A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – School Events & Competitions 10
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
School Graduation
Every year, older students have a special graduation day to celebrate finishing school. It is a time to say goodbye to friends and teachers before (19)…………… the school forever. Many students feel excited, but they also feel a little (20)…………… because they will miss everyone.
In the afternoon, families come to the school to celebrate. Everyone wears nice clothes and uses their phones to take lots of (21)…………… together. Then, the teachers give short (22)…………… and talk about the students' hard work. They often give students a special book for (23)…………… their happy time at the school.
Finally, the head teacher talks about the (24)…………… and hopes the students will do well when they go to university or get a job. It is always a wonderful day.
19 A leaving B finishing C closing
20 A sad B angry C ill
21 A photos B films C paintings
22 A speeches B stories C letters
23 A remembering B thinking C knowing
24 A future B past C history
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (leaving): This fits the semantic meaning. When you go away from a place permanently, you are 'leaving' it. You 'finish' your studies, but you do not finish the building. 'Closing' means shutting the doors, which the students are not doing to the school.
20 A (sad): This is a semantic fit. The text explains that the students "will miss everyone", which is a feeling that makes people unhappy or 'sad'. It does not make them 'angry' (mad) or 'ill' (sick).
21 A (photos): 'Take photos' is a very common, fixed English collocation. People use phones or cameras to capture images, which are 'photos'. You 'make' a film, and you use paint to create 'paintings'.
22 A (speeches): 'Give a speech' is a strong collocation for standing up and talking formally to an audience. Teachers do not read 'letters' to the crowd in this context, and while they could tell 'stories', 'giving a speech' is the exact phrase used for this kind of formal presentation.
23 A (remembering): This fits the phrase-level meaning and grammar pattern. 'Remembering' takes a direct object (remembering their time). If you use 'thinking', you must add the preposition 'about' (thinking about their time). 'Knowing' is a state of mind, not an active process of looking back at memories.
24 A (future): This tests broader context. The text mentions what students will do "when they go to university or get a job". This is talking about the time ahead of them, which is the 'future'. The 'past' and 'history' are about time that has already happened.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Local History Exhibition
Next week, our school is having a special local history exhibition in the main hall. It is a fantastic way for students to learn about the (19)…………… . For this project, teachers asked everyone to bring in old (20)…………… of their grandparents.
The exhibition tells the story of how our (21)…………… changed over the years. Visitors can see what the local streets and shops looked like a long time ago. Some students are also (22)…………… old clothes and everyday objects on the tables.
Many parents and friends are coming to see the hard work. Spending time (23)…………… about history helps teenagers understand how people lived before them. It is a great way to (24)…………… out what life was really like.
19 A past B time C age
20 A photos B cameras C frames
21 A town B world C nature
22 A showing B looking C watching
23 A learning B studying C knowing
24 A find B look C get
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (past): 'The past' is a fixed phrase that correctly refers to the time before now. 'Time' and 'age' do not fit this specific noun phrase when talking about history.
20 A (photos): 'Photos' is the correct semantic fit for images of people. You might bring in a camera belonging to someone, but you do not bring in 'cameras' or 'frames' of your grandparents.
21 A (town): 'Town' fits the broader context because the text describes a 'local' exhibition and mentions 'streets and shops'. 'World' and 'nature' are too broad and do not fit this specific community setting.
22 A (showing): 'Showing' correctly means putting items where people can see them. 'Looking' requires the preposition 'at' (looking at objects), and 'watching' is used for things that move, like a movie or a game.
23 A (learning): 'Learning' correctly collocates with the preposition 'about' to describe discovering new information. 'Studying' typically takes a direct object without 'about' (e.g., studying history), and 'knowing' means you already have the information.
24 A (find): 'Find out' is a correct phrasal verb collocation that means to discover or learn something new. 'Look out' means to be careful, and 'get out' means to leave a place.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Battle of the Bands
Many schools have a special music competition called a Battle of the Bands. It is a fantastic event where groups of students play songs for their friends. Before the big day, band members spend a lot of time practising their instruments. For example, some students play the drums, while others play electric (19)…………… .
During the show, the music can get very (20)…………… because the bands use large speakers. If a group does not have any instruments, they can just perform by (21)…………… their favourite songs. There are usually three or four teachers who watch carefully. They act as the (22)…………… to decide which band is the best.
At the end of the evening, everyone waits to hear the results. The feeling of (23)…………… the competition is amazing. The top band usually gets a prize, but the most important thing is to (24)…………… fun and make great music together.
19 A guitars B trumpets C flutes
20 A loud B tall C heavy
21 A singing B speaking C telling
22 A judges B players C winners
23 A winning B beating C earning
24 A have B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (guitars): "Electric guitars" are common instruments played in rock bands. While you play all of these instruments, "trumpets" and "flutes" are not normally electric.
20 A (loud): "Loud" is the correct adjective to describe a high volume of sound, which is caused by the "large speakers". "Tall" describes height, and "heavy" describes physical weight.
21 A (singing): You "sing" a song when you perform music with your voice. You do not "speak" or "tell" a song.
22 A (judges): The "judges" are the people who watch the performance and "decide which band is the best". The "players" are the students in the band, and the "winners" are the result of the judges' choice.
23 A (winning): You "win" a game or a competition. You "beat" another person (like the other bands), not the competition itself. You "earn" things like money or points.
24 A (have): "Have fun" is a very common fixed English collocation. We do not use the verbs "make" or "do" with the noun "fun" in this context.