Year 1 Entrance Exam

Name : _____________________________________ ( ) Marks : ______________

A. Write small letters in alphabtical orders. (13 marks)

a c
a

k o

s u v w x z

B. Draw lines to match the sounds to the correct pictures. (7 marks)

1. 2.

s
3. 4.

5. 6.
t
s

7. 8.

a
C) Circle the letter above the correct answer. (4 marks)
s
e.g.

A B C D
fish frog p foot fire

s
1.

A B C D
cap hat cat rat

2.

A B C D
desk dart duck dock
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3.

A B C D
rain ring rose rock

4.

A B C D
guavas mangos lemons grapes

D) Put a tick ( √ ) in the box next to the correct answer. (6 marks)

e.g. 1.

This is a lion. √ The girl is eating.

This is a tiger. The girl is playing.
This is a monkey. The girl is reading.
This is an elephant. The girl is sleeping.
2. 3.

They are cooking. He sits in the car.

They are swimming. He sits on the chair.
They are baking a cake. He sleeps on the bed.
They are building sandcastles. He sleeps under the tree.

E) Choose from the words given and write the correct answer for each picture (10 marks)

mop top hand chair fork jelly

e.g. 1. 2.

top ____________ ____________

3. 4. 5.

____________ ____________ ____________

F) Underline the correct answers. (8 marks)

e.g. A. I is a boy.
B. I am a boy.
C. I are a boy.

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1. A. Good morning. Ash. 5. A. Thank you very much.
B. Good morning, Ash. B. Thank you, very much.
C. Good, morning, Ash. C. Thank you. Very much.

2. A. What is your name? 6. A. Sue Is Eating.

B. What is your name. B. sue is eating.
C. what is your name! C. Sue is eating.

3. A. He has two dog. 7. A. I drink milk every day.

B. He has two dogs. B. I drank milk every day.
C. He have two dogs. C. I drinks milk every day.

4. A. She on the chair sits. 8. A. The table is new.

B. chair She sits on the. B. The table new is.
C. She sits on the chair. C. New table is the.

G. Colour the shapes according to the sentences. (10 marks)

e.g. The heart shape is black.

1. The oval is red.
2. The star is green.
3. The square is blue.
4. The triangle is yellow.
5. The diamond is orange.

H) Read the paragraph. Tick ( √ ) the correct answers. (10 marks)

THE SECRET PLAN

Ashley and her father had a secret plan. They waited until Ashley’s mother
went out. Then they took out a bowl, a cake mix, some eggs, and other things
they needed. They mixed and stirred. They put the batter in the oven. Then they
checked. Yes! They had just enough birthday candles.

e.g. What kind of plan did Ashley and her father have?
A. a secret plan √
B. a small plan
C. a big plan

1. What do you think Ashley and her father were doing?

A. making breakfast
B. cleaning up the kitchen
C. baking a birthday cake

2. How do you know it was a surprise?

A. They waited until the cake was done.
B. They waited to see if they had candles.
C. They waited until Ashley’s mother went out.

3. What did they do first?

A. They put the batter in the oven.
B. They took out the things they needed.
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 C. They mixed and stirred the batter.

4. What were the ingredients they use?

A. a bowl, a cake mix
B. a bowl , some eggs
C. a cake mix, some eggs

5. If you were Ashley, what kind of cake will you bake for your mother?

If I were Ashley, I will bake a ___________________ cake for her.

I. Write the correct answer in each blank. (10 marks)

e.g. I touch with my hands.

see touch taste

1. The bird built a ____________ on the tree.

hut cage nest

2. The children ____________ the kites in the field.

fly cage nest

3. We can ____________ the stars at night.

eat see feel

4. My mother uses a ____________ to boil water.

fork knife kettle

5. My mother uses a ____________ to boil water.

plate knife kettle

J) Fill in the correct word based on the picture. (8 marks)

e.g.

A cat meows.
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1.

The ____________ is in the box.

2.

My sister has a new ____________.

3.

The ____________ lives in the farm.

4.

A rainbow has ____________ colours.

K) Rearrange the words to form correct sentences. (10 marks)

e.g.
I have friends. many

I have many friends.

1.
elephant. A fat

_______________________________________________________________________________
2.
This a pillow. is

_______________________________________________________________________________
3.
cold. is The ice cube

_______________________________________________________________________________

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4.
live in a fish bowl. I

_______________________________________________________________________________
5.
on the table. The cheese is

_______________________________________________________________________________

L) Make sentences using the words given. (4 marks)

e.g.

- flower - red - The flower is red.

1.

________________________________________________________________________________________________
- have - cat -

________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________________________________________________
- live - house -

________________________________________________________________________________________________

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