KET practice tests with key

For questi ns 1-5, mark the correct letter A-Hon your a swer sheet... For q estions 16-20, mark the correct letter A-H on your answer sheet... For questions 36 40, write the words on you

Annette has co-authored four of the titles in the 'Objective' series of exam courses (Object iv e F i rs t

Cerllficate, Object /V e Pr o fic i e c y , Ob j e t ive K E T a nd O bject /V e I E L T S) She also works as a freelance

consultant for Cambridge ESOL as an item writer and paper chair at different CEFR levels

Annette Capel's main interests are in testing and corpus le icography She has been involved in the

Englsh Profile Programme since 2007, developing the six-level E ngli s h Vocabu l ary P r o f il

)

)

Paper 3 Speaking (8-10 minutes)

T h e KET Sp e ak i ng t es t t ak e s th e fo r ma t of t wo

ca ndid ates an d t wo exam i ners , one of whom a sses se s

t h e ca n id ates a nd ta k es n o p a r t i n the i nte r actio n A

tota l p s ib l e mark of 2 0 i s s c a l e d u p to 25 , t o

re p r e s en t 25 % of t h e fina l m a r ks T he r e are two pa r ts

to t h e Spea kin g test

Summ a ry of Pap e r 3

Part 1 Per s o n a l i n fo r m at i o n

T es t foc u s : g i vi n g perso n al factual info r mation (th e

e xam i ner a s k s e a ch ca ndidat e so m e que s t ions)

P a r t 2 P ro mpt car d act ivi ty

Te s t f o cus: a s king fo r and givin g n on-pe r so nal

i nf o rmat io n (th e tw o can d ida tes a s k e ac h o t he r

Paper 2 Listening (about 25 minutes)

Thi s p aper h as five p ar t s and a total po s i b l e ma r k o f

2 , th u s re p rese n t i ng 25 % of t h e total final mar ks T e

li ste ning m a t e al is on cass ett e and ca nd i d a t e s hea r

e ach p art t wice

) ) )

Test focus: voca b ul a ry and spelling

P art 7 Note, s h o r t message , l ette r

T est f ocus: r e ad i n g and wr it i n g a s uitab l e word in a

s er ie s of ga p

Pa r t 8 Fo rm comp le t io n

Tes t focu s : u d e r t a d in g two t e xt s n d tra ns err i ng

i nformati on fro m t h em to a form

Part 9 C ontinuous w r i ti n g

Test foc u s: writi n g a s hort m essage

Paper 1 Reading and Writing

(1 hour 10 minutes)

T h i s pap e r ca rr i es 50 % of th e fin a l m a r k s ( 6 0 ' ra w'

marks a r e s cal e d t o 5 0 ) Part s 1- r equ i r e d i ff ere nt

r e ading sk il ls Par ts 6-8 d m a nd a comb i n a tion o f

P art 2 Sent e ces a bou t a t opic

Te st focu s: r e ad i n g an d ch oos i ng app r opria te

v o cab u lary

P rt 3 Verba l e ch a ng e p atte rn s

T es t f ocus: rea di n g a nd ide n tifyi ng s uita ble r esp on ses

Part 4 F act u a l tex t

K ET , he Key Engl i sh Test , i s aim e d a t e l e m ent a ry l eve l

s tudent s I t test s t he fou r sk ill s of r eading , w r iting,

l i s te ni ng a d spea k i n g a nd is b as e d on t he Wa y s age

s p ecifica ti on (199 0 , Co u nc il of E r o e) S tude n ts at

t h i s l e el have p r o ab l y cove r ed b et ween 1 80 a nd

200 hou r s of E n li s h

K E T te s s t h e lang u ag e us e d i n eve r y ay s ituat i on s

through a r ang e o f d iff erent t e s t fo r m ats T he r e a r e

t wo v e r si ons o f KET av a i la b l e: K E T and K ET fo r S c hools

Bot h fo ll ow t h e s ame for m at an d t h e l e v l is i d e t i cal

Th e o nl y d i ffe r e ce b t w ee n them is t h at KET fo r

Schoo l s is part i c l a r l y a i m ed at sc h oo l st udents i n the

cont e nt and t r e atment of t opi c s

C a nd i dat e s t ake t hr e e pa p ers: P a p er 1 Re ad i ng a n d

Writ i ng, Pap e r 2 Li s en i ng, a n d P a pe r 3 Sp e aking Th e y

do n ot necessarily h av e to p ass a ll t hr e e comp o e nts,

s i nce t h i r fina l m a r k i s a tota l sco r e acro ss t he t hr e

T h er e a r e t wo pa s i n g g r ade s , ' Pass w ith mer i t ' n d

'P a ss: a nd tw o failing grades , ' Narrow fail' a nd ' F a il A

' Pa s ' i s aro u nd 72% of th e to tal marks

- NO S T OPP I NG - HOSPITAL ENTRANCE

H

G

30- 40 111i11s d e l ay f o l' all app o intm e nt s - so r ry )

F

) )

Buy two films for the price

4 You will have to wait to see the doctor

3 We will give you something free

Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)?

