Starters 8 — 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 desk.” → ✓ | “This is a plane.” (train) → ✗
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: “There are tomatoes on the chair.” → yes | “The bananas are between the two windows.” → no
Look at the pictures — write the words
Look at each picture (an animal). Read the scrambled letters to spell the word. Example: picture of a fish, letters f/i/s/h → fish
A bird — choose the right word
Read the riddle. Choose a word from the word bank below to fill each gap. There is one example.
A BIRD
I live in a tree or on water. My babies come from small [1]. I have got a [2] at the end of my body. I can walk on my two [3]. I sing beautiful [4]. Some [5] catch me. What am I? I am a bird.
Look at the pictures — answer the questions
Look at each picture and read the question. Write a one-word answer. Examples: “What colour are the T-shirts?” → pink | “Where are the hats?” → on the cupboard
