A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Local Places & City Life 3
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Local Sports Centre
Many towns have a local sports centre where people go to exercise. It is a great place to visit if you want to keep (19)…………… and healthy. Most centres have a large room with lots of machines, like bikes. This room is the (20)…………… . Here, you can spend time lifting heavy things or (21)…………… fast on a special machine.
If you prefer water, you can usually find a large indoor pool. People of all ages enjoy (22)…………… up and down in the cool water. You can also join different group (23)…………… with a teacher, like yoga or dancing.
After a hard workout, it is a good idea to (24)…………… a warm shower before you go home. Visiting the sports centre is a fun way to spend your free time.
19 A safe B fit C clean
20 A gym B club C office
21 A travelling B driving C running
22 A swimming B washing C cleaning
23 A classes B teams C matches
24 A do B make C have
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (fit): This tests collocation. "Keep fit" is the correct and highly common A2-level expression for staying physically healthy through exercise. You can "keep safe" or "keep clean", but they do not pair naturally with "and healthy" in the context of a sports centre.
20 A (gym): This tests semantic fit. A "gym" is the specific room in a sports centre where you find exercise machines and weights. A "club" refers to a group of people or an organization, and an "office" is a place where people work at desks.
21 C (running): This tests phrase-level meaning. Moving your legs fast on an exercise machine for a workout is "running". You do not "drive" or "travel" on a machine that stays in one place.
22 A (swimming): This relies on the broader context of the paragraph. Because you are in a "large indoor pool", the correct physical activity to do in the cool water is "swimming". You do not go to a public sports pool for "washing" or "cleaning".
23 A (classes): This tests semantic fit. Organized group activities with a teacher, such as yoga or dancing, are called "classes". "Teams" play competitive sports together, and "matches" are competitive games, neither of which fit the examples given.
24 C (have): This tests collocation. "Have a shower" (or take a shower) is a standard English collocation for washing your body. In English, we do not "do" or "make" a shower.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Neighbourhood Bakery
There is a small bakery at the end of my street, and it is my favourite shop. Every (19)……………, the baker wakes up very early to start working. He mixes flour and water to make fresh (20)…………… for the people in our town.
When you walk past the shop, the air is usually full of a wonderful smell. Inside, you can see delicious (21)…………… with chocolate and fruit on top. I love going there in the winter because the shop is always very (22)…………… and comfortable.
Sometimes, the baker lets me try a small piece of biscuit. He is very friendly and loves (23)…………… to his customers about their day. If you want to buy something, you should go early. The best food is very popular, so the baker often sells everything before he has to (24)…………… the shop in the afternoon!
19 A morning B evening C night
20 A bread B soup C meat
21 A cakes B vegetables C drinks
22 A warm B cold C dark
23 A talking B telling C saying
24 A close B finish C end
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (morning): 'Morning' fits the semantic context perfectly because the text mentions that the baker "wakes up very early to start working". You do not typically wake up early in the 'evening' or 'night' to start a normal day.
20 A (bread): 'Bread' is the correct semantic fit for food made by mixing "flour and water" in a bakery. You do not use flour and water to make 'meat', and a bakery is not famous for making 'soup'.
21 A (cakes): 'Cakes' fits the broader context of a bakery selling sweet, baked items with "chocolate and fruit on top". Bakeries do not typically sell 'vegetables', and 'drinks' do not have chocolate and fruit baked on top of them.
22 A (warm): 'Warm' fits the phrase-level context because the heat from the ovens makes it a comfortable place to escape the cold 'winter' weather. 'Cold' or 'dark' would not make a shop feel comfortable in the winter.
23 A (talking): 'Talking' is the only verb here that collocates with the preposition 'to' when having a conversation ('talking to someone'). You 'tell' someone something (without 'to'), and you 'say' something to someone, but 'talking' is the natural choice for a two-way conversation.
24 A (close): 'Close a shop' is the correct English collocation for shutting a business at the end of the day. You can 'finish' work or 'end' a game, but you do not 'finish' or 'end' a physical shop.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Public Library
The public library is a fantastic place to visit in your town. When you are inside, you must keep (19)…………… because people need to concentrate on their work. You can find thousands of different stories and magazines to enjoy.
Many students go to the library after school to do their homework. They can sit at large wooden (20)…………… and use the free computers. If you love a book, you can take it home with you. People call this (21)…………… . You just need to show your library card to the person working there.
You can usually keep a book for two or three weeks. When you finish (22)…………… it, you must take it back to the library. (23)…………… your books on time is very important. This helps everyone, but you must (24)…………… sure you give them to the right librarian.
19 A quiet B safe C careful
20 A shelves B floors C desks
21 A borrowing B buying C paying
22 A watching B reading C looking
23 A Leaving B Sending C Returning
24 A make B do C get
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (quiet): 'Keep quiet' is a standard English collocation meaning to make no noise. While 'keep safe' is also a common phrase, the broader context of people needing to concentrate makes 'quiet' the only correct choice here.
20 C (desks): This is the correct semantic fit for a piece of furniture you sit at to do homework or use a computer. You put books on 'shelves', and you walk on 'floors'.
21 A (borrowing): The broader context describes taking a book home for a short time for free. This is the exact definition of 'borrowing'. You do not use 'buying' or 'paying' because public libraries do not charge money for this.
22 B (reading): This fits the phrase-level context of what you do with a book. You 'watch' television and 'look' at pictures, but you 'read' stories.
23 C (Returning): This is the correct semantic fit for taking an item back to the place it came from. 'Leaving' means to go away, and 'sending' means to put something in the post, which does not fit the physical action described.
24 A (make): 'Make sure' is a very common fixed collocation that means to check that something is done correctly. We do not say 'do sure' or 'get sure'.