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Introduction
Cambridge English: Young Learners is a series of fun, motivating English language tests for children in primary and lower secondary education. The tests are an excellent way for children to gain condence and improve their English. There are three levels: Cambridge English: Starters Cambridge English: Movers Cambridge English: Flyers
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Listening
Sample Paper
My name is:
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Part 1
5 questions Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples.
Part 2
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Questions
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Part 3
A 1 Which is May?
A 2
B
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Part 4
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Marking Key
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets / = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative words within an answer // = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative complete answers
Part 4 5 marks
1 Colour bird on mans head pink 2 Colour bird in tree yellow 3 Colour bird next to plane green 4 Colour bird in front of door brown 5 Colour bird between owers red
Part 1 5 marks
Lines should be drawn between: 1 Clock and between two pictures on wall 2 Book and under table 3 Phone and on mat 4 Camera and in cupboard 5 Shell and on table next to robot
Part 2 5 marks
1 ALEX 2 8//eight 3 3//three 4 S-O-C-K-S 5 12//twelve
Part 3 5 marks
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 A
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Tapescript
R = rubric F = Female adult M = Male adult Fch = Female child Mch = Male child
M R M Fch M M Fch
Yes. OK. Now listen to Part One again. That is the end of Part One. art Two. Look at the picture. Listen and write a P name or a number. There are two examples. Hello. Are you the girl in this picture? Yes. My names Lucy. And how do you spell your name? And how old are you, Lucy? Im seven.
Fch L-U-C-Y.
R F M F R F M F R F M F M R F M F M R F F R M F
ello. This is the University of Cambridge Starters H Listening Test. ook at Part One. Now look at the picture. Listen and L look. There is one example. Put the radio on the bookcase. Sorry? Put the radio where? On the bookcase. an you see the line? This is an example. Now you C listen and draw lines. One Put the clock between the two pictures. Pardon? Where do I put the clock? On the wall. Between the two pictures. Two Now put the book under the table. Sorry? Put the book where? Put it under the small table. Right. I can do that. Three And now, please put the phone on the mat. The phone? Yes. Put it on the mat. All right. Im drawing that line now. Four Now the camera! Put it in the cupboard. Put the camera in the cupboard. Five Sorry? Put the shell where? Put it on the table, next to the robot.
M Seven? Fch Yes! R M Fch M Fch M R M Fch Fch R M Fch M Fch R M Fch M M R M Fch M Fch M an you see the answers? Now you listen and write C a name or a number. One Is this your friend in the picture with you? Yes, it is. Whats his name? His names Alex. How do you spell that? Two Is he in your class at school? Yes! Were in class eight. In class eight. And weve got a great teacher. Three And have you got a dog, Lucy? Oh yes. There are three dogs at our house. Three dogs? Yes. Thats right. Theyre small dogs, not big dogs. Four And which is your favourite dog, Lucy? Oh, Socks is my favourite. Hes very funny. And how do you spell that? Thats a good name for a dog! Five And has your friend got any animals? Yes. Hes got some beautiful sh. Fish? How many? Hes got twelve. Twelve sh!
M Right.
Fch A-L-E-X.
M OK.
M Sorry?
Fch S-O-C-K-S.
M Where? M OK. F And now put the shell on the table, next to the robot.
Fch Yes.
