KET 1: Practice Reading and Writing Exam 2

TIEMPO 1 hora 30 minutos

INSTRUCCIONES A LOS CANDIDATOS
No abrir el examen hasta el momento indicado por el profesor. Escribir todas las respuestas en la hoja de respuestas.
Leer con cuidado las instrucciones para cada sección del examen. Contestar todas las preguntas. Al terminar el examen,
entregar la hoja de respuesta y el examen. Antes de entregar el examen, revisar todas las páginas y BORRAR CUALQUIER
COSA ESCRITA con lápiz.
INFORMACIÓN PARA LOS CANDIDATOS
El examen tiene nueve partes.
Las preguntas 1-45 (Partes 1 a 8) llevan un punto cada una.
Parte 9 lleva cinco puntos.

Part 1:
Choose the correct option from A, B, or C. Mark your answer on the answer sheet. (Escoge la
opción correcta (A, B o C). Marca las respuestas en la hoja de respuestas.)

1. a) These are children. b) Walk across the road here. c) Couples only.

2. a) Dance. b) Go out the door. c) Don’t wear green.

3. a) Don’t use cellphones. b) Don’t write in your book. c) Don’t copy.

4. a) Read books here. b) Don’t talk here. c) Buy magazines here.

5. a) Wash your hands. b) Clap your hands c) Wear gloves.

Part 2
Read the sentences. Choose the best word for each space. Mark A, B or C on your answer
sheet. (Lee las oraciones. Escoge la mejor palabra para cada espacio. Marca A, B o C en la
hoja de respuestas.)

6. What are the ___ names? – Jim and Jo. a) child’s b) children c) children’s

7. ___ do you live with? – With my wife. a) Who b) How often c) What

8. There are ___ books on the desk. a) two b) a couple c) twice

9. Someone who doesn’t talk a lot is ___. a) strict b) interesting c) quiet

10. ___ did you meet your boyfriend? – At a party. a) Where b) When c) How often

Part 3
Match each question with a correct response. Use each answer only once. Mark A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet. (Relaciona cada pregunta con una respuesta adecuada. Escribe A, B, C o D
en la hoja de respuestas.)

11. A: ____________?
A Is your name Louis?.
B: Not really. My wife usually cooks.
12. A: ____________?
B How do you spell that?
B: It’s L-E-W-I-S.
13. A: ____________?
C How often do you phone your mother?
B: About once a week.
14. A: ____________?
D Do you usually eat at restaurants?
B: Yes, that’s correct.

Part 4
Read the letter. Are the sentences 15-22 ‘True’ (A) or ‘False’ (B)? For questions 15-22, mark A
or B on your answer sheet. (Lee el correo. ¿Son verdaderas(A) o falsas (B) las oraciones 15 a
22? Para las preguntas 15 a 22, escribe A o B en la hoja de respuestas.)

Hi Bill,
I live in Bath, a beautiful city in England. There are a lot of old buildings and there are some very nice parks.
Bath is famous for its hot springs, and you can swim in the hot water at the Thermae Bath Spa. I go there every
Sunday. It’s great! In the centre of Bath there are five theatres and some very good museums. I like shopping in
a big new shopping centre called SouthGate. Bath’s close to London, and there are trains to London every half
hour. I think Bath’s a great place to live! Tell me about Los Angeles!
Love, Susan

15 Bath is in the USA. A True B False

16 The buildings in Bath are old. A True B False

17 Susan goes to the spa every Friday. A True B False

18 Bath has five theatres. A True B False

19 Susan goes shopping in SouthGate. A True B False

20 It takes 30 minutes to get to London. A True B False

21 Susan likes living in Bath. A True B False

22 Bill lives in Los Angeles. A True B False

Part 5
Read the conversation. Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space. Mark your answer
on the answer sheet. (Lee la conversación. Escoge la palabra correcta (A, B, o C) para cada
espacio. Marca la respuesta en la hoja de respuestas.)

Alan: Where (23)_________ you live, Tanya?

Tanya: I live in Butterfields. It’s a new apartment building next (24)_________ the
Wentworth Shopping Centre.
Alan: Is it expensive?
Tanya: Yes, it is. But it takes me five minutes to walk to university (25)_________ day.
Alan: Do you study at the university?
Tanya: No, (26)_________ a professor there. I teach Mathematics.
Alan: (27)_________ do you start work?
Tanya: My first class is at 9:00am. Then I have a two hour break, and my second class
(28)_________ at 12:00pm. I don’t have classes in the afternoon.
Alan: How many students do you have in your classes?
Tanya: I usually have 35 students in my classes, but, last week, I only had 12!
Alan: What (29)_________ last week?
Tanya: The students had to work on a project for another subject, so they (30)_________
to my class.

23 a) do b) is c) are
24 a) of b) to c) about
25 a) any b) every c) some
26 a) I’m b) It’s c) be
27 a) Where b) How often c) What time
28 a) starts b) started c) start
29 a) happens b) happen c) happened
30 a) not came b) isn’t come c) didn’t come

Part 6
Read the descriptions. What is the word for each one? The first letter is already there. There is
one space for each other letter in the word. Write the words on your answer sheet. (Lee las
descripciones. Cuál es la palabra correcta? Tienes la primera letra para cada palabra y un
espacio para cada otra letra en la palabra. Escribe las palabras en la hoja de respuestas.)

31 Sally always talks to new people and makes them feel comfortable. She’s ___. f_______

32 Her sister, Alice, is very ___. She never says bad things about anyone. n___

33 Sally and Alice have one ___, Ted. Ted is their father’s brother’s son. c_____

34 Ted gets 100% on all his class quizzes. He’s very ___. s____

35 Sally and Alice’s favourite ___ is Ted’s mother, Anna. a___

Part 7
Write the correct verb. Choose from the verbs in the box. (Escribe el verbo correcto. Escoge el
verbo correcto de las opciones abajo.)
am is are
do does did

36 ____ your mother buy you a shirt for Christmas? – No, she bought me some jeans.
37 When ____ Billy go out with his friends? – On weekends.
38 Where ____ the book? -- In the library.
39 ____ I in Class 3A? -- Yes, that’s right.
40 What ____ your parents like? -- They’re strict, but fun.

Part 8
Complete the paragraph. Write ONE word for each space. Write the words on the answer
sheet. (Completa el parráfo con la palabra correcta. Escribe una palabra en cada espacio.
Escribe las palabras en la hoja de respuestas.)
There are a lot (41) restaurants in my neighbourhood. My favourite restaurant is The Green
Dragon, but I also like Laura’s Lunches. I eat at The Green Dragon (42) or twice a week.
My sister Lyn goes (43) The Blue Fin Restaurant every Sunday with (44) husband, Lyle.
They take their son to Ben’s Burgers (45) Tuesdays, after school.

Part 9
Write an e-mail to a friend about your hobbies. Write 20-25 words. Write the e-mail on your
answer sheet. (Escribir un correo electrónico a un amigo sobre tus pasatiempos. Escribir entre
20 y 25 palabras. Escribir en la hoja de respuestas.)
Include (Incluir)
 What sports you like to play
 How often you read books
 When you do these things.