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A2 Flyers (YLE Flyers)
About A2 Flyers
A2 Flyers, formerly known as Cambridge English: Flyers (YLE Flyers), is one of our Cambridge English Qualifications. It is the third of our fun, activity-based English tests for children.
A2 Flyers is the third of three Cambridge English Qualifications designed for young learners. These tests introduce children to everyday written and spoken English and are an excellent way for them to gain confidence and improve their English.
The tests are written around familiar topics and focus on the skills needed to communicate effectively in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
A2 Flyers test format
A2 Flyers is made up of three papers developed to encourage and motivate young learners. You can see exactly what’s in each paper below.
| Paper | Content | Marks |
| Listening (about 25 minutes) |
5 parts/ 25 questions | a maximum of five shields |
| Reading and Writing (40 minutes) |
7 parts/ 44 questions | a maximum of five shields |
| Speaking (7–9 minutes) |
4 parts | a maximum of five shields |
Listening
A2 Flyers Listening test has five parts. Each part begins with one or two examples. Children will hear each recording twice.
Summary
| Skill | Time allowed | Number of parts | Number of questions | Marks |
| Listening | About 25 minutes | 5 | 25 | a maximum of five shields |
| Part | What’s in the part? | What should children practise? | How many questions are there? |
| Part 1 | A big picture which shows people doing different things. Above and below the picture, there are some names. Children 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. | Listening for names and descriptions. | 5 |
| Part 2 | A short conversation between two people. There is a form or a page of a notebook with some missing words (gaps). Children have to listen to the recording and write a missing word or number in each gap. | Listening for names, spellings and other information. | 5 |
| Part 3 | 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. Children 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. | Listening for words, names and detailed information. | 5 |
| Part 4 | Five short conversations. There is a question and three pictures for each conversation. Children have to decide which picture shows the right answer to the question and put a tick in the box under it. | Listening for specific information. | 5 |
| Part 5 | A big picture. Children have to listen carefully to a conversation between an adult and a child and colour different objects for three of the questions and write a single word for two of the questions in the picture. | Listening for words, colours and specific information. | 5 |
Reading and Writing
A2 Flyers Reading and Writing test has seven parts. Each part begins with one or two examples. For all parts of the Reading and Writing test, children must spell their answers correctly.
Summary
| Skill | Time allowed | Number of parts | Number of questions | Marks |
| Reading | 40 minutes | 7 | 44 | a maximum of five shields |
| Part | What’s in the part? | What should children practise? | How many questions are there? |
| Part 1 | Fifteen words and ten definitions (sentences that describe or explain ten of the fifteen words). Children have to write the correct word next to each definition. | Reading definitions and matching to words. Copying words. | 10 |
| Part 2 | 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, children have to choose the correct answer from a list (A–H). | Reading and completing a continuous dialogue. Writing letters. | 5 |
| Part 3 | A text with some missing words (gaps) in it (a noun, adjective or verb). Next to the text there is a box with words in it. Children have to choose the correct word from the box for each gap and copy it. For the last question, children have to choose the best title for the text from a choice of three possible titles. | Reading for specific information and gist. Copying words. | 6 |
| Part 4 | A text with some missing words (gaps). Next to the line where each word is missing, there is a choice of three possible answers. Children have to decide which answer is correct and copy the word into the gap. | Reading and understanding a factual text. Copying words. Simple grammar. | 10 |
| Part 5 | A complete story, and seven sentences about the story. Each sentence has a gap which children have to complete using one, two, three or four words. | Reading a story. Completing sentences. | 7 |
| Part 6
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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. | Reading and understanding a short text. | 5 |
| Part 7 | Children write a story based on three pictures. | Writing short stories. | 1 |
Speaking
A2 Flyers Speaking test has four parts. Children take the test alone with the examiner, but someone they know who speaks their language (like their teacher) will introduce them to the examiner and explain what to do in their own language.
Summary
| Skill | Time allowed | Number of parts | Marks |
| Speaking | 7–9 minutes | 4 | a maximum of five shields |
| Part | What’s in the part? | What should children practise? |
| Part 1 | The examiner will greet the child and ask their name, family name and age. Then they look at two pictures. The pictures are similar but they have some differences. The examiner asks the child to describe four differences in the pictures. | Understanding and talking about differences between pictures. Talking about colour, size, number, position, how people/things look, what people are doing, etc. |
| Part 2 | The child and the examiner each have two similar pictures (for example, pictures of two different classrooms). The examiner has information about one picture, and the child has information about the other picture. First, the examiner asks the child questions about one picture, and then the child asks similar questions about the other picture. | Answering questions with short answers. Asking questions to get information. |
| Part 3 | The examiner shows four pictures which tell a story and tells the child about the first picture. The child has to continue the story and describe the other three pictures. The title of the story and the name(s) of the main character(s) are provided. | Understanding the beginning of a story and then continuing it. Describing pictures. |
| Part 4 | The examiner asks the child some questions about him/herself (for example, school, hobbies, birthday, family or holidays). | Understanding and responding to personal questions. |
Results
There is no pass or fail and all children receive a certificate which shows how many shields they have received (out of a maximum of five) for each part of the test.
An A2 Flyers certificate is a great way to celebrate children’s achievement, build their confidence and reward their own individual ability.
A result of one shield means a child can improve a lot in that skill. Five shields mean that a child did very well in that skill and answered most questions correctly.
The back of the certificate shows how results align to the CEFR. If a child has achieved 4 or 5 shields in each skill.
A2 Flyers sample test
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