Cambridge Young Learners
Starters, Movers and Flyers — Graded by AI, Reported in Shields.
Give young learners a gentle, familiar mock exam and give their teachers a clear picture of where each child stands — without a weekend of marking.
A First Taste of International English Exams
Cambridge English Qualifications for young learners cover three levels — Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers. There is no pass or fail: every child receives shields for each of the three papers, so the result is a picture of progress rather than a verdict. Our mocks follow the same shape, so the real sitting feels like something they have already done.
Pre A1 Starters
~500 words
First steps in English — colours, family, animals and simple classroom language.
A1 Movers
~1,500 words
Everyday topics — school, hobbies, places and short stories with familiar language.
A2 Flyers
~2,500 words
Confident basic English — longer texts, opinions and descriptions of past events.
Three Short Papers, One Sitting
Timings scale with the level, so Starters stays short and Flyers stretches a little further.
Listening
Short recordings with pictures, names and simple instructions.
20–25 min
Reading & Writing
Picture matching, gap filling and short written answers.
20–40 min
Speaking
A friendly one-to-one task set, AI-scored for pronunciation and fluency.
3–9 min
From Level Choice to Shields
Pick the level
Starters, Movers or Flyers — or run a short placement task set and let the AI recommend one.
Children sit the mock
Browser-based, no download, with large friendly controls designed for young learners.
Shields and next steps
Every paper is scored out of five shields, with plain-language feedback for parents and teachers.
Marking Done, Reports Written
Speaking and writing are the slowest papers to mark and the hardest to mark consistently across a year group. Our AI scores both against the Cambridge criteria, and you keep the final say on every score.
Illustrative only. Every mock produces per-paper shields plus written feedback you can send home.
Running Cambridge YLE with a year group?
We'll set up Starters, Movers and Flyers mocks for your classes, with shield reporting and parent summaries.