A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – Cafe Careers & Kitchen Chores 5
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The weekend coffee maker
Sixteen-year-old Xena writes about her Saturday job.
Sixteen-year-old Xena loves her weekend job. Every Sunday morning, she goes to a busy, popular coffee shop in the centre of her town. She works as a barista assistant, which means she prepares warm drinks for the customers. Her favourite thing to do is operate the large espresso machine. It is quite noisy, but she really enjoys using it to make delicious hot coffee for people before they start their day.
Last Sunday, the weather was cold and the shop was extremely busy. A long line of people stood waiting to buy their breakfast. A woman walked up to the counter and asked Xena for a large latte. She looked very tired and told Xena she really needed a nice cup of coffee to wake up. Xena smiled nicely and immediately started to make the drink using the big machine.
Xena wanted to work very quickly. She took a big cup, put the strong dark coffee inside, and placed it on the wooden counter for the woman. But suddenly, Xena realised she made a terrible and silly mistake. A latte always needs a lot of milk, but Xena completely forgot to add the hot milk to the cup! She only gave the tired customer a little bit of dark coffee.
Xena quickly said sorry to the woman and took the cup back. She carefully poured the hot white milk into the dark coffee. Then, she used the milk to draw a beautiful heart shape on the top of the drink. When she gave it back, the customer was very impressed with the pretty art and smiled happily. Because the woman liked it so much, Xena plans to learn how to draw leaves and stars on her coffees next week.
14 What does Xena say about the espresso machine?
A It is very difficult to operate.
B It makes a lot of sound.
C It is the most popular thing in the shop.
15 Why did the customer want a large latte?
A She wanted to feel more awake.
B She felt very cold waiting in the long line.
C She didn't have time to eat her breakfast.
16 What mistake did Xena make with the drink?
A She left the strong coffee inside the machine.
B She put the drink in a cup that was too small.
C She missed an important part of the drink.
17 How did the customer feel in the end?
A She was sorry that Xena took her drink away.
B She liked the picture Xena made on the coffee.
C She was angry because the drink was too hot.
18 What is Xena going to do in the future?
A teach the customers how to make coffee art
B try to make different pictures on her drinks
C buy a new machine for her weekend job
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: In paragraph 1, the text says the machine "is quite noisy", which means it makes a lot of sound. Option A uses wrong logic; Xena enjoys using it and does not say it is difficult to operate. Option C is a wrong reference trap; the text says the coffee shop is popular, not the machine.
15 A - Explanation: Paragraph 2 explains that the woman "looked very tired" and needed the coffee "to wake up," which matches wanting to feel more awake. Option B is a partial truth trap; the weather was cold and she waited in a long line, but the text says she wanted the coffee to wake up, not to get warm. Option C uses wrong logic; people were buying breakfast, but the text doesn't say she lacked time.
16 C - Explanation: In paragraph 3, the text states that "Xena completely forgot to add the hot milk to the cup!" Leaving out the milk means she missed an important part of the drink. Option A is a wrong logic trap; she put the strong coffee inside the cup, not left it in the machine. Option B is a partial truth trap; the text mentions she took a "big cup", so it was not too small.
17 B - Explanation: Paragraph 4 says the customer "was very impressed with the pretty art," which means she liked the picture (the heart shape) Xena made. Option A is a wrong person trap; Xena said sorry when she took the cup back, not the customer. Option C uses wrong logic; the milk was hot, but the customer was smiling happily, not angry.
18 B - Explanation: In the final paragraph, the text says Xena "plans to learn how to draw leaves and stars on her coffees next week." This is a paraphrase for trying to make different pictures on her drinks. Option A is a wrong person trap; she wants to learn how to draw things herself, not teach the customers to do it. Option C is wrong logic; she is going to learn new art skills, not buy a new machine.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A mistake at the supermarket
14-year-old Yara writes about her weekend job in a food shop.
Hi, I'm Yara and I'm 14 years old. Every weekend, I have a part-time job at a busy food shop in my town. When the big delivery truck arrives at the back door, my job is to take the heavy cardboard boxes and open them. Then, I take all the fresh food out and put everything neatly on the shop shelves. It is physically hard work, but I like it because it keeps me active and I earn some pocket money.
Last Saturday morning, I was working in the shop as usual. The manager gave me a very big job to do. There were twenty boxes of breakfast cereal to unpack. I put all the boxes onto my metal cart and started pushing it around the shop. But I was thinking about my school friends and my plans for the weekend, so I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going.
After a few minutes, I stopped my cart and started putting the cereal boxes on the empty shelves. But then I realised I had a big problem. I was in completely the wrong place! I put all twenty boxes of cold breakfast cereal in the aisle with the hot soup. I felt very silly. If customers wanted to buy cereal, they wouldn't look next to the soup! I had to fix my mistake quickly before anyone saw it.
I worked as fast as I could. I picked up all the cereal boxes again and loaded them back onto my cart. Then, I pushed the cart to the correct aisle and put the boxes in the right place. When I finished my shift, all the shelves looked perfectly tidy. I was tired, but I was happy that I solved the problem. Next week, I am going to read the signs on the shelves much more carefully!
14 What is Yara's job at the food shop?
A She sells fresh food to the customers in the shop.
B She takes items out of boxes and places them on shelves.
C She drives a large delivery truck to the back door.
15 Why didn't Yara look where she was going?
A She was thinking about what she was doing at the weekend.
B She had too many heavy boxes on her metal cart.
C She was talking to some of her school friends in the shop.
16 What was Yara's big problem?
A She let the customers see her making a silly mistake.
B She dropped twenty boxes of hot soup on the floor.
