A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 3 Test – Digital Duties 3
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Test 1
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The School Shop Mistake
Fifteen-year-old George writes about his weekend job at the school shop.
Fifteen-year-old George loves his school. Every Friday afternoon, he helps out in the school shop. Students go there to buy things they need for their classes, like pens, pencils, and notebooks. George has an important job. He has to count all the items in the shop and put the numbers into a new tablet. He enjoys using the tablet because it is much faster than writing everything on paper.
Last Friday, George stayed after school to do his work. The shop was quiet, so he thought he could finish quickly. He counted the red pens, the pencils, and the small notebooks. Everything was fine. Then, he looked at the box of blue pens. There were exactly fifty blue pens in the box. He took his tablet to type the number into the shop's digital list.
But George made a big mistake. Because he was trying to work too fast, his finger pushed the zero button twice. He didn't look at the screen carefully. Instead of saving fifty, he typed that the shop had five hundred blue pens! On Monday morning, the shop manager looked at the tablet. She was very surprised and asked George why they had so many blue pens.
George felt really worried. He quickly went to the cupboard and checked the physical boxes again. He showed the manager that there were only fifty pens and explained his mistake. Luckily, the manager wasn't angry. She just showed him how to fix the digital list. From now on, George plans to type much more slowly. He is also going to look at the screen twice before he saves his work.
14 Why does George like using the tablet?
A It helps him do his work more quickly.
B He can use it to talk to the other students.
C It is easier to read than his paper notes.
15 What happened when George did his work last Friday?
A He couldn't find the small notebooks.
B He found exactly fifty blue pens in the box.
C He finished counting everything very quickly.
16 What mistake did George make on the tablet?
A He pushed the wrong button for the red pens.
B He completely forgot to count the blue pens.
C He put a much larger number than he needed to.
17 How did George solve the problem on Monday?
A He looked in the boxes a second time.
B He asked the manager to fix the digital list.
C He bought more pens for the shop cupboard.
18 What is George going to do in the future?
A write everything on paper instead of the tablet
B take more time when he types the numbers
C ask the manager to check his screen
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: In paragraph 1, the text says George likes the tablet "because it is much faster than writing everything on paper." Doing it faster means he does his work more quickly. Option B is wrong logic because students are mentioned, but he doesn't use the tablet to talk to them. Option C is a partial truth trap; the text mentions paper, but the advantage is speed, not reading.
15 B - Explanation: In paragraph 2, the text states, "There were exactly fifty blue pens in the box." Option A is wrong logic; the text says he counted the small notebooks, not that he couldn't find them. Option C is a partial truth trap; the text says he thought he could finish quickly, not that he actually finished quickly.
16 C - Explanation: Paragraph 3 explains that "Instead of saving fifty, he typed that the shop had five hundred blue pens!" Five hundred is a much larger number than fifty. Option A is a partial truth trap; he pushed a button wrong, but it was for the blue pens, not the red ones. Option B is wrong logic; he didn't forget to count them, he just typed the wrong number.
17 A - Explanation: In paragraph 4, the text says George "quickly went to the cupboard and checked the physical boxes again." Looking in the boxes a second time is the same as checking them again. Option B is a partial truth; the manager showed him how to fix it, but he didn't ask her to do it for him. Option C is wrong logic; he didn't buy any pens.
18 B - Explanation: In the final paragraph, George plans to "type much more slowly," which matches taking more time when he types. Option A is wrong logic because he will continue using the tablet, just more carefully. Option C is a partial truth trap; the text says he is going to look at the screen twice, not the manager.
Test 2
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
An app for dog-walkers
16-year-old Hannah reviews a smartphone app she uses for her part-time job.
Hello, my name is Hannah, and I’m 16 years old. At the weekends, I have a part-time job to earn some pocket money. I walk dogs for people in my town. I have lots of different customers, so my weekends are always very busy. Recently, I found a special calendar app for my smartphone. It is made just for dog-walkers, and it helps me to organise all my work.
The app is really useful because I have to visit different houses at different times of the day. The best thing about the app is the automatic alarms. It makes a really loud noise ten minutes before it is time to go to the next customer's house. Before I got the app, I was sometimes late for my walks because I forgot the time, but now I always arrive at exactly the right time.
However, there is one big problem with the app. It lets you put pictures of the animals next to their names on your calendar. I love taking photos of all the cute dogs I walk, so I tried this. But when I added lots of photos, the app suddenly closed and stopped working completely. I lost all my information and had to start my phone again.
Overall, I think this app is fantastic if you just want to check your times and days. It is perfect for busy dog-walkers like me because it is very easy to use. But my advice to other people is simple: don't put any pictures in it! Just keep all your lovely pet photos in the normal photo gallery on your phone. Then everything will work perfectly.
14 Why did Hannah download the calendar app?
A to help her manage her busy weekends
B to look for new customers in her town
C to save money for a new smartphone
15 What does Hannah say about the app's alarms?
A They ring loudly when she arrives at a house.
B They stop her from being late for her job.
C They sometimes make the dogs noisy.
16 What happened when Hannah put lots of photos into the app?
A She forgot some of the animals' names.
B The app changed the days of her walks.
C The app stopped doing its job.
17 What is Hannah's advice to other dog-walkers?
A Save pictures of the dogs in a different part of the phone.
