A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Weather, Geography & Earth Science 3
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Life on an Island
An island is a piece of land that has water all around it. There are millions of islands in the ocean. Some islands are very big, but others are so small that only a few birds live there.
To visit a small island, you usually have to (19)…………… a boat across the sea. Many people love going to islands for their holidays. They often (20)…………… a lot of time swimming in the warm water or relaxing on the sand.
Life on a small island can be very quiet. Because there are not many roads, people usually (21)…………… everywhere on foot or ride bicycles. Living near the sea is a great (22)…………… to learn about nature. However, it can sometimes be (23)…………… to get fresh food because everything must come by ship. Even so, many people think an island is the perfect (24)…………… to live.
19 A make B bring C take
20 A spend B pass C keep
21 A travel B arrive C visit
22 A reason B plan C way
23 A hard B heavy C late
24 A space B room C place
Answer Key & Explanations
19 C (take): 'Take a boat' is the correct English collocation for using this type of transport. We use 'make' for building something, and 'bring' means carrying your own boat with you, which does not fit the meaning here.
20 A (spend): 'Spend time' is the correct English collocation to describe using your time to do an activity. While in some languages you 'pass' time, this is not a natural collocation in English, and 'keep' does not fit.
21 A (travel): 'Travel' fits the semantic meaning of moving from one location to another (everywhere). 'Arrive' must be followed by 'at' or 'in', and 'visit' is used for going to see people or specific tourist spots, not general movement on foot.
22 C (way): 'A great way to' is a fixed English phrase used to describe a method or opportunity to do something (a way to learn). We do not say 'a great reason to learn' or 'a great plan to learn' in this exact grammatical structure.
23 A (hard): In this context, 'hard' means difficult. Because the food must come by ship, getting it is difficult. 'Heavy' describes weight, and 'late' describes time, which do not fit the meaning of the sentence.
24 C (place): 'Place' refers to a specific geographic location or town (the island). 'Space' and 'room' describe empty physical volume or an area inside a building, which do not make sense in this context.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Desert at Night
Many people think that deserts are always hot, dry places. It is true that during the day, the sun shines brightly and the sand feels very hot. But when night comes, the weather (19)…………… very cold. Because there are no towns or big cities near the desert, the sky is completely (20)…………… . When you look up, you can easily see millions of beautiful (21)…………… shining above you in space.
Night is also a very important (22)…………… for many desert animals. Small animals like mice and snakes usually hide under the ground during the hot day to stay cool. When the sun finally goes down, they come (23)…………… to look for food. They must eat quickly and return to their safe homes before the morning sun (24)…………… the desert hot again. This is why the desert is actually very busy at night!
19 A gets B makes C puts
20 A empty B clean C dark
21 A stars B clouds C fires
22 A time B hour C day
23 A away B out C up
24 A makes B keeps C takes
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (gets): We use "gets" plus an adjective to talk about a change in state or weather (gets cold). "Makes" needs an object here (e.g., makes the desert cold), and "puts" means to physically move an object to a place.
20 C (dark): "Dark" describes a place or the sky when there is no light. "Empty" means containing nothing (but the next sentence says there are millions of stars), and "clean" means not dirty, which doesn't fit the description of a night sky.
21 A (stars): "Stars" are natural objects that shine in space at night. "Clouds" are in the sky, but they do not shine. "Fires" produce light, but they burn on the ground, not high up in space.
22 A (time): "Time" is the correct general word for a period in the day or night. "Hour" is exactly 60 minutes, which is too specific. We cannot use "day" here because the text is specifically talking about the night.
23 B (out): The phrasal verb "come out" means to leave a hiding place to go outside. "Come away" means to move back from someone or something, and "come up" usually means to move to a higher place, which doesn't fit the action of leaving a home to find food.
24 A (makes): "Makes" is used here to describe causing a change in condition (makes the desert hot). "Keeps" means to maintain the same state without changing, but the desert was cold during the night. "Takes" means to carry something away.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Deep Ocean Floor
The ocean covers most of our planet, but the bottom of the sea is a very unusual place. This part of the water is very (19)…………… , so it takes a long time to travel down there. Because the sun cannot shine through so much water, it is always completely (20)…………… at the bottom. The ground is usually flat and has a lot of soft (21)…………… on it.
For a long time, people thought that nothing could live in this cold place. However, scientists now know that many strange fish (22)…………… their time swimming in these waters. Today, they want to (23)…………… out more about this secret world. They use special cameras to (24)…………… amazing pictures, and they are always excited when they discover something new!
19 A deep B tall C long
20 A dark B cloudy C late
21 A sand B dust C earth
22 A spend B pass C stay
23 A find B look C work
24 A take B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (deep): "Deep" is the correct adjective to describe how far down into the water something goes. We use "tall" for upward vertical height (like a building or person) and "long" for horizontal length (like a river or road).
20 A (dark): This fits the broader context of the sentence. Because the text explains that the sun's light cannot reach the bottom, there is no light, so it is "dark". "Cloudy" is used for the sky, and "late" refers to a time of day.
21 A (sand): "Sand" is the correct natural material you find on the ocean floor or at a beach. "Dust" is fine dry powder usually found inside buildings, and "earth" is the soil you find on land in gardens or forests.
22 A (spend): "Spend time" is a standard English collocation. While learners sometimes try to use "pass time" based on translations from their own languages, "spend" is the correct verb here. "Stay" does not fit the grammar of this phrase.
23 A (find): The phrasal verb "find out" means to learn or discover new information. "Look out" means to be careful of sudden danger, and "work out" means to do exercise or solve a math problem.
24 A (take): "Take pictures" is the standard English collocation for using a camera. We do not use the verbs "make" or "do" when talking about capturing a photograph.