A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 5 Test – Travel Invites: Trips, Tours & Transport 6

25 are

– Why it's right: We use "are" with "going to" to talk about future plans when the subject of the sentence is "we".

– Why not 'will': You cannot say "will going"; if you use "will", the verb must be in its base form ("will go").

26 the

– Why it's right: We always use the definite article "the" before superlative adjectives like "best".

– Why not 'a': We only use "a" for general descriptions, but "best" means there is only one top holiday, so it is specific.

27 with

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "with" to talk about doing an activity together alongside someone else.

– Why not 'to': You can go "to" a place, but you always travel or come "with" a person.

28 of

– Why it's right: The word "lots" must be followed by "of" when we are talking about a large amount or number of something.

– Why not 'for': The correct phrase is always "lots of" (or "a lot of"), never "lots for".

29 from

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "from" after the word "far" to talk about the physical distance between two places.

– Why not 'to': We say that a place is "close to" us, but we always say it is "far from" us.

30 to

– Why it's right: The verb "need" must be followed by "to" when it comes directly before another action verb (like "bring").

– Why not 'for': We cannot say "need for bring"; we always use "to" to create the infinitive form of the verb.

25 are

– Why it's right: We need the auxiliary verb "are" to complete the "are going to" structure, which we use to talk about future plans.

– Why not 'will': You cannot use "will" right before the word "going"; you must use the verb to be.

26 of

– Why it's right: The word "of" is needed to complete the very common A2 expression "lots of", which simply means a large amount.

– Why not 'for': "Lots for" is not a correct grammatical phrase to describe a quantity of something.

27 to

– Why it's right: We use the infinitive "to" before a base verb (like "invite") to explain the reason or purpose for doing an action.

– Why not 'for': We can use "for" before a noun (e.g., "for an invitation"), but we cannot use it before a base verb.

28 more

– Why it's right: We use "more" to make a comparative phrase ("more fun") because Quinn is comparing going together versus going without them.

– Why not 'most': We use "most" to form superlatives (the number one thing in a group), not when comparing two situations using the word "much".

29 us

– Why it's right: We need the object pronoun "us" to talk about the family group (Mum, Dad, and Quinn) receiving the action of the verb "join".

– Why not 'we': "We" is a subject pronoun, so it cannot be placed right after a verb to receive the action.

30 the

– Why it's right: We must always use the definite article "the" before superlative adjectives like "best", "biggest", or "fastest".

– Why not 'a': We cannot use "a" because superlatives describe one specific, unique thing that stands out from everything else.

25 them

– Why it's right: We need the object pronoun them to replace the plural noun scooters so we don't have to repeat the word.

– Why not 'it': We don't use it because scooters is a plural word, and it is only used for singular nouns.

26 but

– Why it's right: We use the linking word but to show a contrast between two ideas: the scooters are fast (which sounds difficult), yet they are easy to ride.

– Why not 'so': We don't use so because being easy to ride is not the result of being very fast.

27 with

– Why it's right: The preposition with is used to complete the common English phrase come with me, which means to join someone on an activity.

– Why not 'for': Saying come for me would mean Leo is coming to collect Ryan, which doesn't make sense for an invitation to ride together.

28 the

– Why it's right: We use the definite article the because Ryan has already mentioned this specific park at the beginning of the message.

– Why not 'a': We don't use a because they are not meeting at just any park; they are meeting at the specific park in the city centre.

29 be

– Why it's right: We need the infinitive verb be to complete the future tense structure going to be to describe what the afternoon will look like.

– Why not 'is': We cannot use is because the verb to be must always be in its base form after the words going to.

30 a

– Why it's right: We always use the article a in the fixed English expression have a great time.

– Why not 'the': We don't use the because we are not talking about one specific, measurable time; it is just a common everyday phrase.