KET practice Cambridge year 2

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• Leerjaar 2

KET practice

1. There/Their/They're

2. and/or/but/because

3. Reading part 2 Multiple choice

4. Multiple choice cloze

There / their / they're
What's the difference?

I have two dogs, called Wolfie and Sammie. __________ quite small dogs.

1. Their
2. They're
3. There

I take them for a walk in the park every day. They love it _________.

1. their
2. they're
3. there

They can play with __________ ball and run around having fun.

1. their
2. they're
3. there

_________ favourite game is chasing the ducks into the lake.

1. Their
2. They're
3. There

__________ always happy to go ________.

1. Their/their
2. They're/their
3. There/there
4. They're/there

Conjunctions 

Paul looks after the elephants in the zoo _____ he also helps with the monkeys sometimes.

1. and
2. or
3. but
4. because

Paul studied in the evenings _______ he needed to learn about animals.

1. and
2. or
3. but
4. because

He takes the elephants for a walk every day _______ he never rides them.

1. and
2. or
3. but
4. because

Sometimes the elephants play with each other ______ most of the time they like to lie in the sun.

1. and
2. or
3. but
4. because

Paul takes the elephants to the lake _________ the elephants like swimming there.

1. and
2. or
3. but
4. because

Reading part 2 

Multiple choice

Part 2 of the Reading and Writing paper tests vocabulary. There is an example and five multiple-choice questions. The sentences are about a topic or story. You must choose the word which best fits in the space. 

Here are some tips!

Exam advice

• Always read the example sentence. This will tell you what the topic is.
• Before you answer, read all the sentences quickly. Together they make a short story.
• When you choose your answer, think about the meaning of the sentence. 
• Read the sentence with the answer to check that the grammar is correct. 

Example sentence: Rebecca and Tom ENJOY visiting their uncle's farm.
They _____ their dad to take them there on Saturday.

1. asked
2. said
3. talked

They asked their dad to take them there on Saturday.
They left home ______ on Saturday morning.

1. well
2. early
3. ever

They left home early on Saturday morning.
They ______ at the farm at 10 o'clock.

1. got
2. came
3. arrived

They arrived at the farm at 10 o'clock.
Rebecca and Tom are always _______ to help on the farm.

1. good
2. happy
3. kind

Rebecca and Tom are always happy to help on the farm.
The horses were hungry so Rebecca and Tom gave them some ______.

1. food
2. water
3. blankets

Multiple-choice cloze

This part of the exam tests grammar. There is a text with an example and eight multiple-choice questions. 

This next story is titled The helpful dolphin.

One summer I went to Florida in the USA on holiday. I said goodbye to my family at the airport in London _____ I flew to Miami.

1. but
2. or
3. and

I stayed with my friend Maria. Her grandfather had a boat and we ______ to go sailing.

1. wanted
2. wanting
3. want

We had _________ lovely time sailing.

1. one
2. a
3. the

One morning I decided to sit on the side of the boat. Suddenly, I fell off into the sea. I didn't know how to swim _____ well and I began to shout.

1. very
2. such
3. enough

Then, ________ a minute I felt ________ push me nearer the boat.
(fill out the first gap)

1. before
2. after
3. since

Then, ________ a minute I felt ________ push me nearer the boat.
(fill out the second gap)

1. something
2. anything
3. nothing

_____ was a dolphin and he was trying to help me!

1. Him
2. I
3. It

Maria heard me shout and her grandfather pulled me back on the boat. After that I ____how to swim and I will always love dolphins!

1. learned
2. learning
3. learn

I went to the zoo...

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