A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Local Places & City Life 2
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Going to the Cinema
Going to the cinema is a fun way to spend the weekend with friends or family. When you arrive, you buy your tickets and maybe something to eat. Before you go into the room, you can buy drinks and a big box of (19)…………… to share.
When you walk inside, it is usually very (20)…………… , so you must walk slowly to find your place. You cannot see very well. Everyone has to sit in their (21)…………… and wait quietly for the film to start.
Suddenly, the giant (22)…………… lights up at the front of the room. It is much bigger than a television at home. People love (23)…………… films here because the picture is huge and the sound is very loud and exciting. A trip to the cinema is always a great way to (24)…………… a free afternoon.
19 A popcorn B meal C picnic
20 A dark B black C dirty
21 A seats B desks C sofas
22 A screen B board C window
23 A watching B looking C pointing
24 A spend B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (popcorn): Based on the phrase-level context of a "big box of..." bought to eat at the cinema, "popcorn" is the only correct choice. A "meal" or "picnic" refers to larger eating events, not a specific cinema snack sold in a box.
20 A (dark): Semantically, a room without light is described as "dark," which explains why "you must walk slowly." "Black" is a colour, and "dirty" means not clean, which does not fit the context of not being able to see.
21 A (seats): Semantically, "seats" is the correct vocabulary for the specific places you sit in a cinema, theatre, or stadium. You sit at "desks" in a school or office, and "sofas" are furniture found at home.
22 A (screen): Based on the broader context of the text ("bigger than a television", "the picture is huge"), a cinema has a "screen". A classroom has a "board", and you look outside through a "window".
23 A (watching): "Watching films" is the correct collocation and verb pattern. You must use a preposition to say "looking at" or "pointing at" something, but you "watch" a film directly.
24 A (spend): "Spend an afternoon" (or spend time) is the correct natural collocation in English. We do not say "make an afternoon" or "do an afternoon" when talking about using our free time.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Large Shopping Mall
In many large towns and cities, the shopping mall is a very popular place to visit. These buildings are usually extremely (19)…………… , so you can easily find hundreds of different stores all under one roof.
People often go there when they want to get beautiful new (20)…………… to wear for a holiday or a special party. However, a modern mall is not just for (21)…………… things. Many teenagers and young people think it is a fantastic place for (22)…………… their friends at the weekend. They can watch a film at the cinema or just look at the attractive shop windows.
When they feel hungry, they can go to the food court and sit down to enjoy a nice hot (23)…………… together. Because there are lots of fun activities to do, the mall is often very (24)…………… on Saturdays. It is always a good idea to arrive early!
19 A deep B big C heavy
20 A clothes B tickets C games
21 A paying B spending C buying
22 A meeting B knowing C learning
23 A food B plate C meal
24 A busy B fast C angry
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (big): "Big" is the correct semantic fit to describe a building that can hold "hundreds of different stores". "Heavy" is used to describe how much something weighs, and "deep" is used for water or holes in the ground.
20 A (clothes): This requires broader context comprehension. The sentence mentions getting something "to wear" for a holiday or party. You wear "clothes", but you cannot wear "tickets" or "games".
21 C (buying): This tests phrase-level verb patterns. You can say "buying things". If you use "paying", you must add the preposition "for" (paying for things). If you use "spending", you must say "spending money on things".
22 A (meeting): "Meeting friends" is a strong standard collocation that means getting together with people you know to spend time with them. "Knowing" means you are already friends, but does not describe the action of getting together.
23 C (meal): "A hot meal" is a very common vocabulary collocation. "Food" is an uncountable noun, so you cannot say "a food". A "plate" is the flat ceramic object you put the meal on, not the thing you actually eat.
24 A (busy): "Busy" is the correct semantic fit for a place that has many people in it doing lots of "fun activities". "Fast" describes the speed of a person or vehicle, and "angry" describes an emotion, which does not fit a building.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
An Outdoor Town Market
Many towns have a market in the main square once a week. People love visiting these markets because they are a fun place to shop.
Most markets are completely (19)…………… , so it is a good idea to wear a warm coat if the weather is cold. At the market, friendly workers are always (20)…………… clothes, bags and toys from their small tables.
A market is also a great place to buy (21)…………… fruit and vegetables. The food is usually very (22)…………… , so you do not need to spend a lot of money.
Because people are always talking and shouting, a market is often quite (23)…………… . However, it is always a wonderful experience. Many visitors (24)…………… a lot of time looking at everything before they go home.
19 A outside B downstairs C upstairs
20 A giving B selling C paying
21 A fresh B new C clear
22 A low B short C cheap
23 A angry B noisy C heavy
24 A spend B hold C pass
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (outside): This fits the broader context. You need to wear a warm coat because you are not inside a building. Markets in a town square are not 'downstairs' or 'upstairs' because they are not inside a house.
20 B (selling): This is a semantic fit. Market workers take money in exchange for clothes and toys, which means they are 'selling'. 'Giving' means they want no money, and customers do the 'paying', not the workers.
21 A (fresh): This is a strong collocation. Food that has recently been picked or produced is called 'fresh'. In English, we do not say 'new fruit', and 'clear' is an adjective used for things like water or glass.
22 C (cheap): This is a phrase-level fit. If you "do not need to spend a lot of money", it means the food is 'cheap'. We use 'low' for prices, but not to describe the food itself, and 'short' describes time or length.
23 B (noisy): This fits the semantic meaning of the sentence. A place with many people talking and shouting is full of loud sounds, making it 'noisy'. 'Angry' describes a human feeling, and 'heavy' describes how much something weighs.
24 A (spend): This is a grammatical collocation. In English, we use the verb 'spend' to describe using an amount of time to do an activity (spend time looking). We do not 'hold' time, and 'pass' does not fit this specific grammatical structure.