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Rosemary Aravanis with Elaine Boyd

Practice

Tests Plus

Teaching not just testing

Pre A1 Starters

Second Edition

Cambridge English Qualifi cations

Pearson Education Limited

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Test 1 

Test 2 23

Test 3 41

Test 4 59

Test 5 77

6 Test 1, Listening Part 2

Test 1

Examples

What is the girl’s name?

How old is she?

Part 2

5 questions

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

There are two examples.

Lucy 6

Test 1, Listening Part 2 7

Listening

Questions

1 How many dolls has Lucy got?

2 What’s the dog’s name?

3 Which class is Lucy in?

4 What’s the name of Lucy’s school? School

5 How many children are in Lucy’s class?

8 Test 1, Listening Part 3

Test 1

Part 3

5 questions

Listen and tick () the box There is one example

What’s Nick doing?

Test 1, Listening Part 3 9

Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 1 11

Reading & Writing

Part 1

5 questions

Look and read Put a tick () or a cross () in the box

There are two examples.

12 Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 1

Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 2 13

Reading & Writing

Part 2

5 questions

Look and read Write yes or no.

Examples

There are four children in the room

There is a dog under the table

Questions

1 There is a mouse in the room

2 A boy is playing with a train

3 There are blue flowers on the bookcase

4 A baby is holding a ball

5 The children are watching television

yes no

14 Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 3

Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 4 15

Reading & Writing

Part 4

5 questions

Read this Choose a word from the box Write the correct word next to the

numbers 1–5 There is one example.

Monkeys

Monkeys live in the with their family and friends

Monkeys are fun They can run and jump with their long (1) They eat fruit but (2) are their favourite food Lots of

monkeys are small but they have long (3) They are brown

or orange and have big (4) They have ten fingers and ten

(5) , like people Monkeys are very funny!

trees

example

trees arms bike bananas

tails toes eggs eyes

16 Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 5

Where are the people? in the

How many shops are there?

Questions

1 What is the woman holding? a

street three

Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 5 17

Reading & Writing

2 Where are the jeans? on the

3 What is the girl in the blue

dress looking at? at a

4 Where are the people now? in front of a

5 What are they holding? some big

Test 1, Speaking Parts 1 & 3 19

Object cards

24 Test 2, Listening Part 2

Test 2

Examples

What’s the girl’s name?

How old is she?

Part 2

5 questions

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

There are two examples.

Anna 8

Test 2, Listening Part 2 25

Listening

Questions

1 What is Anna’s mum’s name?

2 How old is Anna’s brother?

3 What’s his name?

4 What’s the name of Anna’s sister?

5 How old is Anna’s sister?

26 Test 2, Listening Part 3

Test 2

Part 3

5 questions

Listen and tick () the box There is one example

Which girl is Anna?

Test 2, Listening Part 3 27

Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 1 29

Reading & Writing

Part 1

5 questions

Look and read Put a tick () or a cross () in the box

There are two examples.

30 Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 1

Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 2 31

Reading & Writing

Part 2

5 questions

Look and read Write yes or no.

Examples

The woman is wearing a skirt

The boy on the beach is running

Questions

1 The boat is green and red

2 A boy is swimming in the water

3 The monkey is fishing

4 A man is sleeping under a tree

5 The woman is reading a book

yes no

32 Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 3

Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 4 33

Reading & Writing

Lots of cats sleep on a (3) mat in the hall They drink (4)

and water and they love (5) Cats don’t like dogs!

houses

example

34 Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 5

Test 2, Reading & Writing Part 5 35

Reading & Writing

2 Where are the children now? in the

3 Who has got the ball? the

4 Where are the father and the dog sleeping?

5 What is the boy doing now?

under a a sausage

Test 2, Speaking Parts 1 & 3 37

Object cards

42 Test 3, Listening Part 2

Test 3

Examples

What’s the boy’s name?

How old is he?

Part 2

5 questions

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

There are two examples.

Bill 7

Test 3, Listening Part 2 43

Listening

Questions

1 What is Bill’s friend’s name?

2 Which class are the children in at school?

3 How many cats are in Bill’s house?

4 What’s the name of Bill’s favourite cat?

5 How many chickens has Bill’s friend got?

44 Test 3, Listening Part 3

Test 3

Part 3

5 questions

Listen and tick () the box There is one example

What’s Lucy doing?

Test 3, Listening Part 3 45

Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 1 47

Reading & Writing

Part 1

5 questions

Look and read Put a tick () or a cross () in the box

There are two examples.

48 Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 1

Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 2 49

Reading & Writing

Part 2

5 questions

Look and read Write yes or no.

