FLYER paper 2009 - Reading and Writing

There are 50 questions.
You have 40 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil.
Cambridge Young Learners English
Flyers
Reading & Writing
Version 115 0761
SP (NF/JG) T62478/4
© UCLES 2008
My name is:
Centre Number Candidate Number
*2130758416*
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Part 1
– 10 questions –
Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.
There is one example.
This is someone who works in the theatre, in films
or on TV.

an actor
1 If you need to go to hospital quickly, you
can go there in this.
2 Two or three people can sit on this in their
living room.
3 This subject teaches you about things that
happened a long time ago.
4 You can go to this place if you want to buy
some medicine.

5 You walk into and out of a room through
this.
6 You go to this person when you have
toothache, and he or she helps you.
7 When you have this lesson, you learn about
rivers, lakes, the weather and many other
things about the world.
8 You should go to this place if someone
steals your money.
9 People make things here, for example, cars
and computers.
10 When you are older and leave school, you
can go to this place to study many different
subjects.
a dentist a sofa an ambulance history
a factory
a chemist’s
an airport
geography
maths
a university
a door
an actor
a police station a bridge a fire station
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Part 2
– 7 questions –
Look and read. Write
yes or no.
Examples

yes
There are some plates between the cupboard and the clock.

no
There is a round window and it is open.
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Questions
1 The boy who is listening to music is holding a spoon.
2 Someone has broken an egg, which is on the table.
3 The boy who’s talking on the telephone is wearing a
grey belt.
4 You can see half a bottle of orange juice on top of the
fridge.
5 The bigger bowl on the table is made of wood.
6 One of the children is using a knife to cut onions.
7 There is a T-shirt with green and yellow stripes on a chair.
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Part 3
– 5 questions –
Katy is talking to her friend Helen about their New Year party.
What does Helen say?
Read the conversation and choose the best answer.
Write a letter (A–H) for each answer.
You do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.
Example

Katy: Our New Year party will be fun.

C

Helen:
Questions
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Katy: I like our English teacher a lot – shall we invite her to
the party?

Helen:
2
Katy: How do you spell her surname?

Helen:
3
Katy: Is she married?

Helen:
4
Katy: Shall we invite her husband too?

Helen:
5
Katy: OK, let’s go and write some cards. Have you got the
nice pens?

Helen:
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A See you next week – goodbye!
B They’re in my bag.
C Yes, I think it will. (example)
D I think it’s B R O W N.
E Yes, I’m sure she is.

F It’s very cheap.
G Yes, we should ask her – she’s
great!
H Good idea, if he comes, our
teacher will be happy.
Part 4
– 6 questions –
Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
I woke up early at six o’clock in the
morning

and looked
out of the hotel window at the snow. I was too (1)


to sleep! I was on a skiing holiday with my sister and parents.
“Wake up!” I said to my sister, “Let’s go outside and have a skiing
competition.” She got dressed quickly and soon we were out on the new
white snow.
“One, two, three, go!” she shouted, and started to ski.
“Wait! I haven’t (2)

on my gloves!” I shouted, and I
looked in my (3)

pocket to find them quickly. There
was ice under the snow, and suddenly I (4)

over

on my back. I started to move down the hill lying on my back! A minute
later, I was in front of her.
“I’ve won!” I shouted.
My sister skied to me and pulled me up. She said, “That was funny! Let’s
(5)

again, but both of us will go down the hill on
our backs this time!”
“Great,” I said, and we climbed back up to the top of the hill.
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example
morning coat fell pushed camp
put race difficult late excited
(6) Now choose the best name for the story.
Tick one box.
A cold night on a mountain
Fun with my sister
The biggest hotel
Part 5
– 7 questions –
Look at the picture and read the story. Write some words to
complete the sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4
words.
After School
On Tuesday afternoon, David walked home from school with his friend,
Robert. Robert bounced his expensive new football and said, “How about a
game of football?”
“I can’t,” said David, “I have to do my homework first.”
“I don’t want to do mine because it’s too boring,” said Robert, and he ran

to play football with their friends. This made David unhappy because he
wanted to play, too, but he walked home to do his homework.
The next day in class, Robert whispered to David, “Can I see your
homework?” But it was too late: the teacher said, “Robert, what’s the
matter? Why are you whispering? Did you do your homework?” Robert
didn’t move and he didn’t speak.
“Robert,” said the teacher, “Give me your book, please.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t do my homework,” answered Robert, and he gave her
the book.
The teacher was angry and said, “You know that if you don’t do your
homework you must stay here after class and finish it.”
Later that afternoon, Robert sat in the empty classroom. He did his
homework slowly. He could hear his friends in the playground. On
Thursday he did his homework first and then he enjoyed a game of
football with his friends.
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Examples
On Tuesday, Robert
walked home

with David.
Robert asked David to play a game of
football

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Questions
1 On Tuesday, Robert thought his homework was

so he didn’t want to do it.
2 David felt

because he wanted to play
football, and he couldn’t.
3 On Wednesday morning, Robert wanted to

David’s homework.
4 Robert had to give his book to

.
5 Robert had to sit in the

after the
lesson and do his homework.
6 When Robert was finishing his homework, he heard

outside in the playground.
7 Robert

before he played football on
Thursday.
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Part 6
– 10 questions –
Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.
The moon
We
live

on a planet that is called ‘Earth’. If we look up into
the sky at night, we can see the moon. The moon isn’t a planet, but

people have

wanted to know more about it. In some
places, people think that the moon is like a woman, and the sun is like
a man.

people think you can see an old man’s face in the
moon!
Forty years
,
astronauts from different countries flew in
a rocket to the moon, and when they got there, they


pictures. The pictures are very famous, and they show the astronauts
on the moon. When the astronauts were on the moon, people on Earth
were

them on the television. It was very exciting!
The astronauts

very heavy clothes and shoes,

helped them to walk on the moon. The astronauts

used a robot to find out about the moon. The moon
has rocks, caves and hills, but we

live there because
the environment isn’t good

us – there is no air and no
water.
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Example
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Example live lives living
1 always before ever
2 Any Much Other
3 then ago since
4 take took taken
5 watched watching watch
6 wear worn wore
7 what which who
8 too already also
9 aren’t can’t haven’t
10 for to from
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Example
1

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3
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Part 7
– 5 questions –
Read the diary and write the missing words. Write one word on
each line.
Friday 25th January
Last week, Grandma sent me a birthday
present
She sent me a toy dog. I like it
much. This morning, I was playing with
it when Mum asked me to write a letter
Grandma to say ‘thank you’. After I wrote the letter,
Mum looked at it and she , “It’s too
short – make it longer!” I wrote two more sentences
and drew a beautiful of Grandma
and Mum. Now I’m going out with Mum to buy a
to put on the envelope, so we can post
it. Grandma will love it!
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