A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Famous Places & Landmarks 3
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a very famous place in India. Millions of people travel from all over the world to see it every year. Tourists enjoy (19)…………… this amazing place. It is a very large (20)…………… . Builders used special (21)…………… stone to make it.
An Indian (22)…………… called Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal a long time ago. He wanted to make something very (23)…………… for his wife. It took thousands of workers many years to finish it. They worked very hard every day.
Today, the Taj Mahal looks wonderful in the morning sun. The stone shines brightly against the blue sky. Before they go home, visitors usually (24)…………… a lot of photos to remember their trip.
19 A living B resting C visiting
20 A room B building C house
21 A white B pale C blank
22 A pilot B driver C king
23 A beautiful B friendly C kind
24 A do B take C make
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (visiting): This tests phrase-level meaning. Tourists travel to a famous place to look around, which is "visiting". "Living" means your home is there, and "resting" means sleeping or relaxing, which does not fit the context of exploring a tourist site.
20 B (building): This tests semantic fit. The Taj Mahal is a large structure constructed from stone, making it a "building". A "house" is a normal place for a modern family to live, and a "room" is just one small space inside.
21 A (white): This tests semantic fit and local collocation. "White" describes the famous, natural colour of the stone (marble). "Pale" is usually used for skin or very light colours, and "blank" means empty (like a piece of paper).
22 C (king): This relies on the broader context of the paragraph. The text says this person had thousands of workers and built a grand monument a long time ago. This describes a powerful "king". A "pilot" flies planes and a "driver" drives cars.
23 A (beautiful): This tests semantic fit. "Beautiful" correctly describes an amazing monument that you make for someone you love. "Friendly" and "kind" describe people's personalities and actions, not objects or places.
24 B (take): This tests collocation. "Take photos" is the correct and highly common A2-level phrase. In English, we do not "make" or "do" photos.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous buildings in Italy. It is very (19)…………… . In fact, people started making it a long time ago, in the year 1173.
The ground under the tower was very soft, so the building started to move to one side. This means it does not stand (20)…………… like a normal tower. For many years, people worried that the heavy building might (21)…………… down to the ground. Because of this, engineers had to do a lot of (22)…………… to make it safe for everyone.
Today, thousands of visitors come to see the tower every day. Many tourists enjoy (23)…………… fun photos in front of it. They hold their hands up in the air so it looks like they are (24)…………… the tower from falling!
19 A old B late C slow
20 A straight B true C flat
21 A fall B drop C break
22 A work B job C business
23 A taking B making C doing
24 A stopping B keeping C closing
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (old): 'Old' is the correct semantic fit to describe a building that was made "a long time ago". A building cannot be 'late' or 'slow' because these words describe time and speed, not age.
20 A (straight): 'Straight' fits the phrase-level meaning of a tall building going perfectly up into the air. A building does not stand 'true', and 'flat' means smooth and level with the ground, which is the opposite of a tower.
21 A (fall): 'Fall' is the correct semantic fit with the preposition 'down' to describe a building dropping to the ground. People 'drop' things from their hands, and machines 'break' down, but buildings fall down.
22 A (work): 'Work' is the correct English collocation to use with the verb 'do' (do a lot of work). A 'job' is a countable noun (so it would need to be 'a lot of jobs'), and you do not 'do business' to fix a building.
23 A (taking): 'Taking' is the only correct verb collocation for creating images with a camera (take photos). In English, we do not 'make' or 'do' photos.
24 A (stopping): 'Stopping' fits the broader context of the tourists holding their hands up to prevent the building from falling over. 'Closing' does not make sense here, and while you can 'keep' something safe, you stop something from falling.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Mount Fuji in Japan
Mount Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan. It is very (19)…………… , so you can often see it from the city of Tokyo on a clear day. For most of the year, there is a lot of cold, white (20)…………… on the very top of it. This makes the mountain look extremely beautiful, and many visitors love (21)…………… photos of it to show their friends.
Every summer, thousands of people travel to Japan because they want to try (22)…………… Mount Fuji. The mountain is quite safe, but they still need to wear warm clothes and strong shoes. They usually start their (23)…………… up the mountain at night. They do this because they want to reach the top before the sun comes up. When they finally arrive, they (24)…………… a short rest, sit down, and watch the amazing morning sky.
19 A high B tall C long
20 A sand B snow C rock
21 A making B doing C taking
22 A climbing B flying C riding
23 A visit B holiday C journey
24 A have B do C put
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (high): This is the correct semantic fit. We use 'high' to describe mountains. 'Tall' is usually used for people, trees, or buildings, and 'long' describes horizontal distance.
20 B (snow): This is the correct semantic fit. The text describes something "cold" and "white" on top of a mountain. 'Sand' and 'rock' do not match this specific description.
21 C (taking): 'Take photos' is a standard English collocation. We never use the verbs 'make' or 'do' when talking about capturing an image with a camera.
22 A (climbing): This fits the phrase-level meaning of moving up a mountain on foot. You 'fly' in the air, and you 'ride' a bicycle or a horse.
23 C (journey): This fits the broader context of travelling from the bottom to the top of the mountain. A 'holiday' is the entire vacation in Japan, and a 'visit' does not describe the physical travel upwards.
24 A (have): 'Have a rest' is a very common fixed collocation that means to stop and relax. We do not say 'do a rest' or 'put a rest'.