Liliana García Kurzhiy

I * COMPREHENSION

TEXT 2: Is Reading Affected by Gender?

9. The study revealed that...

(a) some boys were bad at reading because of their beliefs.

10. According to the text, ...

(d) students should be discouraged from reading in class

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS
OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT OR USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

11. All the participants in the study were 10 years old. False because almost all participants
were 10 years old .

12. The participants in the study were asked how good they were at reading. True because
They also rated their own enjoyment and skill in the activity, and completed Reading tests.

13. The gender stereotype influenced the boys more than it did the girls. True because a study
found that boys whose classmates thought that reading was for girls not only had similar
attitudes about themselves, but also seemed to perform worse on tests.

that reading was a girl thing not only had similar attitudes about themselves, but also seemed
to perform worse on tests.

14. Both researchers are certain their results are totally reliable. False because the authors
acknowledged that their results do not prove that gender stereotypes make children worse at
reading and said that their data may not be accurate, as they are based on children's honesty.

that their data may not be accurate, as they are based on children's honesty.

15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

15.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR “carry out” (verb). completed

15.2. ONE OPPOSITE FOR “inability” (noun). skill

16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

16.1. ONE WORD/EXPRESSION MEANING “to make something known”. found

16.2. ONE WORD/EXPRESSION MEANING “exact, correct and true in detail”. positively

BLOQUE B
II * USE OF ENGLISH

24. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “I would have read more at
school...” If they had recommended interesting books.

23. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS
INDICATED: “Experts believe that reading is very positive for children’s development.” Reading
is negative for children's development.

28. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY
THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM: yesterday her she fixed got
phone

My friend dropped her phone yesterday so she fixed her pone.

17. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

17.1. “The client demanded to speak to the manager.” (speak)

17.2. “I will never forget played video games when I was ten.” (play)

18. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1. “The construction of the observatory will depend ..on. the budget.” of / to / on / for

18.2.“You need to learn how to deal .. about. your problems.” about / with / over / back

20. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “They can’t explain the flashes
on the moon.”

The flashes on the moon can`t be explained

III * WRITING (3 points) 29. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT
ONE THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:

29.2. How can you convince students to read?

I think students can be convinced by books with graphics and illustrations. Graphic novels are
much more than comic books or comic strips. These books come in a wide variety of themes
such as adventure, fantasy, fiction and more genres.

They can also give prizes for reading, gold stars or a sticker on a board, and whoever finishes
with the most stickers in a month gets a free gift.Let them see the teachers reading at break
time to make them want to read, as it is difficult for children to read well.

They should also watch the films after reading the book to motivate the atmosphere. And to
have half an hour or an hour a day to read a book in some subject.