EIKEN Grade Pre-1 Speaking Practice Tests
5 EIKEN Grade Pre-1 Speaking practice tests in the real format, timed like the exam, with answers when you finish. An interview of about 8 minutes: a short free conversation, a two-minute narration of a four-picture story, then four questions on the story and wider social issues.
EIKEN Grade Pre-1 Speaking Practice Test 1 with Answers
A free, interactive EIKEN Grade Pre-1 Speaking practice test with answers, about 8 minutes.
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This EIKEN Grade Pre-1 Practice Test 1 has 1 paper — Speaking. Choose a paper below to start; your browser will load the interactive version automatically.
Speaking
Part 1 — Free conversation
The interview begins with a short free conversation. The examiner greets you and asks a few simple questions about yourself. This conversation is not based on the card.
- Hello. May I have your name, please? ... Thank you. Could you tell me a little about yourself? Example: Of course. I work as a nurse at a hospital in the city center. It's a busy job, but I find it very rewarding. On my days off, I like baking bread and going to the swimming pool.
- I see. How did you get here today? Example: I came by train and then walked from the station. It took about forty minutes, but the weather was nice, so I enjoyed the walk.
Part 2 — Narration and questions
You have one minute to look at the four pictures and prepare. Then narrate the story for about two minutes, beginning with the sentence on the card. The examiner then asks Question No. 1 about the fourth picture. After that, you turn the card over and answer Questions No. 2 to No. 4 without looking at it.
- You have one minute to prepare. This is a story about a couple who wanted to live in the countryside. Your story should begin with the following sentence: One day, a couple was relaxing in their small apartment in the city. ... Please begin your narration. You have two minutes. Example: One day, a couple was relaxing in their small apartment in the city. The wife showed her husband a website about a village called Pine Valley, which was offering support to people who wanted to move there and renovate a house. Her husband seemed very interested. A few weeks later, the couple visited Pine Valley. A man from the town office showed them an old house with a large garden, and they were delighted with it. Six months later, the couple was working hard to repair the house. The wife was painting the walls, and the husband was carrying wood with the help of some friendly neighbors. They had also started growing vegetables in the garden. A year later, the couple had settled into their new home. However, the husband was reading a notice saying that the bus service to the village would end on March 31. His wife looked worried, because they did not have a car.
- Please look at the fourth picture. If you were the husband, what would you be thinking? Example: I'd be thinking, "This is a serious problem. Without the bus, it'll be very hard for us to get to the station or the hospital. We should talk to our neighbors and the town office to see if there's another way to get around, like a shared taxi. If not, we may have to buy a car after all."
- Now, please turn over the card and put it down. Do you think more young people will choose to live in rural areas in the future? Example: Yes, I think so. Now that many companies allow remote work, young people don't need to live near their offices. Housing in rural areas is also much cheaper, so they can have more space and enjoy a less stressful lifestyle close to nature.
- Should companies allow their employees to work from home more often? Example: Yes, they should. Working from home saves employees a lot of commuting time, which they can use for rest or family. Studies also show that many people can concentrate better at home, so productivity doesn't necessarily fall.
- These days, many towns in rural areas are losing population. Should the government spend more money to support these towns? Example: Yes. If these towns disappear, local traditions and farming will be lost too. The government could use money to keep public transportation and hospitals running, which would encourage people to stay or even move there.
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About the Grade Pre-1 Speaking paper
An interview of about 8 minutes: a short free conversation, a two-minute narration of a four-picture story, then four questions on the story and wider social issues.
How Grade Pre-1 is scored
EIKEN reports every skill on the EIKEN CSE scale and decides a pass from the CSE total, so there is no fixed pass mark in raw answers. For Grade Pre-1, the first stage (Reading, Writing and Listening) and the interview are each passed on their own CSE total. On 7ESL, Reading and Listening give an instant practice score; each writing task has a full-mark model answer and three sample answers marked on the official criteria, and Pro members can have their answer scored by the AI examiner. Speaking comes with model answers for every question.
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