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Frequently asked question

Do I have to pass each paper in
order to pass the whole exam?
Answer
No. Your final grade will
be based on your overall
score in all 3 papers.
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KET Practice Tests Extra - Blackcat 2011 De Agostini Scuola S.p.A. - Novara
TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 1 Reading and Writing
How can I prepare for Part 1 of the test?

Start looking around you for any signs / notices written in English. There are
usually some in airports, museums, hotels and train stations.
Read advertisements in English on the Internet / in English magazines and
newspapers.
Questions 1-5
Which notice (A-H) says this (1-5)?
For 1-5, mark the correct letter A-H on your answer sheet.
EXAMPLE Answer: 0 A B C D E F G H
0 You cannot leave through this door.
1 Yo u c a n n o t p l ay w i t h o u t we a r i n g A
these. School will be closed
on Monday 5th July
2 You must keep quiet at this time.
B
PARENTS
3 Children will have a holiday on this day. PLEASE MAKE SURE CHILDREN
WEAR THE CORRECT UNIFORM
4 Go here if you want to buy one of
C
these. Only TWO children at a time
may enter this shop
5 G r o u p s o f ch i l d r e n m u s t n o t g o
here. D
NO TALKING
DURING FIRE PRACTICE
E
New school football shirts
on sale in school office
F
Football club will start
next Friday
G
You must wear trainers
on the football field
H
Do not use fire exit in sports hall
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Reading and Writing Part 2 Paper 1 TEST 1

Remember vocabulary not grammar is being tested here. Learn the differences
between words with similar meanings and opposites like:
remember / forget hungry / thirsty menu / bill win / earn
decide / think finish / stop to get up / get off
Learn collocations (words that go together):
to have a coffee / shower
to make the bed / lunch
to do the shopping
Questions 6-10
Read the sentences (6-10) about moving house.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each
space.
For questions 6-10, mark A, B or C on your SOLD
answer sheet.
EXAMPLE Answer: 0 A B C
0 Last week we .................... into our new house.

A moved B changed C turned
6 Before we left I had to help .................... all our things into big boxes.
A bring B pack C send
7 I felt very .................... because I didnt want to leave my friends.

A sad B poor C busy
8 I couldnt carry any of the boxes into our new house because they were too .................... .
A fat B heavy C great
9 Our new neighbour gave us a cake to .................... us.

A invite B join C welcome
10 I am very happy with my new bedroom because there is a lot more .................... .
A space B size C floor
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This part of the test focuses on everyday conversation.
Listen to as much English as you can. Study the tapescripts in your coursebooks.
Learn different responses for phrases such as:
Do you mind? Would you like? How often do you? Lets
Questions 11-15
Complete the five conversations.
For questions 11-15, mark A, B or C on the answer sheet.
EXAMPLE
0 Whats Mark like?

A Hes very funny.
B Hes got blue eyes. Answer:
C He likes football. 0 A B C
11 Have we got any milk left? A Not much.

B Not ever.
C Not often.
12 What about going to the cinema? A Is it on?

B Is anything on?
C Is it good?
13 Is there a bank near here? A It takes a long time.

B Its very long.
C Its a long way from here.
14 I hate shopping. A Me too.

B I do.
C Im not.
15 Would you like a drink? A I like it.

B Its very nice.
C Yes, please.
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Questions 16-20
Complete the conversation between two friends.
What does Tim say to Kate?
For questions 16-20, mark the correct letter A-H on the answer sheet.
EXAMPLE
Kate: So what do we have to do before
the holiday, Tim?
Tim: 0 .... Answer: 0 A B C D E F G H
Kate: OK, Ill check that. Have you booked A No, because Jack said he could take us
the taxi for the airport? there.
Tim: 16 .............................................. B We can rent a car when we arrive at

the airport.
Kate: Oh. Thats very kind.
C Has your new passport arrived?
Tim: 17 ..............................................
D What clothes do we need to pack?
Kate: It was sent last week. Do we need
to buy anything to take with us? E Of course. You can use my old one if
you like.
Tim: 18 ..............................................
F What about a guide book?
Kate: Thats a good idea. Ill get one on
Thursday. G Eating out is very cheap there.
Tim: 19 .............................................. H We havent got our tickets from the

travel agent yet.
Kate: Im not bringing much. Itll be so
hot. Can you bring your camera?
Mines broken.
Tim: 20 ..............................................
Kate: Thank you. I cant wait until we

leave!
Extra Tip
Read on when placing an option in a gap. The response after the gap will often
confirm the correct answer.
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Practise reading similar texts (about people, places, important events).
Learn how to guess the meaning of words you dont know from the context.
Practise doing multiple-choice reading activities. Learn from your mistakes.
Learn to spot the difference between Wrong and Doesnt say options. Doesnt
say means it doesnt say anything in the text about this.
Questions 21-27
Read the article about the Winter Olympics.
Are sentences 21-27 Right (A) or Wrong (B)?
If there is not enough information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (B), choose
Doesnt say (C).
For questions 21-27, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
The Winter Olympics

