Cambridge Primary Sample Test

For use with curriculum published in

September 2020

English as a Second Language Paper 1

Stage 5
35 minutes

Name

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.
 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 34.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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Part 1

Questions 1–5

Read the sentences about a girl called Josie, who likes playing hockey.
Circle the correct word for each space.

Example
Josie’s sport is hockey.

popular favourite brilliant

1 Josie to a hockey team in her town. [1]

joins includes belongs

2 Josie loves the colour of her hockey team’s . [1]

suit fashion kit

3 Josie and her hockey team twice a week. [1]

improve practise learn

4 Josie thinks her team’s makes the training really fun. [1]

coach guide member

5 Josie and her team have not a single match that they’ve played
this year. [1]
lost failed missed

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Part 2

Questions 6–12

Read the text in each question.

What does it say?
For each question, circle the correct letter A, B or C.

Example

New Message A Andy would prefer to go sailing with

Julia on Saturday rather than on
To: Sunday.
Julia
Send From: Andy B Andy can go sailing with Julia on
Hello Julia Friday if she’s not free on Saturday.
I can’t have Friday off to go
sailing. I’m still available on both C Andy wants to go sailing with Julia on
Saturday and Sunday, but both Saturday and Sunday if possible.
Saturday is better. Let me know
what’s best for you.
Andy

6 Lucy What is Lucy’s mother suggesting?

  About our cycle ride on Saturday — A doing a different activity on Saturday

how about asking Tania if she’s
interested?
B getting advice about where to go on
She’ll be at the pool later, so we Saturday
can find out then.

Mum C inviting someone else to go with them

on Saturday

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7 A Matt hasn’t played these board games

very much.
I’m selling some of
  my board games B Matt can’t take calls about the board
games during the day.
Good variety
Almost new C Matt doesn’t have many different types
of board game to sell.
Call Matt – 021 995 344
before 9 p.m. [1]

8 Anne is telling Jack that

  A she needs some help with the

Jack homework.
You know that B there is more homework to do than
homework we’ve got she thought.
to do for Mr Hughes
next week? I looked C the teacher has given them extra time
at it last night, but it for the homework.
seems quite difficult.
Can you explain it to [1]
me?
Anne

9 The notice tells students

Come to the school concert
  A the date of the concert.
Tickets on sale from 6th July.

No more than 3 tickets per B when concert tickets will be

student – there’s only space available.
for 150 people.
C how many students will play in the
Don’t miss it! Tell all your friends. concert.

[1]

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10 NOTICES
What will be different about the next
Book Club meeting?
Next week’s Book Club
  A the teacher
Mrs James is away until
Wednesday but will do
B the day
Book Club on Thursday
as usual. However, the
library is closed, so go C the place
to Mr Conway’s office
instead. [1]

11 Adil is telling Greg

  A why he can’t go to the cinema

Greg today.
I’m just leaving my
house. I’m not B that he’s going to arrive late at
going to get to the the cinema.
cinema by 4 p.m. as
we agreed. Can you C about another friend he’s invited to
tell Leon? You two the cinema.
go in – I’ll see you
there. [1]
Adil

12 New Message What is the school doing in this

message?

To: Students and parents

  A offering to repair computers
Send From: School

B asking for equipment for a club

Computer club members are
learning to repair computers. Have
you got an old computer you don’t C saying where the computer club
need? Bring it to the school office. meets
Sorry – we can’t return it.
[1]

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Part 3

Questions 13–17

Complete the conversation between two friends.

What does Luisa say to Yasmin?
For questions 13–17, write the correct letter A–H.

Example
Yasmin: Have you seen the poster about Mrs Hall’s art competition?

Luisa: H
…………

Yasmin: A picture of an animal.

Luisa: 13 ………… [1]

A I think yours is better.

Yasmin: I’m not sure. I haven’t decided yet. B OK. I’ll bring my art stuff with
Luisa: 14 ………… [1] me.

Yasmin: Do you really think so? OK, I will C I don’t know. Is she going?
enter! Let’s work together. What are
you doing on Saturday? D But you’re brilliant at painting
and drawing!
Luisa: 15 ………… [1]
E That sounds interesting. Are you
Yasmin: So why not come to my house going to enter?
at about 3 o’clock?
F I’m busy in the morning, but I’m
Luisa: 16 ………… [1]
free in the afternoon.
Yasmin: Good idea. I’ll check it’s OK with
G Alright. Will you let me know
my mum later.
what she says?
Luisa: 17 ………… [1]
H No, not yet. What does she
Yasmin: Yes, when I see you tomorrow. want us to do?

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Part 4

Questions 18–24

Complete the email below.

