A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – After-School Passions 3
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The magic reading club cake
Fifteen-year-old Nora writes about baking a special cake for a school party.
Fifteen-year-old Nora loves reading, and she is also very good at cooking. Last week, her school reading club had a special party at the end of the school year. Their teacher asked all the students to bake a cake for the party. There was only one rule: the cakes had to look like something from a famous book. Nora was very excited to try this fun idea.
Nora chose her favourite story about magic. She decided to make a cake that looked exactly like a tall wizard's hat. She spent all Saturday morning working in the kitchen. She baked a very large chocolate cake and then she cut it carefully into the right shape. It looked brilliant, and she was very happy with it.
However, there was a terrible problem when she tried to put it in a box. The cake was much too heavy. Suddenly, the tall top part of the hat broke in the middle and fell onto the kitchen table. Nora felt extremely worried. She only had two hours before the party started, so she didn't have enough time to bake a completely new one.
Then, Nora had a clever idea to save her project. She used a lot of thick, warm chocolate icing like glue to stick the broken pieces back together. It didn't look perfectly straight anymore, but it smelled amazing.
At the party, everyone laughed at Nora's funny magic hat. But when they ate it, they thought it was wonderful. She actually won the prize for the 'tastiest cake' in the club. She felt very proud of her work. Next term, Nora is planning to start a special baking club for her classmates to share their own cake recipes.
14 What did the teacher ask the students to do?
A make a cake connected to a story
B write a fun book about cooking
C buy some sweet food for the party
15 What did Nora do on Saturday morning?
A She read a story about a famous wizard.
B She created a cake in the shape of a hat.
C She worked in a kitchen to earn some money.
16 Why was Nora worried before the party?
A She didn't have a box strong enough for the cake.
B A large piece of her cake fell onto the floor.
C Part of her cake broke and she couldn't make a new one.
17 How did Nora fix her cake?
A She used a sweet food to stick the pieces together.
B She made it look perfectly straight again.
C She used some warm glue that she found in the kitchen.
18 What is Nora planning to do next term?
A begin a cooking group for her classmates
B share a cake with her reading club
C try to win a prize for her reading
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In the first paragraph, the text says the students had to "bake a cake" and that it "had to look like something from a famous book". Option A correctly paraphrases this idea. Option B uses wrong logic; they had to bake, not write a book. Option C is wrong logic; the teacher asked them to bake the food themselves, not buy it.
15 B - Explanation: In the second paragraph, the text says Nora spent the morning in the kitchen and decided to "make a cake that looked exactly like a tall wizard's hat". Option B is correct because creating a cake in the shape of a hat matches this meaning perfectly. Option A is a wrong reference; she chose a magic story, but she was baking on Saturday morning, not reading. Option C uses wrong logic; she was cooking in her own kitchen, not working to earn money.
16 C - Explanation: In the third paragraph, the text explains that the "top part of the hat broke" and Nora was worried because she "didn't have enough time to bake a completely new one." Option C correctly paraphrases this situation. Option A is a partial truth; she tried to put it in a box, but the text doesn't say the box wasn't strong enough. Option B is a wrong reference; the cake fell on the table, not the floor.
17 A - Explanation: In paragraph 4, Nora solved the problem by using "chocolate icing like glue to stick the broken pieces back together." Option A is correct because chocolate icing is a sweet food. Option B is wrong logic; the text says the cake "didn't look perfectly straight anymore". Option C is a wrong reference; she used icing like glue, she didn't use real glue.
18 A - Explanation: In the final paragraph, the text states she is planning to "start a special baking club for her classmates to share their own cake recipes." Option A is correct because starting a baking club is the same as beginning a cooking group. Option B uses wrong logic; she shared a cake with the reading club today, but that is not her plan for next term. Option C is a wrong reference; she won a prize for the tastiest cake, not for reading.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A shiny mistake
14-year-old Oscar writes about showing his hobby to his class.
My name is Oscar and I am 14 years old. I have a very interesting hobby. I collect coins from different countries. Last week, I decided to take my collection to school. My history teacher, Mr. Davis, loves old things. He often talks about the past in our lessons. I wanted to show him some special coins from my holidays. I kept them all in a beautiful wooden box in my school bag.
After the lesson finished, I walked to the front of the classroom and took the wooden box out of my bag. But I was a little nervous and I made a big mistake. I dropped the box on the floor! It opened, and lots of tiny metal coins rolled everywhere. They went under the teacher's desk and the students' chairs.
I felt terrible because I thought I was going to lose my favourite coins forever. Luckily, my classmates were very kind. They didn't leave the room to go to their next lesson. Instead, they all stayed and helped me to look for the coins. After ten minutes, we found every single one.
When my friends looked at the coins, they thought they were beautiful. They saw coins from many different places. They wanted to know everything about them, so they asked me a lot of questions about the countries they came from. I was very happy to share my hobby with them.
Because everyone was so interested, I am going to do something exciting. Next Friday, I am going to stand at the front of the room and give a short talk to my class. I will teach them about the different money people use in countries around the world. I just need to remember to hold the box very carefully this time!
14 Why did Oscar take his coins to school?
A He wanted his history teacher to see them.
B He wanted to keep them safely in a wooden box.
C He wanted to show his friends photos from his holidays.
15 What happened at the end of the history lesson?
A Oscar dropped his school bag on the floor.
B Oscar couldn't find his classroom desk.
C Oscar's coins fell out of their box.
16 How did Oscar's classmates help him?
A They told him where his next lesson was.
B They looked for his missing coins with him.
C They spent ten minutes cleaning the room.
