📘 Cambridge A2 Key

Cambridge KET (A2 Key)

The entry-level Cambridge exam. A2 proof of everyday English — great for younger learners and anyone taking their first big step.

Band scale
B1
top grade
Avg Exafy student: A2 Merit
Test length
~2 hours
All 4 skills
Format
Computer or paper
After June 2026: digital only
Valid for
Lifetime
Cambridge certificates don't expire
Exafy prep
6–10 weeks
A1 → A2 steady pace

The three papers

Reading & Writing is worth 50% of your grade. Listening and Speaking each count 25%. Pass = A2. Distinction = B1.

Exafy's playbook

Three rules that work for almost everyone.

Built from thousands of practice sessions — what actually moves the needle.

01
Daily 10-minute reading drill.
A2 rewards range, not depth. Short signs and notices practised daily stack up fast.
02
Speak out loud every day.
Even one minute. Confidence at A2 is mostly about repetition — not accent or grammar.
03
Don't skip the writing.
Writing a 25-word message is the fastest way to lock in vocabulary. Write two a day.

How we score

Cambridge Standardised Score, anchored.

A2 Key results map to the Cambridge Scale with grade boundaries at Pass 120 · Merit 133 · Distinction 140 — the same anchors the real certificate uses.

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