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Starters listening practice, set A

16 questions in 4 parts, in the style of the Starters listening test. Play each part, then play it again, then check.

StartersPre-A1ages 5 to 8Practice, not an official paper
Practice in the style of, not official material. These tasks are written by Litlings. They use the same kinds of tasks as the Starters test, but they are not taken from any real paper and are not made or checked by Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

Part 1: Listen and match

Who is who in the picture?

Six children in a park each doing a different activity.
  • A 🪁 a girl flying a kite
  • B ⚽ a boy with a ball
  • C 📖 a girl reading a book
  • D 🎨 a boy painting
  • E 🐶 a girl with a dog
  • F 🧢 a boy in a red hat

Example: Mia is E.

Audio script (open after you have finished)

Part 2: Listen and write

Kofi's birthday

Audio script (open after you have finished)

Part 3: Listen and tick the box

Thiri's day

  1. What colour is Thiri's bag?
  2. What animal does Thiri like?
  3. How does Thiri come to school?
  4. What does Thiri do on Sunday?
Audio script (open after you have finished)

Part 4: Listen and colour

Colour the picture

Audio script (open after you have finished)

Answer key for grown-ups and teachers

Part 1

  1. Anna: A
  2. Ben: B
  3. Dina: C
  4. Chen: D

Part 2

  1. Name: kofi
  2. Age: 7 (also accept seven)
  3. Birthday on: saturday
  4. Present: a red: robot

Part 3

  1. What colour is Thiri's bag? B: blue
  2. What animal does Thiri like? B: 🐱 a cat
  3. How does Thiri come to school? B: 🚲 by bike
  4. What does Thiri do on Sunday? B: 🏊 swims

Part 4

  1. the kite: red
  2. the big ball: blue
  3. the hat: green
  4. the house: yellow

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