Test Answers Listening Part ( marks) Lines should be drawn between: the spider and next to the clock the helicopter and between the dog s ears the monster and under the window the lorry and on the mat the lamp and in the box Part ( marks) Alex (correct spelling) /fourteen Brown (correct spelling) Fruit (correct spelling) 8/eighteen Part ( marks) C C A B C Part ( marks) Colour the face of the frog fishing in the boat purple Colour the face of the frog with the hat, pointing to the bird yellow Colour the face of the frog with the flower orange Colour the face of the frog in the boat, with her hand in the water pink Colour the face of the frog with the ice cream brown T RANSCRIPT Hello. This is the Cambridge Starters Practice Listening Test, Test. Part Look at Part. Now look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. Can you put the kite on the sofa? Pardon? The kite. Put it on the sofa. Right. Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines. Put the spider next to the clock. Put it where? Put the spider next to the clock. OK. Now the helicopter. Put it between the dog s ears. That s funny! Yes! The helicopter between the dog s ears looks very funny. And put the monster under the window. The monster? There. I m putting it under the window. 6
Test Answers Can you put the lorry on the mat? It s a nice big lorry. Yes, it is. Right. It s on the mat. Now put the lamp in the box. Sorry? Put what in the box? The lamp. OK. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of Part. Part Look at the picture. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples. Who s this? It s a photo of my friend. Her name s Kim. Is that K-I-M? Has Kim got brothers and sisters? She s got one brother. One? Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a name or a number. What s Kim s brother s name? Alex. A-L-E-X. Is he a nice brother? I don t know. How old is he? He s fourteen. Fourteen? Yes, he is. And what s Kim s family name? It s Brown. How do you spell that? Is it B-R-O-W-N? That s right. And does Kim go to your school? We go to Fruit Street School. I don t know that school. What street? Fruit. F-R-U-I-T. And where does Kim live? She lives in the flat next to me. Number 8. Which flat? Number 8. We walk to school with our mums. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of Part. Part Look at the pictures. Listen and look. There is one example. What s Mum cleaning? What s Mum doing? She s cleaning in the bathroom. The bath or the window? She s cleaning the new mirror. Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box. What are Anna s favourite animals in the zoo? Look at the elephants, Anna! Oh, yes. Are they your favourite animals? They re OK, Anna. But I love hippos. My favourites are the crocodiles. They re very ugly! What s in Bill s lunch box? What have you got in your lunch box today, Bill? I don t know. Let s see. I ve got an apple and a banana. Oh, no! I ve got a carrot! I don t like them! 7
Test Answers Which sport does Tony play at school? Which sport do you play at school, Tony? Tennis? No, we don t have a teacher for that. We play soccer. Oh, that s good. And badminton? No, I can t play that. Where s Grandpa? It s time for lunch. Where s Grandpa? He s sleeping. Where? In bed or in the armchair? He isn t in the house. He s in the garden! What would Nick like to do? What a nice beach! Let s go in the sea, Nick. I don t like swimming. Oh. Would you like to find shells then? No. Let s play in the sand. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of Part. Part Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. Look at the frog family in the park. It s a beautiful day. Find the frog in the tree. Right. Colour his face red. OK. The frog in the tree s got a red face. Can you see the frog with a red face? This is an example. Now you listen and colour. Can you see the boat? One frog in the boat is fishing. Oh, yes. He s got three fish. Colour his face purple. Purple. Right. I like the frog with the hat. Where? He s pointing to the bird. Oh, yes. Can I colour his face yellow? Yes, colour his face yellow. There s a frog with a flower. Sorry? There s a frog with a flower. Oh, yes. Colour her face orange. Orange? OK. One frog is putting her hand in the water. Oh, yes. She s in the boat too. She s very happy. Can I colour her face pink? Pink is a good colour for a face! Find the frog with an ice cream. I like ice cream. Me too. Colour her face brown. A brown face? That s good. I love this picture now. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of the Starters Practice Listening Test. Reading and Writing Part ( marks) Part ( marks) yes yes no yes no Part ( marks) ball doll robot train guitar Part ( marks) boy chair books computer games Part ( marks) kitchen pineapple children/kids table woman/lady/mum(my)/mother 8