Write one word for each space.
There is an example at the beginning of the email.

To: Uncle Robert

From: Charlie

Dear Uncle Robert

I hope you (0) are well.

Thank you very much (18) the money that you sent me on

(19) 10th birthday. I’m saving to buy a new bike, so the

money will (20) very useful.

I didn’t have a party (21) I don’t enjoy them very much.

Instead, Mum and Dad took me and a few (22) my friends

to the sports centre. We went on a climbing wall for (23)

first time. Afterwards, my friends came back to our house for pizza. Everyone

said that they (24) lots of fun.

See you soon!

Charlie

[Total: 7]

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Part 5

Read the questions below.

Then read the article about flying on the next page.
For questions 25–29, circle the correct letter A, B or C.

25 Who was surprised about the food on the plane?

A Mark
B Jonas
C Hassan
[1]

26 Who didn’t like the place where he sat on the plane?

A Mark
B Jonas
C Hassan
[1]

27 Who was worried before the flight?

A Mark
B Jonas
C Hassan
[1]

28 Who nearly lost something before the flight?

A Mark
B Jonas
C Hassan
[1]

29 Who enjoyed the views from the plane?

A Mark
B Jonas
C Hassan
[1]

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My first time on an aeroplane

Mark
My first time on a plane was last summer, when I went to Italy
with my family. We usually have holidays in the USA, where we
live, so I was really excited about flying. When we got on board,
I found out that my seat was in the middle, between my mum
and dad, which I wasn’t very pleased about. Everything else
about the flight was great, though, including the food.

Jonas
My family went to Australia last year. That was my first flight. At
the airport, I left my passport on a seat, but a really nice lady
saw it and gave it back to me. On the plane, I sat next to the
window because my brother didn’t want to. My dad said meals
are always terrible on planes, so when I tried mine I couldn’t
believe it – it was delicious!

Hassan
We flew to Thailand last year. When we were waiting to get on
the plane, I felt a bit scared, but then we got on and found our
seats, and I started to feel better. And when the plane was in the
air, I loved looking out of the window at the clouds – they were
so beautiful! In fact, the only thing I didn’t like about flying was
the food.

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Part 6

Questions 30–34

Read the text and questions below.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B or C.

The girl who rides motorbikes

12-year-old Beatrice Tianah from Uganda talks about
her hobby – the sport of motocross

My hobby is motocross racing. In a motocross race, you ride a motorbike around

a dirt track. There are lots of jumps to go over, and often it’s difficult to stay on
your motorbike. I started when I was six and now I’m one of the best riders in
my country.

When you’re racing, you need to think about what you’re doing. If you don’t slow
down around corners, you’ll fall. Where you can go really fast is on the straight
parts. For me that’s the best bit – it’s brilliant to feel the wind on your face.
However, people watching races prefer seeing us do jumps.

In my country, it’s unusual for girls to do motocross, so sometimes I’m the only
girl in a race. The boys in the sport all know me, and know that I’m as good as
them, but a few still get angry if I pass them in a race.

Just like in other sports, motocross riders need to eat well. At the beginning, my
mother prepared special meals just for me, but now the whole family has the
same. Everyone feels better because they’re eating more fruit and vegetables.

Because I’m doing well at my sport, I’m in the local newspaper sometimes. My
grandpa keeps all the articles. I don’t read them and I don’t like it much when he
shows them to his friends, but I’m glad I’ll be able to look at the articles when
I’m older.

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30 What is Beatrice explaining in the A how she started doing motocross

first paragraph?
B why she enjoys motocross

C what motocross is
[1]

31 In the second paragraph, Beatrice A going round corners.

says her favourite part of racing is
B doing jumps.

C going fast.
[1]

32 What does Beatrice say about some A They don’t like it when she goes
of the boys she races against? more quickly than they do.

B They think that girls and boys

shouldn’t race together.

C They are surprised at how good

she is.
[1]

33 What does Beatrice say in the fourth A Motocross riders don’t worry much
paragraph? about what they eat.

B Her family eat healthier food than

they did before.

C It’s hard for her to eat good things

all the time.
[1]

34 How does Beatrice feel about the A pleased that she’ll have them in
newspaper articles her grandfather the future
keeps?
B excited to see herself in them

C upset about what they say

[1]

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Copyright Acknowledgements:

Part 5 © http://airplanereading.org/story/318/my-first-time 1 April 2019.

Part 6 © https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09wc4td/my-life-series-9-12-motocross-girl 2 April 2019.
Part 6 photo © Ref: CR5M9F; imageBROKER / Alamy Stock Photo; Motocross rider at a motocross race, Grevenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany, Europe; www.alamy.com

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