A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 5 Test – Holiday Memories: Recounting Trips & Journeys 3

25 to

– Why it's right: We use the preposition to to talk about travelling in the direction of a destination, like going on a trip to a place.

– Why not 'in': We use in when we are already inside a place, but not for the journey or movement towards it.

26 because

– Why it's right: We use because to explain the reason for something. Here, the camel being tall is the reason why Emma was scared.

– Why not 'so': We use so to show the result of a situation, but here we need a word to introduce the reason.

27 was

– Why it's right: We need the past simple verb was to describe the ride. We use was because the subject (the ride) is singular, and the trip happened yesterday.

– Why not 'were': We use were for plural subjects (like they or we), but the ride is only one thing.

28 the

– Why it's right: We always use the definite article the before a superlative adjective, like most beautiful or biggest.

– Why not 'a': We never use a with superlative adjectives because there can only be one "most beautiful" place.

29 for

– Why it's right: We use the preposition for to talk about a length or period of time, like for two hours or for three days.

– Why not 'since': We use since to talk about a specific starting point in time (like since two o'clock), not for a measured amount of time.

30 Would

– Why it's right: We use Would with you like to politely offer something or ask someone what they want to do.

– Why not 'Do': If you ask Do you like, you are asking a general question about someone's hobbies, not offering to show them photos today.

25 because / as / since

– Why it's right: We use 'because' to join two ideas together and give a reason. The second part of the sentence explains the reason why Felix was worried.

– Why not 'so': We use 'so' to show the result of something, not to explain why something happened.

26 me

– Why it's right: We need the object pronoun 'me' after the action verb 'helped' to show who received the help from the parents.

– Why not 'I': 'I' is a subject pronoun, which means it must go before a verb to perform the action (like 'I helped'), not after it.

27 it

– Why it's right: We use the pronoun 'it' to replace a singular thing that we have already talked about. Here, 'it' takes the place of the 'passport'.

– Why not 'them': 'Them' is only used for plural nouns (more than one), but he only lost one passport.

28 to

– Why it's right: We use the preposition 'to' after the verb 'gave' to show who receives the object. The structure is 'give something to someone'.

– Why not 'for': We do not use 'for' when someone directly hands us an object.

29 Are

– Why it's right: We need the auxiliary verb 'are' to make a present continuous question with the subject 'you' and the '-ing' verb 'having'.

– Why not 'Do': You cannot say 'Do you having' because 'having' ends in '-ing'; 'do' is only used with base action verbs like 'have' or 'want'.

30 about

– Why it's right: We use the preposition 'about' after the verb 'tell' when we are asking someone to share information on a specific topic.

– Why not 'of': We do not say 'tell me of' in everyday English when asking a friend for their news.

25 the

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

– Why not 'a': We use "a" for one general thing, but there is only one "biggest" museum in this context.

26 by

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "by" to talk about how we travel when we use words like car, bus, or train.

– Why not 'on': We can say "on a train", but when there is no "a" or "the" before the vehicle, we must use "by".

27 than

– Why it's right: We always use "than" right after a comparative adjective (like "taller" or "bigger") to compare two different things.

– Why not 'that': "That" is a pronoun used to point at things; it is never used to compare two things in a sentence.

28 of

– Why it's right: We use the preposition "of" to complete the very common phrase "a lot of", which means many or much.

– Why not 'for': We can say "a lot for you", but we must use "of" before a noun like "photos".

29 to

– Why it's right: After the verb "want", we always put "to" before the next verb (like "see") to talk about our wishes or plans.

– Why not 'for': We use "for" before a noun, but we must use "to" right before a verb.

30 Have

– Why it's right: We use the auxiliary verb "Have" at the beginning of a question to make the present perfect tense with the subject "you".

– Why not 'Do': We use "Do" for everyday habits (present simple), but here the main verb "seen" is in the past participle form.