Starters 4 Practice Test 3
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.
Look and read - tick or cross
Put a tick if the sentence matches the picture, or a cross if it does not.
Look and read - write yes or no
Look at the neighbourhood fruit shop scene. Write yes if the sentence is right and no if it is wrong.
Look at the pictures - write the words
Use the letters to spell each animal word. Example: fish - f/i/s/h.
An elephant - choose the right word
Read the description. Choose a word from the word bank for each gap.
AN ELEPHANT
I am a very big animal. I have four strong legs and two very big ears. I have a short [1] and a long nose. I love drinking fresh cool [2] and eating green leaves from tall [3]. I cannot fly like a bird, but I can walk for many miles with my [4]. People and children like to see me at the [5]. What am I? I am an elephant.
Look at the pictures - answer the questions
Write a one-word answer. Examples: Where are Leo and his dad? - at the beach. What is in the sky? - clouds.
🎯 Finished all 25 questions?
Submit to grade your whole test, OR use 👁 Show Answer per part / per question.
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After grading, compare each answer with the picture evidence. Do not guess from one word alone.
Answer reasons
- Part 1, Question 1: cross - The picture shows a school bag, not a doll.
- Part 1, Question 2: tick - The picture shows an open green book.
- Part 1, Question 3: cross - The picture shows an orange carrot, not a lamp.
- Part 1, Question 4: cross - The picture shows a farm chicken, not an elephant.
- Part 1, Question 5: tick - The picture shows a fresh red apple.
- Part 2, Question 1: yes - The friendly shopkeeper standing behind the counter is wearing a green apron.
- Part 2, Question 2: yes - The smiling girl in the pink shirt is pointing directly at the pineapples.
- Part 2, Question 3: no - The boy with the blue cap is holding a red apple, not a banana.
- Part 2, Question 4: yes - A cute cat is sleeping peacefully under the low wooden fruit shelf.
- Part 2, Question 5: no - The brown dog is sitting politely on the floor near the entrance door.
- Part 3, Question 1: cat - The letters spell the word cat.
- Part 3, Question 2: dog - The letters spell the word dog.
- Part 3, Question 3: rabbit - The letters spell the word rabbit.
- Part 3, Question 4: chicken - The letters spell the word chicken.
- Part 3, Question 5: elephant - The letters spell the word elephant.
- Part 4, Question 1: tail - Elephants have a small tail at the back.
- Part 4, Question 2: water - Elephants drink a lot of cool water using their trunk.
- Part 4, Question 3: trees - Elephants reach up to pick fresh green leaves from tall trees.
- Part 4, Question 4: family - Elephants live and travel in close family groups.
- Part 4, Question 5: zoo - Families and school children visit elephants at the zoo.
- Part 5, Question 1: blue - Leo is wearing a pair of blue shorts on the beach.
- Part 5, Question 2: Leo / the boy / boy - Leo is clapping his hands happily on the beach.
- Part 5, Question 3: water / sea - The white dog is splashing playfully in the shallow sea water.
- Part 5, Question 4: white - Dad is holding a cone with white vanilla ice cream.
- Part 5, Question 5: sleeping / sleep - The white dog is sleeping peacefully on the sand next to the red ball.
Common mistakes
- Reading the object name but missing its colour or position.
- Counting too quickly before checking the entire scene.
- Writing more than one word in Part 5.
- Forgetting that the first letter is already provided in Part 3.
Teacher tip
Encourage young learners to look closely at the picture details before choosing an answer. After finishing the test, have them read the full sentences aloud to build spoken confidence.
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.