A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Food Culture, Eating Out & Special Diets 9
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Trying a Vegan Dessert
Lots of people enjoy eating a delicious dessert after dinner. However, some people choose not to eat food that comes from animals, like milk or eggs. Instead, they enjoy vegan food.
Vegan desserts are made completely from (19)…………… . You can use things like bananas, coconuts, or apples to make a fantastic cake. Because there is no butter or cream, these special dishes are often very (20)…………… for your body.
When you first eat a vegan dessert, it might taste a little (21)…………… . This is because the foods used to make it are new to you. But you will soon find that it is actually very (22)…………… and nice. You can spend a fun afternoon (23)…………… all the amazing new flavours with your friends. You must (24)…………… sure you try a vegan cake the next time you visit a cafe!
19 A plants B farms C gardens
20 A strong B healthy C safe
21 A heavy B wrong C different
22 A sweet B salty C spicy
23 A tasting B looking C speaking
24 A get B do C make
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (plants): "Plants" is the correct semantic fit for the natural living things (like fruits and vegetables) used to make vegan food. "Farms" and "gardens" are places where food grows, but they are not the ingredients you use to make a dessert.
20 B (healthy): "Healthy" is the correct semantic fit to describe food that is good for your body. "Strong" is used to describe physical muscle power, and "safe" means not dangerous, which do not naturally describe the nutritional value of a cake.
21 C (different): "Different" fits the phrase-level meaning, explaining that the dessert will not taste like the usual cakes you eat. "Heavy" refers to weight, and "wrong" means incorrect or bad, which does not fit the context of trying a new but delicious food.
22 A (sweet): "Sweet" fits the broader context of the text because it is the correct flavor for a "delicious dessert" and a "cake". "Salty" and "spicy" are incorrect flavors for this type of food.
23 A (tasting): "Tasting" correctly collocates with trying "new flavours" (the taste of the food) and fits the grammar structure of spending time doing an action. "Looking" requires the preposition "at" (looking at), and "speaking" is for talking, not eating.
24 C (make): "Make" forms the fixed English collocation "make sure," which means to check or ensure that you do something. "Get" and "do" cannot be used to form this specific phrase.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Buying Fresh Bread
Going to the local market to buy fresh bread is a wonderful weekend activity. Because the best food sells quickly, you need to go early in the (19)…………… .
When you get there, you can see the baker taking the bread out of a large oven. The bread is still very (20)…………… and completely fresh. The baker usually puts it into a brown paper (21)…………… for you.
(22)…………… the bread through the busy street is the best part of the trip. The hot food starts (23)…………… so delicious that it makes you feel very hungry. Many people cannot wait until they get home, so they break off a small (24)…………… to eat right away. It is always much better than buying bread from a big supermarket!
19 A afternoon B evening C morning
20 A warm B cold C dry
21 A bowl B bag C plate
22 A Catching B Carrying C Keeping
23 A smelling B looking C tasting
24 A group B piece C part
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (morning): The sentence before says you need to go "early" because the food sells quickly. This means you must go at the start of the day in the "morning". "Afternoon" and "evening" are later in the day.
20 A (warm): The bread has just come out of a "large oven", so it has a comfortable, pleasant heat and is "warm". It cannot be "cold", and we do not use "dry" to describe fresh, hot bread.
21 B (bag): A "paper bag" is a very common phrase for the container used in shops to hold bread or fruit. A "bowl" is deep for soup, and a "plate" is completely flat, so they are not made of soft paper for carrying things home.
22 B (Carrying): When you hold an object in your hands and transport it from one place to another (like through a street), you are "carrying" it. You "catch" a moving ball, and you "keep" things safely stored in a cupboard.
23 A (smelling): As you walk through the street, you use your nose, so the hot bread starts "smelling" delicious. It is not "tasting" delicious yet because you have not put it in your mouth.
24 B (piece): We use the strong collocation a "piece of" to describe a small broken part of solid food like bread or cake. We use "group" for people or several things, and a "part" usually means a section of a machine or story.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Traditional Family Recipe
Many families have a special dish that they love to eat together. Often, this is a traditional recipe from the (19)…………… . For example, some children learn to make a delicious cake by watching their grandmother in the kitchen. She might have a special way of (20)…………… it that makes it taste amazing. Sometimes, she adds something (21)…………… to the bowl, like a little extra sugar or some orange juice, and she does not tell anyone what it is!
Making these old recipes is a wonderful activity for the weekend. You do not just prepare food; you also have a great (22)…………… with your family. While you mix the flour and eggs, you can listen to stories about when your parents were young.
Eating the meal later is always fun. It is a fantastic way of (23)…………… older family members. A good family recipe is like a special present that you can (24)…………… forever.
19 A past B history C age
20 A doing B cooking C growing
21 A secret B dark C silent
22 A time B fun C break
23 A remembering B thinking C looking
24 A keep B hold C stay
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (past): This fits the broader context of a "traditional recipe" that comes from earlier family generations. "History" is used for school subjects or world events, not for personal family recipes, and "age" refers to how old someone is.
20 B (cooking): "Cooking" is the correct semantic fit for preparing food in the kitchen. You do not "do" a cake in this specific context, and "growing" is used for plants or vegetables, not a cake.
21 A (secret): "Secret" is the correct semantic fit for something you add but "do not tell anyone" about. "Dark" refers to a lack of light, and "silent" means making no noise, neither of which describes a hidden addition to a recipe.
22 A (time): "Have a great time" is the correct natural English collocation for enjoying an activity. "Fun" is an uncountable noun and cannot be used with the article "a" (we say have fun, not have a great fun), and you do not "have a great break" while actively making a recipe.
23 A (remembering): This fits the phrase-level context because it can take a direct object (remembering older family members). "Thinking" would require the preposition about (thinking about members), and "looking" would require at (looking at members).
24 A (keep): "Keep forever" is the correct natural English collocation for saving something special for the future. "Hold" implies physically grabbing an object with your hands, and "stay" cannot take a direct object (you cannot "stay" a present).