KET Speaking: Personal Information 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the KET speaking test, if the examiner asks 'Where are you from?', which response is most appropriate?
- I am from Mexico City. (Correct answer)
- Mexico City is where I live now.
- My country is very beautiful.
- I have been living for many years.
Correct answer: I am from Mexico City.
Directly stating your place of origin with 'I am from...' is the clearest and most natural answer to this question.
Question 2: A KET candidate is asked about their job. They work part-time in a store. Which answer is best?
- I am working in retail industry sector.
- I work part-time as a shop assistant. (Correct answer)
- My job it is in a store part-time.
- I have a job that involves selling things.
Correct answer: I work part-time as a shop assistant.
'I work part-time as a shop assistant' is grammatically correct and gives clear, relevant information at A2 level.
Question 3: In KET Speaking Part 1, candidates are expected to answer questions about themselves for approximately how long?
- 5–6 minutes
- 1–2 minutes (Correct answer)
- 8–10 minutes
- 30 seconds
Correct answer: 1–2 minutes
KET Speaking Part 1 lasts about 1–2 minutes where candidates answer personal information questions.
Question 4: The examiner asks: 'Do you have any brothers or sisters?' The candidate has one brother. What is the best reply?
- Yes, I am having one brother.
- Yes, I have got one brother. (Correct answer)
- Yes, brothers I have one.
- Yes, one brother I have got.
Correct answer: Yes, I have got one brother.
'Yes, I have got one brother' uses correct grammar and natural word order for this A2-level response.
Question 5: Which phrase correctly tells an examiner your email address during a KET speaking task?
- My email, it is john at gmail dot com.
- My email address is john at gmail dot com. (Correct answer)
- I am having the email john at gmail.
- The email address of me is john gmail.
Correct answer: My email address is john at gmail dot com.
'My email address is...' is the standard, grammatically correct way to state this information.
Question 6: A KET candidate wants to say they enjoy playing football in their free time. Which sentence is correct?
- In my free time I am liking to play football.
- In my free time, I like playing football. (Correct answer)
- My free time I am enjoy football playing.
- I am enjoy football in the free time.
Correct answer: In my free time, I like playing football.
'I like playing football' is correct because 'like' is not normally used in the continuous form and 'playing' follows naturally.
Question 7: During KET Speaking, the examiner asks 'What do you do at the weekend?' Which answer shows the best A2 language use?
- Weekends are the times when I do various recreational activities.
- At the weekend, I usually visit my friends or watch TV. (Correct answer)
- I am doing many things every weekend very often.
- Weekend I go out with friends and doing many things.
Correct answer: At the weekend, I usually visit my friends or watch TV.
The answer uses correct present simple tense, natural connectors ('or'), and is clear and appropriately simple for A2 level.
KET Speaking: Personal Information 2
In the KET speaking test, if the examiner asks 'Where are you from?', which response is most appropriate?