In 1924 both the summer and the first winter Olympic
Games were held in Chamonix. The new winter games were
very small compared to the winter Olympics we know today.
There were only six competitions, including skiing races, ice
skating and ice hockey.
At Chamonix there were 300 athletes, but only thirteen of
these were women. At the first games of the 21st century in
S a l t L a ke C i t y i n 2 0 0 2 t h e r e we r e ove r t wo t h o u s a n d
sportsmen and women in seventy-eight competitions but still
only around a quarter of these were women. The number of
countries taking part has not grown very much because there are not as many
countries that have the right weather to do winter sports.
Norway won the most gold medals at Chamonix but their most famous sports
star didnt win anything. In fact she came last! However, this was because Sonja
Henie was only 11 years old at the time. She went on to win three gold medals for
skating in the next three Winter Olympic games.
Both the winter and summer games were in France in 1924 but that soon
changed. Since 1928 the summer and winter games have always been in different
countries and since 1994 they have not even been in the same year.
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0 The first winter Olympics were in France.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
21 There were fewer competitions at the first winter Olympic games than there are
today.
22 At Salt Lake City there were many more countries that sent teams to the winter
Olympics than at Chamonix.
23 Today, there are the same number of men and women in the winter Olympics.
24 Norway has won more competitions than any other country in the history of the
winter Olympics.
25 Sonja Henie didnt do well at Chamonix because she was too young.
26 Sonja Henie was the youngest person to win a gold medal for skating.
27 The winter and summer games were in the same year until 1986.
Extra Tip
You should not expect to find exactly the same words in the questions as you find
in the text.
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Practise reading short factual texts from newspapers, magazines and encyclopaedias.
Learn words / structures which go together. For example more than, as as, need +
to, can / must / should without to, since + date (since last January), for + time
period (for five months). Write down any useful words / structures on page 141.
Questions 28-35
Read the article about The Race to the South Pole.
Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
For questions 28-35, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet.
The Race to the South Pole

In 1908 Ernest Shackleton and (0) ............... team of
explorers left England for Antarctica. They wanted to get
to the South Pole which no-one had (28) ...............
done. This was the third time Shackleton had tried but
(29) ............... a very difficult journey they had to turn
back (30) ............... they didnt have (31) ............... food.
They were only 179km (32) ............... from the South Pole.
In 1911 two groups of explorers, one British, one Norwegian,

tried again. Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen were both good explorers and both
(33) ............... wanted to win (34) ............... race. In the end, Amundsen got
(35) ............... first. He arrived at the South Pole (36) ............... December 14, 1911.
Scott arrived five weeks later but he and all his team died on the return journey.
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0 A his B their C our
28 A always B ever C just
29 A then B before C after
30 A so B because C and
31 A enough B some C many
32 A near B away C far
33 A very B really C more
34 A one B a C the
35 A here B everywhere C there
36 A on B in C at
Extra Tip
A list of the grammatical areas that are targeted can be found in the KET
Handbook.
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English spelling is not easy because the words are often spelt differently to how
they sound, so you must practise.
Test yourself or ask a friend to test you. Even words that you think you know can be
hard to spell, e.g. fruit, beautiful, secretary, light, vegetable, journalist.
Keep a vocabulary book and try to learn the spelling of all new words.
Write any new words on pages 142-143.
Questions 36-40
Read the descriptions (36-40) of some words about food.
What is the word for each one?
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 the answer sheet.
EXAMPLE Answer:
0 This is the meal you have before you go to school or work. 0 b r e a k fa s t
36 Many people like to put this into their hot drinks s____
to make them taste sweet.
37 In many countries they eat this with butter or jam b____

for breakfast.
38 Some people like to have a cold drink made from fruit. j____
39 People can have this hot drink with milk or they c_____
can have it black.
40 If you dont eat anything in the morning you will feel like this. h_____
Extra Tip
You need to recognise whether a question needs a noun (sing. / plural), adverb or
an adjective.
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Practise doing this kind of exercise. Remember Part 7 is testing grammar and
spelling, not vocabulary so you need to focus on the structural words like auxiliaries
(have, be), prepositions (in, on, up, down etc.), articles (a, an, the), verb forms,
modals (can, may, must), pronouns (she, his, it, their etc.), adverbs (well, fast,
enough, quickly, many, much, ago, soon, before, after etc.), adjectives (good, nice,
hot etc.), comparatives (better, nicer etc.), linkers (and, then, because etc.).
Make sure you can spell these words correctly.
Sometimes there may be more than one correct answer but you should only write
ONE word in each space.
Questions 41-50
Complete the letter.
Write ONE word for each space (41-50).
For questions 41-50, write the words on your answer sheet.
EXAMPLE
0 h av i n g
Dear Sam,
I am (0) ..having .. a lovely time on my school skiing trip. The weather is very good;
lots (41) .................. snow and not too cold. It (42) .................. been sunny most
days. (43) .................. morning we go to ski school. Now I (44) .................. ski down
the mountain by (45) .................. without falling over. The hotel is nice. It is very big
and it has (46) .................. lovely swimming pool. (47) .................. the evening we
have dinner and then I play games (48) .................. my friends. We go to bed very
early (49) .................. we are so tired after skiing (50) .................. day.
Hope you are well.
From
Mick
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This part is testing to see if you know how to understand and complete different
types of written information from real life situations.
You should practise doing this type of task and make sure you know what kind of
information you need to write when you see: date, nationality, occupation, address
etc.
Questions 51-55
Read the notice and note about a swimming competition.
Fill in the information on the diary.
For questions 51-55, write the information on the answer sheet.
SWIMMING COMPETITION 12 June

