Cambridge English Key for Schools - Reading and Writing Sample Test

Vocabulary and key facts extracted from the Cambridge English Key for Schools Reading and Writing sample test transcript.

Reading and Writing Paper Time Limit

The total time allowed for candidates to complete the exam is $1$ hour.

First Floor Department

The floor where you can find women's sports clothes, toys for $0$-$12$ year olds, and half-price books.

Museum Trip Attendance Rule

Students who are not going on the trip cannot have a day off school and must come to school as normal.

Concert Tickets Collection

Tickets should be paid for on the school website and then collected from the office.

Swimming Competition Entry Requirement

To enter the races, a person must be able to swim more than $200\,\text{metres}$.

Amy

A student whose class won a prize in the school gardens competition, painted flowers on the garden wall, and received gardening advice from a cousin.

Flora

A student whose teacher heard about the competition on TV and whose class won a visit to a garden with butterflies and insects.

Louisa

A student whose class grew carrots and potatoes, made a video of their yellow flowers, and learned about butterflies.

Anna Gray

An $11$-year-old girl who recently moved from a primary school to a larger school with longer lessons and more homework.

Anna's New Best Friend

A girl she met in her new maths class who lives near her and walks home with her.

Wivenhoe Hotel

A hotel school for young people that is part of a university and is staffed entirely by teenagers learning the hotel or restaurant career.

Bilingualism in Canada

The fact that many Canadians speak two languages: English and French.

Part 6 Writing Task

An email to a friend named Pat regarding meeting for shopping that must be $25$ words or more.

Part 7 Writing Task

A story-writing exercise based on three pictures that must be $35$ words or more.