Cambridge A2 Key (KET) Practice Test
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- 1. Grammar
My sister ___ to music every evening after dinner.
- a.listen
- b.listens
- c.listening
- d.is listen
Answer: b
Explanation: The subject 'My sister' is third person singular, so the present simple verb needs -s: 'listens'. This sentence describes a regular habit ('every evening').
- 2. Grammar
We ___ a great film at the cinema last night.
- a.saw
- b.see
- c.seen
- d.seeing
Answer: a
Explanation: 'Last night' shows finished past time, so we use the past simple. 'See' is irregular: its past simple form is 'saw'.
- 3. Grammar
There aren't ___ eggs in the fridge, so I can't make a cake.
- a.some
- b.any
- c.much
- d.a
Answer: b
Explanation: In negative sentences with plural countable nouns we use 'any'. 'Some' is normally used in positive sentences, and 'much' is for uncountable nouns.
- 4. Vocabulary in Context
Can you ___ a photo of us in front of the castle?
- a.take
- b.make
- c.do
- d.get
Answer: a
Explanation: The fixed expression is 'take a photo'. English uses 'take' with photos, not 'make' or 'do'.
- 5. Vocabulary in Context
I usually ___ up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
- a.stand
- b.get
- c.take
- d.go
Answer: b
Explanation: The phrasal verb 'get up' means to leave your bed in the morning. 'Stand up' means to move from sitting to standing.
- 6. Word Formation
Please drive ___ because the road is wet.
- a.careful
- b.carefully
- c.care
- d.caring
Answer: b
Explanation: The word describes how to drive (a verb), so we need an adverb. We form it by adding -ly to the adjective: 'careful' → 'carefully'.
- 7. Word Formation
This map is really ___ when you visit a new city.
- a.help
- b.helper
- c.helpful
- d.helping
Answer: c
Explanation: We need an adjective to describe the map. Adding -ful to the noun/verb 'help' makes the adjective 'helpful'.
- 8. Prepositions & Articles
My birthday is ___ May, so we often have a picnic.
- a.at
- b.on
- c.in
- d.by
Answer: c
Explanation: We use 'in' with months and years: 'in May'. 'On' is used with specific days and dates, and 'at' with clock times.
- 9. Prepositions & Articles
Your keys are ___ the table next to the lamp.
- a.in
- b.at
- c.to
- d.on
Answer: d
Explanation: We use 'on' for something resting on a surface such as a table. 'In' would mean inside something, which does not fit here.
- 10. Error Correction
Which sentence is correct?
- a.I have a car red.
- b.I have a red car new.
- c.I have a new red car.
- d.I have red new a car.
Answer: c
Explanation: In English, adjectives come before the noun, and opinion/age usually comes before colour: 'a new red car'. Adjectives are not placed after the noun.