A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Everyday Food, Meals & Cooking 10
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Making a Green Salad
Making a healthy green salad is a fun and easy way to prepare a snack or a small meal. You do not need to cook anything, so it is very quick. First, you need some dark green lettuce (19)…………… . You should wash them carefully in cold water so they are perfectly clean.
Next, it is time to cut the other vegetables. Many people like to (20)…………… small red tomatoes, carrots, and maybe some cucumber. When your vegetables are ready, put everything together into a large plastic (21)…………… .
To make your salad taste even (22)…………… , you can put a little olive oil and lemon juice on top. Finally, use a large spoon or a (23)…………… to mix everything together well. A green salad is always a great choice because the vegetables are very (24)…………… and healthy for your body!
19 A leaves B branches C grasses
20 A add B put C make
21 A bowl B plate C bottle
22 A better B greater C higher
23 A fork B knife C pan
24 A fresh B new C young
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (leaves): This is the correct semantic fit for the soft, green parts of a lettuce plant that you eat. "Branches" are the hard wooden parts of a tree, and "grasses" are plants that grow on the ground in a garden or park, which you do not put in a salad.
20 A (add): "Add" is the correct verb here because it can take a direct object (add small red tomatoes) when talking about including extra ingredients. "Put" would require a preposition (put small red tomatoes in), and you do not "make" tomatoes, because they are already grown.
21 A (bowl): A "bowl" is the correct semantic fit for a deep container used to hold and mix food. A "plate" is too flat to mix a large salad in, and a "bottle" is used for liquids like water or juice.
22 A (better): "Taste better" is the correct natural English collocation when describing food that is very delicious. "Greater" and "higher" are used for numbers, sizes, or levels, but they do not collocate with the verb "taste".
23 A (fork): In the broader context of mixing a salad, a "fork" works perfectly with a spoon to lift and mix the food. A "knife" is used for cutting (which is already finished in the previous paragraph), and a "pan" is a heavy metal tool used for cooking hot food on a stove.
24 A (fresh): "Fresh" is the exact phrase-level adjective used to describe food or vegetables that are recently picked and not old. "New" is used for objects (like a new car or new shoes), and "young" is used to describe the age of people or animals.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Freezing Homemade Ice Cream
Making your own ice cream at home is a fun activity to do with your family. First, you need some milk and a little sugar to make it (19)…………… . You can also add fresh fruit like strawberries or bananas. Mix everything together in a large bowl.
Next, you must put the bowl into the (20)…………… . This is the part of the fridge that is extremely (21)…………… . The ice cream needs to stay in there for a long time. You have to spend a few hours (22)…………… for it to be ready.
While it is in there, the mixture slowly changes. It stops being a liquid and becomes very (23)…………… . This important process usually (24)…………… around four hours. When it is completely ready, you can use a large spoon to serve it and enjoy your fantastic cold dessert!
19 A sweet B salty C spicy
20 A freezer B cooker C sink
21 A dry B cold C dark
22 A staying B resting C waiting
23 A hard B heavy C strong
24 A takes B keeps C makes
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (sweet): "Sweet" is the correct semantic fit for the flavour created by adding "sugar" to a recipe. "Salty" and "spicy" are incorrect adjectives for the taste of sugar and ice cream.
20 A (freezer): "Freezer" fits the broader context because the very next sentence describes it as a "part of the fridge". A "cooker" is used for heating food, and a "sink" is used for washing.
21 B (cold): "Cold" is the correct semantic fit to describe the temperature inside a freezer used to make ice cream. "Dry" and "dark" might physically describe the space, but they do not fit the specific purpose of freezing food.
22 C (waiting): "Waiting" correctly describes the phrase-level action of passing time until the ice cream is ready. "Staying" (not leaving a place) and "resting" (relaxing your body) do not fit the meaning of passing time for a result.
23 A (hard): "Hard" is the correct semantic fit for the texture of a liquid mixture after it freezes into solid ice cream. "Heavy" (weight) and "strong" (power) do not describe the physical texture of frozen food.
24 A (takes): The verb "takes" forms the standard grammatical collocation "It takes + time" to state how long the freezing process lasts ("around four hours"). "Keeps" and "makes" are incorrect verbs for this time measurement structure.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Cooking a New Recipe
Cooking a new meal at home can be a lot of fun. First, you need to find a good recipe in a cookery (19)…………… or on the internet. Before you begin, it is important to spend some time (20)…………… the recipe carefully. This helps you to know exactly what you have to do.
Next, you must make (21)…………… that you have all the things you need, like vegetables, oil, and salt. When you begin to make the meal, you must follow the (22)…………… in the right order.
If the recipe says the food needs twenty minutes, do not stop (23)…………… it early. When everything is finished, you can finally start (24)…………… the food to see if it is delicious. You might discover a new favourite meal!
19 A book B diary C dictionary
20 A seeing B looking C reading
21 A sure B safe C true
22 A rules B instructions C parts
23 A baking B cooking C boiling
24 A looking B smelling C tasting
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (book): A "cookery book" (or recipe book) is a book that contains instructions for preparing food. A "diary" is for writing personal daily thoughts, and a "dictionary" is for finding word meanings.
20 C (reading): You study a text by "reading" it. "Looking" is incorrect because it requires the preposition "at" (looking at), and "seeing" just means using your eyes to notice something, not studying words.
21 A (sure): "Make sure" is a very common fixed phrase that means to check that something is true or that you have what you need. You cannot say "make safe" or "make true" in this context.
22 B (instructions): The steps that tell you how to make a recipe are called "instructions". Games or schools have "rules", and "parts" are pieces of an object, like a machine.
23 B (cooking): "Cooking" is the general word for preparing food with heat, which fits here because we don't know the exact meal. "Baking" is only for ovens (like cakes), and "boiling" is only for water.
24 C (tasting): When you put food in your mouth to check its flavour and see if it is delicious, you are "tasting" it. "Smelling" is done with your nose, and "looking" is done with your eyes.