lunes, 4 de junio de 2018

Respuestas a preguntas de selectividad anteriores


   REWRITE CORRECTLY  (2 mistakes, 0.25 each)


1.       I would like have other cup of tea, please.
I would like TO have ANOTHER cup of tea, please

2.       There is much people as hard-working as James
There ARE MANY people as hard -working as James

3.       Parents should take good care of his childrens.
Parents should take good care of THEIR CHILDREN



         RELATIVE CLAUSES

1.       That´s the travel agent´s. I booked my holidays there.
That’s the travel agent’s where I booked my holidays

2.       We bought a flight to New York. It was very cheap.
The flight which/that/ 0  we bought to New York was very cheap.

3.       That girl over there is in my class. Her mother is a well-known artist.
That girl over there, whose mother is a well-known artist, is in my class.

4.       “Games of Thrones” is a best seller. It was written by Martin.
“Games of Thrones “ is a bestseller  which/ that was written by Martin

5.       Bruce wasn´t the first person to die. He died after a long disease.
Bruce, who died after a long disease, wasn’t the first person to die.

6.       Mary is studying violin. She was born in Málaga.
Mary, who was born in Málaga, is studying violin.

7.       My daughter saw the lady. She had walked across the country.
My daughter saw the lady who/that had walked across the country.

8.       John loved video games. He had won as an international competitor.
John, who loved video games, had won as an international competitor.



         PASSIVE- ACTIVE VOICE ; ACTIVE-PASSIVE VOICE

1.       We were given money.
They gave us the money

2.       Two builders are repairing the broken wall.
The broken wall is being repaired by two builders

3.       The carpenter is repairing the shutters of Ann´s room tomorrow (Causative passive)
Ann is having/ getting  the shutters of her room repaired (by the carpenter)tomorrow

4.       James didn´t pay the deposit for the new flat.
The deposit for the new flat wasn’t paid by James

5.       Wifi technologies are being brought to us by Boomer generation
Boomer generations are bringing Wifi tcehnologies to us.

6.       Chen was found dead after having played 23 hours.
They/ People found Chen dead after having played 23 hours


7.       A Facebook page was created by fans to track her travels.
  Fans created a facebook page to track her travels

8.       He was hit by a rock while he was skiing.
A rock hit him while he was skiing.

9.       People say that he is a good trainer.
It is said that he is a good trainer / he is said to be a good trainer

10.   People consider that he is good at maths.
He is considered to be good at maths/ It is considered that he is good at maths.



11.   They didn´t tell us   that she arrived yesterday.
We were not told that she arrived yesterday

12.   We were shown the house by the owner.
The owner showed us the house 

13. The computer game was bought for 65 euros
They bought the computer game for 65 €


➢ 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
Videogames should not be so addictive for young people
2. Always/considered/men/better/have/been/women/than
men have always been considered better than women


3. Know/what/I/done/has/she/don´t/
I don't know what she has done 

4. Spending/I/when/enjoy/money/I/on/holidays/am
 I enjoy spending money when I am on holidays
5. children/room/not/this/warm/is/for/enough/the
This room is not warm enough for the children


➢ FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
● Let them……leave ....... (LEAVE)
● I……was studying …..(study) when she came in.
● I don´t remember ……buying …….. (BUY) the tablets.
● I am tired because I……have been working …….. (work) since lunchtime
● By the time we got to the bus station, the bus…had already left …. (already/
leave)
● I wish you ……would come/ could come . (come) up to the party tomorrow.
  • I wish you ..........made up...........  (make up) your mind
● I …………have been studying ………….. (study) for 2 weeks.
● I look forward to …hearing ……. (hear) from you.
● I couldn´t help …laughing …….. (laugh) when I saw her fall down.
● It is the highest building I……have ever seen ………….(ever see)
● Would you mind …painting…… with me? (PAINT)

FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT WORD (preposition/adverb/noun/verb/...)
● I had never seen ……such a ……… beautiful painting (such a , so .such, so a)
● I came …across…… an old picture when I was looking for my keys. (off, on, across, up)
● He is so rude! How can you put …up.. with him? (UP, ON, ACROSS, DOWN) (soportar)


