Movers Speaking

Summary of procedures

The usher introduces the child to the examiner. The examiner greets the
candidate and asks the candidate for their name and age.

1. The examiner demonstrates what is required and shows the candidate two
pictures which look similar, but have some differences. The examiner then
asks the candidate to describe four differences between the two Find the
Differences pictures, e.g. ‘Here there are five trees, but here there are four.’

2. The examiner shows the candidate a sequence of four pictures which show
a story. The examiner tells the candidate the name of the story and describes
the first picture in the story, e.g. ‘These pictures show a story. It’s called
“Paul tries skateboarding”. Look at the pictures first. (Pause) It’s Paul’s
birthday. His parents gave him a skateboard and a helmet too.’ The examiner
then asks the candidate to describe the other three pictures. The title of the
story and the name(s) of the main character(s) are shown on the story.

3. The examiner shows the candidate four sets of four pictures where one
picture in each set is the ‘odd one out’. The candidate has to identify which
picture is the odd one out in the remaining three sets and say why, e.g. ‘You
don’t eat a book. You read it.’

4. The examiner asks the candidate some personal questions on topics such
as school, weekends, friends and hobbies, e.g. ‘Now let’s talk about your
town. Why do you like your town?’