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: ....................................................................

Copyright © UCLES 2018

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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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Pre A1 Starters Listening Part 4 5 marks

1 Colour balloon in boy’s hand – yellow

Marking key 2 Colour balloon between boxes – pink
3 Colour balloon under table – green
4 Colour balloon on chair – brown
() = Acceptable extra words are
5 Colour balloon behind cat – orange
placed in brackets
/ = A single slash is placed between
acceptable alternative words
within an answer

Part 1 5 marks

Lines should be drawn between:

1 Lucy girl behind tree
2 Jill girl feeding ducks
3 Dan boy with kite
4 Ann girl reading
5 Nick boy on bike

Part 2 5 marks

1 W-A-L-L
2 S-U-N
3 15/fifteen
4 T-I-G-E-R
5 7/seven

Part 3 5 marks

1 B
2 A
3 A
4 B
5 C

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Pre A1 Starters Listening Mch
F
Yes, that’s Dan’s kite.
Is Dan the boy in the red T-shirt?

Tapescript
Mch Yes, that’s right.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Four
F One person is reading. What’s her name?
R = rubric Fch = Female child
Mch The girl with the book?
F = Female adult Mch = Male child
F Yes.
M = Male adult Mch That’s my friend Ann. Reading is Ann’s favourite hobby.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Five
R Hello. This is the Cambridge English Starters
F And what’s that boy’s name? The boy on the bike.
Listening sample test.
Mch That’s Nick. Nick’s in my class at school.
[MUSIC]
F Oh! He’s got a nice bike!
Look at Part 1.
Mch I know! It’s new. He loves it.
Look at the picture.
PAUSE 00’05”
Listen and look.
R Now listen to Part 1 again.
There is one example.
PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT PART 1 WITH ONLY 00’03” PAUSES]
Mch Here’s a photo of me and my friends in the park, Miss
Box. That is the end of Part 1.
F Oh yes! Who’s that? The boy with the cats. PAUSE 00’05”
Mch His name’s Pat. He’s holding one cat in his arms! Pat Part 2.
loves animals.
Look at the picture.
F That’s good.
Listen and write a name or a number.
PAUSE 00’03”
There are two examples.
R Can you see the line? This is an example.
PAUSE 00’03”
Now you listen and draw lines.
Fch Hello. I’m new in class.
PAUSE 00’03”
M What’s your name, please?
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
Fch Kim.
R One
M Is that K-I-M?
F There’s a girl here, too. She’s behind the pear tree!
Fch Yes. Kim.
Mch Yes. She’s funny. Her name’s Lucy.
PAUSE 00’03”
F And what’s Lucy doing behind that tree?
M How old are you, Kim?
Mch Sorry! I don’t know. Playing a game?
Fch I’m 8 today.
PAUSE 00’05”
M 8 today? Happy birthday!
R Two
Fch Thank you.
Mch And there’s Jill. She’s got some bread in her hand.
PAUSE 00’03”
F Is she giving it to the ducks?
R Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write
Mch Yes! Jill loves ducks. a name or a number.
F Me too! PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’05” [REPEAT FROM HERE]
R Three
F That’s a great kite!

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Pre A1 Starters Listening R One PAUSE 00’03”
M What’s your family name, please? R What animal has Alex got in his bedroom?
Fch It’s Wall. W-A-L-L. PAUSE 00’03”
M Wall? (ha, ha) That’s my name, too. Fch Mum, Alex has got an animal in his bedroom.
Fch Is it? F What is it? A fish?
M Yes. Fch No, a lizard. Can I have one?
PAUSE 00’10” F OK. But please don’t ask for a snake!
R Two PAUSE 00’03”
M Where do you live, Kim? R Can you see the tick?
Fch In Sun Street. Now you listen and tick the box.
M Sun Street? PAUSE 00’03”
Fch Yes. S-U-N. It’s behind the zoo. [REPEAT FROM HERE]
M Oh yes. R One. Which picture are May and Sam looking at?
PAUSE 00’10” PAUSE 00’03”
R Three Fch This picture’s nice, Sam. Who’s in it?
M What number’s your house? Mch Mum, my grandpa and my cousin, Tom.
Fch It’s 15. Fch Where’s your dad and your grandma?
M 15. Oh, is it that house with the big garden? Mch They’re not in this picture, May.
Fch Yes, it is. And it’s got a pink door! PAUSE 00’05”
PAUSE 00’10” R Two. What are Mrs Good’s class doing this afternoon?
R Four PAUSE 00’03”
M What have you got in your bag? M Where are your class this afternoon, Mrs Good? At their
swimming lesson?
Fch Apples for my horse. I go to see him with my friend.
F No, they’re in the playground.
M What’s your horse’s name?
M Are they playing football?
Fch Tiger. That’s T-I-G-E-R.
F Not today. They’re taking photos for our class book.
M Tiger?!
PAUSE 00’05”
Fch Yes, it’s a funny name for a horse but I like it.
R Three. What is Mum’s favourite fruit?
PAUSE 00’10”
PAUSE 00’03”
R Five
Mch Mum, can we have this coconut?
M How old is your horse?
F Well, they’re very nice but I can’t open them.
Fch He’s seven.
Mch What about these oranges?
M Seven?
F OK. They’re my favourites. And let’s have this pineapple
Fch Yes. And he can run and jump.
too.
M Great!
PAUSE 00’05”
PAUSE 00’10”
R Four. Which dog is Anna’s?
R Now listen to Part 2 again.
PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’03”
Mch Is that your dog, Anna?
[REPEAT PART 2 WITH ONLY 00’05” PAUSES]
Fch No, my dog’s dirty.
That is the end of Part 2.
Mch Is it young?
PAUSE 00’05”
Fch Yes. My brother’s dog is that old one.
Part 3.
PAUSE 00’05”
Look at the pictures.
R Five. What is Lucy wearing?
Now listen and look.
PAUSE 00’03”
There is one example.

