Cambridge A2 Key (KET) — All Questions
22 questions
My sister ___ to music every evening after dinner.
- a.listen
- b.listens✓
- c.listening
- d.is listen
The subject 'My sister' is third person singular, so the present simple verb needs -s: 'listens'. This sentence describes a regular habit ('every evening').
Look! It ___ outside, so take your umbrella.
- a.rain
- b.rains
- c.is raining✓
- d.rained
The word 'Look!' and the idea of something happening right now need the present continuous: 'is raining'. The present simple 'rains' would describe a habit, not this moment.
We ___ a great film at the cinema last night.
- a.saw✓
- b.see
- c.seen
- d.seeing
'Last night' shows finished past time, so we use the past simple. 'See' is irregular: its past simple form is 'saw'.
___ you like a cup of tea?
- a.Are
- b.Do
- c.Have
- d.Would✓
'Would you like...?' is the fixed polite way to offer something. 'Do you like tea?' asks about a general preference, but the offer here needs 'Would'.
There aren't ___ eggs in the fridge, so I can't make a cake.
- a.some
- b.any✓
- c.much
- d.a
In negative sentences with plural countable nouns we use 'any'. 'Some' is normally used in positive sentences, and 'much' is for uncountable nouns.
Hurry up, or we will ___ the last bus home.
- a.lose
- b.fail
- c.miss✓
- d.drop
We 'miss' a bus or train when we do not catch it in time. 'Lose' means you can no longer find something you own.
Can you ___ a photo of us in front of the castle?
- a.take✓
- b.make
- c.do
- d.get
The fixed expression is 'take a photo'. English uses 'take' with photos, not 'make' or 'do'.
This restaurant is very ___ — a small pizza costs twenty pounds.
- a.cheap
- b.free
- c.easy
- d.expensive✓
If a small pizza costs a lot of money, the restaurant is 'expensive'. 'Cheap' is the opposite and would not match the high price.
I usually ___ up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
- a.stand
- b.get✓
- c.take
- d.go
The phrasal verb 'get up' means to leave your bed in the morning. 'Stand up' means to move from sitting to standing.
My brother is very ___; he never gives money to anyone.
- a.kind
- b.funny
- c.mean✓
- d.tall
A person who never shares money is 'mean' (not generous). 'Kind' is the opposite, describing someone helpful and generous.
My uncle is a football ___; he plays for a local team.
- a.player✓
- b.play
- c.playing
- d.played
To name the person who does an action we often add -er to the verb: 'play' → 'player'. The sentence needs a noun for a person.
Please drive ___ because the road is wet.
- a.careful
- b.carefully✓
- c.care
- d.caring
The word describes how to drive (a verb), so we need an adverb. We form it by adding -ly to the adjective: 'careful' → 'carefully'.
There are three ___ in my English class today.
- a.childs
- b.childrens
- c.child
- d.children✓
'Child' has an irregular plural: 'children'. It does not add -s, and 'childrens' is not a word.
This map is really ___ when you visit a new city.
- a.help
- b.helper
- c.helpful✓
- d.helping
We need an adjective to describe the map. Adding -ful to the noun/verb 'help' makes the adjective 'helpful'.
The shop opens ___ nine o'clock in the morning.
- a.in
- b.at✓
- c.on
- d.to
We use 'at' with exact clock times: 'at nine o'clock'. 'In' is used for parts of the day like 'in the morning', but not for a specific time.
My birthday is ___ May, so we often have a picnic.
- a.at
- b.on
- c.in✓
- d.by
We use 'in' with months and years: 'in May'. 'On' is used with specific days and dates, and 'at' with clock times.
I would like ___ apple and a banana, please.
- a.an✓
- b.a
- c.the
- d.some
We use 'an' before a word beginning with a vowel sound. 'Apple' starts with a vowel sound, so 'an apple' is correct.
Your keys are ___ the table next to the lamp.
- a.in
- b.at
- c.to
- d.on✓
We use 'on' for something resting on a surface such as a table. 'In' would mean inside something, which does not fit here.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.She don't like coffee.
- b.She doesn't like coffee.✓
- c.She not like coffee.
- d.She doesn't likes coffee.
For 'she' we use 'doesn't' in the present simple negative, and the main verb stays in the base form: 'doesn't like'. 'Don't' is for I/you/we/they.
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.
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.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.We want to visit our grandparents.✓
- b.We want visit our grandparents.
- c.We want visiting our grandparents.
- d.We wants to visit our grandparents.
After 'want' we use 'to' + the base verb: 'want to visit'. 'We' also takes the base 'want', not 'wants'.
Which sentence is correct?
- a.He go never to the gym.
- b.He never go to the gym.
- c.He goes to the gym never.
- d.He never goes to the gym.✓
The frequency adverb 'never' goes before the main verb, and 'he' needs the -s form: 'He never goes to the gym.'