Test Answers Speaking Part Examiner does this: Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions: expected from child: Usher brings candidate in. Usher to examiner: Hello. This is (child s name*). Examiner: Hello, *. My name s Jane/Ms Smith. Hello. Points to Scene picture. Look at this. This is a garden. The boys are playing football. Here are the women. Points to the women in *, where s the bird? Points to items in the Is this the bird? Scene picture. Where are the toys? picture. Are these the toys? Points to Object cards. Now look at these. Points to Object card. Is this the spider/lizard? Which is the spider/lizard? (pointing to spider/lizard) I m putting the spider/ lizard next to the elephant. Now you put the spider/ Puts Object card in place. Where s the tree? lizard under the tree. Under the tree. Which is the T-shirt/hat? Points to Object card. Is this the T-shirt/hat? (pointing to T-shirt/hat) Put the T-shirt/hat Puts Object card in place. Where are the skirt and between the skirt and the jeans? the jeans. Between the skirt and the jeans. Which are the glasses? Points to Object card. Are these the glasses? (pointing to glasses) Put the glasses Puts Object card in place. Where s the mouse? on the mouse. On the mouse. Removes Object cards Now, *, what s this? apple Is it an apple? and points to an apple What colour is it? red Is it yellow? Red? in Scene picture. How many apples four Are there three? Four? are there? Points to the baby. What s the baby doing? drinking (milk) Is the baby drinking? Puts Scene picture away and picks out three Object cards.. Shows table tennis card. What s this? table tennis Is it table tennis? Do you play table tennis? yes/no What sport do you play basketball Do you play basketball? at school?. Shows chips card. What are these? chips/fries Are they chips/fries? Do you eat chips/fries? yes/no What do you eat for rice Do you eat rice? lunch?. Shows giraffe card. What s this? giraffe Is it a giraffe? Do you like animals? yes/no What s your favourite monkey Do you like monkeys? animal? * Remember to use the child s name throughout the test. 9
Test Answers Part Examiner does this: Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions: expected from child: Puts away all cards. Now, *, where do you (name of town or city) Do you live in (name of live? town or city)? What s your friend s (name of friend) Is your friend s name? name? How old is he/she? 0 Is he/she ten? OK, thank you, *. Goodbye. Goodbye. * Remember to use the child s name throughout the test. 0
Test Answers Listening Part ( marks) Lines should be drawn between: the skirt and on the crocodile the sock and under the clock the hat and in the hippo s hand the shirt and next to the radio the handbag and between the frog and the snake Part ( marks) Kim (correct spelling) Sun (correct spelling) /fifteen 0/ten Happy (correct spelling) Part ( marks) B C B A C Part ( marks) Colour the ball under the table yellow Colour the ball on the man s foot green Colour the ball next to the cupboard purple Colour the ball on the boy s T-shirt blue Colour the ball in the girl s hand red T RANSCRIPT Hello. This is the Cambridge Starters Practice Listening Test, Test. Part Look at Part. Now look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. Put the jacket on the tiger. Put the jacket where? On the tiger. Right. Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines. Can you see the crocodile? Yes, I can. Put the skirt on the crocodile. The skirt? OK. Now put the sock under the clock. Sorry? What can I put under the clock? The sock. Oh, yes. Right. Now find the hippo. OK. Put the hat in his hand. Right. The hat is in the hippo s hand.
Test Answers Now can you put the shirt next to the radio? Pardon? Where do I put the shirt? Next to the radio. OK. I m doing it now. And now put the handbag between the frog and the snake. Pardon? The handbag? Yes, put it between the frog and the snake. OK. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of Part. Part Look at the picture. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples. Hello. What s your name? Alex. Is that A-L-E-X? Yes, it is. How old are you, Alex? I m nine. Nine? That s right! Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a name or a number. Is that your friend? Yes, her name s Kim. How do you spell that? K-I-M. Where does she live? In Sun Street. Is that S-U-N? That s a good name! What number is her house? Fifteen. She lives at number fifteen? Yes, she does. How old is she? She s ten now. Is she? Ten! Yes, it s her birthday today. Does she like animals? Yes, she does. She s got a dog. What s its name? Happy. Is that H-A-P-P-Y? Yes, it is. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of Part. Part Look at the pictures. Listen and look. There is one example. What s May drinking? What are you drinking, May? Is it milk? No, I don t like milk. Is it pineapple juice? No. I ve got lemonade. Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box. What s Ben s favourite animal? Do you like animals, Ben? I like monkeys. Do you like lizards? No! They re ugly. But spiders are my favourite. What is Anna drawing? What are you drawing, Anna? Is it a house? No! Look! Oh, yes, it s a car. No! It s a boat in the sea.
