A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Land Animals & Wildlife 10
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Why Pigs Love Mud
Pigs are intelligent and friendly animals that you can often see on farms. In the summer, the weather can get very hot. When people get hot, their bodies sweat, but pigs cannot do this to stay (19)…………… . Instead, they have to find another (20)…………… to stop feeling hot.
This is why pigs love to roll in the mud. The wet mud helps to (21)…………… their bodies comfortable. When the mud dries on their skin, it also stops insects from (22)…………… them.
Pigs are also famous for enjoying their food. Farmers usually (23)…………… them vegetables, fruit, and special pig food. Because they have a very good sense of smell, they can easily find food that is hidden under the (24)…………… .
19 A cool B cold C fresh
20 A way B plan C idea
21 A keep B hold C stay
22 A biting B cutting C catching
23 A give B make C take
24 A ground B floor C bottom
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (cool): We use the adjective 'cool' to describe a comfortable, slightly cold temperature when the weather is hot. 'Cold' is too extreme, and we usually use 'fresh' to describe food, water, or the air outside, not an animal's body temperature.
20 A (way): The phrase "find a way" is a very common collocation that means discovering a method to do something. While a 'plan' or 'idea' are similar in meaning, they do not collocate with "another... to stop" as naturally as "another way".
21 A (keep): We use the verb 'keep' with an object and an adjective (keep their bodies comfortable) to mean making something stay in a certain condition. You 'hold' something in your hands, and 'stay' does not take an object (the pig stays comfortable, but the mud keeps the pig comfortable).
22 A (biting): This relies on the broader context of what small insects do to animals. Insects 'bite' skin. They do not 'cut' skin with tools, and they are too small to be 'catching' a pig.
23 A (give): The verb 'give' fits perfectly into the common grammar pattern of providing something to someone (give + person/animal + thing). We do not 'make' them vegetables (which would mean cooking or creating them) or 'take' them vegetables.
24 A (ground): The 'ground' is the natural surface of the earth outside where pigs dig for food. A 'floor' is the surface you walk on inside a building, and 'bottom' just means the lowest part of an object.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Llamas in the Mountains
Llamas are large, interesting animals that come from South America. They live high up in the Andes mountains, where the weather is often very cold. For hundreds of years, people have used llamas to (19)…………… heavy things. A strong llama can easily move up to 30 kilos on its back.
These animals are excellent at climbing, and they can (20)…………… for many kilometres every day. They have special feet that help them to stay (21)…………… when they are on difficult paths. Because they work so hard, it is important to (22)…………… care of them on long journeys.
Llamas are not just useful for transport. They also give people thick, warm (23)…………… . People use this to make winter clothes and blankets. Llamas are friendly animals, and farmers (24)…………… a lot of time working with them in the mountains.
19 A keep B hold C carry
20 A walk B run C stand
21 A well B safe C sure
22 A make B give C take
23 A cotton B wool C cloth
24 A spend B pass C take
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (carry): 'Carry' is the correct semantic fit for transporting things from one place to another. 'Hold' is a temporary action usually done with your hands, and 'keep' means to store or own something.
20 A (walk): 'Walk' fits the phrase-level meaning of travelling long distances on foot. 'Run' would be too fast for climbing mountains with heavy bags, and 'stand' means to not move at all.
21 B (safe): In this broader context, having special feet stops the llamas from falling, keeping them 'safe' from danger on difficult paths. 'Sure' means certain, and 'well' means healthy, which do not make sense here.
22 C (take): 'Take care of' is a strong, fixed collocation meaning to look after someone or something. 'Make' and 'give' do not form a meaningful phrase with 'care of'.
23 B (wool): 'Wool' is the correct semantic fit for the soft, thick hair from animals that is used to make warm clothes. 'Cotton' comes from plants, and 'cloth' is the finished material, not what the animal grows.
24 A (spend): 'Spend time' is a very common English collocation. While 'pass' and 'take' are verbs related to time in other contexts, 'spend' is the only correct choice here to describe doing an activity for a long period.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Donkeys on the Farm
Donkeys are useful animals that live on farms all over the world. They are usually smaller than horses, but they have very strong bodies. Farmers use them because they are excellent at (19)…………… heavy bags of food or wood on their backs.
They can easily walk up hills and across rocky ground. A donkey does not (20)…………… to eat as much food as a horse, so they are cheap for farmers to keep. Donkeys work very hard and they do not get (21)…………… quickly.
These animals are also very friendly. They do not like to be alone, so they prefer to live in a (22)…………… with other donkeys. If a farmer (23)…………… good care of a donkey, it will live for a long time. They are wonderful animals that (24)…………… the lives of farmers much easier.
19 A carrying B holding C catching
20 A need B decide C choose
21 A tired B lazy C angry
22 A group B team C crowd
23 A takes B makes C gives
24 A make B do C put
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (carrying): 'Carry' correctly describes supporting heavy bags and moving them across a distance. 'Holding' means keeping something in one place, and 'catching' is only used for things moving through the air.
20 A (need): 'Need' fits the biological fact that donkeys require less food to survive. 'Decide' and 'choose' describe thoughts and human choices, which do not fit a sentence about an animal's basic survival.
21 A (tired): 'Tired' fits the broader context of the physical result of working hard. 'Lazy' is a personality trait that completely contradicts the phrase "work very hard", and 'angry' is an emotion that does not fit the meaning here.
22 A (group): 'Group' is the correct word for a small collection of animals living together. A 'team' is used for humans playing sports or organized work, and a 'crowd' refers to a large, noisy gathering of people.
23 A (takes): 'Take care of' is a fixed English collocation. We do not say 'make care of' or 'give care of' when talking about looking after an animal.
24 A (make): 'Make' pairs with adjectives to describe changing a situation (make something easier). This is a fixed collocation. We do not use the verbs 'do' or 'put' in this structure.