: g FORM TP 2020121 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL rest cove 01245010 MAY/JUNE 2020 CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION SPANISH Paper 01 — General Proficiency PART A- LISTENING COMPREHENSION PART B— READING COMPREHENSION IT hour 15 minutes (04 JUNE 2020 READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. This test consists of 60 iteins. You will have | hour and 15 minutes to answer them. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in this test. Bach item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). After listening to or reading each item you are about to answer, decide which choice is best. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. ‘Sample Item Venezuela es (A) un pais ‘Sample Answer (B) una ciudad (©) unacolonia @®DOO (D) — uncontinente “The comect answer to this item ia “un pala”, 40 (A) has boen shaded, If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. ‘The supervisor will tell you when to start and stop working on the different parts of this test. Follow the instructions which you will hear. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2019 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved.PART A: ITEMS 1-30 LIST] ING COMPREHENSION 45 minutes SECTION I | Instructions: For cach question in this section you will hear a single sentence. Choose from the four pictures in your test booklet the ONE picture which shows what the sentence says. ‘Then, shade the corresponding space on your answer sheet. For example, you may hear: El muchacho va a correr. You Sample Answer ©® ©® The correct answer is picture (D), so you would shade the space with the letter (D) on your answer she 01245010/MN/CSEC 20200124501 0/MJ/CSEC 2020 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,a) | ne Bae eee | ® ome A GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01245010/MA/CSEC 2020oS [ SECTION It Instructions: In this section you will hear a number of sentences. Each sentence will be read twice and will be followed by one question or incomplete statement. Four suggested answers for each question are printed in your test booklet. For each question, choose the answer which BEST completes the statement or answers the question. For example, you' may hear: iMamé, tengo muchisima sed! (Twice) {Qué quiere esta persona? ‘After examining the suggested answers, you should select the BEST one and shade the corresponding space on your answer sheet. (A) Unimédico ‘Sample Answer (B) Una bebida (C) Una galleta @®@©®O (D) Una manzana ‘The correct answer is (B), so you would shade the space with the letter (B) on your answer sheet. a (A) Apie 13. (A) Feliz (B) Enavién ©@) Enferma © Encarro (©) Traviesa () Enbicicleta () _ Simpatica 10. (A) sellos 14, (A) Paseante (B) helado (B) Mendigo (C) zapatos (© — Vendedor (D) animales (D) Cobrador UL. (A) Enta escuela 15. (A) Auna libreria (B) Ena libreria (B) Aunalmacén (©) Enel hospital (©) Auna sastreria (D) Enel parque (@)) Auna biblioteca 12. (A) _ iralbafto 16. (A) Sugar (B) © salir del restaurante (B) — Tocar (C) _ sentarse para comer (©) Pelear (D) __pedirinformaciénsobreun plato (D) Comer GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01245010/MJ/CSEC 2020SECTION IIT Instructions: In this section you will hear two announcements or selections followed by a number of questions. Each announcement or selection will be read twice. For each question, there is a choice of four answers. Select the BEST answer and shade the corresponding space on your answer sheet. There is no sample question for this section. First Selection Second Selection 17. (A) Enelavion 20. (A) Anoche (B) En laaduana (B) Esta tarde (©) Enlaestacién (©) Esta mafana /@)> Enel aeropuerto “@) Hace un aio 18. Chile 21. Un robo ‘time (3) Unttawe (©) Bogota (C) Unasesinato (D) Caracas (D) Una violacién 19. (A) Mas tarde 22. (A) Humilde (B) Por la noche (B) Orgulloso En media hora ©) Peligroso (D) Mas temprano (D) _ Inofensivo GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01245010/M¥/CSEC 2020SECTION IV Instructions: A passage has just been read to you (in Spanish). You may now study the t Mr Roe: PARTA 23. What was Mr Roca’s job? 2 @) (Cc) ©) 24, When Mr Roca travelled he stayed in He was a manager. He was an army general. He was a leader of a group He was a company secretary. the (A) _ oldest hotel (B) closest hotel ©, cheapest hotel (D) most expensive hotel 25. What did Mr Roca's job require him to (A) (B) © do? Travel to different parts of the city. Visit hotels in the cities. Visit places in poor condition. Travel to different parts of the world. 