LEVEL PRE-A1 LAAS LANGUAGE ATTAINMENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. English English Language Language Examinations Examinations. December 2005 May 2016

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1 NAME.. LAAS LANGUAGE ATTAINMENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM LEVEL PRE-A1 Certificate Recognised by ICC English English Language Language Examinations Examinations HERE ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS: Do not open this booklet until the exam starts. Read all instructions carefully. Answer all 40 questions. December 2005 May 2016 Give only ONE answer for each question. Mark all your answers, in 2H or HB pencil, on the computerised Answer Sheet. Time allowed: 1 hour.

2 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 1 Task A: numbers 1 to 6 Match: Sport! Look at the pictures of people doing different sports. Match a picture with each statement. Mark its letter, A-H, on your Answer Sheet. You will use only six of the letters. Example: My sister plays golf every weekend. The correct answer is D. 1 Let's go for a bike ride this afternoon! 2 My brother loves running outside in the summer. 3 How often does your mum play tennis? 4 I don't know how to ride a horse. 5 My uncle went skiing last winter. 6 Where can you go swimming near here? A B C D E F G H

3 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 2 Task B: numbers 7 to 12 Choose the right word: In the town! Choose the correct word to fill each gap. Mark its letter, A, B or C, on your Answer Sheet. Example: We'll get off the bus at the next bus. A finish B end C stop The correct answer is C. 7 Our uncle and aunt are staying in a nice near our house. A hospital B hotel C church 8 Do you want to see a film at the on Saturday? A cinema B café C chemist's 9 We went to a lovely and I had pizza. A library B station C restaurant 10 Excuse me, do you know where the post is? A building B factory C office 11 Dad's going to the to get some money from the cash machine. A bank B baker's C market 12 There's a free car in the town centre. A street B park C house

4 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 3 Task C: numbers 13 to 20 Choose the right word or phrase: A very big rabbit! Read the text about a pet rabbit and look at the picture. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill each gap in the text. Mark its letter, A, B or C, on your Answer Sheet. Example: This is a photo of (EXAMPLE) friend Sarah with her pet rabbit, Ted. A I B me C my The correct answer is C. This is a photo of (EXAMPLE) friend Sarah with her pet rabbit, Ted. Ted is four years old. As you can (13), he's very big! Ted's really friendly and loves Sarah very (14). She loves (15) too. Sarah lives on a farm, so Ted has a big garden to play in. He sleeps in (16) little house in the garden, but he sometimes (17) into Sarah's house. Sarah likes playing with Ted (18) her bedroom. Ted (19) eat meat. He likes vegetables, and he eats a lot! I always enjoy visiting Sarah and seeing Ted. I'm going to see (20) again next weekend. 13 A seeing B see C to see 14 A much B many C lots 15 A he B his C him 16 A a B an C some 17 A go B going C goes 18 A to B on C in 19 A not B doesn't C no 20 A they B their C them

5 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 4 Task D: numbers 21 to 25 Choose the right phrase: My geography teacher! Julie is fourteen years old. She is telling her mum about her new geography teacher. Read what Julie says. Choose the correct phrase to fill each gap in the text. Mark its letter, A-G, on your Answer Sheet. You will use only five of the letters. Example: We've got a new geography teacher at school. The correct answer is B. We've got (EXAMPLE) teacher at school. 21 She's and she's really nice. 22 She's always happy at us. 23 She's very clever, and knows geography. 24 At the moment, we're North and South America. 25 I think geography's now my at school! A lots of places B a new geography C a lot about D favourite subject E learning about F called Mrs Taylor G and never shouts

6 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 5 Task E: numbers 26 to 30 Complete the dialogue: The school play! Dan is going to be in his school play. His friend George is asking him some questions. Look at George's questions. Choose the correct reply to fill each gap in the dialogue. Mark its letter, A-G, on your Answer Sheet. You will use only five of the letters. Example: When is your school play? It's next Saturday. The correct answer is G. When is your school play? (EXAMPLE) Great! What time does it start? (26) Where? At your school? (27) I know it. Are the tickets expensive? (28) Thanks! What's the play called? (29) It sounds good! Are you a pirate? (30) Good luck! I hope it goes really well! A It's called 'Pirates At Sea'. It's great fun! B At half past seven. C No, they're free! I'll give you one. D Because I wear a black hat. E No, in the Wilton Theatre on Wilton Street. F Yes, I'm a pirate called Jack. G It's next Saturday.

7 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 6 Task F: numbers 31 to 35 Fill the gaps: The Moon! Read the article about the Moon and look at the pictures. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill each gap in the sentences below. Mark its letter, A, B or C, on your Answer Sheet. Example: Chrisa is years old. A two B twelve C twenty The correct answer is B. The Moon by Chrisa Phillipidis, aged 12 What do you know about the Moon? The Sun is a star. It's very bright because it's a big fire. The Moon, and our Earth, aren't stars. Because the Moon isn't a fire, it doesn't shine. We can only see it when the Sun shines on it. The Moon is about 4.5 billion years old. That's 4,500,000,000 years! But people only went to the Moon less than 50 years ago. The first spaceship with no people landed on the Moon in Ten years later, Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon. His spaceship, Apollo 11, took more than 4 days to travel from the Earth to the Moon. The Moon is much smaller than the Earth. It goes round the Earth every 27.3 days, or nearly once every month. The Moon The Earth from the Moon 31 Chrisa says the shines because it's a big fire. A Moon B Earth C Sun 32 Chrisa the name of the first spaceship to go to the Moon. A says B doesn't say C says she doesn't know 33 Neil Armstrong went to the Moon. A in 1959 B in 1969 C ten years ago 34 Neil Armstrong took about days to get to the Moon. A four B eleven C twenty-seven 35 We can see the Sun in of the two pictures. A one B neither C both

8 LAAS May 2016 Pre-A1 Page 7 Task G: numbers 36 to 40 What do you say?: At home! Here are some things that happen when we are at home. For each situation, choose what you say when it happens. Mark its letter, A, B or C, on your Answer Sheet. Example: Your mum asks you where your sister is. What do you say? A "She watches TV in the living room." B "She's watching TV in the living room." C "She will watch TV in the living room." The correct answer is B. 36 Your dad finds some money and says: "Is this your money?" What do you say? A "Yes, I am." B "Yes, it is." C "Yes, we are." 37 You finish dinner. What do you say to your sister? A "Can you help me with the washing-up?" B "Do you help me with the washing-up?" C "Did you help me with the washing-up?" 38 Your mum says: "Did you turn off the computer?" What do you say? A "No, I wasn't." B "No, I'm not." C "No, I didn't." 39 Your friend Ben calls you on the phone. What do you say? A "Hi Ben! Who are you?" B "Hi Ben! What are you?" C "Hi Ben! How are you?" 40 You're tired, and get ready to go to bed. What do you say? A "Good morning!" B "Goodnight!" C "Hello!"

9 ΕΞΕΤΑΣΕΙΣ LAAS - ΜΑΙΟΣ 2016 ΛΥΣΕΙΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΚΩΝ Pre-A1 Part A 1B 2C 3A 4G 5F 6H 7B 8A 9C 10 C 11 A 12 B 13 B 14 A 15 C 16 A 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 C 21 F 22 G 23 C 24 E 25 D 26 B 27 E 28 C 29 A 30 F 31 C 32 B 33 B 34 A 35 B 36 B 37 A 38 C 39 C 40 B