Starters Practice Test 1 Listening
Original Pre-A1 listening practice with 4 parts and 20 questions. Watch the All English 4U video, jump to each part, take notes and check every answer.
Learning guide
Level: Pre-A1.
Topic: Greenhill School Fun Day.
Learning objectives
- Identify familiar people and actions from short spoken descriptions.
- Listen for names, spelling and numbers in a simple conversation.
- Distinguish key details when several picture choices are mentioned.
- Follow position and colour instructions in a school fair scene.
Before you start: Learners can recognise common Pre-A1 words for people, clothes, classroom objects, animals, food, colours and positions.
Teacher tip: Play each part once without stopping, then replay it. Ask the learner to underline the words that rule out the distractors before checking the answer.
Listening strategy: Listen for the final confirmed detail. Some conversations mention a wrong choice before correcting it.
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Listen and draw lines
Listen and draw lines between names and items in the picture. There is one example.
Narrator: Part one. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example.
Woman: Can you see the girl at the food table?
Child: The girl in the red dress?
Woman: Yes. She is giving an apple to her teacher. Her name is Ruby.
Child: Right. I can draw a line from Ruby to that girl.
Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines.
Woman: One. Who is the boy near the big tree?
Child: The boy in the green cap?
Woman: Yes. He is flying the red kite. That is Oscar.
Child: Oscar. Right.
Child: Two. Look at the girl at the art table. She is painting a star.
Woman: The girl in the purple sweater?
Child: Yes. Her name is Mia.
Woman: Mia. That is a nice picture.
Woman: Three. Can you find Leo?
Child: Is he the boy with glasses?
Woman: Yes. He is holding a blue balloon beside the cake table.
Child: I can see him.
Child: Four. Who is the girl near the little fence?
Woman: That is Daisy. She is wearing yellow boots.
Child: Is she feeding the white rabbit?
Woman: Yes, she is.
Woman: Five. And can you see Harry?
Child: The boy in the striped T-shirt?
Woman: Yes. He is kicking an orange ball near the school gate.
Child: Great. That is Harry.
Listen and write a name or a number
Listen to the conversation and write a name or a number. There are two examples.
📝 Listen and write
Narrator: Part two. Listen to the conversation and write a name or a number. There are two examples.
Man: Hello. Are you new at the Saturday club?
Girl: Yes. My name is Sophie.
Man: How do you spell that?
Girl: S-O-P-H-I-E.
Man: Thank you. And how old are you?
Girl: I am seven.
Narrator: Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a name or a number.
Man: Six. Which room do you go to, Sophie? Is it room forty?
Girl: No. It is room fourteen. That is one-four.
Man: Room fourteen. Thank you.
Man: Seven. Who is your teacher?
Girl: Mrs Page.
Man: Is that P-A-I-G-E?
Girl: No. It is P-A-G-E. Page.
Man: Eight. Do you know anyone in your class?
Girl: Yes. Lucy sits next to me.
Man: Lucy. How do you spell her name?
Girl: L-U-C-Y.
Man: Nine. How many pencils do you need?
Girl: Three. I have one blue pencil and two red pencils.
Man: Three pencils. Good.
Man: Ten. What number bus do you take home?
Girl: The number eight bus.
Man: Does it come at nine?
Girl: Yes, but the bus number is eight.
Listen and tick (✓) the box
Listen to five short conversations. For each question, choose picture A, B or C. There is one example.
Narrator: Part three. Listen and tick the box. There is one example.
Narrator: What is Dad making?
Girl: Are you making a cake, Dad?
Man: Not today. I am making sandwiches. The salad is already on the table.
Girl: Great. I like sandwiches.
Narrator: The answer is B. Now you listen and tick the box.
Narrator: Eleven. Which animal is in the garden?
Boy: Mum, is that a duck near the flowers?
Woman: No. Look at its long ears. It is a white rabbit.
Boy: Oh yes. The goat is at the farm.
Narrator: Twelve. What is Nina wearing?
Woman: Nina, take your blue coat. It is raining.
Girl: I do not need it. I am wearing my yellow boots.
Woman: Where is your red hat?
Girl: It is at home.
Narrator: Thirteen. Where is the boy's book?
Boy: Where is my book? It is not in my school bag.
Man: I looked under your bed, but it was not there.
Boy: Oh, here it is, on the table beside the lamp.
Narrator: Fourteen. What is Emma doing now?
Man: Is Emma reading in the garden?
Woman: No. She finished her book. She wanted to swim, but the pool is closed.
Man: I can see her. She is riding her bicycle.
Narrator: Fifteen. Which fruit does the boy want?
Woman: Would you like an apple or a banana?
Boy: No, thank you. I had an apple at breakfast, and I do not like bananas.
Woman: Would you like an orange?
Boy: Yes, please.
Listen and colour
Listen and colour five balloons in the picture. There is one example.
Narrator: Part four. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example.
Woman: Can you see the balloon above the school door?
Child: Yes. It is very high.
Woman: Good. Colour that balloon yellow.
Child: Yellow. All right.
Narrator: Can you see the yellow balloon? This is an example. Now you listen and colour.
Woman: Sixteen. Find the balloon under the big tree.
Child: The balloon next to the picnic basket?
Woman: Yes. Colour that balloon red.
Child: Red. That looks nice.
Woman: Seventeen. Now find the cake table.
Child: I can see it. There is a balloon next to the table.
Woman: That is right. Colour that balloon blue.
Child: Blue. Good.
Woman: Eighteen. Can you see the two chairs?
Child: Yes. There is a balloon between them.
Woman: Colour that balloon green.
Child: Green. I like that colour.
Woman: Nineteen. Look at the girl near the food table.
Child: The girl with a balloon in her hand?
Woman: Yes. Colour her balloon purple.
Child: Purple. All right.
Woman: Twenty. Find the small fence.
Child: There is a balloon beside it.
Woman: Good. Colour that balloon orange.
Child: Orange. I have finished.
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