Starters 3 — Test 1
Reading & Writing
A fun Pre-A1 paper for young learners — 5 parts, 25 questions, picture-based exercises with instant auto-grading. Practise like the real Cambridge Starters exam!
Look and read — tick or cross
Look at each picture and sentence. Put a tick (✓) if the sentence is right, or a cross (✗) if it is wrong. Examples: “This is a hand.” → ✓ | “This is an eye.” (ear) → ✗
Look and read — write yes or no
Look at the picture and read the sentences. Write yes if the sentence is right, no if it is wrong. Examples: “The boy is wearing a hat.” → yes | “There are four frogs in the water.” → no
Look at the pictures — write the words
Look at each picture. Read the letters on the box to spell the word. Example: a doll, letters d/o/l/l → doll
A desk — choose the right word
Read the riddle. Choose a word from the word bank below to fill each gap. There is one example.
A DESK
I am in a classroom in Lucy’s school. Lucy’s teacher sits on a [1] in front of me. Lucy can see her legs and [2] under me! He puts his ruler, [3] and pencils on me. The [4] stand next to me, and Lucy’s teacher looks at their books. I am like a [5] but people don’t sit and eat breakfast at me. What am I? I am a desk.
Look at the pictures — answer the questions
Look at each picture and read the question. Write a one-word answer. Examples: “What is on the table next to the bed?” → a lamp | “What is the cat doing?” → sleeping