Dad,
City Sports Centre
Group 1 2-4 p.m.
The competition is this Saturday. I am
Group 2 4-6 p.m. in the second group so you dont have
Parents must have ticket to watch the earlier races. Can you
No photographs wait to take me home? I should be
Swimmers to meet at school at 1 p.m.
ready to go at 6.30, so youll be back
in time for the football at 8!
Love Sarah
Dads Diary
Sarahs swimming competition
EXAMPLE
Date: 0 12 June
Where: 51
Sarahs races start at: 52
Leave pool at: 53
Dont take: 54
Dont forget my: 55
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Practise writing notes for your friends in your English class.
Learn phrases / sentences for: making suggestions;
e.g. Shall we? Why dont we? Lets
inviting people to do things;
e.g. Would you like to?
accepting / refusing invitations;
e.g. Thank you for your invitation. I would really like to come to your party.
Learn to check your work. Ask yourself these questions:
Is it easy to read? Have I made any grammar / spelling / punctuation mistakes?
Have I answered the question properly?
Question 56
A friend has asked you to go to the cinema this evening but you cant go. Write a note to
your friend.
Say: (1) why you cant go
(2) you are sorry
(3) when you can go
Write 25-35 words.
Write your note on the answer sheet.
EXAMPLE
Dear Kate,
(2) I am very sorry I cant go to the cinema with you this evening. (1) My boss wants
me to work late today. (3) What about going to the cinema tomorrow?
Love
Jane 33 words
Now you try.

Read this note from your friend Jo.
Dear ..............................
Dear Sally,
1 I am .................... sorry I ...............
Is it still OK for you to come to my
...............................
house for dinner tonight? Please tell me
2 ........................................................
what time you will arrive. Do you want
............................... me to meet you at the train station?
3 ........................................................ Love
Jo
...............................
Write to Jo and answer her questions.

Write 25-35 words.
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Frequently asked question

TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 1 Reading and Writing

How can I prepare for Part 1 of the test?

0 You cannot leave through this door.

Reading and Writing Part 2 Paper 1 TEST 1

How can I prepare for Part 2 of the test?

0 Last week we .................... into our new house.

7 I felt very .................... because I didnt want to leave my friends.

9 Our new neighbour gave us a cake to .................... us.

TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 3 Reading and Writing

How can I prepare for Part 3 of the test?

0 Whats Mark like?

B Hes got blue eyes. Answer:

11 Have we got any milk left? A Not much.

12 What about going to the cinema? A Is it on?

13 Is there a bank near here? A It takes a long time.

14 I hate shopping. A Me too.

15 Would you like a drink? A I like it.

Reading and Writing Part 3 Paper 1 TEST 1

Tim: 16 .............................................. B We can rent a car when we arrive at

Tim: 19 .............................................. H We havent got our tickets from the

Kate: Thank you. I cant wait until we

TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 4 Reading and Writing

How can I prepare for Part 4 of the test?

The Winter Olympics

Reading and Writing Part 4 Paper 1 TEST 1

TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 5 Reading and Writing

How can I prepare for Part 5 of the test?

The Race to the South Pole

In 1911 two groups of explorers, one British, one Norwegian,

Reading and Writing Part 5 Paper 1 TEST 1

0 A his B their C our

28 A always B ever C just

29 A then B before C after

31 A enough B some C many

32 A near B away C far

33 A very B really C more

35 A here B everywhere C there

TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 6 Reading and Writing

How can I prepare for Part 6 of the test?

37 In many countries they eat this with butter or jam b____

Reading and Writing Part 7 Paper 1 TEST 1

How can I prepare for Part 7 of the test?

Hope you are well.

TEST 1 Paper 1 Part 8 Reading and Writing

How can I prepare for Part 8 of the test?

SWIMMING COMPETITION 12 June

Sarahs races start at: 52

Leave pool at: 53

Dont forget my: 55

Reading and Writing Part 9 Paper 1 TEST 1

How can I prepare for Part 9 of the test?

Now you try.

Write to Jo and answer her questions.

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