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Question 1Listening

You hear a girl say: "My new bike is blue, but my sister's bike is green." What colour is the girl's bike?

  1. Green
  2. Red
  3. Blue Correct answer.
  4. Yellow

Explanation

The girl uses the colour word blue for her own new bike, so blue is the answer. The green bike belongs to her sister, so that colour describes a different person's bike.

Question 2Listening

You hear a boy say: "There are twenty children in my class." How many children are in his class?

  1. Twelve
  2. Ten
  3. Twenty Correct answer.
  4. Twenty-two

Explanation

The number word twenty means 20, and that is the number the boy gives for his class. The other options are different numbers that are not spoken.

Question 3Listening

You hear a girl say: "We have music on Monday and swimming on Thursday." On which day does she go swimming?

  1. Friday
  2. Monday
  3. Tuesday
  4. Thursday Correct answer.

Explanation

The girl joins swimming with the day word Thursday, so Thursday is when she swims. Monday is the day for music, a different activity.

Question 4Listening

You hear a boy say: "My favourite animal is the elephant. It is very big and grey." Which animal does he like best?

  1. Giraffe
  2. Lion
  3. Kangaroo
  4. Elephant Correct answer.

Explanation

The boy names the elephant as his favourite animal, and the words big and grey also describe an elephant. The other animals are not named by him.

Question 5Listening

You hear a girl say: "For breakfast I have eggs and milk, but my brother only wants bread." What does her brother want to eat?

  1. Bread Correct answer.
  2. Milk
  3. Apples
  4. Eggs

Explanation

The word only signals what the brother wants, and that word is bread. Eggs and milk belong to the girl's breakfast, not to her brother's.

Question 6Listening

You hear a boy say: "This is my aunt. She is my mother's sister." Who is the woman?

  1. His father's sister
  2. His grandmother
  3. His mother's sister Correct answer.
  4. His sister

Explanation

The boy explains that the woman is his mother's sister, which is the meaning of the word aunt. Family words such as father and grandmother are not used here.

Question 7Listening

You hear a woman say: "The film starts at half past six." What time does the film start?

  1. Half past six Correct answer.
  2. Seven o'clock
  3. Six o'clock
  4. Half past five

Explanation

Half past six means thirty minutes after six, so the film starts at 6.30. The other times change either the hour or the half.

Question 8Listening

You hear a girl say: "We cook in the kitchen and we eat in the dining room." Where does the family cook?

  1. In the kitchen Correct answer.
  2. In the dining room
  3. In the bathroom
  4. In the bedroom

Explanation

The verb cook is joined to the room word kitchen in the sentence, so that is where cooking happens. The dining room is only for eating.

Question 9Listening

You hear a man in a shop say: "The red T-shirt is ten pounds, and the blue one is twelve pounds." Which T-shirt is cheaper?

  1. They cost the same
  2. The blue T-shirt
  3. The red T-shirt Correct answer.
  4. The green T-shirt

Explanation

Ten pounds is less money than twelve pounds, so the red T-shirt costs less. Comparing the two prices shows a difference of two pounds.

Question 10Listening

You hear a girl say: "Go straight, then turn left at the bank. The library is opposite the bank." Where is the library?

  1. Opposite the bank Correct answer.
  2. Next to the bank
  3. Behind the bank
  4. Above the bank

Explanation

The word opposite tells you the library is on the other side of the road from the bank. The other options describe different positions that are not said.

Question 11Listening

You hear a girl spell her name: "My name is Sophie. S-O-P-H-I-E." Which name did she spell?

  1. Sophie Correct answer.
  2. Sofia
  3. Sophy
  4. Sophey

Explanation

The letters S-O-P-H-I-E make the name Sophie, with ph in the middle and ie at the end. The other spellings change letters that the girl did not say.

Question 12Listening

You hear a boy say: "My phone number is three, four, seven, two, zero, nine, one." Which number did he say?

  1. 374 2091
  2. 347 2019
  3. 347 2091 Correct answer.
  4. 347 2901

Explanation

Reading the digits in order gives 347 2091, with zero in the fifth place. Any other order changes at least one digit position.

Question 13Listening

You hear a girl say: "It was sunny in the morning, but in the afternoon it rained." What was the weather like in the afternoon?

  1. Windy
  2. Rainy Correct answer.
  3. Snowy
  4. Sunny

Explanation

The word but shows a change, and the afternoon weather is described with rained, which means rainy. Sunny describes only the morning.

