Pre A1 Starters Listening

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Centre Number Candidate Number

Pre A1 Starters
Listening

There are 20 questions.

You will need coloured pens or pencils.

My name is: ....................................................................

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Part 1
– 5 questions –

Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

Alice Tom Kim Matt

Nick Grace Bill

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Part 2
– 5 questions –

questions.Listen
Read the question. Listenand
andwrite
writeaaname
nameororaanumber.
number.

There are two examples.

Examples

What is the girl’s name? Pat

……………………………

How old is she? 9

……………………………

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Questions

1 How many cousins has Pat got? …………………………………

2 What is the name of Pat’s favourite game? …………………………………

3 Which beach does Pat like to go to? ………………………… Beach

4 How many books has Pat got? …………………………………

5 What is the teacher’s name? Mr. ……………………………

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Part 3
– 5 questions –

Listen and tick (  ) the box. There is one example.

Where is Lucy now?

A  B C

1 Who is Dad talking to on the phone?

A B C

2 What is the crocodile doing?

A B C

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3 Where are Hugo’s pens?

A B C

4 Which boy is Sam?

A B C

5 Which is the girl’s favourite picture?

A B C

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Part 4
– 5 questions –

Listen and colour. There is one example.

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Pre A1 Starters Listening Part 4 5 marks

1 colour pineapple in box – green

Marking key 2 colour pineapple under lemons – purple
3 colour pineapple on computer – orange

( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in 4 colour pineapple between watermelons – blue
brackets 5 colour pineapple on board behind woman – red
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable
alternative words within an answer

Part 1 5 marks

1 Grace girl with red racket

2 Alice girl on a chair
3 Bill boy in grey shorts
4 Matt boy holding bread
5 Kim girl in pink shirt

Part 2 5 marks

1 12
2 D-U-C-K
3 S-H-E-L-L
4 20
5 L-O-R-R-Y

Part 3 5 marks

1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 C

10 Cambridge Assessment English