A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – Tastes & Traditions 2
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A colourful trip to Berlin
Sometimes the best way to find something is to follow others!
Fifteen-year-old Dean loves drawing and painting. Last week, he travelled to Berlin in Germany with his parents. They went there for a special reason. Dean wanted to visit a famous street art festival. People from all over the world come to this festival to paint beautiful pictures on the city walls.
On Saturday morning, Dean left his hotel early because he was so excited. He wanted to find the biggest and most famous painting at the festival. His dad gave him a paper map of the city to help him find his way around. Dean started walking and looked at the streets carefully.
However, after an hour, Dean had a problem. He was completely lost. The paper map was old and the information on it was wrong. He couldn't find the street with the big painting. Also, he didn't have any internet on his mobile phone, so he couldn't check the right way online. He felt quite sad and tired.
Suddenly, Dean saw a large group of teenagers. They were carrying big cameras and talking excitedly about art. Dean thought they were probably going to the festival too. He decided to walk quietly behind them down a small, quiet street.
A few minutes later, the group stopped. Dean looked up and saw an amazing, huge painting on a tall building. It was the exact picture he wanted to find! The colours were incredible, and Dean took lots of fantastic photos to show his best friends back home. Because of this wonderful trip, he is planning to start an art club at his school next month!
14 Why did Dean travel to Berlin?
A to see some special art on city buildings
B to paint a beautiful picture on a wall
C to meet people from all over the world
15 Before Dean went for his walk, he
A used the internet on his mobile phone.
B received a map of the city from his father.
C found a famous painting inside his hotel.
16 Why couldn't Dean find the big painting at first?
A He dropped his mobile phone in the street.
B He felt too tired to continue walking.
C The paper map he was using had mistakes.
17 How did Dean finally find the painting?
A He followed a group of young people.
B He asked some teenagers for directions.
C He listened to some tourists talking about it.
18 What is Dean going to do next month?
A show his fantastic photos in an art exhibition
B begin a new group for students at his school
C travel to another street art festival with friends
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: The correct answer is A because the text says Dean wanted to visit a street art festival where people "paint beautiful pictures on the city walls". Option B is wrong logic; artists paint the walls, but Dean went to visit and see the art, not paint it himself. Option C is a partial truth; people come from all over the world, but that is not Dean's reason for travelling.
15 B - Explanation: The correct answer is B because the text states "His dad gave him a paper map of the city". Option A is wrong logic; the third paragraph says he didn't have any internet on his phone. Option C is wrong reference; he left his hotel to find the painting, he didn't find it inside the hotel.
16 C - Explanation: The correct answer is C because the text says "The paper map was old and the information on it was wrong." Option A is not in the text; he didn't have internet on his phone, but he didn't drop it. Option B is a partial truth; he felt tired because he was lost, it wasn't the reason he couldn't find the painting.
17 A - Explanation: The correct answer is A because Dean saw a group of teenagers and "decided to walk quietly behind them". Option B is wrong logic; he followed them, but he didn't stop to ask them for directions. Option C is wrong reference; he heard the teenagers talking about art, but he didn't just listen to tourists, he actively followed the teenagers.
18 B - Explanation: The correct answer is B because in the final paragraph, Dean says he is "planning to start an art club at his school next month". Option A is a partial truth trap; he took photos to show his friends, but he isn't having a formal exhibition. Option C is wrong logic; he went to a festival on this trip, but he is not planning to travel to another one next month.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The dusty camera
Fourteen-year-old Eva writes about a photography trip.
Hi, I'm Eva, and I'm 14 years old. I really love art and taking pictures. Last weekend, I went on a special walking photography tour in a beautiful old city with my uncle. Our guide took us down some quiet streets because we wanted to take photos of the fantastic old buildings there.
After an hour of walking, we stopped in a lovely square. There was a large stone fountain in the middle, but there was no water in it. It was completely dry and very dusty. I walked close to it to get a really good picture. Suddenly, a tourist bumped into my arm. My camera fell out of my hands and landed right at the bottom of the dirty fountain!
I felt terrible about my mistake. I quickly picked up my camera and looked at it. Luckily, the camera wasn't broken, but the glass on the front was completely covered in thick grey dust. I couldn't take any clear pictures at all. My uncle kindly gave me a special little cloth from his bag, and I carefully tried to clean the dirt off the glass.
I started taking pictures again, but they weren't perfect. Because of the fine dust, all my new photos looked a little bit soft and cloudy. But when I looked at them on my computer at home, I was incredibly pleased! The cloudy pictures of the old buildings looked like they were from a hundred years ago. I am definitely going to pack my special cleaning cloth on my next photography trip, but I will try very hard not to drop my camera again!
14 Why did Eva go on the walking tour?
A to get pictures of some historic buildings
B to visit her uncle who lives in the city
C to learn how to draw the quiet streets
15 How did the camera fall into the fountain?
A Eva tried to take a picture of a tourist.
B Another person hit Eva's arm by accident.
C Eva dropped it into some dirty water.
16 What was the problem with the camera after it fell?
A The machine was completely broken.
B The front part was very dirty.
C The special cleaning cloth was lost.
17 What did Eva think of her photos in the end?
A She was sad because they were cloudy.
B She thought they looked wonderfully old.
C She wanted to fix them on her computer.
