Centre Number Candidate Number

Cambridge Young Learners English

Starters
Reading & Writing
*0509233443*

Version 127 0751

There are 25 questions.

You have 20 minutes.

You will need a pen or pencil.

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

DC (LEO/JG) 11456/2
UCLES 2010
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5 questions

Look and read. Put a tick () or a cross () in the box.

There are two examples.

Examples

This is a watch.

This is a pencil.

Questions

This is a ruler.

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This is a guitar.

This is an ear.

This is a frog.

This is a football.

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 Part 2
5 questions
Look and read. Write yes or no.
Examples
The door of the lorry is open.
The children are wearing hats.
Questions
1 Three people are eating ice creams.
2 The small girl is walking behind the boy.
3 The big girl has got long hair.
4 A man is picking up a chair.
5 The woman is holding some green grapes.
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yes
..............................
no
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............................
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5 questions

Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.

Example

lamp
m pl a

Questions

1
o 
a s

2
a b
h t

3
a r i
o d

4
o r i
r m r

5
w w n
o i d

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5 questions

Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 15. There is one example.

A zoo

animals
I am very big. Lots of ............................ live in me and

(1)............................ come here to see them. I open in the day and

close at (2)............................ . The monkeys are very funny.

The hippos like swimming in the (3)............................ and the tigers

like sleeping under the (4)............................ .

I have got a (5)............................ and children like playing there.

What am I? I am a zoo.

example

animals basketball trees people

night playground water bananas

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5 questions

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

answers.

Examples

Where is Grandpa? in the .............................

car

How many children are there? two

.............................

Questions

1 What is on the car? a .............................

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2 Which room are the children in? the .............................

3 Who is pointing to the clock? the childrens .............................

4 What are the children doing now? .............................

5 Who is sitting with the children? .............................

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READING & WRITING

PART 1 5 marks
1
2
3
4
5

PART 2 5 marks
1 yes
2 no
3 yes
4 no
5 no

PART 3 5 marks
1 sofa
2 bath
3 radio
4 mirror
5 window

PART 4 5 marks
1 people
2 night
3 water
4 trees
5 playground

PART 5 5 marks
1 kite
2 kitchen
3 Mum(my) / Mother
4 painting
5 gran(d)dad / grandfather
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Cambridge Young Learners English

Starters
Listening
*9143356919*

Version 127 0752

There are 20 questions.

You will need coloured pens or pencils.

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

DC (LEO/JG) 11467/3
UCLES 2010
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 Part 1
5 questions

Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

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 Part 2
5 questions
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.

There are two examples.

Examples

Whats the girls name? Kim

..................................

How old is she? 9

..................................

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Questions

1 Whats Kims friends name? ..................................

2 What number is Kims house? ..................................

3 Whats the name of Kims cat? ..................................

4 How old is the cat? ..................................

5 How many lizards has Kim got? ..................................

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5 questions

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

Whats in Bills bedroom?

A B C

1 Where are the onions?

A B C

2 Whats Tom doing?

A B C
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3 Which is Tonys Mum?

A B C

4 What does Anna like doing on the beach?

A B C

5 Wheres the goat?

A B C

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5 questions

Listen and colour. There is one example.

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LISTENING
PART 1 5 marks
1 glasses on chickens face
2 doll in window
3 mango on floor next to boy
4 coconut between woman and
duck
5 shoe under dog

PART 2 5 marks
1 L-U-C-Y
2 18
3 B-E-N
4 19
5 3

PART 3 5 marks
1 A
2 C
3 B
4 C
5 C

PART 4 5 marks
1 colour bird with baby pink
2 colour bird flying between boxes red
3 colour bird behind bike orange
4 colour bird in car blue
5 colour bird next to apples yellow
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Part 1
5 questions

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Look and read. Put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ) in the box.
This is a bike.
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There are two examples.

Examples
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This is a flower. 4 This is a pineapple.

This is a goat.
This is a television.
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Questions

This is a guitar.
This is a lizard.

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5 questions 5 questions
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Look and read. Write yes or no.
Example

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Questions
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n a j
s e

e s
o h s
Examples 3
A boy is reading a book. yes
...............................
A monkey is sitting on the big elephant. no
............................... c j t k e a
Questions
1 There are two children in the sea. ............................... 4

2 The duck is walking behind the

two elephants. ............................... n g a a b d h
3 The girls are playing with a ball. ............................... 5
4 The woman in the boat has got
a camera. ...............................

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5 The crocodile is eating a coconut. ...............................
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Part 4
5 questions

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Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word
next to numbers 15. There is one example.

A horse
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Ive got four 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 house piano

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2 Who is holding the cat? a ...............................

3 What is the teacher doing now? ...............................

4 Where is the cat now? at the ...............................

5 How many children are looking

at the cat? ...............................

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Part 5 5 marks
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1 sh
Marking Key
2 (school)girl/student/child/pupil
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets
3 writing
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative
words within an answer 4 window
// = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative 5 5//ve
complete answers

Part 1 5 marks
1

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

Part 4 5 marks
1 hair

2 house

3 carrots

4 water

5 man

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Summary of Procedures

The usher introduces the child to the examiner.

1 The examiner familiarises the child with the picture first and then asks the child to 2/1 2/2
point out certain items on the scene picture, e.g. Wheres the monkey?

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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: fish) 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? 2/3 2/4

2/5 2/6

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Summary of Procedures

1. The usher introduces the child to the examiner.

2. The examiner asks the child to point out certain items on the scene 6/1 6/5
card, e.g. Wheres the ball?

3. The examiner asks the child to put object cards at various locations
on the scene card, e.g. Put the apple on the mat.

4. The examiner asks questions about the scene card, e.g. Whats this?
What colour is it?

5. The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g. How old are you?

6/2 6/6

6/3 6/7

6/4 6/8

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