A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Food Culture, Eating Out & Special Diets 8
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Drive-Through
Many families enjoy eating fast food when they are travelling. If you do not want to go inside a noisy restaurant, you can get your food without leaving your (19)…………… . People call this a drive-through, and it is a popular way to buy a hot (20)…………… .
First, you drive slowly up to a large sign and speak to a machine. This is where you start (21)…………… what you want to eat and drink. Next, you move forward to a small (22)…………… to give the assistant your money.
After that, the workers pass your food to you. They usually put everything in brown paper (23)…………… so it is easy to carry. Drive-throughs are a great idea because they are very (24)…………… , so you can get back on the road and enjoy your food!
19 A house B car C table
20 A plate B meal C menu
21 A guessing B ordering C making
22 A window B door C roof
23 A cups B bags C bowls
24 A early B slow C quick
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (car): This requires understanding the broader context. The text is about travelling and "drive-throughs". Therefore, getting food without leaving your 'car' is the correct answer. You do not leave your 'house' for food delivery, and you sit at a 'table' inside a restaurant.
20 B (meal): This tests a collocation/semantic fit. 'Buy a hot meal' is a natural phrase for purchasing prepared food. You look at a 'menu' to choose your food, and a 'plate' is the dish you eat from, not the food itself.
21 B (ordering): This tests phrase-level meaning. 'Ordering' is the correct verb for asking a restaurant to prepare food for you. You do not 'make' the food yourself at a drive-through, and you do not 'guess' what you want to eat.
22 A (window): This tests semantic fit. At a drive-through, you hand your money through a small 'window' in the side of the building. A 'door' is for walking inside, and a 'roof' is on top of the building.
23 B (bags): This tests a strong A2 collocation. Fast food is traditionally placed into 'paper bags' for customers to carry. While paper 'cups' are used for drinks, they do not hold "everything", and paper 'bowls' do not fit the description of something you carry all your food in.
24 C (quick): This tests semantic fit and local context. The text says you can "get back on the road" immediately, which means the service is fast. 'Quick' is the correct adjective. 'Slow' is the opposite meaning, and 'early' refers to time of day, not speed.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Eating Traditional Sushi
Sushi is a very famous food that comes from Japan. Today, people all over the world love to eat it. To make traditional sushi, chefs use cold (19)…………… and pieces of fresh (20)…………… . Sometimes they also add vegetables like carrots and cucumbers. The chefs roll everything together and cut it into (21)…………… pieces, so it is easy to eat.
When you visit a sushi restaurant, the food usually looks beautiful on the plate. Many people like to (22)…………… photos of it before they start eating. Because the fresh food comes from the (23)…………… , it has a very special taste. People often pick it up with chopsticks. Then, they put a little bit of soy (24)…………… on it to make it even better. It is a very healthy choice for anyone who wants to try something new.
19 A rice B bread C pasta
20 A fish B meat C chicken
21 A small B short C low
22 A take B make C do
23 A sea B field C forest
24 A sauce B soup C juice
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (rice): Semantically, "rice" is the correct factual ingredient used as the base for traditional sushi. "Bread" is used for sandwiches, and "pasta" is an Italian food.
20 A (fish): Based on the broader context of the second paragraph (the food comes from the "sea"), "fish" is the only logical choice. "Meat" and "chicken" come from farm animals, not the sea.
21 A (small): At a phrase level, "small" is the correct adjective to describe the size of food pieces that are "easy to eat". We do not describe pieces of food as "short" (which describes height or length) or "low".
22 A (take): "Take photos" is a correct and very common fixed collocation. In English, we do not use the verbs "make" or "do" when capturing an image with a camera.
23 A (sea): Semantically, the text refers to the fish used in the sushi, which is caught in the "sea". You do not catch this type of food in a "field" or a "forest".
24 A (sauce): "Soy sauce" is the correct natural collocation and compound noun for the dark liquid eaten with sushi. You do not put soy "soup" or soy "juice" on sushi.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Cooking a Family Meal
Cooking dinner with your family is a great way to spend an evening. Usually, parents prepare everything alone in the (19)…………… . However, when children join in, making a meal can become a lot of (20)…………… .
There are many easy jobs for young people to do. For example, they can start by (21)…………… to wash the vegetables or put the plates on the table. Adults should always do the dangerous jobs like (22)…………… the meat or using the hot cooker.
When everyone works together, the food is ready much faster. After the hard work ends, the whole family can sit down at the table. (23)…………… a delicious meal that you made yourself is a wonderful experience. It is the perfect (24)…………… to end a busy day.
19 A kitchen B restaurant C garden
20 A joke B fun C game
21 A asking B trying C helping
22 A cutting B breaking C closing
23 A Holding B Eating C Keeping
24 A way B road C path
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (kitchen): This is a semantic fit. The room in a house where you prepare and cook food is the "kitchen". While a "restaurant" is a place for food, parents do not usually cook alone in one, and a "garden" is outdoors.
20 B (fun): This is a strong collocation. In English, we use the uncountable noun "fun" in the fixed expression "a lot of fun" to describe an enjoyable activity. "Joke" and "game" are countable nouns and do not fit this grammatical structure.
21 C (helping): This fits the phrase-level meaning. The text describes young people assisting their parents with the easy jobs, which is the action of "helping". They are not "asking" or "trying" to wash the vegetables; they are doing it to support the adults.
22 A (cutting): This is a semantic fit. The physical action of dividing food like meat with a knife is "cutting". You "break" hard things like biscuits or chocolate, and you "close" a door or a box.
23 B (Eating): This fits the broader context. The previous sentences describe preparing and cooking the food. Once the family sits down at the table, the logical final action is consuming the meal, which is "eating". You do not "hold" or "keep" a meal in this context.
24 A (way): This is a collocation. The standard English expression to describe a good method or manner of finishing something is a "perfect way" to do it. We do not use "road" or "path" (which are physical routes for walking or driving) to describe an experience or method.