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KET Reading Strategies: Multiple-Choice Guide

This document provides reading strategies and tips for the KET (Key English Test) Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions (Notices). Part 1 involves reading 6 short texts such as notices, emails, or signs and answering one multiple choice question about each text. The tips encourage students to look at pictures, think about the purpose and main message of each text, and carefully consider the meaning of each answer option rather than just choosing based on similar words. A sample text is then provided with 3 answer options to demonstrate how to match meanings.

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KET Reading Strategies: Multiple-Choice Guide

This document provides reading strategies and tips for the KET (Key English Test) Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions (Notices). Part 1 involves reading 6 short texts such as notices, emails, or signs and answering one multiple choice question about each text. The tips encourage students to look at pictures, think about the purpose and main message of each text, and carefully consider the meaning of each answer option rather than just choosing based on similar words. A sample text is then provided with 3 answer options to demonstrate how to match meanings.

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Manuel Ramírez Barinaga School

Marist Brothers

READING STRATEGIES FOR THE KET


PART 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (NOTICES)
NAME: ………………………………………….. Area: ENGLISH
Grade and Section: 1 A - B - C – D Date: …………………, 2019
Teacher: Ms. Jiménez
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I) Look at the example of KET Reading and Writing Part 1.

II) What’s in Reading and Writing Part 1?

In this part, there are 6 notices or short messages to read. For example: text messages, emails, notices,
signs, postcards, etc.

III) What do I have to do?

You have to answer 6 multiple choice questions about each text.

TIPS
1. Look at all the pictures and think about where you might see them.

 Where can you find this picture? _______________________________________________


 Is it a sign, an email, a notice, a message, an advert? _______________________________

2. Think about the purpose of the text.

 What is the purpose of that picture? ________________________________________________

3. Read all the options carefully. Think about the meaning of each one.

 Match the options to their meanings.

A The ice cream shop is open for only 2 hours. The offer is 2 x 1 on ice cream.

B Two ice creams will cost the same as one. Get free ice creams since 12:00p.m to 7:00 p.m.

C You can get free ice creams all afternoon. The shop is open just for a couple of hours.

4. Remember: don’t just choose an option because it has the same words or ideas from the text.

 What is the main message of the picture? _________________________________________


___________________________________________________________________________
Part 1

Questions 1 – 6

For each question, choose the correct answer.

1
A The bicycle that’s for sale was built for a child.

B Some parts of the bicycle must be changed.

C Debbie is selling the bike because she’s too big


for it now.

A Tim thinks Ben should look on the concert website.

B Tim hopes that Ben will be able to come with him.

C Tim wants to know if Ben can pay him back today.

A You get into the park by going this way.

B It is more expensive to go here alone.

C You will have fun if you come with friends.

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