A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – Campus Careers 2
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Selling the school magazine
Fourteen-year-old Dean writes about his project for the school paper.
Fourteen-year-old Dean loves writing and talking to people. Last week, he took on an important job at his school. The student committee asked him to find people to buy subscriptions for the printed school magazine. Each subscription costs £2 for the whole term. Dean was very keen to help, so he spent his lunch breaks walking around the school yard and talking to students from different classes.
At first, Dean’s work went really well. Many of his friends and classmates wanted to read the magazine, so they gave him their money. Because Dean didn't have his laptop with him in the playground, he wrote all the names of the students who paid on a small piece of paper. He put the paper carefully in his trousers pocket and continued talking to more people.
However, when Dean got home on Friday afternoon, he made a frustrating discovery. He reached into his pocket to get the list, but it wasn't there! The small piece of paper was completely lost. Dean felt very silly and worried because he couldn't remember every single student who had already given him £2. He didn't want anyone to think he was careless with their money.
Dean decided to fix his mistake immediately. He sat at his desk and thought very hard. Luckily, he remembered almost every person he spoke to during the week. Instead of using paper again, he opened a digital app on his mobile phone and typed the names into a neat list. By Monday morning, Dean checked his app and was delighted to see he had 20 subscribers! Next term, he plans to record every new name on his phone right away.
14 Why did Dean spend his lunch breaks in the school yard?
A to write new stories for the school magazine
B to get students to pay for the printed paper
C to meet his friends from different classes
15 How did Dean keep information about the buyers at school?
A He typed their names into his laptop.
B He saved their details on a small piece of paper.
C He put their money into his trousers pocket.
16 What problem did Dean have on Friday afternoon?
A He couldn't find the paper with the names on it.
B He realised someone stole money from his pocket.
C He forgot to ask his classmates for their money.
17 How did Dean solve his problem?
A He asked all the students to pay him again.
B He used a computer program in the school library.
C He remade the list using a software program on his phone.
18 What is Dean going to do next term?
A use his phone immediately to save new names
B stop collecting money for the school paper
C write a list on paper before typing it into his phone
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: In paragraph 1, the text states that the committee asked Dean "to find people to buy subscriptions for the printed school magazine" and he spent his lunch breaks "talking to students from different classes." Getting students to pay for the printed paper is a direct paraphrase. Option A is a wrong reference trap; Dean loves writing, but he wasn't writing stories during lunch breaks. Option C uses wrong logic; he talked to classmates to sell subscriptions, not just to meet up with friends.
15 B - Explanation: Paragraph 2 states that Dean "wrote all the names of the students who paid on a small piece of paper." Option A is wrong logic; the text explicitly says he "didn't have his laptop with him". Option C is a partial truth trap; he put the paper in his pocket, not the money.
16 A - Explanation: In paragraph 3, Dean reached into his pocket "to get the list, but it wasn't there! The small piece of paper was completely lost." Option B is wrong logic; he lost the list, but no money was stolen. Option C is a partial truth trap; he was worried he couldn't remember everyone, but he didn't forget to ask them for money in the first place.
17 C - Explanation: Paragraph 4 explains that Dean "opened a digital app on his mobile phone and typed the names into a neat list." Remaking the list using a software program on his phone paraphrases using an app on his phone. Option A is wrong logic; Dean remembered almost everyone and didn't make students pay again. Option B is a wrong reference trap; he sat at his desk at home, not in the school library.
18 A - Explanation: The final sentence states that next term, "he plans to record every new name on his phone right away." Using his phone immediately to save new names is a direct paraphrase of recording names on his phone right away. Option B is the opposite of the truth (wrong logic); he was delighted with his 20 subscribers and will continue. Option C uses wrong logic; he learned not to use paper again.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The history mistake
15-year-old Eva writes about her time at the school homework club.
Hi! I’m Eva, and I’m 15 years old. After school on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I don't go straight home. Instead, I stay in the school library to work at the homework helper club. It’s a special group where older students help younger ones with their schoolwork. My favourite subject is history, so I usually help students to write their history essays. I enjoy doing this because it makes me feel useful.
Last Tuesday, a 12-year-old boy called Leo came into the library. He needed to write a long essay about a famous historical battle, but he didn't know much about it. I studied this battle in my own history class last year, so I felt very sure of myself. I started telling Leo all the facts I remembered while he wrote them down in his notebook.
Then, he asked me what year the battle happened. Because I felt so sure, I didn't open his history textbook to check. I just gave him a date from my memory, and he wrote it down. A few minutes later, I looked at a poster on the library wall about the same battle. I suddenly realised I was wrong! I gave Leo the completely wrong date.
I felt a bit silly, but I knew I had to fix it. I quickly opened his history textbook, and we found the correct date together. I said sorry to Leo for my mistake. He wasn't angry at all, and he just laughed. We both learned some interesting new facts that day. The experience taught me a good lesson, and I am going to make sure I always look at the textbook before I give an answer next time!
14 Why does Eva stay at school on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
A to write her own history essays
B to support younger students with their work
C to start a new club in the library
15 How did Eva feel when she started helping Leo?
A worried because he had to write a very long essay
B certain that she knew the right facts to tell him
C surprised because he was in her history class last year
16 How did Eva realise she had the wrong date?
A She saw some information on the library wall.
B She finally looked inside Leo's history textbook.
