A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Young Explorers, Travelers & Adventurers 10
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Crossing a Glacier
Leo is a sixteen-year-old boy who loves the mountains. Last winter, he travelled to a famous national park to cross a huge glacier. A glacier is a large river of solid (19)…………… that moves very slowly down a mountain.
Before the trip, Leo bought some special boots. He needed them because (20)…………… on a glacier can be very difficult. The weather was extremely (21)…………… , so he also wore a thick winter coat and a warm hat.
During the journey, Leo had to be very (22)…………… . There were deep holes in the ground, and he didn’t want to fall. He followed his guide and always took his (23)…………… before taking a step. After five hours, they finished the crossing. Leo was tired, but he really enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Next year, he wants to (24)…………… on another exciting trip like this one.
19 A ice B snow C water
20 A walking B driving C riding
21 A cold B hot C warm
22 A careful B safe C dangerous
23 A time B break C rest
24 A go B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (ice): "Ice" is the correct solid material that makes up a glacier. "Snow" is soft, and "water" is liquid, which does not fit the description of being "solid".
20 A (walking): "Walking" is the correct action because Leo bought "special boots" to move across the glacier. You do not use boots for "driving" a car or "riding" a bike or horse.
21 A (cold): "Cold" is the correct adjective for the weather because the text mentions wearing a "thick winter coat and a warm hat". People do not wear heavy winter clothes when it is "hot" or "warm".
22 A (careful): "Careful" correctly describes paying close attention so you do not fall into a hole. A person tries to stay "safe," but they act "careful." "Dangerous" describes the holes, not how Leo should behave.
23 A (time): "Take your time" is a fixed English collocation meaning to do something slowly and not rush. A person can "take a break" or "rest" when they stop completely, but Leo is doing this just "before taking a step".
24 A (go): "Go on a trip" is the correct fixed English collocation for travelling. We do not say "make on a trip" or "do on a trip".
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Space Camp
Leo is a fourteen-year-old boy who loves learning about space and the planets. Last summer, his parents sent him to a special space camp for teenagers. When he arrived, he met many other young people who also want to become (19)…………… in the future.
The camp was a lot of hard work. Every day, the teenagers had to (20)…………… on heavy white space suits and practise walking like they were on the moon. They also spent time (21)…………… how to fix computers in the dark.
In the evenings, the group usually sat outside together. They used a large telescope to look at the (22)…………… in the night sky. Leo loved the camp (23)…………… it was so exciting to learn new things. He knows that travelling to space is a very difficult (24)…………… , but he is ready to try his best.
19 A astronauts B pilots C engineers
20 A put B wear C get
21 A learning B studying C knowing
22 A stars B clouds C lights
23 A because B but C so
24 A job B work C duty
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (astronauts): 'Astronauts' is the correct semantic fit for people who train to travel to space. A 'pilot' flies an airplane in the sky, and an 'engineer' builds things, which do not fit the specific space travel context as well.
20 A (put): 'Put on' is the correct phrasal verb for the action of getting dressed in clothes or a suit. We use 'wear' when the clothes are already on our body, and you cannot 'wear on' a suit.
21 A (learning): 'Learning' is the correct verb to use with 'how to' (learning how to do something). You can 'study' a subject like math, but we do not say 'studying how to fix', and 'knowing' means you already have the information.
22 A (stars): 'Stars' is the correct semantic fit for what you look at in the night sky through a telescope. You cannot see 'clouds' well at night with a telescope, and 'lights' usually refers to street lamps or indoor electricity.
23 A (because): 'Because' is the correct conjunction to introduce the reason why Leo loved the camp (it was exciting). 'But' introduces an opposite idea, and 'so' introduces a result.
24 A (job): 'Job' is a countable noun that correctly follows the article 'a' (a very difficult job). 'Work' is an uncountable noun in this context, so we cannot say 'a difficult work', and a 'duty' is a strict rule or legal responsibility, not a profession or goal.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The national park passport
Leo is a fifteen-year-old boy from the USA, and he has a fantastic hobby. He loves (19)…………… the famous national parks in his country. To make his trips more fun, he uses a special national park passport.
Every time Leo goes to a new (20)…………… , he looks for the visitor centre. There, he gets a small ink (21)…………… to put inside his passport book. He enjoys collecting these because they have the name and date of his trip on them. Some of the places he sees are incredibly (22)…………… , with huge mountains and deep lakes.
Next summer, his family is going to the Grand Canyon to (23)…………… lots of photos. Leo loves his hobby, and he always (24)…………… sure that his passport is safe in his bag. He hopes to fill every page of his book before he is eighteen.
19 A visiting B meeting C watching
20 A park B town C building
21 A stamp B ticket C map
22 A beautiful B kind C friendly
23 A take B make C do
24 A makes B gets C puts
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (visiting): Semantic fit. In English, you 'visit' a place or a location. You 'meet' people, and you 'watch' television or an event.
20 A (park): Broader context. The first paragraph clearly establishes that Leo is travelling to "national parks". Therefore, the place he goes to is a 'park', not a 'town' or a 'building'.
21 A (stamp): Phrase-level meaning. The text describes something made of "ink" that is put "inside his passport book". This specifically describes a 'stamp'. A 'ticket' is used to enter a place, and a 'map' is used to find directions.
22 A (beautiful): Semantic fit. The adjective 'beautiful' correctly describes natural landscapes like mountains and lakes. The adjectives 'kind' and 'friendly' are used to describe human personalities.
23 A (take): Collocation. The highly frequent, fixed English collocation for using a camera to create pictures is to 'take photos'. The verbs 'make' and 'do' are incorrect word combinations.
24 A (makes): Collocation. The phrase 'make sure' is a fixed English collocation meaning to check or confirm that something is safe or correct. The verbs 'gets' and 'puts' do not fit this phrase.