C She put the cereal in the wrong part of the shop.
17 How did Yara fix her mistake?
A She asked the manager to show her the correct aisle.
B She put the boxes back on her cart and moved them.
C She put the correct signs on the shelves in the shop.
18 What is Yara planning to do in the future?
A read the information in the shop more closely
B leave the shop when it looks perfectly tidy
C ask the manager to give her a different job
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: The text states Yara's job is to open the cardboard boxes, "take all the fresh food out and put everything neatly on the shop shelves" (takes items out of boxes and places them on shelves). Option A is a wrong logic trap: she puts food on the shelves, but she does not sell it directly to the customers. Option C is a wrong reference trap: the delivery truck arrives at the shop, but Yara doesn't drive it.
15 A - Explanation: The text explains that she wasn't paying attention because she was thinking about her "plans for the weekend" (what she was doing at the weekend). Option B is a wrong logic trap: she did have boxes on her cart, but that is not the reason she wasn't looking where she was going. Option C is a partial truth trap: she was thinking about her school friends, but she wasn't talking to them in the shop.
16 C - Explanation: The text says Yara realised she "was in completely the wrong place" because she put the breakfast cereal in the aisle with the hot soup (wrong part of the shop). Option A is a wrong logic trap: she felt silly, but she fixed it quickly "before anyone saw it," so the customers didn't see. Option B is a partial truth trap: she had twenty boxes of cereal, not soup, and she didn't drop them.
17 B - Explanation: Yara fixed the problem because she "picked up all the cereal boxes again and loaded them back onto my cart" and pushed them to the correct place. Option A is a wrong reference trap: she fixed the mistake quickly before anyone saw it, so she didn't ask the manager for help. Option C is a partial truth trap: she mentions reading the signs next week, but she didn't put new signs on the shelves.
18 A - Explanation: In the final sentence, Yara says, "Next week, I am going to read the signs on the shelves much more carefully!" (read the information more closely). Option B is a partial truth trap: the shelves looked perfectly tidy when she finished, but that is not her plan for the future. Option C is a wrong logic trap: there is no mention of her asking for a different job.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Working in a busy kitchen
15-year-old Zack writes about his weekend job at a restaurant.
Hi, I'm Zack, and I am 15 years old. I love food, so I have a weekend job in a busy restaurant kitchen. I don't cook the meals for the customers. My job is to wash and cut the vegetables early in the morning before the main chef arrives. It is hard work, but I really enjoy learning about the restaurant business.
Last Saturday, I had a special job. The chef needed a huge pile of onions for a beautiful, clear soup. I had a lot of other vegetables to cut that day, so I wanted to finish the onions quickly. I used a large knife and cut them all into very big, thick pieces. I put them in a large bowl and waited for the chef to come.
When the chef arrived, he looked at my bowl of onions and shook his head. He wasn't angry, but he explained my mistake. He said that thick pieces of onion are completely wrong for a fine soup because they take too long to cook. He asked me to throw them away and start again with new onions.
I felt a bit silly, but I knew he was right. I spent the next hour carefully cutting a new pile of onions into extremely small pieces. It took a long time, but I wanted to do it perfectly.
When the chef checked my work the second time, he smiled and said I did a great job. The soup was delicious that evening. Next week, I am going to practise my cutting skills at home with my parents. I want to be much faster the next time I work in the kitchen!
14 What does Zack do at the restaurant?
A He cooks the food for the customers to eat.
B He gets the vegetables ready for the chef.
C He cleans the kitchen early in the morning.
15 Why did Zack cut the onions into large pieces?
A He wanted to complete his work fast.
B He needed them for a thick vegetable soup.
C He couldn't find a small knife in the kitchen.
16 What did the chef say about the first bowl of onions?
A He wanted Zack to cook them in the soup.
B He was very angry about Zack's big mistake.
C They needed a lot of time to cook properly.
17 What did Zack do next?
A He asked the chef to help him cut the vegetables.
B He threw the new small onions in the bin.
C He carefully prepared a second pile of onions.
18 What is Zack planning to do next week?
A make a delicious soup for his parents to eat
B practise cutting food more quickly at home
C ask the restaurant for a more important job
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: In paragraph 1, Zack explains that his job is to "wash and cut the vegetables early in the morning before the main chef arrives" (which means he gets them ready). A is the opposite of the text; he explicitly says "I don't cook the meals". C is a partial truth trap; he works early in the morning, but he prepares vegetables, he doesn't clean the whole kitchen.
15 A - Explanation: In paragraph 2, Zack explains he had lots of other vegetables to cut, so he "wanted to finish the onions quickly" (complete his work fast). B is a wrong logic trap; the pieces of onion were thick, but the soup itself was a "clear soup", not a thick one. C is a partial truth trap; he mentions using a large knife, but the text never says it was because he couldn't find a small one.
16 C - Explanation: In paragraph 3, the chef explains that the thick pieces of onion are wrong because "they take too long to cook" (need a lot of time). A is a wrong logic trap; the chef told him to throw them away, not to cook them. B is the opposite of the text; Zack says "He wasn't angry, but he explained my mistake."
17 C - Explanation: In paragraph 4, Zack says he "spent the next hour carefully cutting a new pile of onions" (prepared a second pile). A is not mentioned in the text; Zack did the work himself. B is a wrong reference trap; the chef told Zack to throw the first large pieces away, not the new small ones.
18 B - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Zack states his future plan: "Next week, I am going to practise my cutting skills at home... I want to be much faster" (practise cutting food more quickly). A is a wrong logic trap; he mentions his parents and delicious soup, but he is going to practise cutting with his parents, not cook soup for them. C is not mentioned in the text.