Starters 8 — Test 2
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 tree.” → ✓ | “This is an ice cream.” (cake) → ✗
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: “The monsters are at a party.” → yes | “There is a birthday cake.” → no
Look at the pictures — write the words
Look at each picture (an animal). Read the letters near the paw prints to spell the word. Example: picture of a cat, letters c/a/t → cat
A crocodile — choose the right word
Read the riddle. Choose a word from the word bank below to fill each gap. There is one example.
A CROCODILE
I am a long, green animal. My babies come from eggs. I see with two big [1] and eat animals with my very big [2]. I can walk and run on my short [3]. I swim in [4] and live next to it. Children come and see me in a [5]. What am I? I am a crocodile.
Look at the pictures — answer the questions
Look at each picture and read the question. Write a one-word answer. Examples: “Where are the children?” → at school | “How many children are there?” → five
