A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – School Trips & Excursions 4
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Trip to a Botanical Garden
Many schools take their students on trips to a botanical garden. It is a wonderful place to see beautiful (19)…………… and trees from all over the world. When students walk through the garden, they enjoy looking at all the different (20)…………… . Sometimes, they spend time (21)…………… the roses and other sweet things growing there.
If it is cold or raining outside, the class can go inside a large building made of glass. This is called a (22)…………… , and it is always very warm inside. It is full of unusual trees with big (23)…………… leaves. A trip to a botanical garden is a fun way for students to (24)…………… about nature without sitting in a classroom.
19 A flowers B animals C toys
20 A pets B plants C friends
21 A eating B watching C smelling
22 A factory B glasshouse C hospital
23 A tall B deep C green
24 A learn B study C think
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (flowers): This fits the semantic meaning of natural things that grow alongside 'trees' in a garden. 'Animals' are usually found in a zoo, and 'toys' do not grow in the ground.
20 B (plants): Based on the broader context of a botanical garden, students go there to look at 'plants'. 'Pets' are domestic animals kept at home, and 'friends' does not fit the context of studying nature.
21 C (smelling): This fits the phrase-level meaning of enjoying roses. People do not usually spend time 'eating' garden roses, and 'watching' implies waiting for something to move, which a rose does not do.
22 B (glasshouse): This fits the direct semantic definition provided in the text: a 'building made of glass' where things grow. A 'factory' is for manufacturing goods, and a 'hospital' is for sick people.
23 C (green): 'Green leaves' is a very strong, everyday collocation. 'Tall' is used to describe the height of the whole tree, not the leaves themselves, and 'deep' is used for water or holes.
24 A (learn): 'Learn about' is a standard grammatical collocation. We do not say 'study about' (study takes a direct object, e.g., 'study nature'), and 'think about' does not fit the educational goal of a school trip.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Trip to the Space Center
Going on a school trip to a space center is a wonderful experience for students. In the main hall, you can see real (19)…………… that travelled into space many years ago. Teenagers usually spend a lot of time (20)…………… at the old spacesuits and computers from famous missions.
Many space centers have a special dark room with a large ceiling. Inside, you can sit in comfortable chairs and watch beautiful (21)…………… shine in the night sky. Sometimes, a real (22)…………… visits the center to talk about their job. They explain how people live, eat, and sleep far away from Earth.
Before the trip finishes, students can often touch a real piece of rock from the (23)…………… . It is always an exciting moment. A day at a space center is a fantastic way to (24)…………… about the universe.
19 A planes B rockets C helicopters
20 A watching B looking C seeing
21 A clouds B stars C suns
22 A pilot B scientist C astronaut
23 A sky B sun C moon
24 A learn B study C know
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (rockets): 'Rockets' fits the broader context of vehicles that 'travelled into space'. 'Planes' and 'helicopters' are types of transport that only fly in the Earth's sky.
20 B (looking): 'Looking' correctly collocates with the preposition 'at' to describe focusing your eyes on the spacesuits. We do not use 'watching' or 'seeing' with the preposition 'at' in this way.
21 B (stars): 'Stars' perfectly fits the semantic meaning of things that 'shine in the night sky'. 'Clouds' do not shine, and there is only one 'sun', which shines during the day.
22 C (astronaut): 'Astronaut' fits the specific context of someone whose job requires them to 'live, eat, and sleep far away from Earth'. A 'pilot' or 'scientist' typically works on Earth.
23 C (moon): 'Moon' makes sense at the phrase level because it is a physical place in space where you can find a solid rock. You cannot collect a rock from the 'sky' or the 'sun'.
24 A (learn): 'Learn' correctly collocates with 'about' to describe the action of discovering new information. 'Study' usually takes a direct object without 'about' (e.g., study the universe), and 'know' means you already possess the information.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A School Trip to the Theater
Going on a school trip to the theater is an exciting day for students. It is a wonderful place to learn about new stories and enjoy some time away from the classroom. Usually, the teachers choose a famous (19)…………… for everyone to watch together.
When the students arrive, they find their seats. Before the show starts, the large room slowly gets (20)…………… and the music begins. Then, the (21)…………… come out to perform. They wear beautiful clothes and speak with loud voices. They move around the large (22)…………… and bring the story to life.
At the end of the show, everyone in the theater starts (23)…………… their hands loudly to say thank you. Going to the theater is a brilliant experience, and pupils always (24)…………… a really great time on these special school trips.
19 A play B book C song
20 A dark B black C night
21 A actors B bands C teams
22 A stage B screen C board
23 A clapping B holding C washing
24 A have B spend C make
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (play): This fits the broader context of the text. You go to a theater to watch a play. You read a "book" and you listen to a "song".
20 A (dark): This forms the correct English collocation "gets dark" when the lights are turned off. We do not say a room gets "night," and a room getting "black" is not a natural way to describe lights going down.
21 A (actors): This fits the specific semantic meaning. People who perform a story in a theater in beautiful clothes are actors. "Bands" play music, and "teams" play sports.
22 A (stage): This fits the exact semantic context. In a theater, the performers stand on a stage. You watch films on a "screen" at the cinema, and a teacher writes on a "board" in a classroom.
23 A (clapping): This fits the phrase-level context of the sentence. To show you liked a performance, you clap your hands. You can "hold" or "wash" your hands, but those verbs do not mean to say thank you at a show.
24 A (have): This forms the very common A2 collocation "have a great time." In English, we do not say "spend a great time" or "make a great time" in this context.