Question 14Listening

You hear a boy say: "I go to school by bus, but my dad goes to work by train." How does his dad travel to work?

  1. By bus
  2. By bicycle
  3. By train Correct answer.
  4. On foot

Explanation

The phrase by train is used for the dad's journey to work. The bus is how the boy travels to school, so it belongs to a different person.

Question 15Listening

You hear a girl say: "The cat is under the table, and the dog is on the sofa." Where is the cat?

  1. Under the table Correct answer.
  2. Under the chair
  3. On the sofa
  4. On the table

Explanation

The preposition under shows the cat is below the table. The sofa is where the dog is, so that position belongs to a different animal.

Question 16Listening

You hear a boy say: "I get up at seven, I have breakfast at half past seven, and I leave home at eight." What does he do at half past seven?

  1. He leaves home
  2. He gets up
  3. He has breakfast Correct answer.
  4. He goes to school

Explanation

The time half past seven is joined to having breakfast in the sentence. Getting up happens earlier and leaving home happens later.

Question 17Listening

You hear a girl say: "My favourite subject is maths because I like numbers." Why does she like maths?

  1. Because her teacher is nice
  2. Because she likes reading
  3. Because she likes numbers Correct answer.
  4. Because it is easy

Explanation

The word because introduces the reason, and the reason given is that she likes numbers. The other reasons are never spoken by the girl.

Question 18Listening

You hear a girl say: "I can't go to school today. My head hurts and I have a temperature." What is the matter with her?

  1. She has a headache Correct answer.
  2. She has a stomach ache
  3. She has a toothache
  4. She has a cold

Explanation

The sentence says her head hurts, which is a headache. A temperature can go with it, but the pain is in her head, not her tooth or stomach.

Question 19Listening

You hear a boy say: "Look at my sister. She is wearing a yellow dress and a hat." What is his sister wearing?

  1. A yellow skirt
  2. A yellow dress Correct answer.
  3. A yellow hat
  4. A red dress

Explanation

The clothing word dress is described as yellow, so a yellow dress is correct. The hat is a different item and its colour is not given.

Question 20Listening

You hear a boy say: "On Saturdays I play football. I don't like tennis." Which sport does he play?

  1. Tennis
  2. Basketball
  3. Football Correct answer.
  4. Swimming

Explanation

The boy says he plays football on Saturdays, and he says he does not like tennis. That makes football the sport he plays.

Question 21Listening

You hear a woman say: "Tom wanted to go to the park, but it was raining, so he stayed at home and played a game." Why did Tom stay at home?

  1. Because he had homework
  2. Because the park was closed
  3. Because he was tired
  4. Because it was raining Correct answer.

Explanation

The word so introduces the result, and the reason just before it is the rain. Nothing is said about being tired, the park closing, or homework.

Question 22Listening

You hear a man say: "The shop opens at nine o'clock from Monday to Saturday, but at ten o'clock on Sundays. Today is Sunday." What time does the shop open today?

  1. At nine o'clock
  2. At eight o'clock
  3. At eleven o'clock
  4. At ten o'clock Correct answer.

Explanation

The Sunday opening time is ten o'clock, and the speaker says today is Sunday. Nine o'clock applies only to the other days of the week.

Question 23Listening

You hear a boy say: "I have five pounds. The book I want costs three pounds fifty." How much money will he have left after he buys the book?

  1. One pound fifty Correct answer.
  2. Three pounds fifty
  3. Two pounds fifty
  4. Fifty pence

Explanation

Change is found by taking the price away from the money he has: five pounds minus three pounds fifty leaves one pound fifty. The other amounts do not match that subtraction.

Question 24Listening

You hear a girl say: "My birthday is on the third of May. My sister's birthday is two days later." When is her sister's birthday?

  1. The first of May
  2. The fifth of May Correct answer.
  3. The second of May
  4. The fourth of May

Explanation

Two days after the third is the fifth, because you count the fourth as one day and the fifth as the second. The other dates are earlier or only one day later.

Question 25Listening

You hear a boy say: "Lucy is taller than Anna, but she is shorter than Mary." Who is the tallest of the three?

  1. Mary Correct answer.
  2. They are all the same height
  3. Anna
  4. Lucy

Explanation

Lucy is above Anna but below Mary, so Mary must be above both of them. That makes Mary the tallest of the three children.

