Tattoos (Junio Opción B)

Examen



Respuestas

 I * COMPREHENSION (This section consists of six items combining ‘True/False’ and/or ‘Multiple Choice’ questions) (3 points)

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)

1. Tattooing...

(a) has always been fashionable.

(b) is no longer related to delinquency. (l. 16-17)

(c) was forbidden after World War II.

(d) has been considered art since prehistoric times.

2. In Japan ...

 (a) murderers were marked with the symbol for “dog”.

(b) third-time offenders were marked with the symbol for “dog”. (l. 6-7)

(c) no criminals were marked with the symbol for “dog”.

(d) all offenders were marked with the symbol for “dog”.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT (0.5 points each)

3. According to some experts, the earliest tattoos may have been used to cure diseases.

True: “but it is thought they were part of a medical healing process.” (l. 3)

4. In some cultures prominent citizens had their bodies tattooed.

True: “The Polynesians developed them to mark rank, and there is evidence that the Incas tattooed their warriors to remind them and others of their success and bravery in battle. (l. 8-10)

5. In the 18th century Londoners wore visible tattoos.

False: “they began adorning themselves with body marks in discreet places” (l. 13)

6. In the mid 1900s tattooing was considered a harmful practice by some media.

True: “After World War II, tattoos had a terrible reputation because newspapers reported stories of blood poisoning and other diseases” (l. 15-16)

II * USE OF ENGLISH (4 points; questions 7-12, 0.25 points each; 13-17, 0.5 points each)

7. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE for “rise” (noun) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT (line 17)

Decrease, reduction, drop

8. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “laugh” (verb).

Laughing, laughter

9. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “courage” (noun).

Bravery (l. 10)

10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION: “She is always complaining ...... her school.”

About

11. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “A proof of something.”

Evidence (l. 9)

12. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “I’m tired because I ......... (work) since lunchtime.”

Have been working

13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “It is not necessary for them to attend the lecture.” They .......

They don’t have to attend the lecture.

They needn’t attend the lecture.

They don’t need to attend the lecture.

14. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE: “He was hit by a falling rock while skiing up in the mountains.”

A falling rock hit him while skiing up in the mountains.

15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If I had known the truth, ....”

I would have done things differently.

16. JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER (DO NOT USE AND, BUT, OR BECAUSE). MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “My neighbour watered the plants.” “It had been raining for five hours.”

My neighbor watered the plants although it had been raining for five hours.

17. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “Tattoos are created by inserting ink below the skin.”

How are tattoos created?

III * PRODUCTION (3 points)

18. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 120 WORDS ABOUT THE TOPIC PROPOSED. YOU MUST FOCUS STRICTLY ON IT:

Tattoos, piercings, clothes, hairstyle, ... do you like to follow trends? Explain.