A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Young Athletes & Sports Stars 2
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teen Skateboarder
Leo is a fifteen-year-old boy who loves spending his free time on his skateboard. Every weekend, he goes to the skate park in his town. He usually meets his friends there, and they (19)…………… hours riding up and down the ramps.
Leo wants to be a professional skateboarder one day. He tries to learn new tricks, but it is not easy. He has to (20)…………… every day before he gets them right. Sometimes, he watches videos online to get good (21)…………… for his next trick.
Skateboarding can sometimes be a dangerous sport. Leo often falls off his board. Because of this, he always remembers to (22)…………… a helmet. He knows that staying safe is the most important (23)…………… . Then, he can just relax and have (24)…………… with his friends.
19 A spend B make C stay
20 A practise B guess C test
21 A ideas B answers C facts
22 A wear B dress C carry
23 A thing B job C rule
24 A fun B games C jokes
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (spend): 'Spend' is the correct verb to use with time or hours (spend hours doing something). We do not say 'make hours' or 'stay hours' in English.
20 A (practise): 'Practise' means to repeat an activity to improve, which perfectly fits learning a physical sport. You do not 'guess' or 'test' every day to learn a skateboard trick.
21 A (ideas): 'Ideas' fits the context of finding creative inspiration for a new trick. 'Answers' requires a question, and 'facts' refers to true scientific or historical information.
22 A (wear): 'Wear' is the correct verb for putting clothing or safety equipment (like a helmet) on your body. 'Dress' is used for a person (e.g., dress yourself), and 'carry' means holding something in your hands.
23 A (thing): 'The most important thing' is a common phrase used to refer back to a general idea or situation (in this case, staying safe). 'Job' refers to paid work, and 'rule' suggests a park instruction rather than a personal priority.
24 A (fun): 'Have fun' is a natural, fixed collocation. To use the other options correctly, we would use different verbs, such as 'play games' or 'tell jokes'.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Young Swimming Champion
Leo Harding is a 14-year-old boy who loves the water. He started swimming when he was just five years old. Now, he is one of the best young swimmers in his country.
Leo's day starts very early. He gets up at 5:00 a.m. and goes straight to the local (19)…………… . He practices for two hours before he goes to school. Swimming so much is hard work, but Leo doesn't (20)…………… . He wants to be a champion.
In the water, Leo is very (21)…………… . Last month, he entered a big national swimming (22)…………… . He swam against fifty other boys his age and came first. Because of this, he won a gold (23)…………… . Leo hopes to go to the Olympic Games in the (24)…………… . He says that anyone can achieve their dreams if they work hard.
19 A pool B lake C sea
20 A think B mind C feel
21 A fast B early C soon
22 A match B game C competition
23 A medal B present C ticket
24 A tomorrow B future C time
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (pool): A "local pool" is the correct place where someone goes to practice swimming every morning in a town or city. The sea or a lake are not usually described this way for daily indoor training.
20 B (mind): The phrase "doesn't mind" means he is not bothered by the hard work. "Think" and "feel" do not fit the grammatical structure or meaning here.
21 A (fast): "Fast" correctly describes speed in the water. "Early" and "soon" describe time, not how quickly someone moves to win a race.
22 C (competition): "Swimming competition" is the correct collocation. We use "match" for sports like tennis or football, and "game" for team sports or fun activities.
23 A (medal): You "win a gold medal" when you come first in a sports race. A "present" is given as a gift, and a "ticket" does not make sense in this context.
24 B (future): "In the future" is a fixed English phrase used to talk about things that will happen later in life. "In the tomorrow" and "in the time" are grammatically incorrect.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Teen tennis star
Leo Davis is a fourteen-year-old tennis player from Canada. He started playing the sport when he was just five years old. His father gave him a small racket for his birthday, and Leo loved it immediately. Now, he (19)…………… part in matches every weekend against other young players.
Leo’s favourite place to be is on the tennis (20)…………… . He (21)…………… at least three hours a day training there with his coach. Tennis is a very fast sport, so players must be very fit. During a match, players do a lot of (22)…………… from one side of the net to the other to reach the ball.
Leo knows he (23)…………… to eat healthy food and sleep well to stay strong. He loves everything about the sport, but his favourite thing is (24)…………… the ball as hard as he can. Next year, he hopes to win a national competition.
19 A gets B makes C takes
20 A court B pitch C field
21 A spends B keeps C passes
22 A walking B running C standing
23 A has B must C should
24 A catching B holding C hitting
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (takes): The phrase 'take part in' is a fixed collocation meaning to participate. 'Get' and 'make' do not collocate with 'part in'.
20 A (court): A 'court' is the correct semantic word for the area where tennis is played. A 'pitch' is for football or rugby, and a 'field' is a general open grassy area.
21 A (spends): 'Spend' is the correct verb to use with amounts of time (spends three hours). 'Keeps' and 'passes' do not fit this collocation.
22 B (running): In the context of a fast sport like tennis where players move quickly from side to side, 'running' is the only logical action. 'Walking' and 'standing' do not fit the fast-paced context.
23 A (has): The verb 'has' works grammatically with the infinitive 'to eat' (has to eat). The modal verbs 'must' and 'should' are followed by a base verb without 'to'.
24 C (hitting): In the broader context of tennis, a player uses a racket to hit the ball over the net. 'Catching' and 'holding' the ball happen in other sports like basketball or rugby.