A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 5 Test – Travel Hiccups: Apologies & Changing Routes 6

25 because

– Why it's right: We use "because" to give the reason for something. Here, the bad weather is the reason why the flight is late.

– Why not 'so': "So" is used to introduce a result, but the bad weather is the cause, not the result.

26 of

– Why it's right: The word "lot" must be followed by "of" when we are talking about a large amount of something, like rain.

– Why not 'with': The correct phrase is always "a lot of", never "a lot with".

27 on

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "on" with the verb "get" when we talk about entering large public transport like a plane, train, or bus.

– Why not 'in': We say "get in" for a small private vehicle like a car, but we must say "get on" a plane.

28 me

– Why it's right: We need the object pronoun "me" to show who Ethan wants Leo's dad to collect from the airport.

– Why not 'I': "I" is a subject pronoun, but here we need an object pronoun because it comes directly after the action verb "pick".

29 is

– Why it's right: We need the present simple verb "is" to link the singular subject "he" (Leo's dad) to the adjective "angry".

– Why not 'does': We use "does not" before action verbs (like "he does not know"), but we must use "is not" before adjectives.

30 in

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "in" before an amount of time to say when something will happen in the future, like "in a few hours".

– Why not 'at': We use "at" for exact clock times (at 8 o'clock), but we must use "in" for a future length of time.

25 for

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "for" after the word "thanks" when we are talking about an action someone did.

– Why not 'to': We cannot use "to" directly before an "-ing" word like "inviting" in this kind of sentence.

26 but

– Why it's right: We use the conjunction "but" to connect two opposite or contrasting ideas, like wanting to do something and not being able to do it.

– Why not 'so': Using "so" would mean she can't go as a result of wanting to come, which does not make sense.

27 a

– Why it's right: We need the indefinite article "a" because "tent" is a singular, countable noun, and Charlotte is talking about tents in general.

– Why not 'the': We use "the" for specific things that the reader already knows about, rather than talking about a general category of things.

28 of

– Why it's right: We must use the preposition "of" after the adjective "scared" to explain exactly what is making the person feel afraid.

– Why not 'from': "Scared from" is not a correct grammatical phrase in English; the correct fixed expression is always "scared of".

29 Are

– Why it's right: We need the auxiliary verb "are" to start a question using the "are going to" structure, which we use to ask about future plans.

– Why not 'Do': We use "do" with base verbs (like "Do you have?"), but we must use a form of the verb to be before the word "going".

30 on

– Why it's right: We always use the preposition "on" when we talk about specific days of the week, like Saturday or Sunday.

– Why not 'in': We use "in" for longer periods of time like months or years, but never for specific days.

25 am

– Why it's right: We need the helping verb am before the -ing verb (writing) to show that this action is happening right now.

– Why not 'was': We don't use was because Mason is writing the note right now in the present, not in the past.

26 my

– Why it's right: We need the possessive word my to show that Mason was holding the bus pass in his own hand.

– Why not 'the': Saying in the hand sounds unnatural in English; we almost always specify whose body part it is by using words like my, your, or his.

27 it

– Why it's right: We need the object pronoun it to replace the singular noun bus pass so we do not have to repeat the words.

– Why not 'them': We don't use them because a bus pass is only one thing, and them is used for plural words.

28 but

– Why it's right: We use the linking word but to show a contrast between a bad thing (it got wet) and a good action that followed (he dried it).

– Why not 'so': We don't use so because drying the pass is a fix for the problem, not a direct or automatic result of dropping it in a puddle.

29 be

– Why it's right: We need the base verb be to complete the future structure will be before the describing word fine.

– Why not 'is': We cannot use is because the verb to be must always stay in its basic, unchanged form after the word will.

30 to

– Why it's right: We always use the preposition to after the phrase give it back when we are returning an object to a person.

– Why not 'for': We do not say give it back for you; the correct English preposition for this phrase is always to.