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F (shouting up the stairs) Lucy, your skirt’s on the bed. R Three
Fch Thanks, Mum but I don’t want it. I’m wearing my jeans. M Now colour the balloon under the table.
F And your new T-shirt? Fch The balloon under the table? OK!
Fch Yes. It’s great! M You can choose the colour!
PAUSE 00’05” Fch Green! I love that colour!
R Now listen to Part 3 again. M Me too!
PAUSE 00’03” PAUSE 00’15”
[REPEAT PART 3 WITH NO PAUSE AFTER THE QUESTION R Four
BUT THE SAME 00’05” PAUSE AFTER EACH DIALOGUE]
M There’s a balloon on the chair. Find that one, please.
That is the end of Part 3.
Fch I can see it.
PAUSE 00’05”
M Good. Make that balloon brown.
Part 4.
Fch OK! I’m colouring that balloon, the one on the chair, now.
Look at the picture.
M Great!
Listen and look.
PAUSE 00’15”
There is one example.
R Five
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch And which balloon can I colour now?
M Look! It’s the girl’s birthday today.
M The one behind the cat. Colour that balloon!
Fch I can see lots of balloons! I’ve got my pencils here. Can I
Fch Can I make it orange?
colour one?
M Yes. Thank you!
M Yes! A balloon is next to the photo of the family. Colour
that one, please. PAUSE 00’15”
Fch OK. What colour? R Now listen to Part 4 again.
M Make the balloon next to the photo, red. PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’03” [REPEAT PART 4 WITH ONLY 00’10” PAUSES]
R Can you see the red balloon next to the photo? This is R That is the end of the Starters Listening test.
an example.
[MUSIC]
Now you listen and colour.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
R One
M Colour the balloon in the small boy’s hand now.
Fch Sorry? The balloon in the boy’s hand?
M Yes. Have you got a yellow pencil?
Fch Yes, I have.
M Great! Colour it with that pencil, then.
PAUSE 00’15”
R Two
M And can you see a balloon between the boxes?
Fch Yes!
M Well done! Colour that balloon now, please.
Fch What colour for the balloon between the boxes?
M Would you like to colour it pink?
Fch Yes!
PAUSE 00’15”

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Centre Number Candidate Number

Pre A1 Starters
Reading and Writing

There are 25 questions.

You have 20 minutes.

You will need a pen or pencil.

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

Copyright © UCLES 2018

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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

animals
Lots of lizards are very small ........................... 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? ...............................

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

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Pre A1 Starters Reading Part 4 5 marks

and Writing 1 spiders

2 legs

Marking key 3 tail

4 trees
5 sand
() = Acceptable extra words are
placed in brackets Part 5 5 marks
/ = A single slash is placed between 1 spiders
acceptable alternative words
within an answer 2 chair
3 shoe(s)/slipper(s)
4 (a/the) (blonde) girl/sister/daughter
Part 1 5 marks 5 garden/(back)yard
outside
1 ✗ door (frame)/(way)
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗
5 ✓

Part 2 5 marks

1 yes
2 yes
3 no
4 yes
5 yes

Part 3 5 marks

1 duck
2 mouse
3 hippo
4 monkey
5 chicken

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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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