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Starters 8 Practice Test 1
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.

20 minutes5 Parts25 auto-gradedPre-A1 level
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5 questions

Look and read - tick or cross

Put a tick if the sentence matches the picture, or a cross if it does not.

Ex 1.This is a hat. - ✓
Ex 2.This is a book. - ✗
1.This is a scarf.
2.This is a guitar.
3.These are jeans.
4.This is a boat.
5.This is a sweater.
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5 questions

Look and read - write yes or no

Look at the garden scene. Write yes if the sentence is right and no if it is wrong.

A bright and sunny garden scene with a smiling schoolgirl with a red backpack kneeling on the grass holding a blue bowl, feeding a white rabbit next to two carrots and a wooden rabbit hutch with the sun shining
Original sunny garden scene by All English 4U
1.The girl is holding a blue bowl.
2.There are two carrots on the grass.
3.The rabbit is black.
4.The sun is shining in the sky.
5.The girl is wearing a green backpack.
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5 questions

Look at the pictures - write the words

Use the letters to spell each word. Example: nose - n/o/s/e.

1.Write the word for an ear. The first letter is e.
r a ee
2.Write the word for an eye. The first letter is e.
y e ee
3.Write the word for a hand. The first letter is h.
d n a hh
4.Write the word for a mouth. The first letter is m.
t u o h mm
5.Write the word for two feet. The first letter is f.
t e e ff
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5 questions

A snowman - choose the right word

Read the description. Choose a word from the word bank for each gap.

A cute smiling snowman wearing a red beanie hat and striped scarf with stick arms in the snow

A SNOWMAN

I am big and white and I am made of cold snow. Children make me with their friends in the [1] when it is cold. I have two black eyes and a long orange [2] for my nose. On my head, I wear a warm red [3]. Around my neck, I have a long striped [4]. My two arms are made of brown [5] from the trees. Children love playing with me in the winter. What am I? I am a snowman.

snow (example)gardencarrothatscarfsticksfishpencil
1.Children make me with their friends in the _____ when it is cold.
2.I have two black eyes and a long orange _____ for my nose.
3.On my head, I wear a warm red _____.
4.Around my neck, I have a long striped _____.
5.My two arms are made of brown _____ from the trees.
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5 questions

Look at the pictures - answer the questions

Write a one-word answer. Examples: Where is the girl in picture 1? - in the kitchen. What is she packing? - a bag.

A young girl in a yellow shirt packing a red apple and a blue water bottle into a green bag in the kitchen
Examples and Question 1
1.What colour is the water bottle?
The girl in a purple helmet and her father in an orange helmet riding bicycles along a path in the park
Questions 2 and 3
2.What colour is the girl helmet?
3.What is the father riding?
a
The girl and her father sitting on a blue picnic blanket under a tree by the lake eating sandwiches and fruit with a duck swimming
Questions 4 and 5
4.What bird is swimming in the water?
a
5.What is the father eating?
a

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After grading, compare each answer with the picture evidence. Do not guess from one word alone.

Answer reasons

  1. Part 1, Question 1: tick - The picture shows a warm red knit scarf.
  2. Part 1, Question 2: cross - The picture shows a pretty red dress with a bow, not a guitar.
  3. Part 1, Question 3: tick - The picture shows a pair of blue denim jeans.
  4. Part 1, Question 4: cross - The picture shows a warm winter coat with toggle buttons, not a boat.
  5. Part 1, Question 5: tick - The picture shows an orange knit sweater.
  6. Part 2, Question 1: yes - The girl is kneeling on the grass holding a blue water bowl with both hands.
  7. Part 2, Question 2: yes - Two orange carrots with green leafy tops are lying on the green grass.
  8. Part 2, Question 3: no - The cute rabbit sitting next to the hutch is white, not black.
  9. Part 2, Question 4: yes - A bright yellow sun is shining in the blue sky above the hills.
  10. Part 2, Question 5: no - The girl is wearing a bright red school backpack, not a green one.
  11. Part 3, Question 1: ear - The letters spell the word ear.
  12. Part 3, Question 2: eye - The letters spell the word eye.
  13. Part 3, Question 3: hand - The letters spell the word hand.
  14. Part 3, Question 4: mouth - The letters spell the word mouth.
  15. Part 3, Question 5: feet - The letters spell the word feet.
  16. Part 4, Question 1: garden - Children build snowmen outside in the garden during winter.
  17. Part 4, Question 2: carrot - A fresh orange carrot is commonly used for a snowman nose.
  18. Part 4, Question 3: hat - The snowman is wearing a warm red winter beanie hat.
  19. Part 4, Question 4: scarf - A long striped scarf is wrapped around the snowman neck.
  20. Part 4, Question 5: sticks - Two brown wooden sticks are used for the snowman arms.
  21. Part 5, Question 1: blue - The girl is placing a bright blue water bottle into her green bag.
  22. Part 5, Question 2: purple - The girl is wearing a purple safety helmet while riding her bike.
  23. Part 5, Question 3: bicycle / bike - The father is riding a blue bicycle along the park trail.
  24. Part 5, Question 4: duck - A white duck is swimming gracefully in the blue lake behind the blanket.
  25. Part 5, Question 5: sandwich - The father is holding and eating a delicious sandwich on the picnic blanket.

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 every picture detail before deciding on an answer. Make sure they note the difference between true and false statements in Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 3, remind them that the first letter is already given, and in Part 5, write only one word per answer line.

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.

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