Question 26Listening

You hear a boy say: "My swimming lesson starts at quarter past four." What time does the lesson start?

  1. 4:45
  2. 4:15 Correct answer.
  3. 5:15
  4. 3:45

Explanation

"Quarter past four" means fifteen minutes after four o'clock, so the lesson starts at 4:15. If the boy had said "quarter to", the time would be fifteen minutes before an hour, not after it.

Question 27Listening

You hear a woman in a shop say: "The big cake is four pounds and the small cake is two pounds fifty." How much is the small cake?

  1. Six pounds fifty
  2. Four pounds
  3. Two pounds fifteen
  4. Two pounds fifty Correct answer.

Explanation

The woman gives the price of the small cake directly as two pounds fifty. Four pounds belongs to the big cake, so it answers a different question.

Question 28Listening

You hear a girl say: "My mother works in a hospital. She helps the doctors and looks after people who are ill." What is her mother's job?

  1. A farmer
  2. A driver
  3. A teacher
  4. A nurse Correct answer.

Explanation

Someone who works in a hospital and cares for ill people together with doctors has the job of a nurse. The other jobs are done in schools, on the road and on farms.

Question 29Listening

You hear a boy say: "I'd like a cheese sandwich and some orange juice, please. I don't want any cake." What does the boy want to eat?

  1. An apple
  2. Some soup
  3. A cheese sandwich Correct answer.
  4. Some cake

Explanation

The boy asks for a cheese sandwich, which is the food he wants to eat. The orange juice is a drink, and he says clearly that he does not want cake.

Question 30Listening

You hear a boy say: "I can swim very well, but I can't ride a horse." What can the boy do?

  1. Drive a car
  2. Ride a horse
  3. Play the piano
  4. Swim Correct answer.

Explanation

The boy says "I can swim", so swimming is something he is able to do. He says he cannot ride a horse, and the piano and the car are never mentioned.

Question 31Listening

You hear a girl say: "We have music on Tuesday and art on Thursday." When does the girl have art?

  1. On Friday
  2. On Monday
  3. On Thursday Correct answer.
  4. On Tuesday

Explanation

The girl joins art to Thursday in her sentence, so Thursday is the day of her art lesson. Tuesday is the day she has music, so the two lessons are on different days.

Question 32Listening

You hear a boy say: "The blue ball is mine and the red ball is my brother's." Whose ball is blue?

  1. His own Correct answer.
  2. His friend's
  3. His brother's
  4. His sister's

Explanation

The boy says the blue ball is "mine", which means it belongs to him. The red ball is the one that belongs to his brother.

Question 33Listening

You hear a girl say: "My dog has black ears and a white tail." What colour are the dog's ears?

  1. Black Correct answer.
  2. Grey
  3. Brown
  4. White

Explanation

The girl gives black to the ears and white to the tail, so each colour belongs to a different part of the dog. You have to match the colour to the right body part.

Question 34Listening

You hear a boy say: "The park is behind the library, next to the school." Where is the park?

  1. Behind the library Correct answer.
  2. In front of the library
  3. Opposite the school
  4. Between the school and the shop

Explanation

The boy puts the park behind the library and adds that it is next to the school, so "behind the library" is the position he gives. Words like "opposite" and "in front of" would describe different positions.

Question 35Listening

You hear a girl say: "Today is Wednesday and my party is on Friday." How many days is it until the party?

  1. Two days Correct answer.
  2. Three days
  3. Four days
  4. One day

Explanation

Counting forward from Wednesday, Thursday is one day away and Friday is two days away. So the party is in two days.

Question 36Listening

You hear a teacher say: "There are twelve children in my class and eight of them are girls." How many boys are in the class?

  1. Eight
  2. Two
  3. Six
  4. Four Correct answer.

Explanation

The class is made up of girls and boys only, so twelve children take away eight girls leaves four boys. The two numbers must add up to twelve.

Question 37Listening

You hear a woman say: "At first Sam was sad about moving house, but now he loves his new room." How does Sam feel now?

  1. Happy Correct answer.
  2. Sad
  3. Angry
  4. Tired

Explanation

"Now he loves his new room" shows that his present feeling is a good one, so happy fits. Sadness belongs to the time before the move.

Question 38Listening

You hear a man say: "The shoe shop is between the bank and the café." Which two places is the shoe shop between?

  1. The school and the park
  2. The café and the school
  3. The bank and the park
  4. The bank and the café Correct answer.