● People waited for the government ……to……… explain the situation (for, and, that, so, to)
➢ COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (CONTITIONAL) SENTENCE
1. If women had ruled the world,… they could have/ would have.+ past participle...   (3rd conditional)
2. If they had learnt to swim, ......they could have survived /wouldn't have been afraid of the water(3rd cond.).
3. If I had access to internet,….I would search for the answer (2nd conditional)
4. If I had known the truth,….... subject + would have + past participle (3rd conditional)
5. If people knew the ending of the movie,…subject + would +V ( 2nd cond.)
6. If he hadn´t shouted at me,…(.3rd cond.)
7. If he hadn´t known it was your birthday, ( 3rd cond.…)
8. If the car had been checked before the trip,.. (3rd cond.)
➢ REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED.
1. You didn´t have to call if you didn´t want to.   You needn't have called if you didn't want to.......
2. You can watch tv for another hour provided you keep the volume down. You can
watch tv for another hour as long as you keep the volume down…............
3. It isn´t necessary for them to come to class. They needn't come to class…..............
4.  I´d like to be on a  deserted island now. I wish I were on a deserted island now ......
5. I don´t type as fast as you do. You type faster than me ....
6. I haven´t attended La Tomatina for 5 years. It´s been 5 years since I attended La tomatina ….....

 JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER ( DO NOT USE AND, BUT OR BECAUSE.)  MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY.
1 Sara didn´t miss the wedding reception. She was ill.
Although/  though  Sara was  ill, she didn't miss the reception
In spite of/ despite   the fact that Sara was ill, she didn't miss the reception

2 My neighbours watered the plants. It was raining heavily.
Although/ though it was raining heavily, my neighbours watered the plants. 
In spite of /despite the fact that it was raining heavily, my neighbours watered the plants.

➢ TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH/ DIRECT SPEECH 
1. “Don´t speak to me”     : He asked me not to speak to him.
2. “Can you do me a favour?” He asked if I could do him  a favour.
3. “Is it up to each individual to determine their habits?”  :   He asked if it was up to each individual to determine their habits.
4. He told me not to do that again.     :    "Don't do that again!"
5. “She may be a muslim because she covers her head”.    They thought she might be a muslim because she covered her hair.
6. He asked her to write to him while he was away.  " (Please), write to me while I am away"
7. “Let´s go to the cinema on Thursday” He suggested going to the cinema on Monday/ He suggested that we go to the cinema on Monday
8. The man asked him if his visit would take long.:  "Will your visit take long?"
9. “Don´t talk aloud because your little brother is sleeping”:  He asked me/him/her not to talk aloud because  my/his/her little brother was sleeping.

➢  GIVE A QUESTION  FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS
1. 600 women served during the American Civil War.
How many women served during the American civil war?

2. My grandma taught me to play chess
What did my/your grandma teach me/you?


3. Journalists like to label each generation.
What do journalists like to label?

4. They were saddened to hear such news .
Who were saddened to hear such news? 

5. She came from an American state.
Where did she come from?


6. Millions of people use internet everyday.
When do millions of people use the internet?


7. My brother has been swimming for 2 hours.
How long has your brother been swimmimg (for) ?

8. Tatoos are created by inserting ink under the skin.
How are tatoos created?


9. I have to wear a uniform everyday.
When do you have to wear a uniform?

10. Peter bought his sisters´ flat.
Whose flat did Peter buy?


11. They felt sad when they learnt the news.
How did they feel when they learnt the news?

12. She was thinking about his story for an hour.
What was she thinking about for an hour?

13. Cecilia baked the carrot pie for us .
Who did Celia bake the carrot pie for?



➢ FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION :
  •  Dream....about.....,   (on, in, about, with) (soñar con)
  •  Complain.......about....( for, about, of, across)   (quejarse de)
● Keen…on…swimming    (at, on, of, along)  (aficionado a)
● She made …up….... her mind about what to do (up, off, of , about) (decidirse)

● Look ……out……! There´s a dangerous dog!  (for, out, after, off) (ten cuidado!)
● I came …across…… your photos when looking for my keys  (on, across, around, at) (toparse con)



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