A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Young Artists, Musicians & Performers 8
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Teen Origami Artist
Leo is a fourteen-year-old boy who has a very interesting hobby. He makes beautiful art using only small square (19)…………… of paper. This traditional Japanese art is called origami.
Leo does not use scissors or glue to make his art. Instead, he carefully (20)…………… the paper many times to make different shapes. He likes making flowers, but his favourite things to make are animals like birds and frogs. It takes a lot of practice to get each model exactly right. Sometimes, he has to try again if he (21)…………… a mistake.
At the (22)…………… of next month, Leo is going to show his best work at a local art competition. Some of his classmates want to learn origami, (23)…………… Leo plans to start an after-school (24)…………… to teach them. He thinks everyone can enjoy this relaxing hobby.
19 A pieces B parts C slices
20 A folds B turns C closes
21 A makes B does C puts
22 A end B back C bottom
23 A so B because C if
24 A club B team C band
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (pieces): 'Pieces of paper' is the correct and natural noun collocation. 'Parts' refers to pieces that make up a machine or a whole object, and 'slices' is used only for food like bread or cake.
20 A (folds): 'Folds' is the correct verb for bending paper so that one part lies over another part to make a shape. You can 'turn' a page to read it, or 'close' a whole book, but these verbs do not mean shaping paper.
21 A (makes): 'Make a mistake' is a fixed verb-noun collocation in English. We do not use 'do' or 'put' with the word 'mistake'.
22 A (end): 'At the end of' is a fixed phrase used to talk about the final part of a period of time (like a month). 'Back' and 'bottom' are used for physical places or objects, not time.
23 A (so): 'So' is the correct conjunction to introduce a result based on the broader context (Classmates want to learn, so he starts a group). 'Because' introduces a reason, which would make the sentence backward, and 'if' is for conditions.
24 A (club): 'Club' is the correct semantic fit for an organised school group that meets to share a hobby (like art). A 'team' is for playing sports, and a 'band' is for playing music.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Young Jewelry Maker
Mia is a fourteen-year-old girl who loves designing her own jewelry. She started this exciting hobby when she was ten. Now, she spends every weekend creating (19)…………… things for people to wear.
To make her colourful bracelets, Mia uses hundreds of tiny glass (20)…………… . She buys them from a large craft market in her city. Mia is also very good at shaping small metal (21)…………… for her friends to wear on their fingers.
Jewelry (22)…………… can be difficult, but Mia always has a great time. She usually works at a small desk in her bedroom. Last month, Mia entered an art competition at her school. She was very happy when she (23)…………… first prize. In the future, she hopes to (24)…………… a famous jewelry designer and sell her work everywhere.
19 A beautiful B handsome C polite
20 A beads B plates C bowls
21 A rings B necklaces C belts
22 A making B doing C playing
23 A won B caught C picked
24 A become B turn C grow
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (beautiful): "Beautiful" is the correct adjective to describe attractive things like jewelry. "Handsome" is usually used to describe a man's appearance, and "polite" describes good behavior, not objects.
20 A (beads): "Beads" are the correct small, round objects with holes in them used to make bracelets. "Plates" and "bowls" are made of glass too, but they are large items used for eating food, not making jewelry.
21 A (rings): "Rings" are the correct pieces of jewelry that people "wear on their fingers." "Necklaces" are worn around the neck, and "belts" are worn around the waist.
22 A (making): "Jewelry making" is the correct English phrase and collocation for this craft. We do not say "jewelry doing" or "jewelry playing" when talking about creating these items.
23 A (won): "Won" is the correct past tense verb for getting a prize in a competition. You can "catch" a ball or "pick" a flower, but you cannot use these verbs for a prize.
24 A (become): "Become" is the correct verb meaning to grow into a new profession (like a jewelry designer) in the future. "Turn" would need the preposition "into", and "grow" means to get physically bigger or older.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Teen graphic designer
Leo is a fourteen-year-old boy from Canada, and he loves graphic design. When he was younger, he loved drawing pictures with pens and paper. Now, he usually uses a computer to create his art.
Leo has a special pen that lets him draw on the (19)…………… of his computer. He can choose from hundreds of different (20)…………… to make his pictures bright and exciting. At the moment, he is designing big (21)…………… for a school music concert. They have lots of information on them so that people know when and where the show is.
Before he finishes, Leo always (22)…………… sure that every small detail looks right. Drawing on a computer (23)…………… a long time, but he thinks it is a fantastic hobby. Next year, he wants to learn more about art. He hopes to (24)…………… a job as a graphic designer in the future.
19 A keyboard B screen C mouse
20 A colours B sounds C words
21 A tickets B letters C posters
22 A makes B gets C does
23 A spends B keeps C takes
24 A bring B get C earn
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (screen): Semantic fit. The 'screen' is the visual part of the computer that shows pictures and can be drawn on with a digital pen. A 'keyboard' is used for typing, and a 'mouse' is used for clicking.
20 A (colours): Semantic fit. The text mentions making the pictures "bright", which logically refers to 'colours'. 'Sounds' and 'words' do not make a drawing visually bright.
21 C (posters): Broader context. The following sentence explains that these items give people information about "when and where the show is." 'Posters' are large printed notices used to advertise events. 'Tickets' are used to enter an event, and 'letters' are sent in the post.
22 A (makes): Collocation. The phrase 'make sure' is a highly frequent, fixed English collocation meaning to check or confirm that something is correct. The verbs 'gets' and 'does' are incorrect word combinations here.
23 C (takes): Collocation / Phrase-level. When talking about an activity requiring a lot of time, we say the activity 'takes a long time'. The distractor 'spends' is incorrect because it requires a person as the subject (e.g., He spends a long time), not an activity.
24 B (get): Phrase-level meaning. The common phrase for finding or starting employment is to 'get a job'. You 'earn' money, not a job, and 'bring a job' does not make sense in this context.