26. Mr Roca did NOT like to (A) © spend money (B) stay in dirty hotels (©) stay in cheap hotels (D) deal with unpleasant workers 27. 28. 29. 30. disappointment questions and make notes. You must select the BEST answer and shade the corresponding | letter on your answer sheet. There is no sample question for t PART.B What was special about San Pablo? ) @) ©) ) Itwas a city of hotels. It was a new building. He had never visited it. He had lived there before. The least expensive hotel rooms were those ~ @) © (@) on the top floor close to reception on the ground floor close to the elevator Mr Roca got to the hotel by (A) (B) © ‘@ taking a taxi taking the bus calling a friend walking all the way What did the receptionist tell him when he arrived at the hotel? A)» Alltherooms onthe fortieth floor (@) © @) were occupied. A\ll the rooms on the fourth floor were occupied, There was a room available on the fourth floor, There was a room available on the fortieth floor. STOP. THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING COMPREHENSION. NOW GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE AND WORK THROUGH THE READING COMPREHENSION AS QUICKLY AND AS CAREFULLY AS YOU CAN. IF YOU CANNOT ANSWER A QUESTION, GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE. YOU MAY RETURN TO THAT QUESTION LATER. 01245010/MI/CSEC 2020 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-8- PART B: ITEMS 31-60 READING COMPREHENSION 30 minutes SECTION I Instructions: Each of the following sentences contains a blank space. Below each sentence are four options. Select the option which BEST completes the sentence. Then, shade the corresponding space on your answer sheet. Example: No me levanto temprano porque la oficina esta... hoy. | (A) rota Sample Answer (B) fuera (©) cerea ; ®®C®e (D) cerrada ‘The correct answer is (D), so you would shade the space with the letter (D) on your answer sheet. 31. A causa del mal tiempo voy a llevar 33. Segin. . . yo agrego una cucharadita de sal al plato. (A) mi reloj (A) lacarta (B) mi pafuelo (B)__ el mapa (©). mis guantes om la receta 1D) mi paraguas (D) lacalculadora 32. Ahora recuerdo todas las fechas 34. Cuando sond » Isabel corrié a historicas, pero estoy seguro de que contestarlo, . no las recordaré (A) lacampana (A) anoche ~@) clteléfono mafiana (C) laalarma anteayer (D) eldisparo (D) esta mafiana GO ON TO THE NEXT PAG) 01245010/MJ/CSEC 202035. No tengo una blusa roja para ponerme —37._Para lavar la ropa se necesita comprar mafiana, Porlo tanto, necesito irala ... (A) _ oficina (A) sopa (B) — zapateria ~@)_ jabon (©) lavanderia (©) unalave V@) tienda de ropa (D) un lavaplatos 36. Conocemos bien esta aldea porque 38. Al regresar del médico con su hijo venimos aqui muy . . enfermo, dofia Carlota fuea la farmacia con... (A) atiempo ®B)_ amenudo ig} la receta (©) derepente el recibo (D) _pocoa poco (C)_ elretrato (D) larevista GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01245010/MI/CSEC 2020-10- SECTION ID Instructions: ‘The paragraph below contains blank spaces indicating that words are left out. For each blank space there are four suggested answers. After reading the paragraph carefully, select the choice for each blank space that is grammatically correct and BEST in the context. Then, shade the corresponding space on your answer sheet. Example: Se ... lacasa el afio pasado, y ahora ... muy bonita. 1 ‘Sample Answers il. (A) pinta 2. (A) est (8) pio (8) te . ©@O® (C) _ pinto (C) estaba | (D) _ pintan (D) tiene 2. @ ® © ® The correct answers are (B) and (A), so you would shade the space with the letters (B) and (A) on | your answer sheet. Los planes para el futuro AAnoche, en una... en easa de los Hemindez, unos j6venes amigos de Mariana Hernandez, ... sus planes para el futuro. Mariana les dijo que ,. . asistir a una universidad 40 4 continuar sus estudios con especialidad en los negocios. Manuel, . . . a. un grupo de a2 3 chicas, comenté que no... otra alternativa que... médico, puesto que era una tradicién en 4a 45 su familia. 