Starters 1 — 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 camera” → ✓ | “This is a chicken” (elephant) → ✗
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 is a monster between the girl and the boy.” → yes | “The monster is eating a pineapple.” → no
Look at the pictures — write the words
Look at each picture (a body part). Use the scrambled letters in the bag to spell the word. Example: picture of an ear, letters e/a/r → ear
An apple — choose the right word
Read the riddle. Choose a word from the word bank below to fill each gap, There is one example.
AN APPLE
I am green, yellow or red. I come from a tree. Lots of [1] like eating me. I am a [2] but I’m not an orange or a grape! People can get me from [3] in the street. They put me in a [4] there. At home, you can put me in a room like the [5], for example. What am I? I am an apple.
Look at the pictures — answer the questions
Look at each picture and read the question. Write a one-word answer. Examples: “How many bags are there?” → four | “What is the man eating?” → a banana
