Married at Eleven (Junio Opción A)

Examen

Respuestas

I * COMPREHENSION (4 points: questions 1-3, 1 point each; 4-5, 0.5 points each)

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-3 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.*

*Nota: estas respuestas son orientativas. Se indica la línea donde se encuentra la información. Si quieres comprobar si tu respuesta es correcta, déjala en los comentarios.

1. Why did Nada turn to YouTube?

Nada turned to YouTube to give her reasons for fleeing home. (l. 3)

2. What was Nada’s first reaction to her parents’ marriage arrangements?

Her first reaction was to refuse to accept them and left home, going to live with a relative. (l. 5)

3. What did Nada's uncle do to avoid the marriage?

He told the man who wanted to marry her that he wasn’t appropriate for her as a husband. (l. 11)

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

4. She is the first child to react radically to their parents’ decision in Yemen.

False: ““Some children decided to throw themselves into the sea, and they’re dead now.” (l. 5-6)

5. Nada’s parents had tried to marry her before.

True: “it was the second time he protected his niece from being married at such a young age.” (l. 7-9)

II * USE OF ENGLISH (3 POINTS; QUESTIONS 6-9, 0.25 POINTS EACH; 10-13, 0.5 POINTS EACH)

6. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “stay” (verb).

Remain (l. 12)

7. GIVE ONE SYNONYM FOR “run away” (verb) (line 3) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.

Escape, flee

8. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “A man who is about to be married”.

Groom (l. 11)

9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION: “Nada's uncle did what he could to prevent her ... getting married”.

(of / for / from / to)

10. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: Nada asked: “Don’t they have any compassion?”

Nada asked if they didn’t have any compassion.

11. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “Children are forced to get married at an early age all over the world”.

Parents/People/They force children to marry at an early age all over the world.

12. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “I did all I could to prevent that marriage”

What did you do to prevent the marriage?

13 JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY. Nada must also have an opportunity to live her own life. She lives in Yemen.

Nada, who lives in Yemen, must also have an opportunity to live her own life.

III * PRODUCTION (3 points)

14. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED AND FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:

Should teenagers decide about their own future alone or guided by their parents? Explain.