A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – Campus Careers 5
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Mia's mistake in the garden
Thirteen-year-old Mia writes about her after-school job.
Thirteen-year-old Mia loves nature and being outside. She wants to earn some extra pocket money, so she has an after-school job. Every Tuesday and Thursday, she stays at school for an extra hour to help the school caretaker, Mr. Green, in the garden. Her job is to pull the ugly weeds out of the flower beds. She really enjoys making the school look nice.
Last week, Mia was working in a large flower bed near the school entrance. The weather was warm, and she was working very fast to finish her job. Suddenly, she saw a small green plant. It didn't look like the other weeds. It had beautiful, soft leaves. But Mia thought it was just a strange weed, so she pulled it out of the ground and put it in her bag of rubbish.
A few minutes later, Mr. Green walked past to check her work. He looked in her bag and stopped. He looked very surprised! He carefully took the small green plant out of the bag. He explained to Mia that it wasn't a weed at all. It was actually a very special and expensive flower. Mia felt terrible because she made such a big mistake.
Luckily, Mr. Green didn't get angry. He told Mia they could save the beautiful plant. Mia quickly made a new hole in the dirt and put the plant back into the ground. Then, she gave it a lot of water. Yesterday, she checked the flower bed, and the plant looked completely healthy again. Next week, Mia is going to ask Mr. Green to teach her the names of the school's plants.
14 Why does Mia stay at school on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
A to get some extra cash
B to help her teacher in the garden
C to pull ugly weeds out of a bag
15 What did Mia do with the small green plant?
A She left it near the school entrance.
B She threw it away with the rubbish.
C She put it in a bag to take home.
16 How did Mr. Green feel when he saw the plant in the bag?
A He was angry with Mia.
B He was very surprised.
C He felt terrible about his mistake.
17 How did Mia help the plant survive?
A She moved it to a different flower bed.
B She put it back into the earth.
C She asked Mr. Green to water it.
18 What is Mia planning to do next week?
A learn more about the flowers at the school
B plant some expensive flowers with Mr. Green
C ask the caretaker for some more pocket money
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In paragraph 1, the text states that Mia wants to "earn some extra pocket money," so she stays for an after-school job. Option A correctly uses "extra cash" to mean pocket money. B is a wrong reference trap; she helps the caretaker (Mr. Green), not her teacher. C is a wrong logic trap; she pulls weeds out of the flower beds, not out of a bag.
15 B - Explanation: In paragraph 2, Mia thought the plant was a strange weed, "so she pulled it out of the ground and put it in her bag of rubbish." Option B perfectly paraphrases this action. A is a partial truth trap; Mia was working near the school entrance, but she didn't leave the plant there. C is a wrong logic trap; she put it in her bag of rubbish, but the text never says she planned to take it home.
16 B - Explanation: In paragraph 3, when Mr. Green looked in her bag, the text explicitly says "He looked very surprised!" Option B matches this exactly. A is a wrong logic trap; the text says in paragraph 4 that "Mr. Green didn't get angry." C is a wrong reference trap; it was Mia who "felt terrible because she made such a big mistake", not Mr. Green.
17 B - Explanation: In paragraph 4, Mia saved the plant because she "made a new hole in the dirt and put the plant back into the ground." Option B uses the word "earth" to correctly mean the dirt/ground. A is a wrong logic trap; she made a new hole in the dirt, but didn't move it to a different flower bed. C is a wrong reference trap; Mia gave it water herself, she didn't ask Mr. Green to do it.
18 A - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Mia plans to ask Mr. Green "to teach her the names of the school's plants." Option A perfectly paraphrases this as learning more about the flowers. B is a wrong logic trap; they saved the expensive flower, but they are not planting new ones next week. C is a partial truth trap; she will ask the caretaker for something, but for knowledge, not for more pocket money.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Working at the School Shop
15-year-old Noah reviews his break-time job.
Hi, I’m Noah and I’m 15 years old. I want to write about my new break-time job. Every day, I spend 20 minutes sitting in our school stationery shop. I work there to help sell important things like notebooks, rulers, and pens to the other students. It’s a great way to learn about business, so I decided to review my experience of working there.
Most of the time, working in the shop is really fun. I enjoy making sales and giving people the right money back. The shop is usually very busy because lots of students want to buy something new before their next class starts. I love talking to my classmates while I work, so the time always passes very quickly.
However, last month, we had a very difficult time. It was the week of our big school exams. Everyone needed a standard blue pen for their tests, but the shop completely ran out of them! When I told the students that we didn't have any more blue pens on the shelves, they started to panic. It was terrible because I couldn't help them, and they were very worried about taking their exams without the right pen.
Because of this, I have some important advice for the older students who manage the shop. First, they must check the number of pens and notebooks in the cupboards every single day. Also, if a bad situation happens again and there are no blue pens, the shop should offer our high-quality black pens at a cheaper price. This will make the students feel much happier in an emergency!
14 Why does Noah spend time in the school shop?
A to teach other students about business
B to sell things that his schoolmates need
C to buy important things like pens and rulers
15 Why does Noah feel that his time in the shop goes fast?
A He enjoys having conversations with the customers.
B He is busy counting the money from his sales.
C He always has to hurry to his next class.
16 What was the problem during exam week?
A Noah started to panic about his own school exams.
B The students forgot to bring their notebooks to the exams.
C There were no blue pens left for the students to buy.
