A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 4 Test – Young Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Organizers 8
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Test 1
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
A Young Fruit Picker
Leo is a fourteen-year-old boy who loves spending time in the countryside. Every summer, he visits his grandparents' farm to help them pick fresh fruit. He is very good at finding the best apples and pears on the trees.
When he has a large box of fruit, Leo goes into the (19)…………… to wash everything carefully. He likes to (20)…………… his own delicious jam. He uses a special recipe that needs a lot of sugar to make the fruit very (21)…………… . Cooking the jam can (22)…………… a long time, but he always enjoys it.
After the jam is ready, Leo carefully puts it into small glass (23)…………… . He writes a nice label for each one. Every Saturday, he goes to the town market to sell his jam. He hopes to (24)…………… his own food shop when he is older.
19 A kitchen B factory C shop
20 A make B do C build
21 A sweet B hot C salty
22 A take B spend C keep
23 A jars B cups C plates
24 A open B begin C turn
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (kitchen): "Kitchen" is the correct word for the room in a house or farm where people wash and cook food. A "factory" or "shop" are commercial businesses, which does not fit the context of being at his grandparents' farm.
20 A (make): "Make" is the correct English verb for creating food or meals (like jam). We do not say "do jam" or "build jam".
21 A (sweet): "Sweet" is the correct adjective because the text mentions adding "a lot of sugar". "Hot" describes temperature or spice, and "salty" is used when food has a lot of salt.
22 A (take): "Take a long time" is the correct fixed collocation used when an activity requires time to finish. A person can "spend" time, but a cooking process "takes" time.
23 A (jars): "Jars" are the correct small glass containers with lids used to store food like jam. "Cups" are used for drinking liquids, and "plates" are flat items used for eating meals.
24 A (open): "Open a shop" is the correct English phrase meaning to start a new store. We do not say "begin a shop" or "turn a shop" in this context.
Test 2
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
The Shoe Artist
Leo is a fourteen-year-old boy who loves art and fashion. He spends his free time painting beautiful designs on old shoes. When his friends want to change how their trainers look, they give them to Leo. Before he starts, he always asks them what kind of (19)…………… they want, like bright red or dark blue.
Then, Leo cleans the shoes carefully. He uses a small paint (20)…………… to add the tiny details. Painting on shoes is not easy. It usually (21)…………… him a few days to finish just one pair.
When the paint is dry, his friends are always very happy. They love (22)…………… their cool new shoes to school. Other students often ask where they bought them. Leo doesn't ask for any money, (23)…………… his friends often buy him some sweets to say thank you. One day, he hopes to (24)…………… a small business selling his art.
19 A colours B shapes C numbers
20 A brush B pencil C board
21 A takes B spends C uses
22 A wearing B dressing C carrying
23 A but B because C so
24 A start B make C do
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (colours): 'Colours' fits the phrase-level context because 'bright red' and 'dark blue' are examples of colours. 'Shapes' (like circles) and 'numbers' do not match these examples.
20 A (brush): 'Paint brush' is the correct semantic fit and vocabulary for the specific tool used to put paint on an object. A 'pencil' is used for drawing without wet paint, and a 'board' is a flat surface.
21 A (takes): 'Takes' is the correct verb when a process requires an amount of time and the grammatical subject is 'it' (It takes him a few days). 'Spends' requires a person as the subject (He spends a few days), and 'uses' is incorrect for this time phrase.
22 A (wearing): 'Wearing' is the correct semantic fit for having clothes or shoes on your body. 'Dressing' requires a person as the object (e.g., dressing yourself), and 'carrying' means holding something in your hands, not on your feet.
23 A (but): 'But' correctly connects two contrasting ideas based on the broader context (Leo doesn't ask for payment, but his friends give him something anyway). 'Because' introduces a reason, and 'so' introduces a result, which would change the logic of the sentence.
24 A (start): 'Start a business' is a fixed collocation meaning to create a new company. In English, we do not use the verbs 'make' or 'do' when talking about opening a new business.
Test 3
Questions 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Teen photographer
Leo is a fifteen-year-old boy from London, and he has a brilliant hobby. He loves taking pictures of people. He got his first (19)…………… when he was ten years old. Now, he uses it to take beautiful family portraits.
At the weekend, Leo often goes (20)…………… to the park with his family or his neighbours. He prefers taking pictures there because natural light is much better than inside a house. He asks everyone to stand together under a big tree. It is important to make people feel happy so they start (21)…………… at him.
After he finishes, Leo always (22)…………… a long time choosing the best pictures on his computer. Then, he prints the (23)…………… and gives them to the families so they can keep them forever. Leo thinks his hobby is a great way to (24)…………… new friends. Next year, he hopes to join a photography club at school.
19 A camera B radio C computer
20 A outside B downstairs C indoors
21 A smiling B shouting C crying
22 A spends B keeps C passes
23 A photos B letters C tickets
24 A make B do C put
Answer Key & Explanations
19 A (camera): Semantic fit. A 'camera' is the correct device used to take pictures and family portraits. A 'radio' is for listening to audio, and a 'computer' is not primarily used as the physical object to capture outdoor portraits.
20 A (outside): Broader context. The text mentions going to the "park" and states that the light is "better than inside a house." This logically means Leo goes 'outside'. 'Indoors' is the opposite, and 'downstairs' refers to a lower floor inside a building.
21 A (smiling): Phrase-level meaning. The preceding phrase states that Leo wants to "make people feel happy." The physical action that shows happiness when having a picture taken is 'smiling'. 'Shouting' and 'crying' do not fit this positive context.
22 A (spends): Collocation. 'Spend time' is a highly frequent, fixed English collocation used when talking about dedicating minutes or hours to an activity. You do not 'keep' or 'pass' a long time in this specific grammatical structure.
23 A (photos): Semantic fit. The text is about a photography hobby, so the items he prints and gives to the families are 'photos'. 'Letters' are for writing messages, and 'tickets' are for events or travel.
24 A (make): Collocation. The phrase 'make friends' is a fixed English collocation meaning to form new friendships. The verbs 'do' and 'put' are incorrect word combinations in this context.