Pruebas de Acceso a Estudios Universitarios II.

LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):

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A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés
Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
 No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún 1. Thrown out
otro material didáctico. 2. Supplied
 Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés.
3. make certain
 Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
 Esta hoja no se entrega. 4. coercion.
C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
600 students expelled for cheating 1. Write a word from the text that includes the same sound as "cheating"/ /.
(0.25)
Authorities in India's Bihar state have expelled around 600 high school 2. Write a word from the text that includes the same diphthong sound as "state"
students for cheating in their 10th grade examinations. The pupils used a novel but /EI/. (0.25)
somewhat dangerous way to get help with their exam papers – their parents scaled the
3. Is the “–ed“ pronounced /Id/, /t/ or /d/ in “expelled”? (0.25)
walls of the school building and provided the answers to questions through the
windows. Photographs and video footage of this illegitimate technique have gone 4. How is the “s“ pronounced in “students” /S/, /z/ or /iz/ ? (0.25)
viral. They show dozens of parents clinging on to whatever they can on the walls to
feed information to their children. Some of the parents were three stories up. Teachers
found many cheat sheets inside the classroom. Some had been folded up into paper III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
airplanes and thrown through the window. Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

Over 1.4 million 10th graders are taking the tests this week at more than 1,200 “...
1. The teacher asked who had written Farewell to Arms.
high schools across the state. Bihar's education minister P.K. Shahi told reporters that
schools faced a difficult job to ensure exams took place under the strictest of 2. The strike is expected to end soon. It is …
conditions. He said: "It's virtually impossible to conduct fair examinations without the 3. If I were you, Sam, I wouldn’t take the job ! Tom…
cooperation of parents." He added that it was not possible to monitor all parents who
accompany their children to schools and other test centres. The situation regarding 4. Never have I seen such a fantastic show! It’s the …
parents helping their children cheat has become so prevalent that police officers are 5. Peter is always smoking. I…
posted to each school. However, an official said, "we can't use force to drive away the
parents". 6. Write the correct question for the underlined words. …
I’ve got more than three hundred books.
Sources: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com

IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)

QUESTIONS Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topics.

I. READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer)  . What do you think of cheats? Is it the worst behaviour at school?
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.
NO marks are given for only true or false.
1. Over 600 university students in India were expelled for cheating.
2. The students used a technique using novels to help them cheat.
3. Dozens of parents climbed up to classroom windows to help kids cheat.
4. Some of the cheat sheets were folded into origami paper cranes .
 Pruebas de Acceso a Estudios Universitarios
(Bachillerato L.O.G.S.E.)
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO: Inglés
 No se permite el uso de diccionario ni de ningún
otro material didáctico.
 Las preguntas deberán ser respondidas en Inglés.
 Duración de la prueba: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
 Esta hoja no se entrega.
600 students expelled for cheating
Authorities in India's Bihar state have expelled around 600 high school
students for cheating in their 10th grade examinations. The pupils used a novel but
somewhat dangerous way to get help with their exam papers – their parents scaled the
walls of the school building and provided the answers to questions through the
windows. Photographs and video footage of this illegitimate technique have gone
viral. They show dozens of parents clinging on to whatever they can on the walls to
feed information to their children. Some of the parents were three stories up. Teachers
found many cheat sheets inside the classroom. Some had been folded up into paper
airplanes and thrown through the window.
III. LEXICON / PHONETICS (2 POINTS):
A. LEXICON. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
Find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as these given.
5. Thrown out expelled
6. Supplied provided
7. make certain ensure
8. coercion. force
C. PHONETICS. (1 POINT) (0.25 points for each correct answer)
5. Write a word from the text that includes the same sound as "cheating"/ /.
(0.25) building- clinging- regarding- helping-
6. Write a word from the text that includes the same diphthong sound as "state"
/EI/. (0.25) grade-way-their-papers-scaled-airplanes-taking-education-faced-
7. Is the “–ed“ pronounced /Id/, /t/ or /d/ in “expelled”? (0.25)
8. How is the “s“ pronounced in “students” /S/, /z/ or /iz/ ? (0.25)
III. USE OF ENGLISH. (3 POINTS) (0.5 for each correct answer)
Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

Over 1.4 million 10th graders are taking the tests this week at more than 1,200 “Who wrote Farewell
1. The teacher asked who had written Farewell to Arms. to Arms?” the teacher.
high schools across the state. Bihar's education minister P.K. Shahi told reporters that
schools faced a difficult job to ensure exams took place under the strictest of 2. The strike is expected to end soon. It is expected that the
conditions. He said: "It's virtually impossible to conduct fair examinations without the strike ends soon.
cooperation of parents." He added that it was not possible to monitor all parents who
accompany their children to schools and other test centres. The situation regarding 3. If I were you, Sam, I wouldn’t take the job ! Tom advised not to
parents helping their children cheat has become so prevalent that police officers are take the job.
posted to each school. However, an official said, "we can't use force to drive away the
4. Never have I seen such a fantastic show! It’s the most fantastic
parents".
show I have ever seen
Sources: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com 5. Peter is always smoking. I wish Peter would
stop smoking.
QUESTIONS
6. Write the correct question for the underlined words. How many books
I. READING COMPREHENSION. (2 POINTS) (0.5 points for each correct answer) I’ve got more than three hundred books. have you got?
Add TRUE or FALSE and copy the evidence from the text to support your answer.
NO marks are given for only true or false.
5. Over 600 university students in India were expelled for cheating.False IV. COMPOSITION. (3 POINTS)
6. The students used a technique using novels to help them cheat. False Write a composition of between 100 and 125 words on the following topic.
7. Dozens of parents climbed up to classroom windows to help kids cheat. True
8. Some of the cheat sheets were folded into origami paper cranes. False  What do you think of cheats? Is it the worst behaviour at school?