The birth of rock and roll (Modelo Opción B)

Examen

Respuestas

I * COMPREHENSION (3 points)

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

1. White people started listening to “black” music because...

a) African slaves started moving to small towns.

b) large numbers of white people moved to big cities.

c) black and white populations started to live in the same areas. (l. 5-6)

d) southern music was very fashionable at the time.

2. Which one is NOT a cause of the mix of both cultures?

a) The fact that people could listen to music on the radio.

b) The fact that white people started to play “black” music.

c) Technological improvements like the gramophone.

d) African American population listened to the radio at all times.

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

3. Black and white people imitated each other’s styles.

True: as a result they heard each other's music and) even began to emulate each other's fashions” (l. 6-7).

4. Black and white communities always lived close to each other.

False: “black and white residents were living in close proximity in larger numbers than ever before” (l. 5-6).

5. Jazz and swing first reached the general public in the first half of the 20th century.

True: “In the 1930s, jazz, and particularly swing, both based on urban dance bands and country blues, were among the first music to present African American sounds for a predominantly

white audience” (l. 14-15).

6. The nearest origins of rock and roll are rhythm and blues and country music.

True: “The immediate roots of rock and roll lay in the rhythm and blues, then called "race music”, and country music” (l. 10)

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

7. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “adopt” (verb).

Take up (l. 9)

8. FIND IN THE TEXT THE WORD WHICH HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “to disagree in opinion, belief, etc.”

Differ (l. 12)

9. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT PREPOSITION: “At the interview they asked me if I was interested ....... politics.”

In

10. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? smart / bright / brilliant / hopeful

11. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “choose” (verb).

Choice.

12. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “Don’t forget ...... (bring) your lunch”.

To bring

13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “We won't buy the CD player if there isn't a special offer”.

Unless... there is a special offer, we won’t buy the CD player.

14. GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “Charles was driving too fast when the accident took place.”

How was Charles driving when the accident took place?

15. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “People think that hard work is the key to success in life.”

It is thought that hard work is the key to success in life.

Hard work is thought to be the key to success in life.

16. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If former slaves hadn ́t migrated to urban centres,...”

… rock & roll wouldn’t have been born.

17. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING: “I’m agree that have children can change your life.”

I agree that having children can change your life.

III * PRODUCTION (3 points)

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

Describe the role of music in your life and your favourite type of music, if any.