A1 Senior Practice Test 1
KGL Contest in English
A1 Senior
Listening, Reading and Writing
Time: 1 hour 15minutes
Instructions
Read each part carefully.
To answer a question click on the answer. To change your answer click on another answer.
To go to the next part click Next. To go back click Back.
You can go back to check you work until the end of the test.
Listening
There are two parts to the test. Each part is heard twice. There is a pause for you to read the questions at the start of each part. There is a pause for you to check your work at the end of part two. When you hear THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING TEST you can then move on to the next part.
Writing
Click in the blank page on the right side of the screen and type your answer. You can delete and retype any part of your answer.
There is a word count at the bottom of the screen.
The writing task in the practice test is for practice purposes and does not provide a score for the writing section
Clicking on Exit ends the test.
You must answer all questions.
To start the test click on the button below.
Part 1 - Listening
Listening Part 1
Questions 1-5
Listen to people talking about Brazil, the Philippines and Finland.
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Part 2 - Listening
Listening Part 2
Questions 6-10
Listen to a man talking about getting a pet.
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Part 3 - Reading
Questions 11-15
Read and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
Hi Wolfgang,
I’ve got a new computer. It’s fantastic. I gave it a name. I call it Big Foot. No, my computer does not have real feet but it’s big. The screen is 17 inches. I love playing games on it.
The only problem is that it’s not easy to carry; it’s very heavy. Sometimes I want to take it to my friend’s house so that we can play the same game online and this is difficult.
My mum does not like my new computer. She says I play too many games on it. She also thinks that it’s bad for my eyes. My dad doesn’t think that but he says I must not play games on it for more than one hour a day. I am not happy about this. Some of my friends play for four or five hours a day. I think one hour is not enough.
How many hours do you play on your computer every day? I hope it is a lot so that I can tell my dad!
Your friend,
Marco
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Part 4 - Reading
Questions 16-25
Click on the gap and choose the correct word.
Man falls from the sky
There was drama at the seaside at the weekend, when a man fell (16) of the sky. He fell onto a group of men who were playing (17) the sea. The men were shocked and angry (18) he stopped their game.
It happened at Furry beach, about one hour’s drive (19) London.
The beach was very busy. Hundreds of people came to (20) down because of the very hot weather.
Suddenly, the man, wearing (21) swimming trunks, fell into the sea from the sky. A girl who was on the beach saw (22) falling and quickly took a photo with her mobile phone. Everybody wanted to know (23) he came from. When he came out of the sea he sat on the sand and did not
(24) anything. ‘Where are you from?’ everybody asked.
‘Sorry, my English is not good’, the man (25) .
Police say the man did not have permission to fall from the sky.
Part 5 - Reading
Questions 26-35
Complete the sentence. Choose A, B, C or D
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Part 6 - Reading
Questions 36-40
Your school is fifty years old next month. Read and answer the questions.
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Part 7 - Writing
Writing
It is your birthday next week. You want to invite a new friend who lives in another town to your house for a special dinner. Write a message to your friend. In your message:
- tell your friend where you live
- explain how to get to your house from the bus station in town
- describe what you are cooking for dinner
- tell your friend not to book a hotel because he/she can stay at your house
- tell your friend how he/she will get to the bus station the next day to go home
Write between 100 and 120 words only