A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – School Events & Competitions 8
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Cultural Exchange Day
Many schools have a special Cultural Exchange Day once a year. It is a wonderful time for students to learn about (19)…………… countries. In the morning, children work together to decorate the large school hall with colourful (20)…………… from many places.
Then, visitors come to the classrooms and speak to the students in other (21)…………… . The students spend the day (22)…………… how to say simple words, like hello and goodbye, in new ways. Sometimes, they also wear traditional clothes and play popular games.
At lunch, everyone can eat delicious food from around the (23)…………… . It is a great way to try something new. It is always a busy and exciting day, and children really enjoy (24)…………… new friends from other cultures.
19 A different B next C opposite
20 A flags B maps C forms
21 A languages B subjects C lessons
22 A learning B knowing C teaching
23 A world B earth C planet
24 A making B doing C catching
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (different): This fits the semantic meaning of the text. Students learn about a variety of separate, distinct places, which are 'different' countries. 'Next' and 'opposite' describe physical location or order, which does not fit this context.
20 A (flags): This tests broader context. To decorate a hall for a cultural event, people hang colourful pieces of cloth that represent countries, called 'flags'. 'Maps' are used to find directions, and 'forms' are pieces of paper you write information on.
21 A (languages): This fits the phrase-level meaning. When visitors 'speak' to students using words from other countries, they are using other 'languages'. 'Subjects' and 'lessons' are parts of a school timetable, not systems of spoken words.
22 A (learning): This is a semantic fit. Students gain new knowledge by 'learning' how to say new words. 'Knowing' is a state of mind, not an active process you can 'spend the day' doing. 'Teaching' is the action the visitors are doing, not the students.
23 A (world): 'Around the world' is a fixed, everyday English collocation used to describe things coming from all over the globe. Even though 'earth' and 'planet' have similar meanings, they are not used in this fixed phrase.
24 A (making): 'Making friends' is a strong, fixed English collocation for the process of meeting people and becoming friendly with them. We do not 'do' friends or 'catch' friends.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The School Winter Festival
Many schools organize a special winter festival for their students in December. It is a wonderful time to celebrate before the school holidays begin. The weather is usually very (19)…………… , so everyone wears thick coats and scarves. Outside, teachers often put beautiful coloured (20)…………… in the tall trees to make the school look amazing in the dark.
During the festival, students can (21)…………… time enjoying different activities with their friends. There is usually a large market in the playground. Here, you can buy sweet food and (22)…………… drinks like tea or hot chocolate to keep warm.
In the evening, the school music group often stands on a stage in the main hall. They finish the event by (23)…………… traditional songs for the parents. It is a fantastic way to (24)…………… fun and say goodbye to the old year.
19 A cold B flat C empty
20 A lights B fires C stars
21 A spend B pass C keep
22 A hot B dry C loud
23 A singing B reading C spelling
24 A have B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (cold): 'Cold' is the correct semantic fit to describe winter weather, which explains why everyone needs to wear 'thick coats'. 'Flat' and 'empty' are adjectives that do not describe weather.
20 A (lights): 'Lights' fits the semantic meaning of coloured, bright objects that you can physically put in a tree for decoration. 'Fires' and 'stars' are bright, but they belong in nature or the sky and cannot be hung in a tree.
21 A (spend): 'Spend time' is a very common fixed English collocation meaning to use your time doing an activity. We do not use 'pass' or 'keep' with time in this everyday way.
22 A (hot): 'Hot' makes sense at the phrase level because the sentence talks about drinks like tea and chocolate that you consume to 'keep warm'. 'Dry' and 'loud' do not describe these types of drinks.
23 A (singing): 'Singing' perfectly fits the broader context of a 'music group' performing 'songs' on a stage. You 'read' a book or 'spell' a word, but you do not do these things to perform a song.
24 A (have): 'Have fun' is the correct and fixed English collocation for enjoying yourself. We do not use 'do' with fun, and 'make fun' has a negative meaning (to laugh at someone unkindly).
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The School Spring Festival
Many schools celebrate the end of winter by having a Spring Festival. This usually happens in April or May when the weather starts to get (19)…………… and sunny. Because it is a beautiful time of year, students spend most of the day (20)…………… on the school field.
During the festival, children often plant small trees and beautiful pink and yellow (21)…………… in the school garden. These look very colourful when they grow. In the afternoon, teachers organize lots of fun (22)…………… for everyone to play.
After that, students usually sit together on the grass to (23)…………… a big picnic. The Spring Festival is a fantastic (24)…………… to relax and enjoy nature with your friends.
19 A warm B tall C heavy
20 A outside B away C far
21 A flowers B leaves C grass
22 A games B hobbies C toys
23 A have B make C do
24 A way B road C path
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (warm): "Warm" is the correct adjective to describe pleasant spring weather. "Tall" is used for the height of people or buildings, and "heavy" is used for physical weight (or rain), so they do not fit the noun "weather".
20 A (outside): "Outside" means not in a building, which matches being "on the school field". "Away" means leaving the school completely, and "far" refers to a long distance, which does not fit the grammar or context here.
21 A (flowers): "Flowers" are the only plants in the options that naturally grow in "pink and yellow" colours. You do not plant "leaves" in the ground, and "grass" is green, not pink and yellow.
22 A (games): In English, you play "games". You do not play "hobbies" (you have or do hobbies). While children play with "toys", teachers organize "games" for large groups of students to play together.
23 A (have): "Have a picnic" is a fixed English collocation. We do not use the verbs "make" or "do" when talking about sitting down to eat a picnic.
24 A (way): "A fantastic way to do something" is a very common fixed phrase meaning a good method or opportunity. "Road" and "path" refer to physical places you walk or drive on, and do not fit this abstract meaning.