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10 full-length practice tests in the official Pre A1 Starters format. Each test has three papers — Listening, Reading & Writing and Speaking — with audio and instant feedback.

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Pre A1 Starters Practice Test 3 with Answers

A free, interactive Pre A1 Starters practice test with answers, about 45 minutes.

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This Pre A1 Starters Practice Test 3 has 3 papers — Listening, Reading & Writing and Speaking. Choose a paper below to start; your browser will load the interactive version automatically.

Listening

Part 1

Listen and look. There is one example. Draw a line from the name to the correct person.

Names: May, Pat, Kim, Eva, Matt, Nick. Listen and draw a line from each name to the right person.

Part 2

Listen and write. There is one example.

Listen and write: Name of Sue's friend:
Listen and write: Children in Sue's class:
Listen and write: Name of the new boy:
Listen and write: How old is Alex?
Listen and write: Name of the class mouse:

Part 3

Listen and tick the box. There is one example.

Question 1: listen and choose the correct picture.
Question 2: listen and choose the correct picture.
Question 3: listen and choose the correct picture.
Question 4: listen and choose the correct picture.
Question 5: listen and choose the correct picture.

Part 4

Listen and colour. There is one example.

Listen and colour: the doll under the table, the doll on the armchair, the doll in the box, the doll next to the armchair, the doll on the table, the doll on the sofa.

Reading & Writing

Part 1

Look and read. Put a tick (✓) or a cross (✗) in the box. There are two examples.

This is a crayon. — ✓ / ✗
This is a pencil. — ✓ / ✗
This is a carrot. — ✓ / ✗
This is an alien. — ✓ / ✗
This is a kite. — ✓ / ✗

Part 2

Look and read. Write yes or no. There are two examples.

There are two birds in the tree. — yes / no
The girl in the purple skirt is eating an ice cream. — yes / no
The dog is sleeping under the tree. — yes / no
The boy in the red shorts is kicking a ball. — yes / no
The man in the black hat is sitting. — yes / no

Part 3

Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words. There is one example.

Make the word from the letters: H-A-R-I-C
Make the word from the letters: O-W-D-N-I-W
Make the word from the letters: B-U-R-E-B-R
Make the word from the letters: L-K-C-O-C
Make the word from the letters: O-K-B-O

Part 4 — What am I?

Read the text. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.

(draw / green / window)
(table / green / eat)
(rubber / happy / draw)
(eat / table / happy)
(window / happy / rubber)

Part 5

Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word answers.

What has Matt got?
Where is the ball now?
What animal is looking at the ball?
Who gets the ball?
Look at picture three. What is Matt doing?

Speaking

Part 1 — Look, point and put

Look at the picture. Point to the things I say. Then put the cards on the picture.

Where's the boat? Point to the boat. Example: (No answer. Point to the boat.)
Where's the sun? Point to the sun. Example: (No answer. Point to the sun.)
Put the fish in the sea. Example: (No answer. Put the fish card in the sea.)
Put the ball next to the tree. Example: (No answer. Put the ball card next to the tree.)
Put the hat on the boat. Example: (No answer. Put the hat card on the boat.)

Part 2 — Look and answer

Now look at the picture and answer my questions.

Look at the man in the boat. What is he doing? Example: He's fishing.
What colour is the boat? Example: It's red.
How many shells are there? Example: Three.
Look at the woman in the green dress. What is she doing? Example: She's reading.
Now, tell me about this picture. Example: I can see the sea and a red boat. A boy is swimming.

Part 3 — Look and answer

Now look at these pictures and answer my questions.

Look at this picture. What's this? Do you like drawing? Example: It's a crayon. Yes, I do. I like drawing animals.
And what's this? Have you got a ruler in your school bag? Example: It's a ruler. Yes, I have.
Now, what's this? Is there a clock in your classroom? Example: It's a clock. Yes, there is.
And this one? What's this? Do you play football? Example: It's a football. Yes, I do. I play with my friends.
Where do you play football? Example: In the park.

Part 4 — About you

Now let's talk about you.

How old are you? Example: I'm eight.
What's your teacher's name? Example: My teacher's name is Mrs Brown.
How many children are in your class? Example: There are twenty children in my class.
What do you play with your friends at school? Example: We play football.

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