A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – Cafe Careers & Kitchen Chores 3
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Supermarket Mistake
Fourteen-year-old Rose writes about her Friday evening job.
Fourteen-year-old Rose has a weekend job. Every Friday evening, she goes to the large supermarket in her town. She stands at the checkout and helps the customers to put their food into bags. The supermarket doesn't pay her, but the customers usually give her a little pocket money to say thank you. Rose likes this job because she can chat with different people.
Last Friday evening, the supermarket was extremely busy. Rose was feeling tired after a long week at school. A friendly woman came to Rose's checkout with a huge amount of shopping. There were fresh vegetables, heavy bottles of milk, and soft things like bread. Rose smiled and started putting the food into the woman's shopping bags.
However, Rose suddenly stopped looking carefully at what she was doing. She took a soft box of fresh eggs and put it at the bottom of a bag. Then, she picked up three heavy metal cans of baked beans. Because she wasn't thinking, she put the heavy cans directly on top of the soft eggs! It was a silly mistake.
Luckily, Rose noticed her mistake immediately. She knew that the heavy cans could easily break the eggs. She quickly put her hand into the bag and took the cans out again. Then, she carefully moved the box of eggs to the very top of the bag. She opened the box to check, and was pleased to see that all the eggs were perfectly safe.
The customer smiled and gave Rose some pocket money for her good work. Rose felt very glad that she didn't ruin the woman's food. Next week, Rose plans to put all the heavy things in one bag and the soft things in another bag so she never makes this mistake again.
14 How does Rose get money for her job?
A The supermarket pays her every Friday.
B The people shopping give it to her.
C She sells bags to different people.
15 How did Rose feel when the woman arrived at the checkout?
A She was very tired from carrying heavy milk.
B She felt ready for a long week at school.
C She didn't have much energy after school.
16 What mistake did Rose make with the shopping?
A She put some heavy items on top of some eggs.
B She dropped a soft box of eggs on the floor.
C She forgot to put the baked beans in the bag.
17 What happened to the eggs in the end?
A The customer took them out of the bag.
B They were completely fine and didn't break.
C Rose had to buy a new box to replace them.
18 What is Rose going to do next week?
A stop putting heavy and soft things in the same bag
B ask the customers to pack their own shopping
C leave her job at the supermarket on Friday evenings
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: In paragraph 1, the text says "the customers usually give her a little pocket money". "People shopping" is a synonym for customers. Option A is the opposite of the truth; the text clearly says "The supermarket doesn't pay her". Option C is wrong logic; she puts food into bags for the customers, she doesn't sell the bags to them.
15 C - Explanation: Paragraph 2 states that Rose was "feeling tired after a long week at school." Not having much energy is a paraphrase of feeling tired. Option A is a wrong reference trap; the woman had heavy milk in her shopping, but Rose was tired from school, not from carrying milk. Option B uses wrong logic; she was tired after a long week, not feeling ready for one.
16 A - Explanation: In paragraph 3, the text explains that "she put the heavy cans directly on top of the soft eggs!" Option B uses vocabulary from the text ("soft box of fresh eggs") but changes the meaning completely; she put them at the bottom of the bag, she didn't drop them on the floor. Option C is wrong logic; she didn't forget the beans, she just packed them in the wrong place.
17 B - Explanation: Paragraph 4 says that Rose was pleased to see that "all the eggs were perfectly safe," which means they were completely fine and didn't break. Option A is a wrong person trap; Rose put her hand in the bag to take the cans out, not the customer. Option C is wrong logic; because the eggs were safe, Rose didn't need to buy a new box.
18 A - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Rose plans to "put all the heavy things in one bag and the soft things in another bag," which means she will stop putting them in the same bag. Option B is wrong logic; she will change how she packs, but she won't ask the customers to do it themselves. Option C is wrong logic; she plans to fix her mistake so she can continue doing her job safely, not leave it.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The strawberry jam disaster
15-year-old Sam writes about selling food at his school.
Hi, I'm Sam, and I'm 15 years old. Next week, my school is having a big summer fair. The students want to make some money for a school trip. I love cooking, so I decided to make some homemade strawberry jam to sell. Last Saturday, I bought a lot of fresh fruit from the market. I spent all morning in the kitchen boiling the strawberries with sugar. It smelled amazing in my house. Then, I put the sweet red jam into small glass jars. I was very pleased because they looked beautiful.
On the morning of the fair, I had to take the jam to school. I had twenty jars, so they were quite heavy. I carefully put them all into my clean school backpack. I wanted to ride my bike, but my mum said it was safer to walk. So, I walked slowly to the school.
When I arrived, I opened my bag and saw a terrible problem. I didn't put the lids on tightly enough. Because of this, sticky red jam was everywhere inside my clean backpack! Three of the jars were open. I felt very worried because I thought I couldn't sell them.
I didn't want to give up. I went to the school kitchen and found a cloth. I spent twenty minutes wiping all the glass jars until they were perfectly clean again. Then, I closed every single lid as tightly as possible.
I kept the three open jars to give to my dad later, because he loves jam on his toast. Then, I put the other seventeen jars on my table at the fair. I sold all of them very quickly! Now I am feeling very happy, but next year, I will definitely check my jars more carefully!
14 Why did Sam make the strawberry jam?
A to get some money for a school trip
B to help his mum in the kitchen
C to buy some fresh fruit from the market
15 How did Sam travel to the school fair?
A He rode his bicycle.
B He travelled in his mother's car.
C He walked there.
