 20 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil and
some coloured pencils or pens.

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Part 1

– 5 questions –

Listening
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

Alex Grace Lucy Bill

Starters
Pre A1

Jill Nick Sue

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Part 2

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Read the questions. Listen and write a name or a number.

There are two examples.
Starters
Listening

Examples

What is the girl’s name? Anna

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

How old is she? 10

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

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1 Which school does Anna go to? .............................. School

How many children are there in Anna’s

2 ..........................................
class?

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3 Who is Anna drawing today? Mr .....................................

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4 How many crayons has Anna got? ..........................................

How many posters are there on Anna’s

5 ..........................................
wall?

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Part 3

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

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

Starters

Which person is Mark’s grandfather?

Listening

A ✓ B C

1 What is Pat doing now?

A B C

2 Where is Kim?

A B C

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3 What is Dan cleaning now?

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A B C

4 Who is Mum talking to?

A B C

5 What is Sam reading about?

A B C

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Part 4

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Listen and colour and write. There is one example.

Starters
Listening

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S T A R S
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Reading and Writing Practice Test 2

There are 25 questions.
You have 20 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil.

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Part 1

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Look and read. Put a tick (✓) or a cross (✗) in the box.
There are two examples.
Starters

These are paints. ✓

Reading and Writing

This is a skirt. ✗

Questions

1 This is a window.

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2 This is a cake.

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3 These are eyes.

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4 This is a lamp.

5 These are tomatoes.

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Part 2

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Starters
Reading and Writing

Examples
You can see the sun. yes
.......................................
The bird is sleeping. no
.......................................

Questions
1 You can see a pink flower.
.......................................
2 The kite is under the car. .......................................

3 The lizard is yellow.

.......................................
4 A woman is taking a picture. .......................................

5 There are three elephants. .......................................

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Part 3

– 5 questions –

Reading and Writing

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

Example

b u s

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Questions

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1

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Part 4

– 5 questions –
Pre A1

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

sand
People enjoy walking on the .................... and finding shells at the

beach. Jumping and swimming in the (1).................... is fun, too. At

some beaches, scary (2) .................... live in the water! Ben’s happy!

There is a beach at the end of his (3) .................... . Ben and his friends

ride their (4) .................... to that beach. Ben and his sister like playing

(5) .................... or tennis there, too.

Example

sand shorts badminton sea

street ice cream jellyfish bikes

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Part 5

– 5 questions –

Reading and Writing

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

Starters
Pre A1
Examples
Where are Ann and her father? kitchen
in the ..............................
What is Ann drinking? milk
........................................

Questions
1 Where are the oranges?
on the ..............................

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2 Where is Ann now? at ................................

How many oranges are in Ann’s blue
3
bag? ....................................

Where are Ann and her classmates

4 in their ...........................
now?
5 Who is holding the orange? 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 scene picture first, e.g.
‘Where is the sea?’ and then asks the child to point out certain items on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Where is the house?’ ‘Where are
the dogs?’

The examiner then asks the child to put two object cards in two places on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Put the radio next to the shells.’
And then ‘Put the helicopter in front of the ship.’

2 The examiner asks questions about two of the people or things in the scene picture, e.g.
‘What’s this?’ (Answer: bird) ‘What colour is it?’ (Answer: white) ‘How many birds are there?’ (Answer: three) ‘What’s the green
fish doing?’ (Answer: jumping).

The examiner also asks the child to give more information about an object or person in the scene picture, e.g. ‘Tell me about the
small child.’

3 The examiner asks questions about four other object cards. Various answers are possible, e.g.
‘What’s this?’ (Answer: pen) ‘Have you got a pen?’ (Answer: yes/no) ‘What do you draw with at school?’ (Answer: a pencil).

‘What’s this?’ (Answer: lemonade) ‘Do you drink lemonade?’ (Answer: yes/no) ‘What do you drink with your dinner?’ (Answer:
water).

‘What are these?’ (Answer: socks) ‘Are you wearing yellow socks today?’
(Answer: yes/no) ‘What colour are your favourite clothes?’ (Answer: blue)
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‘What’s this?’ (Answer: book) ‘Do you like reading books?’ (Answer: yes/no) ‘What do you read about?’ (Answer: animals).

4 The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g.

‘How old are you?’
‘How many people are there in your family?’
‘What do you like doing with your family?’

The examiner then ends the test thanking the child and saying goodbye.

Note that the examiner will use back-up questions at all stages to support the child if necessary, e.g. in Part One, ‘What’s your
name?’ – ‘Is your name Maria?’ ‘Where’s the sea?’ – ‘Is this the sea?’