For questi ns 1-5, mark the correct letter A-Hon your a swer sheet

Try all t h r e e c h o ic es i n t he sp ace

befor e y u d ecide o n your answ e r

0 The music club after scho l every Wednesday

Read the sentences about a music club

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space

C Where do you go?

Tip ' ' ' ' "'''ift!"''" ' "' " ""' '1 w: 1 "; ' '' £tr!ifilrc,1 @~~~ ~~~-

Read the first ha lf of e ach

conversation c reful l y

0

Example:

Part 3

Questions 1 1 -15

7

A I suppose not Will I n ed to go

to hospital?

B The left one's fine

c I was playing football this

morning and I fell badly

D It's my leg, doctor, it really hurts

E How long will it take?

Complete the conversation at the doctor's

What does Peter say to Dr Robertson?

For q estions 16-20, mark the correct letter A-H on your

answer sheet

Questions 16-20

Lodge I t was on a h ill above a

beach a n d th ere w e re t rees

e e r yw here W e w o ke up and

li s e ned to the bi rds singing

Now , w h n we're eat in g breakfast a t h o m e a n d w e h ea r

t h e noise of t h e traffi c , w e think

of t h ose beautiful mo rn ings in

N e w Zealand!

ast year, my husband Mike

a d I deci d ed to visit New

Zea l and We wa nt ed t o tou r

th e coun tr y, b ut w e both hate

l on g car journeys Th e t ravel

a ge n t su g gested a 13-day

co a h t ri p I t was a good price ,

so we booked i t with our p l ane

tickets We made a good choice

The coach j ourn e ys pa s sed

quick l y and ou r dr i ve r t o ld u s

about e a ch p l ace We l earned a

l ot from h i m

We flew from L ondon to

Chr i stchu r ch and h a d a fr ee day

there b e fo r e t he coa c h tr i p

sta r t e We were n 't at al l i r ed ,

s o we w a l ked ro u nd t h e city

from morn i ng till night It h as

good mu s eum s , many

rest a ur a nt s a nd l ove l y shops

The best p l ace we v i si t ed on the

tr i p was Queensto w n You can

choose to d o a l most anyth in g ,

from saili n g to cl i mb i ng We h ad

th r ee days there, b u t it wasn ' t

e nough

R ead t h e a r tic l e about Je nn y's holiday in N ew Zeala nd

Are se n te n ces 21-27 ' Rig h t' (A) or ' Wro n g' (B)?

If t h ere is n ot eno u g h in formatio n to a n swer ' Right' (A ) or 'Wro n g' (B),

c h oose 'Doesn't say' ( C )

For quest i o n s 21-27, ma r k A, B or C n your a n swe r sheet

Tip , ,, <1¥# ;:;, ;!§ £'1>"' "' *"''e~ ~ <1' %!',l);t~~~-

Read all o f the text b efore you

answer the questions,

Part 4

Questions 21-27

l

l

l l

film won an Oscar in the famous film

competiti n, for the (32) foreign film

When she is going to make (33) new film, she looks for

information that will make the film really

special This often mea s travelling to (34) country and talking to

people there She loves (35) photographs on these trips

The actor Penelope Cruz comes

(0) Madrid and was born in

197 4 She dances (28 well

and once made a rock video

(29) the group Mecano Cruz

made (30) first film in 1991

and soon became a big name in

Spanish cinema Since then, she has

(31) in several important films

in Spain and in the U.S.A One Spanish

Penelope Cruz

Read the article about P n lo e Cruzthe film star

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space

For questions 28-35, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet

Tip

Look at the words before an d afte r

each space to help you dec i d e y u r answer

Part 5

Questions 28-35

The first letter is already there.There is one space for each other letter in the word

For questions 36 40, write the words on your answer sheet

Read the descriptions of some places in a town

What is the word for each one?