18 What is Eva planning to do on her next trip?
A buy a new camera to use on the tour
B look at all her photos on the computer
C take a useful piece of cloth with her
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: The correct answer is A because the text says they went on the tour because "we wanted to take photos of the fantastic old buildings there." Option B is wrong logic; she went on the tour with her uncle, but she didn't go there to visit him. Option C is a wrong reference; the text mentions art and quiet streets, but she didn't go to learn how to draw them.
15 B - Explanation: The correct answer is B because Eva says, "Suddenly, a tourist bumped into my arm. My camera fell..." Option A is wrong logic; a tourist bumped her, but she wasn't trying to photograph the tourist. Option C is a partial truth mixed with wrong logic; she dropped it in a fountain, but the fountain was "completely dry" so there was no water.
16 B - Explanation: The correct answer is B because Eva says "the glass on the front was completely covered in thick grey dust." Option A is the opposite of the truth because the text clearly states "Luckily, the camera wasn't broken." Option C is a wrong reference; her uncle gave her the special cloth from his bag, it was not lost.
17 B - Explanation: The correct answer is B because Eva says she was incredibly pleased because the pictures "looked like they were from a hundred years ago." Option A is wrong logic; the photos were cloudy, but this didn't make her sad (she was pleased). Option C is a partial truth; she looked at the photos on her computer, but she didn't want to fix them because she liked how they looked.
18 C - Explanation: The correct answer is C because in the final paragraph, Eva says, "I am definitely going to pack my special cleaning cloth on my next photography trip." Option A is wrong logic and is not mentioned in the text. Option B is a wrong reference; she looked at her photos on the computer this time, but this is not her specific plan for her next trip.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
My Hawaiian music problem
Thirteen-year-old Finn writes about buying a special instrument on holiday.
My name is Finn and I am 13 years old. Last month, my family and I went on an amazing holiday to Hawaii. Before the trip, I decided I wanted to bring home something special. I love music, so I saved my pocket money for a long time. I wanted to buy a real wooden ukulele, which is a traditional Hawaiian instrument that looks like a small guitar.
On our second day in Hawaii, we found a wonderful old music shop. Inside, there were hundreds of beautiful instruments. I looked around for a long time and finally chose a small, dark wooden ukulele. I felt really pleased when I paid for it. I couldn't wait to play it!
However, when we went back to our hotel room, I had a big problem. I tried to play a song, but the instrument sounded terrible. The strings were too loose, and the music was completely wrong. I tried to fix it myself, but I didn't understand how the four strings worked. I was quite sad and I worried that my expensive new instrument was broken.
The next morning, I went back to the music shop with my parents. I showed the instrument to the friendly shop owner. He smiled and explained that it wasn't broken at all. He told me that new strings always need a little time to get ready. Then, he carefully showed me how to turn the small keys at the top to change the sound.
After that, the shop owner did something brilliant. He spent twenty minutes teaching me how to play three easy chords. By the end of the lesson, I could play a simple Hawaiian song! Next month, it is my mum's birthday, and I am going to play the song for her at her party.
14 Why did Finn save his pocket money before the trip?
A to get a traditional instrument from Hawaii
B to help his family pay for the long holiday
C to buy a small guitar from a music shop
15 What happened in the music shop?
A Finn spent a long time choosing his instrument.
B Finn played a beautiful song for his family.
C Finn asked to look at hundreds of guitars.
16 What was the problem with the ukulele in the hotel?
A The music it made sounded very bad.
B Finn broke one of the strings by mistake.
C It was too difficult to hold the loose strings.
17 What did the shop owner say about the ukulele?
A Finn had to buy a new set of strings for it.
B New strings always need some time to work properly.
C The small keys at the top of the instrument were broken.
18 What is Finn planning to do next month?
A take another music lesson in Hawaii
B teach his family how to play the ukulele
C play a Hawaiian song for his mother
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In the first paragraph, Finn says he saved his money because he "wanted to buy a real wooden ukulele, which is a traditional Hawaiian instrument". This matches option A. Option B is a wrong logic trap; he went on holiday with his family, but he saved his money to buy something for himself, not to pay for the trip. Option C is a partial truth trap; the text says the ukulele "looks like a small guitar", but he wanted to buy a ukulele, not an actual guitar.
15 A - Explanation: In the second paragraph, Finn says, "I looked around for a long time and finally chose a small, dark wooden ukulele." This matches option A. Option B is a chronological trap; he couldn't wait to play it, but he didn't play a song while in the shop. Option C is a wrong logic trap; there were hundreds of instruments in the shop, but he didn't ask to look at hundreds of guitars.
16 A - Explanation: In the third paragraph, Finn explains that he tried to play a song, "but the instrument sounded terrible" and the music was wrong. This matches option A. Option B is a wrong logic trap; he thought the instrument was broken, but he didn't break any of the strings. Option C uses vocabulary from the text (loose strings) but changes the meaning; the strings were loose, but he never said they were difficult to hold.
17 B - Explanation: In the fourth paragraph, the shop owner told Finn that "new strings always need a little time to get ready", which makes option B correct. Option A is a wrong reference trap; the owner showed him how to fix the sound, he didn't tell him to buy new strings. Option C is a wrong logic trap; the owner showed him how to turn the small keys, he didn't say the keys were broken (in fact, he said it wasn't broken at all).
18 C - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Finn says, "Next month, it is my mum's birthday, and I am going to play the song for her at her party." This matches option C. Option A is a wrong logic trap; he had a lesson with the shop owner, but his holiday will be over next month, so he won't take another lesson in Hawaii. Option B uses vocabulary from the text (family, play) but changes the meaning; he will play for his mother, not teach her how to play.