A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Food Culture, Eating Out & Special Diets 10
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Eating Tacos
Tacos are a very famous food from Mexico. Today, they are a very (19)…………… meal all over the world, and many students love eating them. People make a traditional taco with a hard yellow (20)…………… that comes from corn. Inside this, they usually put hot (21)…………… , fresh vegetables, and some cheese.
You do not need a knife or a fork to eat a taco. Instead, you eat it by (22)…………… it carefully in your hands. This is the best way to enjoy it, but it can sometimes be quite (23)…………… . The small pieces of food can easily fall out onto your clothes if you eat too quickly.
However, you should not worry about getting your fingers dirty. Everyone agrees that eating tacos is a fun experience, and they are absolutely (24)…………… !
19 A popular B favourite C known
20 A bowl B shell C cup
21 A meat B soup C pasta
22 A catching B keeping C holding
23 A tired B messy C angry
24 A delicious B lovely C kind
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (popular): This tests semantic fit and local grammar. 'Popular' is the correct adjective for something liked by many people. 'Favourite' usually needs a possessive pronoun before it (e.g., 'my favourite meal'), and 'known' would need to be 'well-known' to fit this sentence naturally.
20 B (shell): This tests semantic fit and a specific food term. The hard corn outside of a taco is called a 'shell'. A 'bowl' and a 'cup' are rounded containers you put on a table, not the edible part of a taco itself.
21 A (meat): This tests semantic fit. 'Meat' is a common, solid savoury filling for a taco. 'Soup' is a liquid, which you cannot put inside a folded taco, and 'pasta' is an entirely different carbohydrate dish (usually Italian).
22 C (holding): This tests a strong A2 collocation. 'Holding' is the correct verb for gripping something in your hands to eat it. You do not 'keep' food in your hands to eat it, and you only 'catch' food if someone throws it to you.
23 B (messy): This requires understanding the broader context. The next sentence explains that food falls out onto your clothes and gets your fingers dirty. 'Messy' is the correct adjective for a situation that makes you untidy. 'Tired' and 'angry' describe feelings, not the act of eating.
24 A (delicious): This tests phrase-level meaning and semantic fit. The sentence concludes that eating tacos is a great experience because of how they taste. 'Delicious' is the standard adjective for excellent food. 'Lovely' and 'kind' are typically used for people, objects, or actions, not specifically the taste of food.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Enjoying a Cafe Smoothie
Many young people love visiting cafes with their friends after school. Instead of ordering hot tea or coffee, it is very popular to choose a delicious (19)…………… smoothie. These healthy drinks are perfect when you are (20)…………… at a table on a warm afternoon.
To make this drink, a cafe worker mixes sweet things like strawberries and bananas with milk and ice. Because of the ice, the drink is always very (21)…………… and refreshing. It is usually served in a tall (22)…………… so you can see the beautiful colours inside.
To drink it easily, you often use a paper (23)…………… . This is much better for the world than using a plastic one. Spending time at a cafe is a wonderful way to relax. It is also a great place to (24)…………… a break before you go home to finish your homework.
19 A fruit B juice C water
20 A sitting B staying C standing
21 A cold B hot C dry
22 A glass B bowl C plate
23 A straw B fork C spoon
24 A take B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (fruit): "Fruit smoothie" is the correct natural collocation and compound noun for this popular drink. A smoothie is made by mixing whole pieces of fruit, so we do not say "juice smoothie" or "water smoothie".
20 A (sitting): At a phrase level, "sitting at a table" is the correct natural expression for resting on a chair in a cafe. While you can technically be "standing", it does not fit the relaxing context, and we do not say you are "staying" at a table to drink.
21 A (cold): Based on the broader context of the previous sentence ("milk and ice"), the drink naturally becomes "cold". Ice does not make a drink "hot", and drinks cannot be described as "dry".
22 A (glass): Semantically, a tall "glass" is the correct container designed specifically for drinking cold liquids. A "bowl" or "plate" is used for eating solid food or soup, not for drinking tall smoothies.
23 A (straw): Semantically, a "straw" is the correct paper or plastic tube used to drink liquids easily from a cup. A "fork" is used for picking up solid food, and a "spoon" is used for eating or stirring, not drinking directly.
24 A (take): "Take a break" is a correct and very common fixed collocation. In English, we do not use the verbs "make" or "do" when talking about stopping an activity to rest.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Cultural Food Day
Many schools organize special days where students can learn about the world. One of the best events is a food festival, which teaches pupils about different (19)…………… .
On this day, everyone in the class chooses a traditional meal to make at home. In the morning, they come to school (20)…………… the food in boxes or bags. At lunchtime, the teachers put all the plates on a large table so everyone can enjoy (21)…………… a meal together.
It is a lot of fun because you can spend time (22)…………… things you have never eaten before. Sometimes the food is sweet, and sometimes it is spicy, so every plate is very (23)…………… . A cultural food day is a fantastic (24)…………… to make new friends and try something new.
19 A countries B languages C lessons
20 A leaving B bringing C catching
21 A joining B breaking C sharing
22 A tasting B feeling C looking
23 A careful B difficult C different
24 A way B road C path
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (countries): This is a semantic fit. The text mentions learning about the "world", and a cultural food festival specifically teaches you about the foods from different 'countries'. 'Languages' and 'lessons' are things you learn, but they do not naturally fit the specific context of international food.
20 B (bringing): This fits the phrase-level meaning. The students prepare food at home and carry it to school in boxes, which is the action of 'bringing'. 'Leaving' means they do not take it with them, and 'catching' is the action for a ball or a bus.
21 C (sharing): This is a strong collocation. The standard English expression for eating food together with other people is 'sharing' a meal. You 'join' a club or a group, and you 'break' hard foods like biscuits.
22 A (tasting): This is a semantic fit. The text mentions "things you have never eaten before", so the correct verb for putting food in your mouth to see if it is good is 'tasting'. 'Feeling' is for touching with your hands, and 'looking' is for your eyes.
23 C (different): This fits the broader context. The previous clause explains that some food is sweet and other food is spicy. This contrast means that the plates are not the same; they are 'different'. 'Careful' describes a person, and 'difficult' describes a hard test, not a plate of food.
24 A (way): This is a grammatical collocation. We use 'way' followed by an infinitive verb (a fantastic way to make new friends) to describe a method or opportunity. We do not use 'road' or 'path' in this specific grammatical structure, as they refer to physical routes you walk or drive on.