A2 Reading Exam Part 5 – (Open cloze)

A2 Reading Exam Part 5 – (Open cloze)

Cambridge A2 Key (KET) Reading – Part 5

Overview

Reading Part 5 of the Cambridge A2 Key (KET) exam tests your ability to complete a short text by filling in six missing words. You must think of the correct word for each gap without answer options to choose from. This part focuses on grammar and vocabulary, requiring knowledge of verb forms, prepositions, pronouns, and linking words.

What to Expect

  • Number of Questions: 6
  • Types of Texts: Short articles, letters, or everyday texts
  • Task Format: A short text with six gaps, where you must write one word in each gap.
  • Skills Tested: Grammar (e.g., verb tenses, prepositions, pronouns) and vocabulary.

Example Questions

Example 1 – Short Letter

Text:
Hi Emma,
I hope you are well. Yesterday, I (1) ___ to the park with my friends. It was a beautiful day, so we (2) ___ football for two hours. After that, we had some sandwiches because we (3) ___ hungry. We didn’t have any drinks, but luckily there was a shop (4) ___ the park, so we bought some water. Then, we walked home because there (5) ___ no buses. It was a great day, and I hope we can go (6) ___ next time!

See you soon,
Jake

Answers:

  1. went
  2. played
  3. were
  4. near
  5. were
  6. together

Tips for Success

Use only ONE word per gap – Even if more words seem correct, only one is allowed.

Read the whole text first – This helps you understand what type of word is needed in each gap.

Think about grammar and meaning – Check for verb tenses, pronouns, and prepositions.

Look at the words before and after the gap – They can give clues about what word fits best.


Use Chat GPT to generate

Create an A2 level open cloze exercise using the following word list. Write a story about the following students, Sandra, Marcos, Lis and Montse based in the city of Avila

in, on, at, to, for, with, about, of, from, by, and, but, or, because, so, he, she, they, we, you, it, his, her, their, my, your, some, any, each, is, are, was, were, do, does, did, have, has, had, can, could, will, would, should, be, go, come, do, make, take, get, give, say, see, very, more, most, too, much, many, only, just, always, never, a, an, the, some, any, much, many, every, each

A2 Open Cloze Word list