Flyers 4 – Test 1 Listening
100% Original Practice Test
The Tiny Theatre Club. A2 listening practice with five parts and 25 questions. Listen twice, match people, write short answers, choose pictures and colour. Submit to grade your work or use Show Answer to review.
Learning guide
- Level
- A2 Flyers – children aged 9-12
- Topic
- The Tiny Theatre Club
- Learning objectives
- Follow detailed descriptions of people and their positions.
- Listen for names, numbers and short factual answers.
- Match spoken descriptions to pictures and identify corrected choices.
- Follow short exchanges about plans, objects and times.
- Listen for position words and complete a simple stage picture.
- Before you start
- You will hear five parts. Read the task instructions first. In Part 1, choose a name and then the matching child. In Part 2, write one word or a number in each space. In Part 3, match five people to the eight choices; two choices are not used. In Part 4, choose A, B or C. In Part 5, colour and write as you listen. You will hear each part twice. Check spelling and listen for corrections.
- Teacher tip
- Allow time to inspect each scene and predict the type of answer. After the second listening, ask learners to explain the final spoken clue before checking the key.
- Listening strategy
- Listen through corrections and changes of plan. Use clothing and action clues, check names, numbers and times, then locate the exact pennant before colouring it.
Listen and draw lines
Listen and draw lines between names and items in the picture. There is one example.
Narrator: Part 1. Listen and draw lines from the names to the children. Here is an example.
Woman: Leo is the boy in the yellow cap. He is standing by the left gate and holding a clipboard.
Child Girl: Now listen and draw the lines.
Woman: First, find Mia. She has red hair and a blue jumper. She is cutting paper stars at the table in the upper-left part of the garden.
Child Boy: I can see her. Is Noah at that table too?
Woman: No, Noah is farther right. He has green glasses and an orange top. He is painting a big cardboard moon near the upper middle.
Child Boy: What about Ruby?
Woman: Ruby is wearing a purple dress. She is carrying a tall stack of cushions at the upper right. Be careful: the boy with the blue cap is sweeping down on the stage.
Child Girl: And Sam?
Woman: Sam has a striped T-shirt. He is winding a long rope near the lower-left corner. Ella is in the lower middle, wearing a green jacket and sewing a puppet.
Narrator: That is the end of Part 1.
Listen and write a word or a number
Complete the theatre rehearsal notes. Write one word or a number. There is one example.
📝 Listen and write
Narrator: Part 2. Listen and write a word or number. Here is an example.
Child Girl: Where is the theatre club meeting for the rehearsal?
Woman: In the school garden. We will practise outside.
Narrator: Garden is the example. Now listen.
Child Girl: Is the rehearsal on Friday as usual?
Woman: No. This week it is on Saturday. Friday is the school sports day.
Child Girl: What time should I arrive on Saturday?
Woman: Come at half past three. We begin the rehearsal at four o’clock, not half past four.
Child Girl: What do I need for my new puppet?
Woman: Bring a clean sock for its body. We already have buttons and wool.
Child Girl: Shall I meet you by the garden gate?
Woman: The gate is being painted. Meet beside the library door instead.
Child Girl: Who should I ask for?
Woman: Mrs Green. That is G, R, E, E, N. She is our teacher.
Child Girl: Thanks. I’ll see her on Saturday.
Narrator: That is the end of Part 2.
What is each person making?
What is each person making for the show? Choose a letter A–H. There is one example and two extra choices.
Narrator: Part 3. What is each person making for the show? Write the correct letter. There are two extra choices. Here is an example.
Woman: Tara, what are you making?
Child Girl: A wooden sword. My dad cut the wood, and I am painting it silver.
Woman: Good. The example is H.
Child Boy: Now listen and match the people.
Woman: Jack, are you making a bell for the music?
Child Boy: No, the bell sounds too high. I'm making a little drum from an empty tin. I'll cover it with paper.
Woman: Nina, you wanted a crown, didn't you?
Child Girl: I did, but Poppy is making one now. I'll make a mask with two eye holes instead.
Woman: Omar, what will you bring?
Child Boy: I first thought about a puppet, but Finn is making one. I'm making a little red lantern from strong paper.
Woman: Poppy, have you chosen?
Child Girl: Yes. I wanted a mask, but Nina has that idea. So I'm making a crown with silver paper.
Woman: Finn, is your sword ready?
Child Boy: No, Tara has the sword. I'm making a green hand puppet from some cloth.
Narrator: That is the end of Part 3.
Listen and tick (✓) the box
Listen to the theatre-club conversations and choose picture A, B or C.
Narrator: Part 4. Listen and choose the correct picture. Write A, B or C. Here is an example.
Woman: How are you getting to the final show?
Child Boy: Dad can drive us, but the road is closed. Let's take the bus together.
Woman: Good idea. The answer is B.
Child Girl: Now listen and choose.
Woman: Ava, what will you wear as the queen?
Child Girl: I could wear the blue hat, but it belongs to the sailor. The green boots are too big. I'll wear the red cape.
Woman: What fruit shall we put on the little table?
Child Boy: A banana would look funny, but it might go brown. Let's use an apple. We can polish it first.
Woman: What is the weather like outside, Ben?
Child Boy: It rained yesterday, but the ground is dry now. Look at the trees; the wind is moving all the branches.
Woman: What do you need to finish the sign?
Child Boy: I have scissors and a ruler already. I can't stick these letters on without some glue.
Woman: When does the final show begin?
Child Boy: We said quarter to five, but the younger children must go home sooner. The final show is now at half past four. Quarter past four is when we open the gate.
Narrator: That is the end of Part 4.
Listen, colour and write
Listen and colour the pennants, then write one word in the form below. The blue pennant on the left tree is the example.
📝 Write words / numbers
Completed picture – colour answer key
The blue example and revealed answers appear here. Your own picture is unchanged.
Narrator: Part 5. Listen and colour and write. Here is an example.
Woman: Can you see the pennant on the tree at the left? Colour it blue.
Child Girl: The left tree pennant is blue.
Woman: That's right. Now listen and do the other things.
Woman: First, colour the pennant above the stage door red. It is the one hanging just over the door, not the one on the left stage curtain.
Child Boy: The pennant above the door is red.
Woman: Next, colour the pennant on the box at the front of the stage green.
Child Girl: I can see the box in front. I'll colour its pennant green.
Woman: Find the pennant hanging on the left stage curtain. Colour that pennant purple.
Child Boy: The pennant beside the left curtain? I will colour it purple.
Woman: Please write the word MAGIC on the blank rectangular sign on the front of the stage.
Child Girl: M-A-G-I-C on the front sign.
Woman: At the end, colour the pennant on the upper-right tree branch orange. It's high on the right, not on the left tree.
Child Boy: The upper-right branch pennant is orange.
Narrator: That is the end of Part 5.
🎯 Finished all 25 questions?
Submit to grade your whole test, OR use 👁 Show Answer per part / per question.
Learning review · follow the final clue
Check each answer against the whole conversation. In matching tasks, cross out names or pictures as you use them. In Part 4, wait for the speaker to reject an idea before you choose. In Part 5, use the stage landmarks carefully: above the door, on the front box and on the upper-right branch.
Explain the clue for each answer. Check names, times and final choices. Locate the exact pennant before colouring it and check your word on the stage sign.