Cambridge English Qualifications
Pre A1
Starters
Practice
Tests Plus
Second Edition
Teaching
not just testing
Rosemary Aravanis
with Elaine Boyd
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Contents
Test 1 ......................................................................................................................
Test 2 ....................................................................................................................23
Test 3 ....................................................................................................................41
Test 4 ....................................................................................................................59
Test 5 ....................................................................................................................77
Test 1
Part 2
5 questions
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.
There are two examples.
Examples
What is the girl’s name?
How old is she?
6
Test 1, Listening Part 2
Lucy
6
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?
5
How many children are in Lucy’s class?
School
Test 1, Listening Part 2
7
Test 1
Part 3
5 questions
Listen and tick () the box. There is one example.
What’s Nick doing?
A
1
B
C
Which boy is Tom?
A
2
B
C
B
C
Which is Jill’s favourite drink?
A
8
Test 1, Listening Part 3
Listening
3
What’s Mark doing?
A
4
C
B
C
B
C
Where’s the spider?
A
5
B
Where’s the baby’s duck?
A
Test 1, Listening Part 3
9
Test 1
Reading & Writing
Reading
& Writing
Part 1
5 questions
Look and read. Put a tick () or a cross () in the box.
There are two examples.
Examples
This is a burger.
This is an orange.
Questions
1
This is a cow.
Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 1
11
Test 1
2
This is a doll.
3
These are socks.
4
This is a fish.
5
These are watermelons.
12
Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 1
Reading & Writing
Part 2
5 questions
Look and read. Write
yes or no.
Examples
There are four children in the room.
yes
There is a dog under the table.
no
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.
Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 2
13
Test 1
Part 3
5 questions
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Example
b o o k
o
k
b
o
s
e
d
k
Questions
1
2
o
d
a
r
b
i
h
c
a
r
3
4
i
c
p
n
e
l
e
r
e
s
a
r
5
14
Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 3
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
trees
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)
or orange and have big (4)
. They are brown
. They have ten fingers and ten
, like people. Monkeys are very funny!
(5)
example
trees
arms
bike
bananas
tails
toes
eggs
eyes
Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 4
15
Test 1
Part 5
5 questions
Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word answers.
Examples
Where are the people?
How many shops are there?
street
in the ____________________
three
____________________
Questions
1
What is the woman holding?
16
Test 1, Reading & Writing Part 5
a ____________________
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, Reading & Writing Part 5
17
Test 1
Speaking
Speaking
Object cards
Test 1, Speaking Parts 1 & 3
19
STARTERS SPEAKING. Scene Picture
Speaking
Test 1, Speaking Parts 1 & 2
21