A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 2 Test – Tech & Community 4
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Test 1
Questions 7-13
For each question, choose the correct answer.
7 Which group tells you what you should wear for the video call?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
8 Which group says you must message a person before the meeting starts?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
9 Which group says you must speak for a short time?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
10 Which group is going to have an important visitor from the town at the meeting?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
11 Which group says you do not need to share your own thoughts?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
12 Which group lets you bring a person who does not live in the town?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
13 Which group is only for teenagers of a certain age?
A Green Town B Safe Streets C Fun Weekends
Town Improvement Meetings
Green Town
Do you want to make our town more beautiful? Join the Green Town online meeting this Tuesday! We will talk about cleaning up the local parks and planting new trees near the river. If you want to help nature, this is the perfect group for you. You must send an email to Mr. Smith before Monday to get the video link. You do not need to bring any special ideas to your first meeting. Just come and listen!
Safe Streets
It is important to feel safe when you walk or ride your bike around town. Our next video call is on Thursday evening. We want your ideas for adding more street lights and building safer bike paths. The town police chief will also join our call to listen to your opinions. You need to be between 13 and 16 years old to enter this meeting. Please wear your school uniform on the camera so we know who you are.
Fun Weekends
Are you bored at the weekend? Let’s change that! In our Wednesday online meeting, we will plan new activities for teenagers in our town. We want to open a new youth club and build an outdoor sports area. Everyone has great ideas, so you must speak for two minutes during the call. You can also invite a friend from another town to watch the meeting with you. However, only people who live here can choose the best ideas.
Answer Key & Explanations
7 B - Reason: The Safe Streets group asks that you "Please wear your school uniform on the camera".
8 A - Reason: The Green Town text tells you that "You must send an email to Mr. Smith before Monday".
9 C - Reason: The Fun Weekends group says that "you must speak for two minutes during the call."
10 B - Reason: The Safe Streets text explains that "The town police chief will also join our call".
11 A - Reason: The Green Town group mentions that "You do not need to bring any special ideas... Just come and listen!"
12 C - Reason: The Fun Weekends group allows you to "invite a friend from another town to watch the meeting".
13 B - Reason: The Safe Streets group says that "You need to be between 13 and 16 years old to enter this meeting."
Test 2
Questions 7-13
For each question, choose the correct answer.
7 Who recorded a video to show the problem?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
8 Who got the person in charge of their school to write their name?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
9 Who wanted to protect the tall plants near their home?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
10 Who put some pictures of animals on the internet?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
11 Who says a famous local website helped them get lots of names?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
12 Who sent the information to other students using a phone?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
13 Who felt unhappy when people didn't sign at first?
A Oliver B Sofia C Leo
Sharing Petitions for Local Wildlife
Oliver
I love the small pond in our town park because many green frogs live there. Last month, I heard the town wanted to build a car park over it. I started an online petition to stop them. I sent the link to my classmates in a phone message group. Then, I showed the petition to my headteacher. I was so happy when she signed it too! In the end, we saved the pond. Now, the frogs are safe, and I still visit them every weekend.
Sofia
Some big old trees grow near my street. Lots of beautiful birds sleep there. When workers said they must cut the trees down, I felt very angry. I took some photos of the birds and put them online. Then, I wrote a petition to save the trees. I emailed it to my aunts and uncles. They shared it with their friends on the internet. Soon, thousands of people wrote their names. The workers saw our petition and decided to leave the trees alone.
Leo
Our local river is full of plastic rubbish, and the fish are dying. I wanted to help, so I made an online petition to clean the water. In the beginning, nobody signed it. I was quite sad about that. So, I used my camera to make a short film about the dirty river. A popular town news website saw it and put my petition on their front page. After that, many people signed it quickly. Next week, we are all going to clean the river!
Answer Key & Explanations
7 C - Reason: Leo says he used his camera to "make a short film," which means he recorded a video.
8 A - Reason: Oliver says he showed his petition to his "headteacher," which is the person in charge of the school, and was happy when she "signed it."
9 B - Reason: Sofia says she wanted to save the "big old trees" near her street. Trees are tall plants.
10 B - Reason: Sofia says she "took some photos of the birds and put them online." Birds are animals, and photos are pictures.
11 C - Reason: Leo explains that a "popular town news website" put his petition on their page, which helped many people sign it quickly.
12 A - Reason: Oliver says he sent the link to his "classmates in a phone message group." Classmates are other students.
13 C - Reason: Leo says that in the beginning, nobody signed his petition and he "was quite sad about that."
Test 3
Questions 7-13
For each question, choose the correct answer.
7 Which guide tells you to look for emails with pictures?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
8 Which guide says you should do something in the morning?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
9 Which guide tells you to put important emails in a different place?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
10 Which guide explains how to get fewer messages from shops?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
11 Which guide says it is fine to keep short messages from your friends?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
12 Which guide says you should delete emails when your classes finish?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
13 Which guide says that deleting messages gives you more computer space?
A The Big Clean B Stop the Shops C Keep and Bin
Saving Energy on Your Computer
The Big Clean
Do you know that old emails use a lot of energy? A good idea is to do a 'big clean' on your computer once a month. You should look for emails with large pictures or long videos. These emails use the most energy on the internet. You do not need to delete short messages from your friends. Just find the biggest files and put them in the bin. This is a very fast way to help the planet!
Stop the Shops
How many emails do you get from shops every day? Many people get hundreds of messages about clothes or new games. You usually do not read them, but they still use electricity! When you get an email from a shop, you should find the word 'unsubscribe' at the bottom and click it. This tells the shop to stop sending you messages. You can do this every morning while you eat breakfast. It makes your email box much quieter!
Keep and Bin
It is easy to lose important school messages if your email box is full. You should make a special folder for emails from your teachers. When you get a new school message, move it to this folder. Then, at the end of the school year, you can delete everything else! You do not need to keep emails about old homework. Deleting thousands of messages together saves a lot of computer space and helps the environment.
Answer Key & Explanations
7 A - Reason: The Big Clean says you should "look for emails with large pictures or long videos."
8 B - Reason: Stop the Shops suggests that you can do this "every morning while you eat breakfast."
9 C - Reason: Keep and Bin says when you get a new school message, you should "move it to this folder" to keep it safe.
10 B - Reason: Stop the Shops explains how to click 'unsubscribe' which "tells the shop to stop sending you messages."
11 A - Reason: The Big Clean says "You do not need to delete short messages from your friends."
12 C - Reason: Keep and Bin tells you to delete everything else "at the end of the school year," which is when classes finish.
13 C - Reason: Keep and Bin says that deleting thousands of messages "saves a lot of computer space."