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Starters Practice Test 1
Reading & Writing

A five-part, 25-question picture paper written and illustrated for All English 4U. It follows familiar Pre-A1 activity types without reproducing a published test.

20 minutes5 Parts25 auto-gradedPre-A1 level
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5 questions

Look and read - tick or cross

Put a tick if the sentence matches the picture, or a cross if it does not.

Ex 1.This is a ball. - ✓
Ex 2.This is a book. - ✗
1.This is a clock.
2.This is a sock.
3.This is a hat.
4.This is a fish.
5.This is a blue ball.
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5 questions

Look and read - write yes or no

Look at the playground. Write yes if the sentence is right and no if it is wrong.

Children and a teacher in a school playground
Original school playground picture by All English 4U
1.The boy is flying a kite.
2.The girl is standing under the tree.
3.The black dog is sleeping under the bench.
4.There are three ducks in the pond.
5.The teacher has a green bag.
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5 questions

Look at the pictures - write the words

Use the letters to spell each picture word. Example: train - t/r/a/i/n.

1.Write the word for a birthday cake. The first letter is c.
e k a cc
2.Write the word for a pink shell. The first letter is s.
l h e l ss
3.Write the word for a blue toy robot. The first letter is r.
t o b r or
4.Write the word for a wooden chair. The first letter is c.
r i a h cc
5.Write the word for a yellow desk lamp. The first letter is l.
p a m ll
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5 questions

A kite - choose the right word

Read the description. Choose a word from the word bank for each gap.

A KITE

I am a toy that children use outside. I have a long [1]. Children hold my [2]. I fly in the [3]. You can play with me in a [4]. The [5] helps me move. What am I? I am a kite.

toy (example)tailstringskyparkwindwaterchair
1.I have a long _____.
2.Children hold my _____.
3.I fly in the _____.
4.You can play with me in a _____.
5.The _____ helps me move.
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5 questions

Look at the pictures - answer the questions

Write a one-word answer. Examples: Where is Tom? - bedroom. What colour is his bag? - green.

Examples and Question 1
1.What is Tom putting in his bag?
a
Questions 2 and 3
2.What is Tom riding?
a
3.What colour is his sister's helmet?
Questions 4 and 5
4.What are the children eating?
5.What animal is beside the tree?
a

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After grading, compare each answer with the picture evidence. Do not guess from one word alone.

Answer reasons

  1. Part 1, Question 1: tick - The picture shows a blue clock.
  2. Part 1, Question 2: cross - The picture shows a shoe, not a sock.
  3. Part 1, Question 3: tick - The picture shows a purple hat.
  4. Part 1, Question 4: tick - The picture shows an orange fish.
  5. Part 1, Question 5: cross - It is a ball, but it is yellow, not blue.
  6. Part 2, Question 1: yes - The boy is holding the string of the blue kite.
  7. Part 2, Question 2: no - The girl is sitting on the bench.
  8. Part 2, Question 3: yes - The black dog is asleep below the bench.
  9. Part 2, Question 4: no - There are two ducks in the pond.
  10. Part 2, Question 5: yes - The teacher is holding a green bag beside the tree.
  11. Part 3, Question 1: cake - The letters make the word cake.
  12. Part 3, Question 2: shell - The letters make the word shell.
  13. Part 3, Question 3: robot - The letters make the word robot.
  14. Part 3, Question 4: chair - The letters make the word chair.
  15. Part 3, Question 5: lamp - The letters make the word lamp.
  16. Part 4, Question 1: tail - A kite can have a long tail.
  17. Part 4, Question 2: string - A child holds the kite string.
  18. Part 4, Question 3: sky - A kite flies in the sky.
  19. Part 4, Question 4: park - A park is an open place where children can fly a kite.
  20. Part 4, Question 5: wind - Wind moves a kite through the air.
  21. Part 5, Question 1: book - Tom is putting a blue book in the green bag.
  22. Part 5, Question 2: bicycle / bike - Tom is riding a red bicycle.
  23. Part 5, Question 3: purple - His sister is wearing a purple helmet.
  24. Part 5, Question 4: sandwiches - Both children are eating sandwiches.
  25. Part 5, Question 5: rabbit - A white rabbit is sitting beside the tree.

Common mistakes

  • Reading the object name but missing its colour.
  • Counting too quickly before checking the whole picture.
  • Writing more than one word in Part 5.
  • Forgetting that the first letter is already given in Part 3.

Teacher tip

Ask the learner to point to the visual evidence before answering. After grading, have the learner read every corrected sentence aloud.

Content author: All English 4U

Rights: Original All English 4U Pre-A1 practice with newly created illustrations. No published passage, question, answer key or image is reproduced.

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