Tip

Add the first letter to the nmber

of spaces to see how long e ch

word is

Part 6

TEST 1 READ I NG AND WRITIN G

M arie

evening ( 50 ) you get home

( 48 ) nine o'clock (49 we go t h ere t o gethe r ? P l ease p h n e me this

My siste r li ves i n S t at i o n S t r eet , ( 47 ) to the cinema, and t h e par ty w ill s ta r t

o f C D s and ( 4 5 of her frie n ds has a g u itar and w ill s in g a (46 ) s o n gs

lem on ade to drink ( 43 ) m u s ic will be go od t oo My s i ste r has g o t (44)

Ev ery b ody is goi n g t o br i n g some fo od to e at a d (42) will be fruit juic e an d

finished her exams

My siste r is going to have ( O ) party o n Saturd a y (41) s h e h as just

Read the text o r texts q u i ck l y first for meaning

Questions 41-50

Complete the letter

Write ONE word for each space ( 4 1 - 50 )

For questio s 41 - 50 , write your words on your answer sheet

E x ample: I 9 1 a

Par t 7

From: Giovan i Zola

To: Kay Thorpe

Sent: 20 May

I'm going to study English at your college Please find me a small flat to rent

Il be at home in Italy for the next four weeks My flight to London is on June

17, so I have booked a hotel for two nights

E mail Kay T horpe to book your place now!

Central College, London

22 05 , 19.06 a nd 10.07

For Questions 51-55, write the information on your answer sheet

Tip " ' "'"'" '"'''' ilili '" '' W*iii ! ' i! ! i!W!i<ti;<;i;, "11if"!tiiif;'ill'i f¥._~~""

Read this advertisement and email about someone who is going

to study English

Fill in the information on the form for this student

Part 8

Questions 51-55

You are going to meet your friend Jan at the sports centre

Write a postcard to Jan

Part 9

TEST r R EADIN G A N D WR I T ING

Don·t decide on your answer until you

h ave heard all of the conversatio (each person will s eak twice)

E xa m ple :

0 Where will Sarah put her sports bag?

You will hear five short conversations

You will hear each conversation twice

There is one question for each conversation

For questions 1-5, put a tick I / I under the right answer

Part 1 Questions 1-5

E ample:

T i p .,, ~~~(~ ~

word s i n A - H t h emse l ves

~

Questions 6- 1 O

Listen to Sally talking to a friend about h r holiday

What activity did she do on each day?

You will hear the conversation twice

Part 2

Part 3

Listen to Rachel talking to her friend Sam about some French visitors Read Questions 11-15 in the 20

For questions 11-15, tick I / I A, B or C seconds before the recording

Listen and complete questions 16-20

You will hear the con ersation twice

You now have 8 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet

C i nem a - number of films:

Tip '"''""""!Af;'f""*''!!ii'i!.''%~~*1*'JR~~~~

Read the notes carefully to

u dere; and what information is

needed

Part 5 Questions 21-25

T ip · ~~k~!lO<>~ ~~~ · w

l let e n c a r efully to the questi on s in

R member, you can ask the examiner or your partn r to repeat

anything you do not understand

Ca r ds 1- 6 (pages 76 -8 1)

The examiner will give you a card with some information on it

Your partner will get a card with some words on it Your partner

will make five questions using the words on the card You will

answer the questions using the information on your card Then

you will change over The examiner will give you and your

partner two different cards Thistime you will ask five questions

:

and your partner will answer them

This part of the test takes 3-4 minutes The examiner will ask you

and your partner to talk together, using some cards to help you

Part 2

This part of the test takes 5-6 minutes The e aminer will ask you

and your partner questions about yourselves, your school or job,

your daily life and your activities in your free time

Part 1

The Speaking test takes between 8 and 10 minutes You take it

with a partner There will be two examiners One of them will just

listen to you, the other will ask you and your partner questions,

and then ask you to talk to each other

Paper 3 Speaking

h re DO NOT GO NEAR THE RUINS

DANGER OF FALLING STONES

4 You cannot trav l here today

Today's weather:

0 You won't get anything to eat h re

Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)?

For uestions 1-5, mark the corect letter A-Hon your answer sh et

Tip ,,,.~¢'f&! '{ /&":,Y•X<M! \ ~#~ i1 W, ~~ ~-

Be careful! T h e same word in a

q u s ti on and a notice does not mea n th is notice is the co rrect

7 When they to the beach they went for a swim

The two friends left the city in the morning

Remember that all the sentences

are about the same t pic

0 Carlos Maria to spend the day at the beach

Read the sentences abo t going to the beach

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space

For questions 6-10, mark A, B or Con your answer sheet

B Yes, you can

11

A B c I

An s w e r:

Try saying the comp l ete conversat i on in yo ur h e ad to chec k

your answer is correct

0

Example:

Part 3

Questions 11-15

2 5

A All right Can I pay you on Friday?

