Aquí tenéis algunas preguntas de exámenes de selectividad con las instrucciones que pueden aparecer. Hacedlas como ejercicio. Las respuestas os las pongo en una de las entradas siguientes
NOVEDAD: EN LA PARTE DE USE OF ENGLISH
NO ENTRARÁN PREGUNTAS CON LOS SIGUIENTES ENUNCIADOS:
·
WHICH WORD
DOES NOT MEAN THE SAME?
·
WHICH WORD IS
NOT AN ADJECTIVE/VERB/NOUN ETC?
·
WRITE WORDS
WITH THE SAME ROOT:
( LOS QUE SÍ ENTRAN SON LOS QUE SIGUEN :
➢ THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY.
1. I would like have other cup of tea, please
2. There is much people as hard-working as James
3. Parents should take good care of his childrens.
➢ JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY
1. That´s the travel agent´s. I booked my holidays there.
2. We bought a flight to New York. It was very cheap.
3. That girl overthere is in my class. Her mother is a well-known artist.
4. “Games of Thrones” is a best seller. It was written by Martin.
5. Bruce wasn´t the first person to die. He died after a long disease.
6. Mary is studying violin. She was born in Málaga.
7. My daughter saw the lady. She had walked across the country.
8. John loved video games. He had won as an international competitor.
➢ TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE/ ACTIVE VOICE
1. We were given money.
2. Two builders are repairing the broken wall.
3. The carpinter is repairing the shutters of Ann´s room tomorrow (Causative passive)
4. They didn´t pay the deposit for the new flat.
5. Wifi technologies are being brought to us by Boomer generation
6. Chen was found dead after having played 23 hours.
7. A Facebook page was created by fans to track her travels.
8. He was hit by a rock while he was skiing.
9. People say that he is a good trainer.
10. People consider that he is good at maths.
11. They didn´t tell us that she arrived yesterday.
12. We were shown the house by the owner.
➢ USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM.
1. Should/ so/ video games/ addictive/ young/ not/ for/ people/be
2. Always/considered/men/better/have/been/women/than
3. Know/what/I/done/has/she/don´t/
4. Spending/I/when/enjoy/money/I/on/holidays/am
5. children/room/not/this/warm/is/for/enough/the
➢ FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
● Let them……....... (LEAVE)
● I………..(study) when she came in.
● I don´t remember ………….. (BUY) the tablets.
● I am tired because I………….. (work) since lunchtime
● By the time we got to the bus station, the bus…………………………………. (already/
leave)
● I wish you …………………. (come) up to the party tomorrow.
● I wish you ……… (make) up your mind.
● I …………………….. (study) for 2 weeks.
● I look forward to ………. (hear) from you.
● I couldn´t help ……….. (laugh) when I saw her fall down.
● It is the highest building I……………….(ever see)
● Would you mind ……… with me? (PAINT)
FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT WORD (preposition/adverb/noun/verb/...)
● I had never seen …………… beautiful painting (such a , so .such, so a)
● I came ……… an old picture when I was looking for my keys. (off, on, across, up)
● He is so rude! How can you put ….. with him? (UP, ON, ACROSS, DOWN)
● I wish you ……… (make up) your mind.
● People waited for the government …………… explain the situation (for, and, that, so, to)
➢ COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONTITIONAL) SENTENCE
1. If women had ruled the world,…
2. If they had learnt to swim….
3. If I had access to internet,….
4. If I had known the truth,…
5. If people knew the ending of the movie,…
6. If he hadn´t shouted at me,….
7. If he hadn´t known it was your birthday,…
8. If the car had been checked before the trip,..
➢ REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED.
1. You didn´t have to call if you didn´t want.
You….......
2. You can watch tv for another hour provided you keep the volume down.
You can
watch tv another hour as…............
3. It isn´t necessary for them to come to class.
They…..............
4. I´d like to be in a deserted island now.
I wish…......
5. I don´t type as fast as you do.
You…....
6. I haven´t attended La Tomatina for 5 years.
It´s been….....
JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER ( DO NOT USE
AND,
BUT OR
BECAUSE.) MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY.
8. Sara didn´t miss the wedding reception. She was ill.
4. My neighbours watered the plants. It was raining heavily.
➢ TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH/ DIRECT SPEECH
1. “Don´t speak to me”
2. “Can you do me a favour?”
3. “Is it up to each individual to determine their habits?”
4. He told me not to do that again.
5. “She may be a muslim because she covers her head”.
6. He asked her to write to him while he was away.
7. “Let´s go to the cinema on Thursday”
8. The man asked him if his visit would take long.
9. “Don´t talk aloud because your little brother is sleeping”
➢ GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS
1.
600 women served during the American Civil War.
2. My grandma taught me
to play chess
3. Journalists like to label
each generation.
4.
They were saddened to hear such news .
5. She came
from an American state
6. Millions of people use internet
everyday.
7. My brother has been swimming
for 2 hours.
8. Tatoos are created
by inserting ink under the skin.
9. I have to wear a uniform
everyday.
10. Peter bought
his sisters´ flat.
11. They felt
sad when they learnt the news.
12 She was thinking about
his story for an hour.
13. Cecilia baked the carrot pie for
us .
➢ FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION :
- Dream........., (on, in, about, with)
- Complain...........( for, about, of, across)
● Keen……swimming (at, on, of, along)
● She made …….... her mind about what to do (up, off, of , about)
● Look …………! There´s a dangerous dog! (for, out, after, off)
● I came ……… your photos when looking for my keys (on, across, around, at)
FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION:
● Joints= parts of the body which connect bones (
articulaciones)
● Emerge= appear, turn up
● Focus= pay attention…
● Unable= lacking the necessary power ....
● Wander= to move around without a clear direction
● Beyond= more distant than,…
● Boss= one who makes decisions,…
FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR
● Look into= investigate
● Nearly= almost
● Risk= danger
● Relevant= significant
● Queen= a woman who leads a country, who is in charge…
● Synthom= a sign of disease
● Accomodation= place where people can stay…
● Research= investigate
● Wet= humid
● Obstacle= barrier
● Damage= injury
● Numbers= figures
● Alive = not dead
● Incapacity= disability
● Garment= article of clothing
● Evidence= proof
● Fall down= collapse
● Update= provide the latest information
● Courage= bravery
● Worldwide= global
● Fire truck= fire brigade
● Finally= eventually
● Buy= purchase
● Threaten= feel menace
➢ FIND IN THE TEXT ONE OPPOSITE FOR :
● Refuse: agree, accept
● Popular: unpopular, unfashionable
● Entertaining: boring
● Strength: weakness
● Alive: dead
● Rise: decline, fall, decrease
● Harmful: safe
