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A1 Reading & Writing Test

A1 Young Learners Reading and Writing Test

A1 Reading and Writing Test
There are 35 questions.
You have 30 minutes.

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Part 1
- 5 Questions -

Look and read. Choose the correct words.

Example:
Children learn and have lessons here.
Answer = a school

1. This is green. You can walk or sit on it.

2. This place has a lot of trees and plants.
a
3. This animal is good at climbing and can hold things.
a
4. You can buy your food and clothes in this place.
a
5. ย You see these in gardens, parks and sometimes houses.

 

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Part 2
- 6 Questions -

Read the text and choose the best answer.

Example:
Uncle Jack: Did you go and see that new film?
George: B

AYes, it was.
BYes, I did. โœ…
CYes, you are!

Question 1
Uncle Jack: When did you go?
George:

AOn Monday afternoon.
BOutside the cinema.
CWe went on the bus.

Question 2
Uncle Jack: Which cinema did you go to?
George:

AItโ€™s a kind of place.
BHe went there.
CThe one by the train station.

Question 3
Uncle Jack: So, did you enjoy the film?
George:

AAll right.
BIt was great.
CIโ€™m fine.

Question 4
Uncle Jack: Who did you go with?
George:

AMum and Jane.
BHe often goes.
CThere they are.

Question 5
Uncle Jack: Were there a lot of people there?
George:

AYes, here they are.
BYes, she goes a lot.
CYes, there were.

Question 6
Uncle Jack: And what did you do after the film, George?
George:

AYou can watch it.
BIโ€™d like to do that.
CWe went to McDonald's.

 

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Part 3
- 6 Questions -

Read the story. Choose a word from the list.

Jack and Jillโ€™s mum is a police officer. The children and their dad were at home last Tuesday evening when Mum phoned.

She said, โ€˜I have to do some more work here at the (1) . Ask Dad to make your dinner.โ€™

โ€˜Oh no!โ€™ said Jack. โ€˜Dad canโ€™t (2) !

The family looked for some food in the kitchen cupboards, but it looked like they needed to go to the (3) .

Luckily, they found some potatoes, tomatoes and carrots. โ€˜What can we make with these?โ€™ asked Jack. โ€˜Iโ€™m very (4) !โ€™ Then Jill said, โ€˜I know! We can make soup.โ€™ Jack was not happy. He said, โ€˜I donโ€™t like soup. I want pizza!โ€™ โ€˜Sorry, Matt,โ€™ Dad said. โ€˜We havenโ€™t got any frozen pizzas in the fridge. We only have these (5) to eat for dinner.โ€™

Jill and Dad made the soup. Then the three of them sat down and started eating. Jill asked Jack, โ€˜So, what do you think?โ€™ โ€˜Itโ€™s delicious! I love it!โ€™ Jack answered. โ€˜Can I have another (6) of soup, please?โ€™ And they all laughed.

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Part 4
- 5 Questions -

Read the text. Choose the right words in the spaces.

You make a sandwich with bread. You can put cheese, fish, meat or salad in sandwiches. Students sometimes take sandwiches (1) school with them. People sometimes eat sandwiches when they go on a trip to have a picnic. Over 300 years ago, the Earl of Sandwich (2) the first sandwich, which had meat in it. He was very hungry, but he (3) want to stop playing a game of cards with his friends. He wanted to eat his dinner but not get messy. The word 'sandwich' comes from (4) name.

Now, there are Sandwich Days in some countries (5) lots of people eat sandwiches all day.

1ontounder
2makingmakesmade
3wasn'tdidn'tdon't
4hehimhis
5whenwhichwho

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Part 5
- 7 Questions -

Look at the pictures and read the story. Write some words to complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.

Charlie likes to go for long walks. He often goes to the mountains or the countryside near his home to take pictures of the plants and the animals that he sees. He loves his camera because it was a birthday present from his favourite uncle. Last weekend, Charlie wanted to go to the forest to take some pictures of birds.

Example
Charlie often goes for long walks near his house.

Questions
1. When Charlie sees plants or animals, he of them.
2. Charlie's uncle a camera for his birthday.

In the afternoon, Charlie put his camera in his bag and took some ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch. He walked in the forest and looked at the trees. He saw a beautiful yellow bird in one of the trees. Carefully, Charlie took his camera out of his bag and took a great picture.

3. Charlie had some sandwiches with in them for lunch.
4. Charlie took a picture of a beautiful yellow bird .

Then Charlie came to a place in the forest that he didn't know. He was afraid. 'Are there bears in the forest?' he thought. Charlie listened. There was a waterfall near him. He climbed a tree and looked around. He saw the waterfall, and he smiled as he knew where he was. He walked back to his house.

5. Charlie got afraid as he didn't know in the forest.
6. Charlie climbed a tree to as he heard the sound of a waterfall.
7. Charlie was happy as he knew how back home.

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Part 6
- 6 Questions -

Look and read and write.

Examples
The girl on the balcony is wearing a pink dress.
What is the girl's house next to? the park

Complete the sentences with two or three words only.
1. A woman her dog.
2. There is a cat on the roof of .

Answer the questions with short answers, not full sentences.
3. What is the boy with the orange top in the park doing? a football
4. What is nobody playing on in the park?

Now write full sentences.
5. How many children are playing on the seesaw?
6. What is the weather like?

 

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