17 What is Noah's advice for the shop managers?
A They need to see how much stock they have every day.
B They should buy better quality blue pens for the shop.
C They should keep the notebooks in a different cupboard.
18 What is the best title for this text?
A How to pass your school exams
B Why our school needs a new shop
C The good and bad sides of my school job
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: The text in paragraph 1 says, "I work there to help sell important things... to the other students." His schoolmates are the other students. Option A is a wrong logic trap; Noah says he learns about business, he doesn't teach it. Option C is a partial truth trap; students buy things at the shop, but Noah goes there to sell them.
15 A - Explanation: The text in paragraph 2 says, "I love talking to my classmates while I work, so the time always passes very quickly." This matches enjoying conversations with customers. Option B is a partial truth trap; the text mentions giving the right money back, but this isn't why the time goes fast. Option C is a wrong reference trap; the other students go to their next class, but Noah doesn't mention hurrying to his own.
16 C - Explanation: The text in paragraph 3 says, "Everyone needed a standard blue pen for their tests, but the shop completely ran out of them!" This means there were none left to buy. Option A is a wrong reference trap; the other students panicked, not Noah. Option B is a wrong logic trap; the text mentions notebooks earlier in the text, but the problem during exam week was only about blue pens.
17 A - Explanation: The text in paragraph 4 says, "they must check the number of pens and notebooks in the cupboards every single day." Seeing how much stock they have matches this advice. Option B is a partial truth trap; the text mentions high-quality pens, but they are black pens, not blue ones. Option C is a wrong logic trap; the text says they must check the cupboards, not put notebooks in a different one.
18 C - Explanation: This is a global question testing the overall purpose of the text. Noah reviews his job by sharing what is "really fun" (the good side) and a "very difficult time" (the bad side). Option A is a partial truth trap; exams are mentioned as a stressful event, but the text isn't about how to pass them. Option B is a wrong logic trap; Noah works in the shop and wants to improve it, but he doesn't say the school needs a completely new one.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The brave hall monitor
Fourteen-year-old Olivia writes about her new school responsibility.
My name is Olivia, and I am 14 years old. This term, I have a new job at my school. I am a hall monitor. My teacher gave me a special plastic badge to wear on my jumper. My responsibility is to walk around the school corridors during break time. I have to make sure that everyone is safe and that the school stays quiet.
At first, I felt very proud of my new badge, but I was also a little worried. The school corridors are very long, and they get very busy when classes finish. I am quite a shy person, so I do not feel comfortable telling other students what to do.
One morning last week, there was a problem. A younger boy came out of his classroom and started running very fast down the hall. I knew I had to stop him because it is dangerous to run inside. But I felt too shy to speak. I was worried that he might laugh at me, so I just stood there and watched him.
Suddenly, the boy almost fell over a heavy school bag on the floor. He didn't hurt himself, but I knew I had to do something quickly. I walked up to him bravely and spoke in a clear voice. I told him he must walk slowly in the corridor.
I was surprised when the boy just smiled, said sorry, and walked away quietly. The hall was completely peaceful again. I feel very happy about how I did my job that day. Next term, I am definitely going to ask my teacher if I can be a monitor again!
14 What is Olivia's job as a hall monitor?
A to keep the school corridors safe and quiet
B to give plastic badges to other students
C to help her teacher inside the classroom
15 Why was Olivia a bit worried about her new job?
A She thought the school corridors were too long.
B She was not happy about telling people what to do.
C She did not know what time the classes finished.
16 What happened one morning last week?
A A younger boy laughed at Olivia's badge.
B Olivia shouted at a boy in the corridor.
C Olivia saw a boy doing something dangerous.
17 Why did Olivia finally speak to the boy?
A He almost had an accident.
B He dropped his heavy school bag.
C He started running faster down the hall.
18 What is Olivia planning to do next term?
A ask to have the same job again
B smile and say sorry to her teacher
C find a more peaceful job at the school
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In the first paragraph, Olivia explains that her responsibility is to "make sure that everyone is safe and that the school stays quiet." Option B is wrong reference; the teacher gave the badge to Olivia, she does not give them to other students. Option C is wrong logic; she walks around the corridors, she does not help the teacher inside the classroom.
15 B - Explanation: In the second paragraph, Olivia says she is shy and does "not feel comfortable telling other students what to do," which matches not being happy about doing it. Option A is a partial truth; she mentions the corridors are long, but that is not the reason she was worried. Option C is wrong logic; she says the halls get busy when classes finish, but the text never says she doesn't know the time.
16 C - Explanation: In the third paragraph, the text states that a boy was "running very fast," and Olivia knew "it is dangerous to run inside." Option A is wrong logic; Olivia was worried he might laugh at her, but he didn't actually do it. Option B is wrong logic; Olivia was "too shy to speak," so she just stood and watched him, she did not shout.
17 A - Explanation: In the fourth paragraph, Olivia decided she "had to do something quickly" because the boy "almost fell over a heavy school bag," which means he nearly had an accident. Option B is wrong reference; there was a bag on the floor, but he didn't drop his own bag. Option C is wrong logic; he didn't start running faster, he almost fell.
18 A - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Olivia says "Next term, I am definitely going to ask my teacher if I can be a monitor again!", which means she wants to ask for the same job. Option B is wrong reference; it was the boy who smiled and said sorry, not Olivia. Option C is wrong logic; the hall became peaceful and she was happy, so she does not want to find a different job.