A2 Key for Schools (KET) Reading & Writing Part 5 Test – School Memories: Recounting Academic & Social Experiences 1

25 about

– Why it's right: We use the preposition about after the adjective worried to show what is causing the nervous feeling.

– Why not 'of': We can say "afraid of" or "frightened of", but we always say "worried about" in English.

26 but

– Why it's right: We use the conjunction but to connect two ideas that show a contrast or surprise. The test was hard, but the result was surprisingly good.

– Why not 'so': So shows a result, which is incorrect here because taking a difficult test does not naturally result in a perfect grade.

27 because

– Why it's right: We use because to explain the reason for something. Anna is happy for the reason that she studied hard and succeeded.

– Why not 'and': And just adds extra information, but here Anna is specifically explaining the reason for her feelings and good grade.

28 a

– Why it's right: We use the article a before a singular, countable noun phrase (like great job) when we use it in a general description.

– Why not 'the': We use the when talking about a specific thing the reader already knows about, but here she is just describing her work.

29 to

– Why it's right: After the verb want, we always use to plus the base form of the next verb (like to go).

– Why not 'for': We cannot say "want for go" in English; for is followed by a noun or an -ing verb, not a base verb.

30 at

– Why it's right: We always use the preposition at before exact clock times, like 6 p.m.

– Why not 'in': We use in for general parts of the day (like in the evening), but it is incorrect to use it for exact times on a clock.

25 because

– Why it's right: We use "because" to give a reason for an action. Here, Ben is explaining the exact reason why he is writing the email.

– Why not 'so': "So" is used to show the result of a situation, but Ben is giving his reason for writing.

26 us

– Why it's right: We use the object pronoun "us" because the teacher is doing the action (showing) to Ben and his classmates.

– Why not 'we': "We" is a subject pronoun used at the beginning of a sentence, but here we need an object pronoun to receive the action.

27 but

– Why it's right: We use "but" to connect two contrasting ideas. He poured the water correctly, but he made a mistake by using too much of it.

– Why not 'because': "Because" is used to give a reason, but using too much is the mistake, not the reason he poured the water.

28 were

– Why it's right: We use "were" because "bubbles" is a plural word (more than one) and this funny story happened in the past.

– Why not 'was': We use "was" for one singular person or thing, but there were many bubbles in the room.

29 of

– Why it's right: The word "of" correctly completes the very common English phrase "a lot of", which means a large amount of something.

– Why not 'with': We never say "a lot with" in English to describe having a large amount.

30 Do

– Why it's right: We use the helping verb "Do" to start a present simple question with the subject pronoun "you" and the base verb "like".

– Why not 'Are': We use "Are" if the next verb ends in "-ing" (like "Are you listening?"), but "like" is a base verb.

25 to

– Why it's right: We use to after the word trip when we want to name the place we are visiting (like a trip to London or a trip to the park).

– Why not 'at': We use at when we are already in a place, not when we talk about travelling towards it.

26 by

– Why it's right: We use the preposition by to talk about how we travel, like by bus, by car, or by train.

– Why not 'on': We can say on the bus, but if there is no word the, we must use the fixed phrase by bus.

27 so

– Why it's right: We use so to talk about the result of a situation. Because the museum is big, the result is that they couldn't see everything.

– Why not 'because': Because is used to give a reason, but here we need a word to introduce the result of the museum being big.

28 were

– Why it's right: We need the past tense 'be' verb were to match the plural noun skeletons. The trip happened yesterday, so it must be in the past.

– Why not 'was': We use was for one thing (singular), but here there is more than one skeleton.

29 a

– Why it's right: We need the indefinite article a to complete the common phrase a lot of, which means a large number of things.

– Why not 'the': The phrase is always a lot of; we never say the lot of to talk about how many things there are.

30 to

– Why it's right: After verbs like told or asked, we use to before the next base verb. This makes the correct phrase told us to write.

– Why not 'for': We do not use for before a base verb to explain what someone told us to do.