Reading & Writing Part 2 shows one big scene picture with five sentences about it. Your child reads each sentence, checks the picture, and writes yes if the sentence is true or no if it is not. It tests careful reading and observation — the only writing needed is the word yes or no.
Your child sees one big scene picture — a beach, a classroom, a park — with lots happening in it.
Below it are five sentences describing details of the scene.
For each sentence, your child checks the picture: is every part of the sentence true?
They write yes if the sentence matches the picture and no if it does not.
Every word must be true — right object but wrong colour, number or position means the answer is no. Train whole-sentence checking.
Drill prepositions (in, on, under, next to, between): the difference between yes and no often hangs on where something is.
Practise scanning busy scenes at home — ask 'Is the dog under the table?' questions about any picture book and require a written yes or no.
Make writing yes and no automatic and correctly spelt; they are the only words your child writes in this part.
Read-and-understand practice at Starters level — the same 'is this sentence true?' comprehension muscle Part 2 tests against a picture.
Keeps object and position vocabulary sharp so reading each Part 2 sentence takes no effort.
The exact scene-picture yes/no format isn't gamified yet. Story Tower is the closest reading practice on FlyersEnglish, and the free 15-minute readiness test at /readiness-test checks Starters-level reading in a few minutes.
No. The only words your child ever writes in Part 2 are yes and no — one for each of the five sentences about the big picture. Both words must be written clearly and spelt correctly, so make sure writing yes and no is completely automatic before exam day.
Usually because a sentence is almost true. Every detail must match the picture: if the sentence says 'The cat is under the table' and the cat is on the table, the answer is no. Train your child to check the object, the colour, the number and the position before answering.
Simple present statements about a scene: there is and there are, has got, present continuous actions, and position words like in, on, under, next to and between. Revising prepositions gives the best return, because the trap sentences most often change where something is rather than what it is.
Last updated: 2026-07-02
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Last updated: 2026-07-02