17 How did Oscar's friends feel about the coins?
A They were interested in learning more about them.
B They thought they were better than their own coins.
C They were happy that Oscar gave them some coins.
18 What is Oscar planning to do next Friday?
A bring a new box to his history class
B tell his classmates about money from other countries
C travel around the world to find some new coins
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In Paragraph 1, Oscar says, "I wanted to show him [my history teacher] some special coins". Option A is a simple paraphrase of this reason. Option B is a partial truth trap; he did keep them in a wooden box, but that is not why he took them to school. Option C is a wrong reference trap; he brought coins from his holidays, not photos.
15 C - Explanation: In Paragraph 2, Oscar explains that he "dropped the box on the floor! It opened, and lots of tiny metal coins rolled everywhere." Option C captures this event perfectly. Option A is a wrong reference trap; he took the wooden box out of his bag and dropped the box, not his school bag. Option B is wrong logic; the coins went under the desk, but he didn't lose his desk.
16 B - Explanation: In Paragraph 3, Oscar states that his classmates "stayed and helped me to look for the coins." Option B matches this directly. Option A is a partial truth trap; the text mentions their "next lesson", but they didn't go to it or talk about it. Option C is wrong logic; they spent ten minutes looking for the coins, not cleaning the room.
17 A - Explanation: In Paragraph 4, Oscar explains that his friends "wanted to know everything about them, so they asked me a lot of questions". Option A accurately summarizes this interest. Option B is wrong logic; the text never says that his friends have their own coin collections. Option C is a wrong reference trap; Oscar was happy to share his hobby (show them the coins), but he didn't give the coins away to his friends.
18 B - Explanation: This question tests the final paragraph. Oscar states his future plan: "Next Friday, I am going to... give a short talk to my class. I will teach them about the different money people use in countries around the world." Option B matches this perfectly. Option A is wrong logic; he mentions the box, but he plans to "hold the box very carefully", not bring a new one. Option C is a wrong reference trap; he is teaching about countries around the world, not travelling there next Friday.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The missing wheel
How a 3D printer saved Paul’s school project.
Fifteen-year-old Paul loves making things and learning about technology. Next month, his school is having an engineering and hobbies fair. Students can show their special projects to the teachers and parents. Paul wanted to make something really exciting, so he decided to build a beautiful wooden model airplane for the fair.
He worked on his project every evening in his bedroom. He carefully cut the wood and glued the pieces together. After two weeks, the body of the airplane was finished, and it looked fantastic. Paul only needed to put the four tiny plastic wheels on the bottom of the plane.
However, on the last night before the fair, he had a big problem. While he was holding one of the small wheels, it fell out of his hand and went under his bed. Paul's bedroom floor was very messy, and there were clothes everywhere. He spent three hours looking for the wheel, but he couldn't find it. He felt terrible because his plane wasn't complete.
The next morning, Paul went to school early and spoke to his science teacher, Mr Davis. Mr Davis had a brilliant idea. He told Paul to use the school's new 3D printer. With the teacher's help, Paul quickly printed a perfect new plastic wheel for his plane.
At the hobbies fair that afternoon, everyone loved Paul's project. Because the plane looked so professional, the teachers gave him first prize. Paul felt incredibly proud of his hard work, and he is going to learn more about 3D printing next term.
14 Why did Paul decide to build the model airplane?
A to give it to his parents as a gift
B to show it at a special school event
C to learn how to fly a real plane
15 What was true about Paul's project after two weeks?
A The main part of the airplane was complete.
B He attached all the pieces in one evening.
C He put the four wheels on the bottom of the plane.
16 What problem did Paul have the night before the fair?
A He spent three hours cleaning his bedroom.
B He dropped his wooden plane and broke it.
C He couldn't find one of the plane's wheels.
17 How did Mr Davis help Paul?
A He let Paul use a machine to create a new wheel.
B He helped Paul look for the lost wheel in the classroom.
C He bought a perfect plastic wheel for Paul's project.
18 What is Paul planning to do next term?
A discover more about how 3D printers work
B enter another model in the hobbies fair
C teach other students how to build planes
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: The text says Paul's school is having a hobbies fair where students can "show their special projects", and he decided to build the plane "for the fair". This matches showing it at a special school event. Option A is wrong logic; parents can see the project at the fair, but he isn't giving it to them as a gift. Option C is wrong logic; it is a "model" airplane, not a real plane to fly.
15 A - Explanation: The text states that after two weeks, "the body of the airplane was finished", which matches the main part of the airplane being complete. Option B uses wrong logic; he worked on it "every evening", not in one evening. Option C is a partial truth; he "needed" to put the four wheels on, but he hadn't done it yet.
16 C - Explanation: The text explains that one of the small wheels "fell out of his hand" and after looking for it, "he couldn't find it". Option A is a partial truth; he spent three hours looking because his room was messy, but he didn't spend the time cleaning it. Option B is wrong logic; he dropped a wheel, not the wooden plane itself.
17 A - Explanation: The text says Mr Davis told Paul "to use the school's new 3D printer" and helped him print a new plastic wheel. This matches letting him use a machine to create a new part. Option B is wrong reference; the wheel was lost in Paul's bedroom, not the classroom. Option C uses wrong logic; Mr Davis helped him print one, he didn't buy one.
18 A - Explanation: The final paragraph states that Paul "is going to learn more about 3D printing next term", which matches discovering more about how the printers work. Option B is a partial truth; he won first prize at the fair, but the text doesn't say he plans to enter another model next term. Option C uses wrong logic; he wants to learn more himself, not teach other students.