16 What was Sam's problem when he arrived at school?
A He forgot to bring his clean backpack.
B The lids of the jars were not closed properly.
C Three of the glass jars broke in his bag.
17 What did Sam do in the school kitchen?
A He washed the jam out of his backpack.
B He made the glass jars clean again.
C He looked for some new lids to use.
18 What did Sam do with the jam in the end?
A He sold every single jar at the fair.
B He gave some of the jam to his dad.
C He ate some jam on toast at the school.
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: The text says that the students want to "make some money for a school trip." Option A is correct because "get money" is a simple paraphrase for "make money." Option B is a wrong reference trap: he was in the kitchen, but he didn't do it to help his mum. Option C is a partial truth trap: he bought fruit at the market to make the jam, but he didn't make the jam to buy fruit.
15 C - Explanation: The text clearly states, "So, I walked slowly to the school." Option A is a wrong logic trap: he wanted to ride his bike, but he decided not to. Option B is a wrong reference trap: his mum spoke to him and said it was safer to walk, but she didn't drive him in a car.
16 B - Explanation: The text says, "I didn't put the lids on tightly enough." Option A is a wrong logic trap: the jam got inside his clean backpack, but he didn't forget to bring it. Option C is a partial truth trap: three jars were open, but the text does not say that any of the glass jars broke.
17 B - Explanation: Sam explains that he spent twenty minutes "wiping all the glass jars until they were perfectly clean again." Option A is a wrong reference trap: the jam was inside his bag, but he cleaned the glass jars, not the backpack. Option C is a wrong logic trap: he closed every lid tightly, he didn't look for new ones.
18 B - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Sam says, "I kept the three open jars to give to my dad later." Option A is a partial truth trap: he sold 17 jars very quickly, but he didn't sell all 20 of them. Option C is a wrong reference trap: he mentions that his dad loves jam on toast, but Sam didn't eat it himself.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Making lunch for the school
14-year-old Tina writes about an important job she did for sports day.
Hi, I'm Tina, and I'm 14 years old. Last week, our school had a big sports day, and my teacher gave me a very important job. I had to make fifty fresh sandwiches for the students to eat for lunch. It was a huge responsibility for me. I decided to write this blog to tell you about my experience and share some useful advice.
First, I want to say that preparing the food was actually a lot of fun. I spent Saturday morning in the large school kitchen with two of my best friends. We listened to pop music while we cut the bread and added the meat and salad. It felt really nice to make a delicious meal for all our classmates to enjoy after their games.
However, there is one important thing you must be very careful about. Some people cannot eat certain types of food because it makes them ill. For example, my classmate, Sam, gets very sick if he eats milk or cheese. While we were working, I nearly put a large piece of cheese into his lunch by mistake. That was very dangerous, and it made me feel quite worried.
Because of that problem, I have a strict rule for anyone who makes food for a big group of people. When you finish a special meal for someone, you should always write their name on the paper box with a bright red pen. That way, nobody will eat the wrong thing by mistake. It is a simple idea, but it keeps everyone safe and happy!
14 Why did Tina write this blog?
A to share her experience of doing a big school job
B to ask her teacher for a more important responsibility
C to explain how to play games on the school sports day
15 What did Tina like about her morning in the kitchen?
A She enjoyed listening to her classmates play music.
B She felt good about preparing food for her friends.
C She learned how to make a new type of salad.
16 What problem did Tina almost have with Sam's lunch?
A She nearly forgot to give the sandwich to him.
B She put a kind of meat in it that he didn't like.
C She almost added some food that could make him ill.
17 What is Tina's advice for preparing special meals?
A Ask everyone to write down what they want to eat.
B Put the food in a red box so it is easy to find.
C Always use a coloured pen to mark the food boxes.
18 What is Tina doing in this text?
A teaching readers how to cook different meals for sports day
B telling readers about a school job and how to do it safely
C asking her classmates to help her make more sandwiches
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In paragraph 1, Tina says, "I decided to write this blog to tell you about my experience and share some useful advice" about her important job. B is a wrong logic trap; she says the job was a huge responsibility, but she isn't asking the teacher for a new one. C is a partial truth trap; she mentions "sports day," but she doesn't explain how to play the games.
15 B - Explanation: In paragraph 2, Tina says, "It felt really nice to make a delicious meal for all our classmates" (felt good about preparing food for friends). A is a wrong reference trap; she listened to pop music with her two best friends, she didn't listen to her classmates play music. C is a wrong logic trap; she added salad, but the text never says she learned how to make a new type.
16 C - Explanation: In paragraph 3, Tina explains that Sam gets very sick if he eats cheese, and she "nearly put a large piece of cheese into his lunch by mistake" (almost added food that could make him ill). A is a wrong logic trap; she almost gave him the wrong food, she didn't forget to give him his lunch. B is a wrong reference trap; she mentions "meat" earlier in the text, but the problem with Sam's sandwich was the cheese.
17 C - Explanation: In paragraph 4, Tina's advice is to "always write their name on the paper box with a bright red pen" (use a coloured pen to mark the boxes). A is not mentioned in the text. B is a partial truth trap; she says to use a red pen on a paper box, she doesn't say the box itself should be red.
18 B - Explanation: Throughout the text, Tina is blogging about her job making sandwiches for the school and giving advice on how to do it safely with special allergy meals. A is a wrong logic trap; she is talking about making sandwiches, but she isn't teaching people how to cook many different meals. C is a wrong logic trap; she made the sandwiches with two friends already, she isn't asking for more help now.