A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 5 Test – Digital Memories: Recounting Online & Gaming Events 5

25 because

– Why it's right: We use the conjunction "because" to give the reason for a feeling or situation. Here, it explains exactly why the writer is so excited today.

– Why not 'so': "So" introduces a result, but making the track is the reason for the excitement, not the result of it.

26 on

– Why it's right: We always use the preposition "on" when we talk about putting or using programs on digital devices with screens (e.g., on a laptop, on a computer, on a phone).

– Why not 'in': We never say an app is "in" a laptop because we interact with the digital system, not the physical pieces inside the machine.

27 but

– Why it's right: We use the linking word "but" to connect two contrasting ideas. It was difficult at first (a negative problem), but watching videos fixed it (a positive solution).

– Why not 'because': Watching videos on the internet is how the writer solved the problem, not the reason the app was difficult to use.

28 the

– Why it's right: We always use the definite article "the" before the names of musical instruments when we talk about the general ability to play them (e.g., play the guitar, play the piano).

– Why not 'a': We cannot say "plays a guitar" here because we are talking about the skill of playing that type of instrument, not one random physical object.

29 to

– Why it's right: When we put two verbs together like "want" and "listen", we usually must put "to" in the middle to make the infinitive form (want to listen).

– Why not 'for': A common mistake is writing "want for listen", but the preposition "for" can never be followed directly by a base action verb.

30 what

– Why it's right: We use the question word "what" to ask for someone's opinion or thoughts about a specific thing or topic.

– Why not 'how': A common mistake for learners is translating directly from their own language and writing "how you think", but in English, we always ask "what you think".

25 in

– Why it's right: We use in to talk about something being contained inside a space or object, like a box.

– Why not 'on': We use on to talk about being on top of a flat surface, but the console was inside the box.

26 were

– Why it's right: We use the past tense verb were because Jack is talking about a finished time in the past when they used to play the game.

– Why not 'are': We use are for things happening now in the present, but this sentence is describing the past.

27 the

– Why it's right: We always use the definite article the before superlative adjectives like best, biggest, or fastest.

– Why not 'a': We cannot use a because there is only one best thing in this context, not many.

28 of

– Why it's right: We use of in the fixed phrase lots of (or a lot of) to talk about a large number of things.

– Why not 'for': We cannot say lots for; the correct preposition to complete this quantity phrase is always of.

29 to

– Why it's right: We always use to after the verb want when it is followed by another action (want to do something).

– Why not 'for': Students often confuse to and for, but we never say want for come before a base verb in English.

30 me

– Why it's right: Let me know is a very common fixed phrase in English which simply means "tell me".

– Why not 'I': After the verb let, we must always use an object pronoun like me, never a subject pronoun like I.

25 to

– Why it's right: We use to before a base verb to explain the reason why we are doing an action. Katie is writing to tell her friend something.

– Why not 'for': We can use for with a noun (like a message for you), but we never use it before a base verb like tell.

26 with

– Why it's right: We use the preposition with to show that we are together or accompanied by another person (her older sister).

– Why not 'by': We can say we travel by bus or train, but when another person goes somewhere alongside us, we must use with.

27 so

– Why it's right: We use so to link a reason with a result. The beautiful sunny day is the reason, and deciding to take photos is the result.

– Why not 'because': The word because comes before a reason, but this gap needs a word that introduces the result.

28 than

– Why it's right: We use than after a comparative adjective like better to compare two different things (the new app and the old one).

– Why not 'that': That looks and sounds very similar to than, but it is a pronoun, not a word used for comparing things.

29 a

– Why it's right: We use the indefinite article a when we talk about a single, countable thing (a bird) for the very first time.

– Why not 'the': We use the for a specific item that the listener already knows about, but Katie is introducing this bird to Sarah for the first time.

30 Are

– Why it's right: We need the auxiliary verb Are with the pronoun you and the phrase going to to make a question about a future plan.

– Why not 'Do': We cannot say Do you going because the auxiliary verb do must always be followed by a base verb, not an -ing verb.