B I'd like to be ne r the singer if possible

G i na: Chris, shall I get you a tic et for Friday's rock concert?

Big Orange are going to play

Qu e s t ions 16 -20

Complete the conversation about a rock concert

What does Gina say to her friend Chris?

For questions 1 6 20 , mark the correct letter A - H on your

answer sheet

)

)

phone never stops ringing! Magazines, TV

over the world wa t interviews with our

at university, and then got a job on a daily

sport

I've worked for this club for eight year

e ery club has one

Read the article about Peter Marks

If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' (A)

T i p «,,,,,,,.,,.-=~~%"""'~~~

Chec k th a t th e r e i s no i nfo rma t ion

in the t ext if yo u choose 'D oe s n ' t

say'

P art4

Questio s 21-27

painted (32) beautiful pictures

chan ed very little (33) then

The weather is warm and pleasant and ( 34) isn't usually any snow in

winter You can buy Channel Island

flowers and vegetables (35)

Tip " """°"' ' 0gw ; n;,z<: n r&S !i%'r<'><'"'1\~~'''!fr ;OC ,-~fil~4!'C~~

T hink w hat kinds of w or d s a r e

t ested i n the ques ti o n s Are they

f

37 If you stay in a camp-site near a river, you can

c tch this for your supper

36 You can bo these or make chips from them

Example:

0 Drink a bottle of this with ice on a hot day

The first letter is already there There is one space for each other letter in the word

For questions 36-40, write the words on your answer sheet

Mr Brown will let (46) use Room 12 near

the l brary (47) Wednesday afternoons

Please speak to Maurizio or Elena (48)

for these

Tip ' ' "' ' ~ f "' '' ~ '''" ' '""" '5@'"''"'iio'lli'~'""1'*c*'""'*'~~@;,_-

Don 't fo rget that y ou c an only wr i te

one w ord i n ea c h sp ace

MATCH FORM (TE NNIS)

8.15; matches will start at Colston C llege at 9.45 If you

have a student c rd, the match will cost £3.50 n t £5.00!

Fill in the form for Simon

For uestions 51-55, write the information

on your answer sheet

Tip

D e cide wha t information is nee d d

by re adi ng the words to t h e left of

Que st i ons 51-55

Part 7

Questions 51-55

)

:Z reeA.l ly '1eetl 'hY J is+ory 6ook / W J y heA.Ve'1 '+

yov 3ive'1 i+ 6e\c.k +o ,,.,_e? W J e11 C.e\'1 yov

re-rvr-n i+? WJ ic.J pt:\!}eS sJ ovltl :z reeA,t/ ror

) )

.)

Lovis

Underline three thin g s you ne e d t o

write about i f there i s a text i n

Part 9

Read this note from your friend, Louis

Part 9

33

2 What will Dan do this afternoon?

1 How much did Sue pay for the shirt?

You will hear five short conversations

You will hear each conversati n twice

There is one question for each conversation

For questions 1-5, put a tick I ! I under the right answer

Questions 1-5

Paper 2 Li sten i ng

Rem e m b r you will hear the

info rmation about Quest ion s 6 - 10

i n order Listen out for th e n ames,

days, people, etc

Listen to Nick talking to a friend about some presents he has bought

Which present is he going to give each person?

For questions 6 10, write a letter A-H next to each peron

You will hear the conversation twice

Questions 6-10

Part 2

Part 3

Listen to a woman phoning a furniture shop about a sofa Don't worry if you can't answe r a

For questions 11-15, tick I.! I A, B or C que5tion You will hear the recording

You will hear the conversation twice again

R ead the wo rds b e side each

questio n carefully to help you li s ten

You now have 8 minutes to write your answers on the answer sheet

)

) _)

)

l l il ~ i l Street

Thursday

Weather this afternoon:

Phone number for train

i nformation:

Delays to bus number:

Dr i vers canno t use :

M43 will open at:

Mo t orways

Day:

WEATHER AND TRAFFIC INFORMATION

Tip , ;;: c p"fM" '; ' " ''1' ' i!ii Z ';!.;1i;'~\'il>Xi%\!?'""''' ""'? ' ';>~~1'~ -

Write any numbe r s in f i gures not words This i s q u icker a nd yo u are less lik e ly to ma k e a mis take

Questions 21-25

You will hear a man talking on the radio about the weather

Listen and complete questions 21-25

You will hear the information twice

Part S