Explanation

"Between" means the shop has one building on each side, and the man names the bank and the café. Those are the two places the shop sits between.

Question 39Listening

You hear a boy say: "My sister is nine and I am two years older than her." How old is the boy?

  1. Thirteen
  2. Nine
  3. Twelve
  4. Eleven Correct answer.

Explanation

Being two years older means adding two years to the sister's age of nine. Nine plus two gives eleven.

Question 40Listening

You hear a woman say: "Wash your hands first, then put the plates on the table." What should you do first?

  1. Eat the food
  2. Put the plates on the table
  3. Open the window
  4. Wash your hands Correct answer.

Explanation

The word "first" marks the action that must come before the other one, and here it is washing your hands. The plates come afterwards, after the word "then".

Question 41Listening

You hear on the phone: "Hello, this is Mrs Brown. Can I speak to Tom, please?" Who is making the phone call?

  1. A doctor
  2. Mrs Brown Correct answer.
  3. Tom's teacher
  4. Tom

Explanation

"This is Mrs Brown" is how a caller says her own name, so Mrs Brown is the person speaking. Tom is the person she wants to speak to, not the caller.

Question 42Listening

You hear a boy say: "I lost my blue bag. It has a book and my keys in it." What is inside the bag?

  1. Only a book
  2. A book and a pen
  3. A phone and keys
  4. A book and keys Correct answer.

Explanation

The boy lists exactly two things inside the bag: a book and his keys. The word "and" shows there is more than just a book.

Question 43Listening

You hear a woman say: "You have a bad cough, so you shouldn't go swimming today." What is the matter with the child?

  1. A headache
  2. A cough Correct answer.
  3. A broken leg
  4. A toothache

Explanation

The woman names the cough as the reason the child should not swim, so the cough is the child's problem. The other illnesses are pains in other parts of the body.

Question 44Listening

You hear a girl say: "I collect stamps from many countries. It's my favourite thing to do." What is her hobby?

  1. Dancing
  2. Cooking
  3. Reading books
  4. Collecting stamps Correct answer.

Explanation

The girl describes gathering stamps from different countries as the thing she likes doing most, so collecting stamps is her hobby. The other activities are never mentioned.

Question 45Listening

You hear a boy say: "On Saturday we're going to the beach, but only if it doesn't rain." What is the boy's plan?

  1. To go to the cinema
  2. To stay at home
  3. To visit his grandmother
  4. To go to the beach Correct answer.

Explanation

The boy says "we're going to the beach", which is his plan for Saturday. The rain is only a condition that could change the plan, not the plan itself.

Question 46Listening

You hear a girl say: "I'm sorry I'm late. The bus didn't come, so I walked." Why was the girl late?

  1. The bus didn't come Correct answer.
  2. She missed her train
  3. She walked slowly
  4. She got up late

Explanation

The girl gives the missing bus as the cause of her lateness and says she walked instead. Walking was the result of the problem, not a separate reason for being late.

Question 47Listening

You hear a man say: "The football match starts at three o'clock and lasts ninety minutes." When does the match finish?

  1. At four o'clock
  2. At half past four Correct answer.
  3. At five o'clock
  4. At half past three

Explanation

Ninety minutes is one hour and thirty minutes, so you add that to three o'clock. This gives half past four as the finishing time.

Question 48Listening

You hear a woman say: "The red bike costs sixty pounds and the blue bike costs forty-five pounds." How much more does the red bike cost?

  1. Fifteen pounds Correct answer.
  2. Twenty-five pounds
  3. Ten pounds
  4. Twenty pounds

Explanation

To find the difference you take the cheaper price away from the dearer one. Sixty minus forty-five leaves fifteen pounds.

Question 49Listening

You hear a boy say: "Today is Thursday. My concert is in three days." On which day is the concert?

  1. Wednesday
  2. Sunday Correct answer.
  3. Monday
  4. Saturday

Explanation

Counting three days forward from Thursday means Friday is one, Saturday is two and Sunday is three. The concert is therefore on Sunday.

Question 50Listening

You hear a girl say: "I wanted to buy the red kite, but I only had three pounds and it cost five." What did the girl do?

  1. She paid five pounds
  2. She bought nothing Correct answer.
  3. She bought two kites
  4. She borrowed money

Explanation

The kite cost five pounds and the girl had only three, so she did not have enough money and did not buy it. Nothing in the sentence says she borrowed money to pay.