KET

What's in the KET test?

Cambridge English: Key (KET) for Schools is made up of three papers developed to test the students' English skills. You can see exactly what’s in each paper below.

PAPER	CONTENT	MARKS (% of total)	PURPOSE
Reading and Writing (1 hour 10 minutes)	9 parts / 56 questions	50 %	Shows a student can understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines. They will also have to fill gaps in simple sentences and write a short message or note.
Listening (30 minutes, including 8 minutes transfer time)	5 parts /  25 questions	25%	Requires a student to be able to understand announcements and other spoken material when people speak reasonably slowly.
Speaking (8-10 minutes per pair of candidates)	2 parts	25%	Tests student’s ability to take part in a conversation by answering and asking simple questions. Their speaking test will be conducted face-to-face with one or two other students. This makes their test more realistic and more reliable.

To read about the different parts in detail and practise with online exercises, click on the links below.

PAPER 1: READING AND WRITING

PAPER 2: LISTENING

PAPER 3: SPEAKING

KET ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS:
Test 1
Test 2