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Cambridge Young Learners Practice Tests

The Cambridge Young Learners English examinations are an internationally recognized assessment standard for young learners aged 7 to 12. There are three levels: Starters, Movers, and Flyers; each one tests students’ English proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

The Everybody Up Test Center includes practice tests for the Cambridge Young Learners examinations. These have been created to provide students with specific practice in the style of the Cambridge Young Learners examinations. Even if you are not preparing your students for these examinations, you can still use the tests to create extra practice, review tests, or worksheets throughout the year.

While there is not a direct link between the content of these tests and the syllabus of Everybody Up, the practice tests include the vocabulary, structures, and task types that students can expect to meet in the relevant level of each examination. Although we have matched the practice tests to the appropriate level of Everybody Up, it is up to you to prepare your students for the practice tests by looking at the content and ensuring that you have covered relevant vocabulary areas and structures before administering the tests. See the chart to determine which level is best suited to your students’ needs.

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Young Learners Flyers Practice Tests

Introduction and Tips

Contents

Introduction 2 An overview of Flyers 2

Tips

Listening 4 Reading and Writing 7 Speaking 10 Revision tips 12 Practical tips for test day 12

Cambridge Young Learners Flyers Practice Tests 2

Introduction The Cambridge Young Learners English Tests are designed to test the English of primary school learners between the ages of 7 and 12. There are three levels: Starters, Movers and Flyers. The three tests are designed to take young learners of English as a foreign language from beginner to Waystage. Flyers level is equivalent in level to the Cambridge KET test but is designed for children rather than young adults. There are no pass or fail grades for these tests. All students taking the tests receive a certificate with between one and five shields in each component to show how they have performed.

Flyers, the third level, is aimed at students aged between 10 and 12. The average age of Flyers candidates is 11.

An overview of Flyers Listening about 25 minutes / 25 items

There are five parts. Each part begins with a clear example. All the texts are heard twice.

Main skill focus Input Expected response / Item type

Number of items

1 Listening for lexical items and phrases

Picture, names and dialogue

Match names to people in a picture by drawing a line

5

2 Listening for information and numbers / spelling

Gapped text and dialogue

Write words or numbers 5

3 Listening for detailed information

Picture sets and dialogue Match pictures with information by writing letters in box

5

4 Listening for specific information

3-option multiple-choice pictures and dialogues

Select one of three pictures by ticking box

5

5 Listening for lexis and specific information

Picture and dialogue Colour, draw and write 5

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Revision tips Make sure your students:

• know their colours (black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow).

• know the days of the week and can hear the difference, e.g. between Tuesday and Thursday.

• are confident about counting and recognising numbers from 1 to 100 and can recognise the difference, e.g. between 14 and 40.

• have learnt prepositions carefully, particularly prepositions of place, and are confident about the difference between them. Many questions rely on their knowledge of these prepositions.

• have had plenty of practice of spelling out words and recognising all the letters of the alphabet. They should pay particular attention to the sound of vowels, e.g. the difference between the letters e and a.

• know the meaning of the word double, e.g. double t.

• look at pictures carefully, paying attention to details of where things are, what colour they are, what people and animals are doing, etc.

• revise lexical items using pictures of objects and verbs from the Starters, Movers and Flyers Vocabulary Lists, where possible arranged into lexical sets.

• are familiar with the English names in the Vocabulary List.

• are able to distinguish between different question words, e.g. who, where, which, what, how, how many, etc.

• are able to talk about themselves and answer questions about their everyday lives.

• revise grammar areas thoroughly (see the Structure List in the YLE handbook) paying particular attention to the following:

- verb forms: positive, negative, interrogative, imperative and contracted forms

- tenses: present simple / present continuous / past simple for regular and irregular verbs

- words taking -ing or the infinitive

- simple conjunctions and the difference between them

- comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

Practical tips for test day Tell your students to:

• arrive in good time for their tests.

• have several sharp pencils with them.

• write in pencil so that they can make changes neatly.

• take a rubber with them.

• make sure they have all the coloured pencils (ready sharpened) they will require for Listening Part 5.

Remind students to:

• look at the words and pictures very carefully.

• underline the important words in sentences.

• check carefully before deciding on an answer.

• make changes clearly.

• stay calm during the listening test if they miss something on the recording during the first listening as they will get another chance to hear the information.

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Flyers • Test 3 Listening Part 1

– 5 questions –

Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

Mary John Peter Helen

Michael Sarah Richard


Part 2 – 5 questions –

Listen and write. There is one example.

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Name: Cynthia Jones Address: 33 Road

Castletown Done shop work before? yes When? last (for three weeks) Wants job because? she wants for a holiday. Can work which days? only Hours wanted? from to 5 p.m.


Flyers • Test 3 Reading and Writing Part 1

– 10 questions –

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. There is one example.

shelves midnight air midday scissors a husband a nurse a wife pockets spring autumn bins a bicycle sky a farmer

You ride on this in a park or on the road. a bicycle You need to work hard when you go up hills.

1 This is the name for a man who is married to a woman. 2 You throw paper and other things in these when you don't want them. 3 This is often blue in the day and at night you can see the moon and stars here. 4 This person works outside in the fields and often has lots of animals. 5 These are often made of wood and you put books, photographs and other things on them. 6 This is a time of the year and in many countries it comes between summer and winter. 7 You can't see this but animals and plants need it to live, and we do too.

8 This person works in a hospital and wears a uniform. 9 Coats and trousers often have these and you can put things in them.

