A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Food Culture, Eating Out & Special Diets 2
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Eating Street Food
Eating street food is a very popular activity in many big cities. Instead of sitting inside a traditional restaurant, people buy their meals from small stands and eat them (19)…………… . It is a wonderful way to enjoy the busy streets.
Many students love street food because it is usually quite (20)…………… . You can buy a large bowl of soup or a sandwich with just a little pocket money. It is also a perfect choice when you are (21)…………… around the city with your friends and want a quick snack.
At a street stand, you can watch the cook prepare your food. Many tourists love to (22)…………… photos of the cooks working quickly over the (23)…………… fires. Most people do not mind standing on the street to eat, because the fresh meals are always completely (24)…………… !
19 A above B behind C outside
20 A cheap B low C poor
21 A travelling B walking C crossing
22 A make B do C take
23 A loud B hot C heavy
24 A delicious B beautiful C favourite
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (outside): This requires understanding the broader context. The text contrasts this action with sitting "inside a traditional restaurant". Therefore, eating 'outside' on the street is the correct opposite. You do not generically eat 'above' or 'behind' a stand in this context.
20 A (cheap): This tests semantic fit. 'Cheap' is the correct adjective to describe food that costs very little (matching the clue "a little pocket money"). We use 'low' for prices (low prices), not for the food itself, and 'poor' describes a person with no money or bad quality.
21 B (walking): This tests a collocation. 'Walking around' is the natural fixed phrase for exploring a city on foot. You 'travel around' between different cities or countries, and you 'cross' a street, but you do not 'cross around' a city.
22 C (take): This tests a strong A2 collocation. The correct verb to use with 'photos' or 'pictures' is 'take'. In English, we do not 'make' or 'do' photos.
23 B (hot): This relies on semantic fit. 'Hot' is the correct adjective to describe the high temperature of a cooking fire. 'Loud' describes sound, and 'heavy' describes weight, neither of which fits a fire.
24 A (delicious): This tests phrase-level meaning and semantic fit. The sentence explains why people do not mind standing up to eat (because the food tastes so good). 'Delicious' is the correct adjective for excellent-tasting food. 'Beautiful' is used for sights, and 'favourite' requires a noun (like 'my favourite meal').
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Visiting a Weekend Food Festival
A weekend food festival is a great place to visit with your family. Many towns have these special events in the summer. When you arrive, you usually see lots of large white (19)…………… in a park or a big field. People stand inside them and cook amazing meals.
The best part of a food festival is (20)…………… many new dishes. You can buy hot meals and sweet cakes from many (21)…………… parts of the world. It is a wonderful way to learn about the food in other (22)…………… without travelling far.
Because the meals are so delicious, these events often get very (23)…………… in the afternoon. It is a good idea to arrive early so you do not have to wait in a long line. You can also (24)…………… some great photos to show your friends later!
19 A tents B houses C buildings
20 A tasting B washing C watching
21 A different B opposite C single
22 A countries B languages C subjects
23 A crowded B heavy C angry
24 A take B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (tents): Semantically, "tents" are the correct temporary structures used for outdoor weekend events in a park. "Houses" and "buildings" are permanent structures made of brick or stone, so they do not fit the context of a weekend festival in a field.
20 A (tasting): At a phrase level, the primary fun activity to do with "new dishes" at a food festival is "tasting" them. You do not go to a festival to enjoy "washing" dishes, and just "watching" them does not make sense for a food event.
21 A (different): "Different parts of the world" is a correct and very common fixed collocation used to describe international variety. In English, we do not say "opposite parts" or "single parts" of the world in this context.
22 A (countries): Semantically, trying international food is a way to learn about other "countries" (places and cultures). Food does not teach you about other "languages" or school "subjects".
23 A (crowded): Based on the broader context of having to "wait in a long line," the event becomes very "crowded" (full of people). An event cannot be "heavy" (which describes weight), and an event itself cannot feel "angry".
24 A (take): "Take photos" is a correct and very common fixed collocation. In English, we do not use the verbs "make" or "do" when talking about capturing an image with a camera.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Summer Barbecue
Having a summer barbecue is a very popular activity in many countries. When the weather is warm and sunny, families love cooking their meals outside in the (19)…………… . They usually invite their (20)…………… to come over and share the delicious food.
A barbecue is a special metal cooker where you have to start a real (21)…………… before you can begin. The person cooking usually puts different kinds of (22)…………… like sausages and burgers on top of it. You must be careful because there is often a lot of grey (23)…………… in the air. This can make you close your eyes!
While the food is cooking, everyone can relax, play games, and listen to music. Eating outdoors together is a fantastic way to (24)…………… a long summer evening.
19 A garden B kitchen C street
20 A teams B members C friends
21 A heat B fire C light
22 A meat B fruit C bread
23 A dust B storm C smoke
24 A spend B pass C keep
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (garden): This fits the broader context. The text explains that they are cooking "outside", so 'kitchen' is wrong because it is a room inside a house. While a 'street' is outside, people do not normally cook family meals in the middle of a public road. A 'garden' is the correct outdoor area at a home.
20 C (friends): This is a semantic fit. The people you usually invite to your home to share a meal are your 'friends'. 'Teams' are groups of people who play sports, and 'members' belong to a club or organization, neither of which fit a casual home barbecue.
21 B (fire): This is a collocation. The standard English expression for making flames to cook food or keep warm is to "start a fire". You can "turn on a light" or "feel the heat", but you do not "start a heat" as a noun in this way.
22 A (meat): This fits the phrase-level meaning. The text gives "sausages and burgers" as specific examples of what is being cooked. These are both types of 'meat', not types of 'fruit' or 'bread'.
23 C (smoke): This is a semantic fit. The grey material that rises into the air from a fire and hurts your eyes is called 'smoke'. A 'storm' is bad weather with rain, and 'dust' is dry dirt from the ground, neither of which come from a barbecue cooker.
24 A (spend): This is a grammatical collocation. In English, we use the verb 'spend' to describe using a period of time to do a fun or relaxing activity (spend an evening). While 'pass' has a similar meaning in other languages, it is not the natural English verb for this specific phrase, and you cannot 'keep' an evening.