A2 Flyers (YLE Flyers)

Duration: about 25 minutes

Number of parts: 5 parts

Number of questions: 25 questions in total

Marks: a maximum of five shields

Part 1 (5 questions)

A big picture which shows people doing different things. Above and below the picture, there are some names. Candidates have to listen carefully to a conversation between an adult and a child and draw a line from each name to the correct person on the big picture.

Part 2 (5 questions)

A short conversation between two people. There is a form or a page of a notebook with some missing words (gaps). Candidates have to listen to the recording and write a missing word or number in each gap.

Part 3 (5 questions)

Two sets of pictures. On the left, there are some pictures of people and their names, or other named places or objects. On the right, there is a set of pictures with letters but no words. Candidates have to listen to a conversation between two people and match each of the pictures on the right to one of the named pictures on the left.

Part 4 (5 questions)

Five short conversations. There is a question and three pictures for each conversation. Candidates have to decide which picture shows the right answer to the question and put a tick in the box under it.

Part 5 (5 questions)

A big picture. Candidates have to listen carefully to a conversation between an adult and a child and colour (black, blue, brown, green, grey, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow) different objects in the picture using the color they say in the conversation. Candidates will also have to write a word as part of this question.

Duration: 40 minutes

Number of parts: 7 parts

Number of questions: 44 questions in total

Marks: a maximum of five shields

Part 1 (10 questions)

Fifteen words and ten definitions (sentences that describe or explain ten of the fifteen words). Candidates have to write the correct word next to each definition.

Part 2 (5 questions)

A short conversation between two people. Everything that the first speaker says is printed on the question paper, with gaps for the second speaker’s answers. For each gap, candidates have to choose the correct answer from a list (A-H).

Part 3 (6 questions)

A text with some missing words (gaps) in it. Each gap represents a missing word (a noun, adjective or verb). Next to the text there is a box with words in it. Candidates have to choose the correct word from the box for each gap and copy it. For the last question, candidates have to choose the best title for the text from a choice of three possible titles.

Part 4 (10 questions)

A text with some missing words (gaps). Next to the line where each word is missing, there is a choice of three possible answers. Candidates have to decide which answer is correct and copy the word into the gap.

Part 5 (7 questions)

A complete story, and seven sentences about the story. Each sentence has a gap which candidates have to complete using one, two, three or four words.

Part 6 (5 questions)

A text from a letter or diary with five gaps. Children have to write the missing word in each of the five gaps. There is no list of words to choose from.

Part 7 (1 part)

Three pictures which tell a story. Candidates have to write about this story using 20 or more words.

Duration: 7-9 minutes

Number of parts: 4 parts

Marks: a maximum of five shields

Part 1

The examiner greets the candidate and asks their name, surname and age. The examiner shows the candidate two pictures, an examiner’s picture and a candidate’s picture. Both pictures are similar but they have some differences. The examiner then makes a series of statements about the examiner’s picture and the candidate has to respond by making statements showing how the candidate’s picture is different, e.g. (examiner) ‘In my picture, the man is pointing at a cloud on the map.’ (candidate) ‘In my picture, he’s pointing at the sun.’

Part 2

The child and the examiner each have two similar pictures (for example, pictures of two different restaurants). The examiner has information about one picture, and the child has information about the other picture. The examiner first asks the candidate questions related to the information the candidate has, e.g. ‘What’s the name of Robert’s favourite restaurant?’ and the candidate answers. The candidate then asks the examiner questions, e.g. ‘What’s the name of Sarah’s favourite restaurant?' and the examiner answers.

Part 3

The examiner shows four pictures and tells the candidate the name of the story and describes the first picture, e.g. ‘These pictures tell a story. It’s called “The Brave Teacher”. Just look at the pictures first. (pause) Nick and Anna are looking out of the classroom window. The teacher isn’t happy because they’re not doing their work.’ The examiner then asks the candidate to continue the storey and describe the other three pictures. The title of the story and the name of the main character(s) are provided.

Part 4

The examiner asks the candidate personal questions on topics such as school, hobbies, birthday, family or holidays.

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