Starters 1 – Test 2 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
Visit a garden with Lily and Grandpa. Read picture sentences, spell familiar words and watch a little plant grow into a yellow flower. This Pre-A1 reading & writing practice has 5 parts and 25 questions. Complete each part, then submit to grade your work or use Show Answer to review.
Learning guide
Level: Pre-A1.
Topic: Growing a Sunflower with Grandpa
Learning objectives
- Match simple descriptions to object pictures.
- Read garden sentences and choose yes or no using picture evidence.
- Unscramble familiar words with a first-letter clue.
- Complete a short connected passage using words from a bank.
- Write one-word or number answers about a three-picture story.
Before you start: Can read simple sentences, recognise familiar objects and colours, and write short words and numbers.
Teacher tip: Ask learners to point to the picture detail that supports each answer. In the word-bank task, invite them to read each completed sentence aloud and check that the word fits.
Reading & Writing strategy: Read the instructions and example first. Use picture details and nearby words as clues, reread the whole sentence, and check spelling before submitting.
Part 1 · 5 questions
Look and read. Put a tick or a cross.
Choose a tick if the sentence matches the picture. Choose a cross if it does not.
Example: This flower is yellow. → ✓ Tick
Example: This is a green spoon. → ✗ Cross
1. These boots are red.
2. This is a purple hat.
3. There are apples in this basket.
4. This apple is red.
5. This carrot is yellow.
Part 2 · 5 questions
Look at the picture. Write yes or no.
Choose yes if the sentence is true. Choose no if it is false.
Lily is the girl. Grandpa is her grandfather.
Example: Lily and Grandpa are outside. → yes
Example: Grandpa is wearing a red hat. → no
6. There are three yellow flowers.
7. Lily is holding the watering can.
8. A yellow bag is under the bench.
9. The boots beside the flowers are green.
10. A bird is sitting on the bench.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Look at the pictures. Write the words.
Use all the letters to spell the word. Write the whole word.
Example: t a h → hat → hat
11. Write the word. The first letter is f.
12. Write the word. The first letter is l.
13. Write the word. The first letter is b.
14. Write the word. The first letter is a.
15. Write the word. The first letter is c.
Part 4 · 5 questions
Read the text. Choose a word from the box.
Write one word in each gap. There is one example. Two words are not needed.
My Sunflower
This is my flower (example). It is [16], like the sun. I grow it in our [17], outside the house. Every morning I give it [18] to drink.
My [19] helps me. He is my dad's father. I can see the flower through the [20] in our kitchen.
Part 5 · 5 questions
Look at the pictures and read the questions.
Write one word or a number for each answer.
Lily is the girl. Grandpa is her grandfather. Look at the pictures as their little plant grows.
Lily's Yellow Flower
A little plant
Example: Who is beside Grandpa? → Lily
21. What colour is the pot?
22. Where is the little plant?
Water for the plant
Example: What does Grandpa give the plant? → water
23. What colour is Grandpa's hat?
A big flower
24. What colour is the big flower?
25. How many bees are near the flower?
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Answer reasons
- cross — The boots are blue, not red.
- tick — The hat is purple.
- cross — The basket is empty. There are no apples in it.
- tick — The apple is red.
- cross — The carrot is orange, not yellow.
- yes — Three yellow flowers grow in the garden bed.
- no — Grandpa holds the red watering can. Lily holds nothing.
- yes — The yellow bag is on the ground underneath the bench.
- no — The boots beside the flowers are blue.
- yes — One bird sits on the wooden bench.
- flower — The picture shows one yellow flower. The letters spell flower.
- leaf — The picture shows one green leaf. The letters spell leaf.
- boots — The picture shows a pair of blue boots. The letters spell boots.
- apple — The picture shows one red apple. The letters spell apple.
- chair — The picture shows one blue chair. The letters spell chair.
- yellow — Yellow is a colour. The flower is yellow, like the sun.
- garden — A garden is outside a house. It is a place to grow flowers.
- water — The flower needs water to drink.
- grandfather — Your dad's father is your grandfather.
- window — You can look through a window to see the garden.
- orange — The pot is orange.
- pot — The little plant grows in the orange pot.
- blue — Grandpa wears a blue hat.
- yellow — The big flower is yellow.
- two / 2 — Exactly two bees fly near the flower.
Teacher tip
Ask learners to point to the picture detail that supports each answer. In the word-bank task, invite them to read each completed sentence aloud and check that the word fits.