Test Answers Where s Nick s mouse? Have you seen my mouse, Mum? It s not in the box. Is it on the mat? No, it isn t. Oh, I can t find it. Oh, look! It s sitting on that bookcase. What s Grandfather doing now? Is your grandfather sleeping in the garden? No, he isn t. Is he reading then? No. He s playing football now. Which is Sam s picture? Is this your picture of a bus, Sam? No, it s my sister s. Whose is this picture of a helicopter? It s my brother s. This is my picture the truck. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of Part. Part Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. Can you see the dog? Yes, he s got a ball in his mouth. That s right. Colour that ball pink. Pardon? Colour the ball in the dog s mouth pink. Can you see the pink ball in the dog s mouth? This is an example. Now you listen and colour. Find the table. There s a ball under it. Colour it yellow. Yellow? Yes, the ball under the table. Look at the man. Yes, there s a ball on his foot. That s right. Colour it green. OK. The ball on the man s foot is green now. Can I colour the ball next to the cupboard? Is purple OK? Yes, colour the ball next to the cupboard purple. Look at the boy. There s a ball on his T-shirt. That s right. Can you colour it blue? OK. The ball on the boy s T-shirt is blue now. Can you see the girl? She s got a ball in her hand. Can I colour it red? OK. Colour the ball in the girl s hand red. Right. Now listen to Part again. That is the end of the Starters Practice Listening Test. Reading and Writing Part ( marks) Part ( marks) no no yes yes no Part ( marks) bike robot train guitar elephant Part ( marks) family badminton chair birds apples Part ( marks) bed kitchen man/father/dad(dy) banana floor
Test Answers Speaking Part Examiner does this: Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions: expected from child: Usher brings candidate in. Usher to examiner: Hello. This is (child s name*). Examiner: Hello, *. My name s Jane/Ms Smith. Hello. Points to Scene picture. Look at this. This is the dining room. The girl is eating. Points to the table in Here s the table. Scene picture. *, where s the computer? Points to items in the Is this the computer? Where are the oranges? picture. Are these the oranges? Points to Object cards. Now look at these. Points to Object card. Is this the lamp? Which is the lamp? (pointing to lamp) I m putting the lamp on the desk. Now you put the lamp Puts Object card in place. Where s the plane? next to the plane. Next to the plane. Which is the mirror/ruler? Points to Object card. Is this the mirror/ruler? (pointing to mirror/ruler) Put the mirror/ruler under Puts Object card in place. the clock. Where s the clock? Under the clock. Which are the carrots/ Points to Object card. Are these the carrots/ eggs? eggs? (pointing to carrots/eggs) Put the carrots/eggs on Puts Object card in place. Where s the phone? the phone. On the phone. Removes Object cards Now, *, what s this? pencil Is it a pencil? and points to pencil What colour is it? green Is it pink? Green? in Scene picture. How many pencils are there? five Are there four? Five? Points to the man. What s the man doing? drinking Is the man drinking? Puts Scene picture away and picks out three Object cards.. Shows grapes card. What are these? grapes Are they grapes? Do you eat grapes? yes/no What s your favourite bananas Do you like bananas? fruit?. Shows radio card. What s this? radio Is it a radio? Do you like listening yes/no to the radio? What colour is your/this white Is your/this radio white? radio?. Shows tennis card. What s this? tennis Is it tennis? Do you play tennis? yes/no What do you play with football Do you play football? your friends? * Remember to use the child s name throughout the test.
Test Answers Part Examiner does this: Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions: expected from child: Puts away all cards. Now, *, how old are you? 0 Are you ten? How many rooms are 6 Are there six rooms there in your house/flat/ in your house/flat/ apartment? apartment? Is your bedroom big or small Is your bedroom small? small? OK, thank you, *. Goodbye. Goodbye. * Remember to use the child s name throughout the test.