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© UCLES 2010
My name is:
Cambridge Young Learners English
Starters
Reading & Writing
Version 127 0751
Centre Number Candidate Number
There are 25 questions.
You have 20 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil.
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0509
2
33
44
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Part 1
– 5 questions –
Look and read. Put a tick (✔) or a cross (✘) in the box.
There are two examples.
Examples
This is a watch.
✔
This is a pencil.
✘
Questions
1
This is a ruler.
3
2
This is a guitar.
3
This is an ear.
4
This is a frog.
5
This is a football.
4
Part 2
– 5 questions –
Look and read. Write yes or no.
Examples
The door of the lorry is open.
yes
The children are wearing hats.
no
Questions
1 Three people are eating ice creams.
2 The small girl is walking behind the boy.
3 The big girl has got long hair.
4 A man is picking up a chair.
5 The woman is holding some green grapes.
5
Part 3
– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Example
Questions
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2
3
4
5
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Part 4
– 5 questions –
Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct
word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
A zoo
I am very big. Lots of
animals
live in me and
(1)
come here to see them. I open in the day and
close at (2)
. The monkeys are very funny.
The hippos like swimming in the (3)
and the tigers
like sleeping under the (4)
.
I have got a (5)
and children like playing there.
What am I? I am a zoo.
example
people
bananas
trees
water
basketball
playgroundnight
animals
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Part 5
– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word
answers.
Examples
Where is Grandpa? in the
car
How many children are there?
two
Questions
1 What is on the car? a
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2 Which room are the children in? the
3 Who is pointing to the clock? the children’s
4 What are the children doing now?
5 Who is sitting with the children?
STARTERS MARKING KEY VERSION 127
READING & WRITING
PART 1 5 marks
1
2
3
4
5
PART 2 5 marks
1
yes
2
no
3
yes
4
no
5
no
PART 3 5 marks
1
sofa
2
bath
3
radio
4
mirror
5
window
PART 4 5 marks
1
people
2
night
3
water
4
trees
5
playground
PART 5 5 marks
1
kite
2
kitchen
3
Mum(my) / Mother
4
painting
5
gran(d)dad / grandfather
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© UCLES 2010
My name is:
Cambridge Young Learners English
Starters
Listening
Version 127 0752
Centre Number Candidate Number
There are 20 questions.
You will need coloured pens or pencils.
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9
14
33569
1
9
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Part 1
– 5 questions –
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
3
4
Part 2
– 5 questions –
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.
There are two examples.
Examples
What’s the girl’s name?
Kim
How old is she?
9
Questions
1 What’s Kim’s friend’s name?
2 What number is Kim’s house?
3 What’s the name of Kim’s cat?
4 How old is the cat?
5 How many lizards has Kim got?
5
Part 3
– 5 questions –
Listen and tick (✓) the box. There is one example.
What’s in Bill’s bedroom?
A
✓
B C
1 Where are the onions?
A B C
2 What’s Tom doing?
A
B C
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3 Which is Tony’s Mum?
A B C
4 What does Anna like doing on the beach?
A B C
5 Where’s the goat?
A B C
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8
Part 4
– 5 questions –
Listen and colour. There is one example.
STARTERS MARKING KEY VERSION 127
LISTENING
PART 1
5 marks
1
glasses
on chicken’s face
2
doll
in window
3
mango
on floor next to boy
4
coconut
between woman and
duck
5
shoe
under dog
PART 2 5 marks
1
L-U-C-Y
2
18
3
B-E-N
4
19
5
3
PART 3 5 marks
1
A
2
C
3
B
4
C
5
C
PART 4 5 marks
1
colour bird
with baby
pink
2
colour bird
flying between boxes
red
3
colour bird
behind bike
orange
4
colour bird
in car
blue
5
colour bird
next to apples
yellow
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2
This is a bike.
3
This is a pineapple.
4
This is a television.
5
This is a guitar.
2
Part 1
– 5 questions –
Look and read. Put a tick ( ) or a cross ( ) in the box.
There are two examples.
Examples
This is a flower.
This is a goat.
Questions
1
This is a
lizard.
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Part 3
– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Example
Questions
1
2
3
4
5
4
Part 2
– 5 questions –
Look and read. Write
yes or no.
Examples
A boy is reading a book.
yes
A monkey is sitting on the big elephant.
no
Questions
1 There are two children in the sea.
2 The duck is walking behind the
two elephants.
3 The girls are playing with a ball.
4 The woman in the boat has got
a camera.
5 The crocodile is eating a coconut.
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Part 4
– 5 questions –
Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word
next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
A horse
I’ve got four
legs
, two ears, two eyes and long
(1)
on my head. I’m a big animal. I don’t live in
a (2)
or a garden. I like eating
(3)
and apples. I drink (4)
.
A woman, a (5)
or a child can ride me.
What am I? I am a horse.
example
legs hippo water carrots
hair man house piano
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2 Who is holding the cat? a
3 What is the teacher doing now?
4 Where is the cat now? at the
5 How many children are looking
at the cat?
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Marking Key
Part 1 5 marks
1 ✘
2 ✔
3 ✔
4 ✘
5 ✔
Part 2 5 marks
1 yes
2 no
3 no
4 yes
5 no
Part 3 5 marks
1 jeans
2 shoes
3 jacket
4 handbag
5 trousers
Part 4 5 marks
1 hair
2 house
3 carrots
4 water
5 man
Part 5 5 marks
1 fish
2 (school)girl/student/child/pupil
3 writing
4 window
5 5//five
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative
words within an answer
// = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative
complete answers
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2/3 2/4
2/5 2/6
2/7 2/8
Starters Speaking
Summary of Procedures
The usher introduces the child to the examiner.
1 The examiner familiarises the child with the picture first and then asks the child to
point out certain items on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Where’s the monkey?’
2 The examiner asks the child to put object cards in various locations on the scene
picture, e.g. ‘Put the shell under the tree.’
3 The examiner asks questions about two of the people or things in the scene picture,
e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: fish) ‘What colour is it?’ (Answer: grey)
4 The examiner asks questions about the object cards,
e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: a bike) and ‘Have you got a bike?’
5 The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g. ‘How old are you?’