39. oe reunion 42. (A) en 45. @ ser (B) _ poblacién ®) sin (B) volver (©) generacién (© por (© — estudiar (D) _ informacién @) para (D) _ entrenarse 40. (A) dieron 43. (A)__ ponigndose (B) tomaron acercindose (©) hablaron (©) cepiltindose 1) discutieron (D) __levantandose 41. (A) quiso 44. (A) hard WB) queria ©) tenia a) (© hacerse ©) (D) _ conseguirse GO ON TO THE, 01245010/MJ/CSEC 2020-U- Instructions: The paragraph below contains blank spaces indicating that words are left out. For leach blank space there are four suggested answer select the choice for each blank space that is BEST in the context. Then, shade the corresponding| space on your answer sheet. SECTION UI ple: |La casa fue el afio pasado, y ahora ... muy bonita. 1 2 . (A) pintado 2 (A) esté | (8B) pintada @) fue (©) pintadas (©) estaba pintados (D) tiene | | (D) | Sample Answers 1@@©O 2@® ©O ‘The correct answers are (B) and (A), so you would shade the space with the letters (B) and (A) on ‘your answer sheet. El novio de Isabel decidié. - Un regalo para Isabel almacén donde . . . el perfume que Isabel... . 48 Cuando . muy triste de la tienda 46. comprarlo “Dy compare (C)_ comprarles (D) comprarlos 47. (A) en @) de (© para §@)) dentro 48. (A) vi (B) veo (D) visto 01245010/MJ/CSEC 2020 una tarjeta, nada més. 49 49. (A) queria $2. (B) oftecié (C)__ prometié (D) preguntaba 50. (A) pregunté 53. (B) preguntar (©) preguntaba (D) _ preguntando 51. (A) tuve (B) tengo HOWE tenia () tuviera - un regalo para el dia de San Valentin. Entré un 4 ol precio se dio cuenta de que no. suficiente dinero, Muy desilusionado, 50 (A) salia salié (©) saldria (D) ha salido (A) en @) de (©) sin @yycon GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE After reading the conversation carefully,-12- SECTION IV Instructions: Read the following selections carefully for comprehension. Each selection is followed by a number of questions or incomplete statements. Select the answer that is BEST according to the information given in the selection. Then, shade the corresponding space on_| your answer sheet. There is no sample question for this section. (a) Items $4-56 refer to the following selection. VERATENIS |ATENCION TODOS LOS JUGADORES DE. TENIS! Se ofrece un curso intensivo de tenis para jugadores de todas las edades. Mejoren su juego con la ayuda de entrenadores profesionales y divigrtanse, Hay ocho canchas de tenis donde ustedes podran entrenar individualmente 0 con un compaitero. El curso comienza el 10 de julio y dura seis semanas. Llamen ahora para mas informacién: ‘Teléfono: (504) 715-2146 Fax: (504) 715-2765 54. ,Quiénes pueden participar en este 56. {Cuando termina el curso? curso de entrenamiento? (A) A finales de julio (A) Unos compafieros 1 @) © El veintiuno de agosto (B) Los profesionales (©) Aprincipios de agosto ©) © Los jovenes y los adultos (D) A finales de septiembre (D)__ Sélo los jugadores jvenes 55. Los participantes se entrenan (A) _ en grupos grandes (B) __ sdlo con un entrenador solos 0 con otro jugador en grupos de tres 0 cuatro GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 012450 10/MI/CSEC 2020) 57. ans 58. -13- Items 57-60 refer to the following selection. los lentes y no podia hallarlos aunque los habia buscado por todas partes. En vista de eso fue a comprar otros. El dependiente le enseiié muchos modelos, pero a la anciana no le gusté ninguno: Entonees Una anciana perd le trajo otro par. - No le gustan éstos? pregunté - Son de la mejor calidad y muy fuertes. - Me quedan bien. Si, me gustan mucho pero, ;cudnto cuestan? - Dos mil pesos. =~ No tiene Vd. otros mas baratos? - No sefiora, éstos son los més baratos. ~ Entonces los voy a comprar. {Qué perdié la anciana? 59. 4Cémo le parecieron los tiltimos lentes que le mostré el dependiente? (A) Sutraje (B) Lavista (A) Nole gustaron. (©) Susbilletes Le gustaron mucho. @) > Sus anteojos Sat Le parecieron baratos. Laanciana fue acomprarnuevos lentes porque no... 60. (A) queria lentes de moda (B)__ podfa ver con los viej (D) le quedaban bien los viejos (D) _Nole parecieron bonitos. {Qué decidié hacer la mujer finalmente? (A) Ira buscar otros (B) Comprar otro par podia encontrar los viejos © Ira vera su médico END OF TEST Comprar el iitimo par IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. a 01245010/MJ/CSEC 2020