A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Everyday Food, Meals & Cooking 8
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Choosing a Healthy Snack
When you come home from school, you often want something small to eat before dinner. If you are very (19)…………… , it is easy to open a packet of crisps or some biscuits. However, there are many other snacks that are much (20)…………… for your body.
Fresh (21)…………… like apples and grapes are a great choice because they are sweet and give you energy. You can also have a small bowl of (22)…………… , but remember that you should not eat too many of them. Some people enjoy (23)…………… natural yoghurt with a little honey on top.
Choosing good food is an important habit to learn. A healthy snack will (24)…………… you full until it is time for your evening meal.
19 A thirsty B hungry C tired
20 A safer B kinder C better
21 A fruit B vegetables C salads
22 A meals B nuts C sweets
23 A drinking B cooking C eating
24 A keep B stay C hold
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (hungry): This is the correct semantic fit for the feeling of wanting to eat food like crisps or biscuits. "Thirsty" means you need a drink, and "tired" means you need sleep.
20 C (better): "Better for you" or "better for your body" is a natural English collocation when talking about health and food. "Safer" is used for dangerous situations, not nutrition, and "kinder" is used to describe a person's personality.
21 A (fruit): This fits the broader context because the text immediately gives examples of this category: apples and grapes. Apples and grapes are not "vegetables" or "salads."
22 B (nuts): This fits the phrase-level context of choosing a healthy snack that can be eaten in a small bowl. "Meals" are large plates of food for breakfast or dinner, not small snacks, and "sweets" are unhealthy, which contradicts the main topic of the text.
23 C (eating): This is the correct verb for consuming thick yoghurt from a bowl. You do not "drink" a bowl of yoghurt with honey, and you do not "cook" it as it is a ready-to-eat snack.
24 A (keep): "Keep you full" is the correct natural collocation for maintaining a feeling in your stomach so you do not want more food. "Stay" cannot take an object in this way (you cannot "stay someone full"), and "hold" implies physical grabbing with hands.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Cooking Rice
Rice is a very popular food that people eat all over the world. There are many different kinds, but the most common one is (19)…………… rice. To prepare it, you only need a large pot and some cold (20)…………… .
First, put the pot on the cooker and wait for it to start (21)…………… . When it is hot enough, you can add the rice. You must leave it to cook for about fifteen minutes. You will know it is ready when the rice becomes very (22)…………… and easy to eat.
After that, take the pot off the cooker. You can use a large spoon to put the hot food into a (23)…………… . It tastes delicious with chicken or fresh vegetables. It is a fantastic meal to (24)…………… with your family at dinner!
19 A white B clear C pale
20 A water B juice C liquid
21 A baking B boiling C burning
22 A soft B weak C light
23 A bowl B glass C bottle
24 A share B give C send
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (white): "White" forms the standard English collocation for this common type of rice. "Clear" means you can see through it, and "pale" is usually used for skin colour, so they do not fit here.
20 A (water): "Water" is the correct semantic fit for the plain liquid used to boil food. "Juice" is sweet and used for drinking, and "liquid" is too general and scientific for a simple recipe.
21 B (boiling): "Boiling" is the correct semantic fit for water getting hot and bubbling on a cooker. "Baking" happens inside an oven, and "burning" means the food is destroyed by too much heat.
22 A (soft): "Soft" fits the broader context of food changing texture when it is cooked so it is "easy to eat". "Weak" is used for physical strength, and "light" is used for weight or colour.
23 A (bowl): A "bowl" is the correct semantic fit for a deep, round dish used to serve food like rice. A "glass" and a "bottle" are containers used only for drinks.
24 A (share): "Share" forms the collocation "share with", meaning to enjoy something together with other people. "Give" and "send" mean you pass the food away and do not keep any to enjoy yourself.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Making Fresh Lemonade
Making fresh lemonade is a wonderful activity for a hot summer day. It is a very simple drink to make at home. First, you need to buy some good lemons. Wash them well, cut them in half, and (19)…………… the juice into a large jug.
This juice is very sour, so you must (20)…………… plenty of sugar. Mix the sugar and lemon juice together until the sugar disappears. Then, pour in some cold water.
To make the drink really cold, put some (21)…………… into the jug before you drink it. You can also put a small (22)…………… of lemon on the side of each glass. A cool glass of lemonade will help you to (23)…………… comfortable when the weather is hot. It is the perfect (24)…………… to relax with your friends in the garden.
19 A push B pull C squeeze
20 A put B add C bring
21 A glass B snow C ice
22 A piece B group C part
23 A stay B stand C hold
24 A way B road C path
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (squeeze): To get liquid out of a fruit like a lemon, you "squeeze" it. We do not "push" or "pull" juice out of fruit in English.
20 B (add): When you put something into a mixture to improve it, you "add" it. "Put" is wrong here because it needs a preposition (like "put in plenty of sugar"), and "bring" means to carry something with you.
21 C (ice): The text says this will make the drink really cold, and we use "ice" to cool drinks. You do not put a "glass" inside the jug, and "snow" is weather, not something we use for summer drinks.
22 A (piece): We use the phrase a "piece of" to talk about a cut slice or single bit of food. A "group" is used for people or several whole things, and a "part" usually means a section of a machine or story.
23 A (stay): The correct collocation is to "stay" comfortable, which means to continue feeling good in the heat. We cannot "stand" comfortable, and "hold" needs an object (like holding a bag).
24 A (way): We use the word "way" to mean a good method or opportunity to do something (a way to relax). "Road" and "path" are literal places you walk or drive on, so they do not fit this phrase.