A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Young Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Organizers 10
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Young Pet Sitter
Mia is a fourteen-year-old girl who loves all kinds of animals. When her neighbours go on holiday, they often ask her to (19)…………… after their cats and dogs. She visits their homes twice a day to make sure the (20)…………… have everything they need.
Her most important job is (21)…………… the animals. She carefully gives them the right food and clean water. Sometimes, Mia also brushes their hair or takes the dogs for a long walk in the park. Because she spends time inside a neighbour's (22)…………… , she always remembers to keep it tidy.
Mia always (23)…………… a very good job, so her neighbours are always happy. She really enjoys spending time with animals. When she is older, she hopes to become a doctor for animals and help them (24)…………… better when they are sick.
19 A look B take C care
20 A pets B babies C friends
21 A feeding B eating C cooking
22 A house B office C school
23 A does B makes C has
24 A get B turn C grow
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (look): "Look after" is the correct phrasal verb meaning to keep something safe and well. We say "take care of" or "care for", so "take" and "care" do not work with the word "after" here.
20 A (pets): "Pets" is the correct word for animals that people keep at home (like cats and dogs). The text is about animals, so "babies" and "friends" do not fit the context.
21 A (feeding): "Feeding" is the correct verb when a person gives food to an animal. The animals "eat" the food, but the person is not "eating" or "cooking" it for them in this context.
22 A (house): "House" is the correct building because neighbours live in homes. An "office" is a place for business, and a "school" is for learning, which do not fit the story.
23 A (does): "Does a good job" is the correct fixed English collocation meaning to do work very well. We do not say "makes a good job" in this context.
24 A (get): "Get better" is the correct English phrase meaning to become healthy again after being sick. We do not say "turn better" or "grow better" when talking about health.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Tree-Planting Day
Leo is a fifteen-year-old boy who wants to make his town a greener place. He asked the town council if he could plant some new trees in the local park. They agreed, so Leo invited his classmates to help.
On Saturday morning, a big group of teenagers arrived at the park. They brought special tools for (19)…………… holes in the earth. Planting trees is not an easy activity. The friends had to work very (20)…………… all morning. After they put the small trees into the ground, they gave them some water.
Leo knows that it will (21)…………… a long time for the young plants to (22)…………… tall. However, he is very happy. He hopes the park will be (23)…………… of beautiful trees in the future. He is also proud (24)…………… everyone worked so well together as a team.
19 A digging B building C opening
20 A hard B strong C heavy
21 A take B spend C use
22 A grow B build C make
23 A full B covered C filled
24 A because B but C so
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (digging): 'Digging' is the correct verb for making a hole in the earth or ground. You 'build' structures like houses, and you 'open' things like doors or boxes.
20 A (hard): 'Work hard' is a fixed collocation that means to put a lot of effort into a task. We do not say 'work strong' or 'work heavy' in English.
21 A (take): 'Take' is the correct verb when talking about the amount of time needed for a process and the grammatical subject is 'it' (It will take a long time). 'Spend' requires a person as the subject (He will spend a long time), and 'use' is incorrect for this time phrase.
22 A (grow): 'Grow' is the correct verb to describe living things like plants getting bigger and taller over time. People 'build' or 'make' objects, but these verbs do not describe natural plant life.
23 A (full): 'Full' fits the preposition 'of' perfectly (full of beautiful trees). 'Covered' requires the preposition 'in' or 'with', and 'filled' requires the preposition 'with'.
24 A (because): 'Because' is the correct conjunction to introduce the reason why Leo feels proud (everyone worked well together). 'But' would introduce an opposite idea, and 'so' would introduce a result, making the sentence illogical.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Teen comic seller
Leo is a fifteen-year-old boy from New York, and he has a fantastic business. He loves comic books about superheroes. When he was ten, his grandfather gave him a box of very (19)…………… comics. Leo loved them and decided to start his own comic shop on the internet.
At the weekend, Leo often goes to markets. He enjoys (20)…………… different comics from the people there. Before he pays, he always checks the pages carefully. He only wants to find famous comics that people will love (21)…………… at home.
When Leo gets back, he puts photos of the comics online. He always (22)…………… sure that he answers messages from his customers quickly. Packing the books and sending them in the post (23)…………… a lot of time, but it is great fun. Next year, he hopes to open a (24)…………… shop in his town.
19 A past B old C late
20 A selling B paying C buying
21 A watching B reading C listening
22 A makes B gets C does
23 A spends B keeps C takes
24 A right B true C real
Answer Key & Explanations
19 B (old): Semantic fit. We use 'old' to describe objects that have existed for a long time (like the comics from his grandfather). 'Past' refers to time gone by (e.g., the past week), and 'late' means delayed.
20 C (buying): Broader context. The text explains that Leo goes to the market to acquire comics from other people so he can sell them on the internet later. This means he is 'buying' them. 'Selling' is the opposite, and 'paying' requires the preposition 'for'.
21 B (reading): Phrase-level meaning. In English, the physical action you do with a comic or a book is 'reading'. You 'watch' television and 'listen' to audio.
22 A (makes): Collocation. The phrase 'make sure' is a highly frequent, fixed English collocation meaning to check or confirm that something happens. The verbs 'gets' and 'does' are incorrect word combinations here.
23 C (takes): Collocation. When talking about an activity requiring a lot of time, we say the activity 'takes a lot of time'. The verb 'spends' is incorrect because it requires a person as the subject (e.g., He spends a lot of time).
24 C (real): Semantic fit. The broader context contrasts his current "shop on the internet" with his future goal. A physical, physical building in his town is a 'real' shop. 'True' and 'right' do not fit this specific meaning of being physical rather than virtual.