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R Fch Mch Fch Mch R Mch F Mch F R Fch Mch Fch Mch R F Mch F Mch R M Fch M Fch R Fch F Fch F R F Mch F F
Now listen to Part Two again. That is the end of Part Two. Part Three. Look at the pictures. Now listen and look. There is one example. Whats Pat doing? Is Pat at your house? Yes, she is. Is she playing in the garden? No. Shes reading in the living room. Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box. One. Which is May? Wheres May, Mum? Is that her, wearing trousers? No, shes wearing a skirt. Oh yes, and a T-shirt. She looks great. Two. Which is Nicks favourite ice-cream? Is that an apple ice-cream, Nick? No, its pineapple. Is that your favourite? No. My favourites banana. Three. Whats Ben doing? Is Ben on the beach? Yes. Hes with his friends. Are they swimming? No, theyre kicking a ball. Four. Wheres Kims doll? Why are you sad, Kim? I cant nd my doll. Is it in the toy box? No! Oh look. I can see it. Its behind the chair. Five. Whats Dad doing? Is Dad in the bedroom? No, hes in the bathroom. Oh yes, hes listening to the radio. No, hes singing. Thats nice. Now listen to Part Three again. That is the end of Part Three. Part Four. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. Can you see the bird in the water? Yes, I can. Right. Now colour it orange. Colour the bird in the water orange.
R F Mch
Can you see the orange bird in the water? This is an example. Now you listen and colour. One Now nd the bird on the man. Its sitting on the mans head!
F (Laughing) Yes it is. What a funny bird! Can you colour it pink? Mch Pink? F R F Mch F Mch R F Mch F Mch F Mch R Mch F Mch F R F Mch F Mch F R Thats right. Two Look at the bird in the tree. OK, I can see it. Can I colour it? Yes. Colour it yellow. OK. A yellow bird in the tree. Three Can you see the bird next to the plane? Pardon? Which bird? The bird next to the plane. Its got a very long tail. Oh yes. I can see it. Colour it green. Right. Im colouring it green now. Four Look. Theres a bird in front of the door. Yes there is. Colour it brown. A brown bird in front of the door. Yes, thats nice. Five Can you see the bird between the owers? Yes. Its eating. Colour it red. A red bird between the owers? Thats right. Well done! The picture looks good now. Now listen to Part Four again. That is the end of the Starters Listening Test.
Mch Pardon?
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There are 25 questions. You have 20 minutes. You will need a pen or pencil.
My name is:
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5 questions Look and read. Put a tick () or a cross () in the box. There are two examples. Examples
Part 1
This is a flower.
This is a goat.
Questions 1
This is a lizard.
This is a bike.
This is a pineapple.
This is a television.
This is a guitar.
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Part 2
yes or no.
Examples A boy is reading a book. A monkey is sitting on the big elephant. Questions 1 2 3 4 5 There are two children in the sea. The duck is walking behind the two elephants. The girls are playing with a ball. The woman in the boat has got a camera. The crocodile is eating a coconut.
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5 questions Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words. Example
Part 3
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Questions 1
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5 questions Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 15. There is one example.
Part 4
A horse
legs , two ears, two eyes and long ............................ (1)............................ on my head. Im a big animal. I dont live in
a (2)............................ or a garden. I like eating (3)............................ and apples. I drink (4)............................ . A woman, a (5)............................ or a child can ride me. What am I? I am a horse. example
legs
hippo
water
carrots
hair
man
6
house
piano
5 questions Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word answers.
Part 5
a ...............................
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a ............................... ...............................
at the ...............................
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Part 4 5 marks
1 hair 2 house 3 carrots 4 water 5 man
Part 5 5 marks
1 sh 2 (school)girl/student/child/pupil 3 writing 4 window 5 5//ve
Part 1 5 marks
1 2 3 4 5
Part 2 5 marks
1 yes 2 no 3 no 4 yes 5 no
Part 3 5 marks
1 jeans 2 shoes 3 jacket 4 handbag 5 trousers
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1 The examiner familiarises the child with the picture rst and then asks the child to point out certain items on the scene picture, e.g. Wheres the monkey? 2 The examiner asks the child to put object cards in various locations on the scene picture, e.g. Put the shell under the tree. 3 The examiner asks questions about two of the people or things in the scene picture, e.g. Whats this? (Answer: sh) What colour is it? (Answer: grey) 4 The examiner asks questions about the object cards, e.g. Whats this? (Answer: a bike) and Have you got a bike? 5 The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g. How old are you?
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