A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Nature Facts, Plants & Eco-Awareness 1
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest is a huge, green forest in South America. It is so (19)…………… that it goes across nine different countries. The weather there is very hot and wet. It rains almost every day, so the trees grow very (20)…………… . These trees are very important because they help to keep the air in the world clean.
Millions of amazing animals live in the Amazon. Many of them, like monkeys and brightly coloured birds, live high up in the trees. Some animals only come down to the ground to (21)…………… for food. There are also many beautiful rivers. The Amazon River is one of the longest in the world, and many fish (22)…………… their time swimming in its warm waters.
Sadly, people are cutting down too many trees to (23)…………… space for new farms. This is one (24)…………… why we must work hard to protect the amazing Amazon.
19 A large B heavy C full
20 A tall B high C long
21 A watch B see C look
22 A pass B spend C keep
23 A do B make C put
24 A reason B idea C plan
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (large): 'Large' is the correct adjective to describe the vast physical area of the rainforest. We use 'heavy' to describe weight and 'full' for containers, which do not fit the meaning of the sentence.
20 A (tall): 'Tall' is the correct word to describe the vertical height of plants and trees. 'High' is usually used for position (like a bird high in the sky) or things like walls and mountains. 'Long' is used for horizontal distance.
21 C (look): 'Look' is correct because it pairs perfectly with the preposition 'for' to mean searching for something (look for food). 'Watch' and 'see' refer to eyesight, but they do not use the preposition 'for' in this way.
22 B (spend): 'Spend time' is the correct English collocation to describe using your time to do something. While in some languages you 'pass' time, this is not a natural collocation in English, and 'keep' does not fit here.
23 B (make): 'Make space' is a standard English collocation that means to create an empty area for something else. We do not use the verbs 'do' or 'put' in this fixed phrase.
24 A (reason): 'Reason' pairs with the word 'why' to explain a fact or a situation (one reason why). It fits the broader context of concluding why we must protect the forest. We do not say 'one idea why' or 'one plan why'.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Amazing Sahara Desert
The Sahara is a very famous desert in North Africa. It is the largest hot desert in the world, and it covers many different countries. During the day, it gets very (19)……………, but at night, it can be quite cold.
Because it almost never rains in the Sahara, the land is very (20)…………… . There are not many trees or plants. When people think of the Sahara, they usually think of huge hills of yellow (21)…………… . However, large parts of the desert are actually just hard rocks and stones.
Many people think the desert is completely (22)……………, but this is not true. Some amazing animals, like camels and foxes, live there. These animals know how to (23)…………… safe in the hot sun. People live there too, but they usually travel from one place to (24)…………… to find water.
19 A warm B hot C bright
20 A dry B clean C clear
21 A dust B dirt C sand
22 A empty B lonely C quiet
23 A stay B keep C make
24 A other B another C others
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (hot): "Hot" describes the high temperature of a desert during the day, creating a strong, direct contrast with "cold" at night. "Warm" is not strong enough to describe extreme desert weather, and "bright" refers to light, not temperature.
20 A (dry): The broader context is that it "almost never rains", so "dry" is the only correct adjective to describe the land. "Clean" and "clear" do not relate to a lack of water.
21 C (sand): "Sand" is the correct vocabulary word for the tiny yellow grains that form huge hills (dunes) in deserts. "Dust" floats in the air or covers furniture, and "dirt" is dark earth used for growing things.
22 A (empty): "Empty" means containing nothing or nobody. The text contrasts this idea by saying it is "not true" because animals live there. "Lonely" is a human emotion, and "quiet" refers to a lack of noise, not a lack of life.
23 A (stay): "Stay safe" is a very common fixed collocation that means to remain out of danger. If we use "keep", it needs an object (like "keep their babies safe"), and "make safe" does not fit this grammatical structure.
24 B (another): "From one [place] to another" is a standard fixed phrase in English. We do not say "to other" (which would need a plural noun, like "other places"), and "others" acts as a plural pronoun, which does not fit the singular journey described here.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayas, between Nepal and China. Because the mountain is so (19)…………… , the weather there is always very cold. Even in the summer, there is thick ice and (20)…………… on the ground everywhere you look.
Every year, many brave people travel to this famous place. They want to (21)…………… the mountain and reach the very top. However, this is not an easy thing to do. Visitors must wear special warm clothes so they do not (22)…………… ill from the freezing wind.
It usually (23)…………… climbers many weeks to finish their long journey. They must walk slowly and stop to rest often. But when they finally reach the end, they truly (24)…………… like they are on top of the world!
19 A high B tall C long
20 A snow B cloud C rain
21 A climb B walk C ride
22 A get B make C have
23 A takes B spends C passes
24 A feel B think C find
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (high): "High" is the correct semantic fit to describe the extreme altitude of a mountain. While "tall" can describe the mountain itself (tallest), "high" is used for how far up into the sky something reaches. "Long" is used for horizontal distance (like a road or river).
20 A (snow): This fits the broader context of the paragraph. Because the text mentions very cold weather and "thick ice on the ground", "snow" is the only logical choice. Clouds are in the sky, and rain would not stay liquid in such freezing conditions.
21 A (climb): "Climb" is the correct semantic choice for the physical action of going up a steep mountain. You cannot simply "walk" up Everest because it is too steep, and you certainly cannot "ride" a bike or horse up it.
22 A (get): "Get ill" is a standard English collocation meaning to become sick. We do not use the verbs "make" or "have" in this specific grammatical structure (e.g., you can "have an illness", but you "get ill").
23 A (takes): The phrase "It takes (someone) time to do something" is a very common English collocation. "Spends" would need the climbers to be the subject of the sentence (e.g., Climbers spend weeks), and "passes" is incorrect here.
24 A (feel): "Feel like" is the correct phrase-level choice to describe experiencing a physical sensation or emotion. "Think like" means sharing the same opinions as someone else, and "find like" is not a valid phrase in English.