Examples

There are two orange trees

The birds are flying

Questions

1 The boy has got four oranges

2 The apples on the tree are green

3 There are watermelons in a blue bag

4 A lizard is sleeping under the pear tree

5 A girl is picking up a tomato

yes no

50 Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 3

Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 4 51

Reading & Writing

Part 4

5 questions

Read this Choose a word from the box Write the correct word next to the

numbers 1–5 There is one example.

Parks

Parks are big with a lot of and (1)

can run and play in parks

and fly kites in parks.

In the trees there are a lot of (4) – black, blue and green.

Many parks have water and ducks and children can give food to them

Parks open in the (5) and close in the evening.

Lots of parks have a playground (2)

They can ride (3) s

52 Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 5

What is the teacher wearing? a

How many children are there?

Questions

1 What is the boy with the red T-shirt doing? a ball

skirt

f ive

Test 3, Reading & Writing Part 5 53

Reading & Writing

2 Who is holding the ball? the

3 What are the children looking at? a

4 Where are the children now?

5 What is the teacher doing?

in the

to the board

SCHOOL

Test 3, Speaking Parts 1 & 3 55

Object cards

60 Test 4, Listening Part 2

Test 4

Examples

What’s the boy’s name?

How old is he?

Part 2

5 questions

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

There are two examples.

Sam 10

Test 4, Listening Part 2 61

Listening

Questions

1 What is Sam’s mum’s name?

2 What’s the name of Sam’s grandfather?

3 How old is Sam’s sister?

4 How many brothers has Sam got?

5 Where does Sam go to school? Wall School

62 Test 4, Listening Part 3

Test 4

Part 3

5 questions

Listen and tick () the box There is one example

Which is Tom’s brother?

Test 4, Listening Part 3 63

Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 1 65

Reading & Writing

Part 1

5 questions

Look and read Put a tick () or a cross () in the box

There are two examples.

66 Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 1

Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 2 67

Reading & Writing

Part 2

5 questions

Look and read Write yes or no.

Examples

There is a mirror on the wall

The window is open

Questions

1 The girl is playing with a boat

2 There is a blue bird flying

3 The door of the cupboard is closed

4 The mat is red and blue

5 The boy is washing his hair

yes no

68 Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 3

Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 4 69

Reading & Writing

People have televisions in their They can be in the

bedroom, kitchen or the (1) A television can be on a

(2) or a cupboard or on a wall Televisions can be big or

small A lot of people watch television in the (3) People sit

or on the floor in front of the television.

like watching television and can learn about the world.

houses

example

table sofa living room children

on a (4)

(5)

70 Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 5

Where are the fish? in the

How many fish are there?

Questions

1 What is the boy holding? a

water six

Test 4, Reading & Writing Part 5 71

Reading & Writing

2 What is the dog doing? it’s

3 What has the girl got? a

4 Where is the dog?

5 How many birds are there on the trees?

under a

Test 4, Speaking Parts 1 & 3 73

Object cards

78 Test 5, Listening Part 2

Test 5

Examples

What is the dog’s name?

How old is it?

Part 2

5 questions

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

There are two examples.

Tom 4

Test 5, Listening Part 2 79

Listening

Questions

1 What is the girl’s name?

2 What’s the name of her school? House School

3 Who does she sit next to?

4 How many goats has she got?

5 How many hippos are in the book?

Listen and tick () the box There is one example

What’s Hugo doing?

Test 5, Listening Part 3 81

Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 1 83

Reading & Writing

Part 1

5 questions

Look and read Put a tick () or a cross () in the box

There are two examples.

84 Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 1

Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 2 85

Reading & Writing

Part 2

5 questions

Look and read Write yes or no.

Examples

There are two boys in the room

There is a green kite under the bed

Questions

1 One of the boys is reading a book

2 There is a clock on the wall

3 There are three apples on the table

4 The doll is between the ball and the cat

5 There is a television on the cupboard

yes no

86 Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 3

Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 4 87

Reading & Writing

Part 4

5 questions

Read this Choose a word from the box Write the correct word next to the

numbers 1–5 There is one example.

Tables

Tables are in the , the living room and in the

(1) too Tables can be big or small and people sit on

(2) next to the table Tables can be a lot of different colours

and they have got three or four legs.

People can put food on tables and children can read (3) at

tables A lot of people work on their (4) on tables

(5) sleep under tables.

kitchen

example

garden carrot chairs computers

88 Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 5

How many children are there?

Where are the people? at the

Questions

1 Where is the monkey? on a

five zoo

Test 5, Reading & Writing Part 5 89

Reading & Writing

2 What are the girls looking at? the

3 Who’s got the teacher’s bag? the

4 Where is the teacher now? under the

5 What is the crocodile eating? a

Test 5, Speaking Parts 1 & 3 91

Object cards