B Buy a normal camera to take lovely photos of pets.
C Stop using the app to check the times of their walks.
18 What is the best title for this article?
A How to start a dog-walking business
B A useful app with one big problem
C The best phone for taking animal photos
Answer Key & Explanations
14 A - Explanation: The text says Hannah's weekends are "very busy" and the app helps her to "organise all my work." Option B is a wrong logic trap: the text mentions she walks dogs for people in her town, but she already has "lots of different customers," she isn't using the app to find them. Option C is a wrong reference trap: she wants to earn pocket money, and she uses her smartphone, but she didn't get the app to buy a new phone.
15 B - Explanation: The text states that before she had the app, she was sometimes late, "but now I always arrive at exactly the right time" because of the alarms. Option A is a partial truth trap: the alarms ring loudly, but ten minutes before she goes to a house, not when she arrives. Option C is a wrong logic trap: the alarm makes a noise, it doesn't make the dogs noisy.
16 C - Explanation: The text says that when she added photos, the app "suddenly closed and stopped working completely." Option A is a wrong reference trap: the text mentions putting pictures next to the animals' names, but she didn't forget them. Option B is a wrong logic trap: the app is a calendar and has days of her walks, but the photos didn't change the days, they just crashed the app.
17 A - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Hannah advises people to "keep all your lovely pet photos in the normal photo gallery on your phone." Option B is a wrong logic trap: she says to put photos in the phone's gallery, not to buy a new, normal camera. Option C is a partial truth trap: she says the app is "fantastic if you just want to check your times and days," so people should use it for that, not stop using it.
18 B - Explanation: The article reviews an app that is very helpful (useful) for alarms and scheduling, but it crashes if you add photos (one big problem). Option A is a wrong logic trap: she mentions her job, but doesn't explain how to start a business. Option C is a wrong reference trap: she talks about taking photos of animals on her phone, but she isn't reviewing the phone itself.
Test 3
Questions 14-18
For each question, choose the correct answer.
My summer business mistake
13-year-old Ian writes about starting a car-washing job.
The summer holidays are here, and I wanted to earn some extra pocket money. So, I decided to start a car-washing business for my neighbours. To find customers, I needed some flyers to put in people's doors. I found a great free design app on my phone and used it to make my flyers. I chose lots of bright colours and added a cool picture of a clean car. I was really pleased with my work.
The next day, I went to the local library and printed one hundred copies of my flyer. They looked fantastic! But when I sat down on a chair to look at them, I suddenly felt terrible. I saw a huge mistake. I typed my name and the price for the car wash, but I completely forgot to include my phone number! People didn't have a way to contact me.
I didn't want to print them all again because that was too expensive. I had to think of a quick answer. I found a bright red marker pen in my pencil case. Then, I spent two hours carefully writing my mobile number at the bottom of every single piece of paper. It took a long time, but the red writing actually looked really good.
That afternoon, I walked around my town and put the flyers into letterboxes. I thought I would have to wait a week for someone to call. But just two hours later, my phone rang! Three different people wanted me to wash their cars the next day. I am so excited about my new job, and I'm going to buy some better soap tomorrow!
14 Why did Ian use an app on his phone?
A to find a job washing cars
B to make an advertisement for his business
C to learn how to clean cars better
15 How did Ian feel after he printed the copies?
A upset because he missed some important information
B worried because printing cost a lot of money
C angry because the pictures didn't look good
16 What did Ian do to solve his problem?
A He paid to print new copies of the flyers.
B He borrowed a red pen from a friend.
C He added his number to the paper by hand.
17 When Ian gave out his flyers, he
A expected to get phone calls immediately.
B got customers faster than he hoped.
C only gave them to three different people.
18 What is Ian planning to do next?
A get some new equipment for his business
B ask his friends to help him wash cars
C put more flyers in people's letterboxes
Answer Key & Explanations
14 B - Explanation: In paragraph 1, Ian says he needed "flyers to put in people's doors" and used the app "to make my flyers" (which are advertisements). A is a trap because he isn't using the app to find an existing job, he is starting his own business. C is wrong because the app is for design, not for learning to clean cars.
15 A - Explanation: In paragraph 2, Ian felt "terrible" because he "completely forgot to include my phone number" (missed important information). B is wrong because he talks about printing being expensive later as a reason not to do it again, not why he felt bad initially. C is wrong because he thought they "looked fantastic".
16 C - Explanation: In paragraph 3, Ian says he spent two hours "carefully writing my mobile number at the bottom of every single piece of paper" using a marker pen. A is wrong because he explicitly says he "didn't want to print them all again". B is a partial truth trap; he used a red pen, but he found it in his own pencil case, not from a friend.
17 B - Explanation: In paragraph 4, Ian says he "thought I would have to wait a week" but his phone rang "just two hours later," meaning he got customers faster than he hoped. A is wrong because it reverses the logic; he expected to wait a long time. C is a partial truth; three people called him, but he didn't just give out three flyers (he made 100).
18 A - Explanation: In the final paragraph, Ian states his future plan: "I'm going to buy some better soap tomorrow," which means he is getting new equipment for the job. B is not mentioned in the text. C is a wrong reference trap; he already put the flyers in the letterboxes, it is not his next plan.