Flyers - Cambridge English

Centre NumberCandidate NumberFlyersReading & WritingVersion 103There are 44 questions.You have 40 minutes.My name is: Copyright UCLES 2018

Part 1– 10 questions –Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.There is one example.a tortoiseolivesstrawberrriesYour teacher might talk about important thingsthat happened a long time ago.1honeyhistory You might find this creature at the bottom ofthe ocean. It has eight arms. .maths23These are usually green or black. Each onehas a hard stone in the middle of it.a beetle .Students learn about different countries inthis school subject. .4history56butterfliesyoghurtsartscienceThese small red fruits taste very sweet. Insome countries, people use them to makejam. .This insect is usually black or brown andoften lives under the ground. .This animal has a hard shell and it can onlymove very slowly. .7If you are good at adding numbers together,a swanthis subject might be easy! .8These are made from milk and some of themhave fruit in them. .9This can swim, and it has enormous whitewings which are really strong.10 In this class, you might learn about howdifferent metals change when they gethotter.an octopus2 .geography .cookies

Part 2– 5 questions –Emma and David are talking about a concert they have bothbeen to. What does David say?Read the conversation and choose the best answer.Write a letter (A–H) for each answer.You do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.ExampleEmma:Hello, David. Did you go to the rock concert inthe park on Saturday afternoon?David:D Emma:I didn’t see you there.David: Emma:Which band did you enjoy the most?David: Emma:I took hundreds of pictures at the concert. Didyou?David: Emma:It was so easy to see the stage, wasn’t it?David: Emma:Have you seen the photos that someone hasput online?David: Questions123453

ANot yet, but I’ll do a search for thosewhen I get home.BI agree and the big screens werebrilliant.CNo. There were more people there thanthat.DYes, my uncle took me. (example)EThe one that played first. I can’tremember their name.FWilliam collected them, not me.GPerhaps that was because we arrivedquite late.HI forgot to take my phone, so I couldn’t.4

Part 3– 6 questions –Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correctword next to numbers 1–5. There is one errepairborrowedpreferstemperatureRichard and his sister Betty live in the mountains. They both love sportwinterin the most, when there’s deep snow on theground. Betty is amazing at snowboarding but Richard(1) skiing and sledging.One Sunday, they went to the top of their favourite mountain anddecided to have a race. ‘I’ll go (2) on mysnowboard than you,’ Betty laughed. ‘You won’t!’ Richard called. ‘I canski really quickly in this kind of snow.’ Betty just smiled and started5

snowboarding through a wood. Richard (3) her but turned too quickly around a corner and fell over on some ice.‘Are you OK?’ Betty called.‘My (4) is a bit sore,’ said Richard, ‘and one ofmy skis is broken. I can’t ski on just one.’‘I do that all the time!’ Betty said. ‘You should learn to snowboard!’‘Never!’ Richard answered. ‘I can (5) this otherski, I think.’ ‘Good!’ Betty laughed. ‘Come on! Let’s go home. I’ll helpyou.’(6) Now choose the best name for the story.Tick one box.Richard’s new snowboardThe race in the woodsBetty falls over6

Part 4– 10 questions –Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.RainbowsExampleitYou might see a rainbow when israining in front of you and when it is sunny behind you.1A rainbow can only when one part of the2sky is dry and sunny, and when the air in 3part of the sky has lots of water in it. youare lucky, you see seven different colours in a rainbow.4Red is the colour in a rainbow that is the in the sky. The six other colours are orange, yellow, green, blue and a5darker blue is called ‘indigo’, and a purple6colour called ‘violet’. When you see who is standing on the ground under a rainbow, that person7won’t see the rainbow above head.They will see it in a different part of the sky. And you can never touch8a rainbow because a rainbow is only made 9light. Many people have to find treasure10at the end of the rainbow, this can onlyhappen in stories.7

Part 5– 7 questions –Look at the picture and read the story. Write some words to completethe sentences about the story. You can use 1, 2, 3 or 4 words.Katy’s new clothesEveryone else in Katy’s class was excited when they heard about the end of yearschool party, but Katy was worried. Most of her clothes were really old and herfamily didn’t have a lot of money, so Katy didn’t want to ask her parents to findenough money to buy her a new dress.But Katy was clever. First, she found a pencil and drew some ideas. She wantedher clothes to look fun and unusual. Then she fetched some old clothes that herparents never wore and took them into her room, found some scissors and beganto cut here and there, here and there She worked hard until it was dark and she was very pleased with her work. Inthe morning, she put her new clothes on and went to show her family. ‘You lookwonderful!’ her mother said. ‘Is that my old scarf and long striped skirt?’ ‘Yes!Well, part of them!’ Katy answered. ‘And I think that’s one of my old jackets?’her father said. ‘Yes, but I changed it quite a lot!’ Katy said. ‘I loved the pockets,Dad.’Katy wore her clothes to the party and a photographer from the newspaper tooka picture of her. ‘Did you really make that?’ he said. ‘Yes, I want to be a clothesdesigner in the future!’ Katy said.8

Examplesthe school partyKaty’s classmates were excited about .Katy knew her parents didn’t have enough moneyfor a new dress.Questions1Katy drew some clever designs for clothes that looked .2Katy chose some clothes that no-one in her family ever .3Katy used to change the shape of theold clothes.4Katy felt when she finished her newclothes.5Katy’s saw Katy’s new clothes the nextmorning.6Katy used an old scarf, a and herfather’s old jacket.7At the party, a photographer took a photo of Katy to put in the .9

Part 6– 5 questions –Read the diary and write the missing words. Write one wordon each line.FridayExampleWe took our puppy, Spot, to see Mrs. Rightthis afternoon because he hurt his leg.Mrs. Right put a bandage around it. She said it’ll be fine1 about a week. Hooray!2Spot looked sad he couldn’t go for3a walk. We went to the pet shop to a new toy for Spot. It’s a soft rabbit. He loves it.Before we went home, we stopped at a4 to have some pancakes! They were5great! I put lemon juice mine. Mumchose chocolate sauce instead.10

Part 7Look at the three pictures. Write about this story. Write 20 ormore words.11

4 A Not yet, but I’ll do a search for those when I get home. B I agree and the big screens were brilliant. C No. There were more people there than that. D Yes, my uncle took me.(example) E The one that played first. I can’t remember their name. F William collected them, not me. G Perhaps that was because we arrived quite late. H I forgot to take my phone, so I couldn’t.