A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Land Animals & Wildlife 5
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Squirrels in Winter
Squirrels are small animals that live in forests and city parks. They (19)…………… most of their time in trees, looking for things to eat. Their favourite food is nuts.
When autumn comes, the weather gets colder. Squirrels know they must get (20)…………… for winter. During the winter months, it is very difficult to find food. Because of this, they collect nuts and (21)…………… them in different places in the ground.
When it snows, they must find their food again. They have very good noses, so they usually know exactly (22)…………… to look for their nuts. However, they sometimes forget a few of them. When spring arrives, these forgotten nuts often (23)…………… into tall, new trees. This is one way that squirrels (24)…………… the forest!
19 A keep B spend C pass
20 A sure B safe C ready
21 A hide B drop C lose
22 A why B how C where
23 A become B grow C stay
24 A help B give C make
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (spend): 'Spend time' is the correct English collocation to describe using your time to do something. We do not use 'keep' or 'pass' with time in this exact way.
20 C (ready): 'Get ready' is a fixed phrase that means to prepare for something. We do not say 'get sure' or 'get safe' to describe preparing for winter.
21 A (hide): 'Hide' fits the meaning of putting something in a secret place to keep it safe. 'Drop' and 'lose' mean something happens by accident, not on purpose.
22 C (where): 'Where' is the correct word because it connects to the location of the hidden food. Because they hid the nuts in the ground, they need to know the place to look.
23 B (grow): 'Grow' pairs with 'into' to describe a nut or seed turning into a plant. The verb 'become' does not take the preposition 'into', and 'stay' means to not change at all.
24 A (help): 'Help' fits the broader context of the text. By accidentally planting new trees, the squirrels do something useful and positive for the forest. They cannot 'give' or 'make' a whole forest.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
How Hedgehogs Stay Safe
Hedgehogs are small, brown animals with hard, sharp points on their backs. When a hedgehog feels in (19)……………, it rolls its body into a tight ball. This keeps its soft stomach safe, so hungry animals cannot (20)…………… it.
Hedgehogs sleep during the day and usually wake up at (21)…………… to look for food. They like to live in quiet places with lots of trees and plants. Because of this, you can often find them hiding in people’s (22)…………… .
They are very useful for plants because they (23)…………… lots of small insects to eat. If you see a hedgehog near your home, you can (24)…………… sure it has some fresh water to drink, but never give it milk because it makes them sick.
19 A trouble B danger C fear
20 A hurt B break C cut
21 A evening B midnight C night
22 A gardens B parks C fields
23 A pick B catch C hold
24 A do B get C make
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (danger): "In danger" is a strong collocation used when an animal or person is not safe. "In trouble" means someone did something wrong and will be punished. "Fear" is an emotion, but we do not say "feels in fear" (we say "feels afraid").
20 A (hurt): "Hurt" means to cause pain or damage to a living thing. You cannot "break" an animal, only objects like a window or a phone. "Cut" is too specific, as animals attack in many different ways, not just by cutting.
21 C (night): We use the phrase "at night" to talk about the dark part of the day. If we want to use "evening", we must say "in the evening". "Midnight" means exactly 12:00, which is too specific for when hedgehogs wake up.
22 A (gardens): The text says "people's", which means private land next to a house. "Gardens" perfectly matches this context. "Parks" are public places for everyone, not owned by individual people. "Fields" are large areas of land usually used by farmers.
23 B (catch): "Catch" is the correct verb when an animal runs after and gets another animal (or insect) to eat. We use "pick" for flowers or fruit. "Hold" just means to keep something in your hands, which doesn't fit the idea of hunting for food.
24 C (make): "Make sure" is a very common fixed phrase that means to check that something happens or is true. "Do sure" and "get sure" are incorrect and do not exist in English.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Meerkats
Meerkats are small animals that live in the deserts of southern Africa. They are very friendly and always live together in large (19)…………… . Sometimes, fifty meerkats can live in the same group!
Because the desert can be a dangerous place, meerkats have to be careful. When the group is looking for food, one or two meerkats always stay in a high place. They (20)…………… up on their back legs and (21)…………… around the area. They do this to check if any larger animals are coming.
If a meerkat sees a dangerous bird or animal, it makes a loud noise. This tells the others to run and (22)…………… safe. They all quickly go into deep holes in the ground. They wait there (23)…………… the dangerous animal leaves. Meerkats really know how to look (24)…………… each other!
19 A families B kinds C teams
20 A stand B wake C grow
21 A look B watch C see
22 A stay B make C take
23 A until B after C during
24 A after B for C at
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (families): This word fits the context of a social group of animals living together. "Kinds" does not make sense here, and "teams" is used for sports or work, not for wild animals.
20 A (stand): The phrasal verb "stand up" correctly describes the physical action of getting onto their back legs. "Wake up" is for stopping sleep, and "grow up" is about getting older.
21 A (look): "Look around" is the correct collocation for actively turning your head to check an area. "Watch" does not usually take "around" in this way, and "see" is about the natural ability of the eyes, not the active search.
22 A (stay): "Stay safe" is a very common English collocation meaning to remain out of danger. We do not say "make safe" or "take safe" in this context.
23 A (until): "Until" correctly connects the continuous action (waiting in the hole) to the time it stops (when the animal leaves). "After" would mean they only start waiting when the danger is gone, and "during" must be followed by a noun (e.g., during the storm), not a subject and verb.
24 A (after): The phrasal verb "look after" means to care for and protect someone. "Look for" means to search for something lost, and "look at" just means to point your eyes at something.