Starters 3 – Test 1 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
Join Sam and Dad on a rainy day, spell familiar words, and help Sam find his lost blue boot. 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: A Rainy Day and a Lost Boot
Learning objectives
- Read simple colour and object statements and match them to pictures.
- Read yes/no statements about people, clothes, objects and numbers in a living room.
- Use a first-letter clue to spell familiar words from clear pictures.
- Choose familiar words to complete a short connected passage about getting ready on a rainy day.
- Write short answers about people, positions, colours and numbers in a three-picture story.
Before you start: Can read short simple sentences, recognise familiar colours, clothes and everyday objects, and write short words and numbers.
Teacher tip: Ask learners to point to the picture clue before they answer. In Part 2, say each person's name and clothes aloud. In Part 4, read the whole passage after filling the gaps and check that every word fits the sentence.
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 raincoat is yellow. → ✓ Tick
Example: This is a grey shoe. → ✗ Cross
1. This boot is blue.
2. This frog is orange.
3. This carrot is orange.
4. This is a pink dress.
5. This horse is brown.
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.
Sam is the boy. Dad is Sam's father.
Example: Sam and Dad are in the living room. → yes
Example: Sam is wearing a green jumper. → no
6. Sam is holding a yellow raincoat.
7. Dad is holding a blue umbrella.
8. The blue boots are by the door.
9. The black cat is sleeping on the sofa.
10. There are four books on the low table.
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 u.
12. Write the word. The first letter is c.
13. Write the word. The first letter is h.
14. Write the word. The first letter is d.
15. Write the word. The first letter is b.
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 Raincoat
My Dad (example) looks out of the window. It is a wet day. My raincoat is [16], the colour of a banana. I have a [17] for my head and two [18] for my feet.
We hear the [19] on the window. Now we are ready to go [20].
Part 5 · 5 questions
Look at the pictures and read the questions.
Write one word or a number for each answer.
Look at the three pictures. Sam and Dad are getting ready to go out on a rainy day.
Sam's Lost Boot
Picture A
Example: Who is standing beside Sam? → Dad
21. How many blue boots is Sam wearing?
Picture B
Example: What is behind the blue boot? → chair
22. Who is pointing under the chair?
23. What is Sam looking at?
Picture C
24. What colour is the umbrella?
25. How many large puddles can you see?
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Answer reasons
- tick — The boot in the picture is blue.
- cross — The frog is green, not orange.
- tick — The carrot in the picture is orange.
- cross — The picture shows a purple hat, not a dress.
- tick — The horse in the picture is brown.
- yes — Sam is holding the yellow raincoat.
- no — Dad is holding a red umbrella.
- yes — The pair of blue boots stands by the door.
- yes — The black cat is asleep on the sofa.
- no — There are exactly three books on the low table.
- umbrella — The picture shows an umbrella. The letters spell umbrella, which begins with u.
- carrot — The picture shows a carrot. The letters spell carrot, which begins with c.
- horse — The picture shows a horse. The letters spell horse, which begins with h.
- dress — The picture shows a dress. The letters spell dress, which begins with d.
- boot — The picture shows a boot. The letters spell boot, which begins with b.
- yellow — A banana is yellow, and so is the raincoat.
- hat — A hat is clothing for the head.
- boots — Boots go on the feet; two boots form a pair.
- rain — On a wet day, rain falls against the window.
- outside — Outside tells where Sam and Dad are ready to go.
- one / 1 — Sam has one blue boot on his foot in Picture A.
- Dad / father — Dad points under the chair in Picture B.
- boot — Sam looks at the blue boot between the chair legs. The answer completes: a blue boot.
- red — Sam is holding a red umbrella in Picture C.
- two / 2 — Two large puddles are clearly visible in Picture C.
Teacher tip
Ask learners to point to the picture clue before they answer. In Part 2, say each person's name and clothes aloud. In Part 4, read the whole passage after filling the gaps and check that every word fits the sentence.