C She remembered the lesson from the year before.
17 What happened when Eva told Leo about the mistake?
A He found the correct date in the book by himself.
B He showed her that he wasn't upset about it.
C He laughed at the funny story in his notebook.
18 What is Eva planning to do in the future?
A read the history textbooks to learn more facts for herself
B look at the books before she gives information to a student
C ask the younger students to write down the answers more carefully
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: The text says Eva stays at the club to "help younger ones with their schoolwork" (support younger students with their work). Option A is a wrong reference trap: she helps younger students write their history essays, she doesn't stay to write her own. Option C is a wrong logic trap: she works at the club, but the text never says she is starting a new one.
15 B - Explanation: The text states that because she studied the battle last year, "I felt very sure of myself" (certain she knew the right facts). Option A is a partial truth trap: Leo had to write a long essay, but Eva wasn't worried about it. Option C is a wrong reference trap: Eva studied the battle in her history class, Leo wasn't in her class.
16 A - Explanation: Eva explains that she "looked at a poster on the library wall" and suddenly realised she was wrong. Option B is a wrong logic/timing trap: she did look inside the history textbook, but only after she realised she made a mistake. Option C is a wrong logic trap: she remembered the lesson when she first helped him, but her memory was wrong.
17 B - Explanation: The text says that when she said sorry, Leo "wasn't angry at all, and he just laughed" (he wasn't upset). Option A is a wrong reference trap: they found the correct date "together", he didn't do it by himself. Option C is a wrong logic trap: he laughed because he wasn't angry, not because he was reading a funny story in his notebook.
18 B - Explanation: In the final sentence, Eva says, "I am going to make sure I always look at the textbook before I give an answer next time!" Option A is a partial truth trap: she will look at the books, but to check answers for students, not just to learn facts for herself. Option C is a wrong reference trap: Leo wrote down the answers, but she isn't planning to ask students to do this more carefully.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Setting up the school hall
13-year-old Finn writes about his important job at school.
Hi, I'm Finn, and I am 13 years old. Every Friday, our school has a big assembly. All the students meet in the large school hall to listen to the teachers. But before the assembly begins, someone has to put out all the plastic chairs. It is a really hard job, and I want to write about my experience of doing it.
Moving hundreds of chairs is not easy, but I actually like doing it. Carrying them across the big room is great exercise, and it makes my arms feel very strong. It is also nice to be out of the classroom for a short time. However, it can also be a very stressful job if you are not careful.
Last week, I made a big mistake because I didn't check my teacher's list. I completely forgot how many students were coming to the assembly. I put fifty chairs in the hall, but suddenly two hundred students walked through the doors! There were not enough places for everyone to sit down. It caused a huge panic right before the headteacher started speaking, and I had to run fast to get more chairs.
Because of that stressful day, I learned how to do the job better. My advice for other students is very simple. You should always ask two or three good friends to help you carry the chairs. If you work together as a team, you can finish the job in half the time, and you won't make any silly mistakes!
14 What is Finn's job before the school assembly?
A He washes the plastic chairs in the hall.
B He gets the seats ready for the students.
C He tells the teachers when the meeting starts.
15 What does Finn like about carrying the chairs?
A He can spend more time inside his classroom.
B He doesn't have to do any difficult work.
C It is a good way to make his body strong.
16 What mistake did Finn make last week?
A He didn't put out enough chairs for everyone.
B He lost the list of the students' names.
C He was late for the headteacher's speech.
17 What is Finn's advice for doing this job?
A Take a long time so you don't make mistakes.
B Ask the teachers to help carry the heavy chairs.
C Work with other people to finish the job faster.
18 What is Finn doing in this text?
A explaining why his school needs to buy new chairs
B describing a school job and giving advice about it
C asking his classmates to help him with his schoolwork
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: In paragraph 1, Finn says his job is to "put out all the plastic chairs" before the assembly, which means he gets the seats ready for the students. A is a wrong logic trap; he moves the chairs, but he doesn't wash or clean them. C is a wrong reference trap; the teachers speak at the assembly, but Finn does not tell them when it starts.
15 C - Explanation: In paragraph 2, Finn says carrying the chairs is "great exercise, and it makes my arms feel very strong." A is the opposite of the truth; he actually likes being "out of the classroom". B is a wrong logic trap; he enjoys the task, but he says it is "not easy" and a "hard job", not that the work isn't difficult.
16 A - Explanation: In paragraph 3, Finn explains he only put out fifty chairs for two hundred students, so "There were not enough places for everyone to sit down." B is a partial truth trap; he mentions he "didn't check my teacher's list," but the text does not say he lost it. C is a wrong logic trap; a panic happened right before the speech, but Finn wasn't late for it.
17 C - Explanation: In paragraph 4, Finn advises students to "ask two or three good friends to help" so they can work as a team and "finish the job in half the time" (finish faster). A is a wrong logic trap; he wants to avoid mistakes, but by doing the job faster in a team, not by taking a long time. B is a wrong reference trap; he says to ask friends for help, not the teachers.
18 B - Explanation: Throughout the text, Finn describes what his job of moving chairs is like (both the good parts and a problem he had) and finishes by giving advice to other students on how to do it well. A is a wrong logic trap; he talks about plastic chairs, but he doesn't tell the school to buy new ones. C is a wrong reference trap; he suggests asking friends to help with the chairs, not with his schoolwork or homework.