Starters 5 — Test 1
Reading & Writing
A fun Pre-A1 paper for young learners — 5 parts, 25 questions, picture-based exercises with instant auto-grading. Practise like the real Cambridge Starters exam!
Look and read — tick or cross
Look at each picture and sentence. Put a tick (✓) if the sentence is right, or a cross (✗) if it is wrong. Examples: “This is a banana.” → ✓ | “This is a nose.” (ear) → ✗
Look and read — write yes or no
Look at the picture and read the sentences. Write yes if the sentence is right, no if it is wrong. Examples: “A duck is eating some cake.” → yes | “There is a frog between the trees.” → no
Look at the pictures — write the words
Look at each picture. Read the letters on the truck to spell the word. Example: a car, letters c/a/r → car
A tiger — choose the right word
Read the riddle. Choose a word from the word bank below to fill each gap. There is one example.
A TIGER
I do not live in a house but you can see me at the [1]. I am a big animal, but I am not an [2]. I am like a cat. I stand on four [3]. I can see at night with my big green [4] and my favourite food is [5]. I am yellow and black. What am I? I am a tiger.
Look at the pictures — answer the questions
Look at each picture and read the question. Write a one-word answer. Examples: “What are the children playing?” → baseball | “Where is the cat?” → on the wall