10 This time of day is very late. It usually comes after you've gone to bed.



Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples

The man who's wearing a uniform looks very angry. yes

There’s a chair above a picture of some spiders. no



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.

Going to the airport

My name's Nick. Last summer I went on holiday with my sister, Kim, and my parents. We got up early in the morning because we were going by plane. We packed our suitcases the night before. When Dad woke me up I was very tired, and I didn't eat any breakfast because I wasn't hungry. Then we all got in the car and dad started to drive to the airport. It was very foggy and we couldn't see the road at all. Suddenly, there was a loud noise as Dad hit the car in front of us. We weren't going fast so it wasn't a bad accident but the man in the other car was very angry and shouted at Dad. I was scared and my sister started crying. The man asked for our address and Dad wrote it down for him on some paper. Then Dad started driving again, very slowly this time. When we got to the airport we were late and Mum said 'We've missed the plane now!' She was very angry too. Poor Dad! But when we got inside the airport Mum found that our plane was still there. She was happier then. So we went to the airport café and waited to go on our holiday. And it was the best holiday ever!


Examples

Nick's sister is called Kim .

The family got up early that morning to go on holiday. Questions

1 That morning Nick had no breakfast because he .

2 In the car, it was very difficult to see the road because it was

.

3 Nick heard a when his dad had the accident.

4 Nick felt when the man shouted at his dad.

5 Nick's dad his address and gave it to the man.

6 After the accident, Nick's dad decided that he should drive to the airport

.

7 Nick's mum was happy when she heard that the plane .



Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.

Example

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What do journalists do?

Journalists do many different things at work. Here is an idea of

some of the things journalists do each day. Before they

write anything, journalists must leave the office and ask people lots of

questions they need to find out information for their stories

first. They often take a tape recorder with so they don't

forget the information they've heard. Then they go back to their office

and write their stories very on the computer. News stories

are often short and give the important information about

things that just happened. They often work with

photographers take pictures which help to tell the stories.

When they have written their stories, journalists check that they

haven't made mistakes at all. They must be sure that

is correct before the stories go into the newspaper. It isn't

easy to be a journalist but it's boring!


Example other more many

1 shall can could

2 but when because

3 it him them

4 quick quicker quickly

5 best most much

6 are has have

7 who how what

8 any some lots

9 something everything nothing

10 always often never



Read the diary and write the missing words. Write one word on each line.

Example

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Dear Emma,

I can't wait until you come and see me next

week. We'll a great time together. I

know you're coming by plane so I'll meet

you the airport with my family.

There are of different things to do

here so I know you won't be bored. On your

first day we're to go into town to do

some shopping. The is very rainy

here in February so bring your umbrella!

See you very soon.

Lots of love,

Sarah


Flyers • Test 3 Speaking Find the Differences

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Information Exchange Candidate’s copy

Robert’s restaurant Sarah’s restaurant Where opposite / police station Where ?

Who / with parents Who / with ?

Time 7.30 Time ?

How / go car How / go ?

What / eat chicken / chips What / eat ?

Examiner’s copy

Robert’s restaurant Sarah’s restaurant

Where ? Where next / fire station

Who / with ? Who / with friends

Time ? Time 8.30

How / go ? How / go bus

What / eat ? What / eat burger / salad

Entry Review 2page 1 Name:

A Read.

The girl is tall. The boy is taller.The boy is taller than the girl.

Who is taller, Danny or Julie? Julie is taller.

Which one is harder, the marble or the ball?

The marble is harder.

Is the boy taller than the girl?Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

B Read and match.

a.

b.

c.

d.

1. The pepper is bigger than

the tomato.

2. The pepper is smaller than

the tomato.

3. The socks are dirtier than

the shoes.

4. The socks are cleaner than

the shoes.

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Placement Test Bpage 1

Date:

Name:

Question Possible Answer Score1. Hello. What did you do yesterday? I (went to school). /1

2. What did you do on the weekend? I (visited my grandmother). /1

3. What did you eat for dinner last night? I ate (noodles). /1

4. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a (doctor). /1

5. What are you going to do this weekend? I’m going to (play basketball). /1

6. How often should you exercise? I/You should exercise (once a week). /1

7. Do you always take a shower before

you go to school?

Yes, I do./No, I don’t. I (always)

take a shower (before I go to bed).

/1

8. What were you doing this morning? I was (sleeping) this morning./This

morning, I was (sleeping).

/2

9. Have you been to Australia? Yes, I have been to Australia./No, I

haven’t been to Australia.

/2

10. Have you ever ridden a horse? Yes, I have ridden a horse./No, I

haven’t ridden a horse.

/2

11. Do you have to study every day? Yes, I do have to study every day./

No, I don’t have to study every day.

/2

12. How long have you lived in your house or apartment?

I have lived in my (house) for (three years)/since I was (six) years old/since (2010).

/2

13. How long have you been studying at your school?

I have been studying at my school

for (five years)/since (2010).

/2

14. Why did you come here today? I came here today because (my

parents want me to study English).

/3

15. What should you do if you want to speak

English well?

You/I should (study hard). /3

Speaking and Listening

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Reading and Writing

Number.A

Look and write.B

Placement Test Bpage 2

1. She played baseball yesterday.

3. When you go to the beach, always

put on sunscreen.

2. He has wavy, blond hair.

4. He’s not very good at

snowboarding.

What did he eat yesterday?

He ate noodles.

What did they do yesterday?

What did he drink yesterday?

What did she do yesterday?

What did she do yesterday?

What did he do yesterday?

1.

4.

2.

5.

3.

6.

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