Características principales de la parte Reading:
- Niveles del MCER: A1, A2, B1, B2 y C1
- Duración total Reading: 20 minutos + tiempo extra para leer las instrucciones de cada sección.
- Soporte: Online con ordenador
- Respuesta: opción múltiple con 1 única respuesta válida
- Penalización por error: sin penalización por respuesta errónea.
- Incomplete Sentences:
Leerás una oración a la cual le ha sido extraída una palabra o un grupo de palabras y deberás seleccionar qué opción de entre las cuatro que se le proporcionan se ajusta mejor al contenido o función.
TIP: Poder reconocer qué tipo de palabra (nombre, verbo, adverbio, adjetivo) se necesita en el hueco te ayudará a escoger la respuesta correcta.
- Gap Fill Texts:
Leerás un texto al que se le habrán extraído cinco palabras o grupos de palabras y deberás seleccionar, para cada espacio en blanco, qué opción de entre las cuatro que se le proporcionan se ajusta mejor al texto, teniendo en cuenta todas las respuestas proporcionadas. Este texto podrá pertenecer a las siguientes categorías: e-mail, carta, informe o artículo, y el registro utilizado puede oscilar desde neutro hasta formal.
TIP: Te recomendamos leer todo el texto antes de responder. Tener la idea general te ayudará a comprender cada oración y a responder mejor.
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Ejemplo
Having fun in Ancient Rome
Just like people all over the world today, the ancient Romans had a lot of options when they wanted to have a good time with their friends and families. Because television and video games hadn’t been invented 1. __________, people had to go out for most of their entertainment.
(A) still
(B) even
(C) yet
(D) ever
At home, Roman children had different 2. ________ of toys and games to play with. For example, children
(A) type
(B) things
(C) ways
(D) kinds
could choose from wooden dolls, toy animals and even dice for playing board games. Ball games were also quite popular.
Sports were a favorite pastime for adults in ancient Rome. Chariot races were by far the most popular sport and then the gladiator fights. People then didn’t seem to have a problem 3. __________ slaves fight to the
(A) watched
(B) watching
(C) had watched
(D) to watch
death although it may seem quite brutal to us today.
Some men 4.__________ out to be outstanding gladiators and even became celebrities.
(A) pointed
(B) turned
(C) helped
(D) sorted
Perhaps a bit more civilized form of entertainment could be found at one of the many theaters throughout the empire. Theater-goers in 5.__________ days could choose to see either a tragedy or a comedy. A tragedy
(A) these
(B) that
(C) those
(D) there
always had a sad ending while a comedy had a happy one.
- Text Comprehension:
Leerás un texto en base al cual deberás responder a entre 2 y 5 preguntas teniendo en cuenta la información proporcionada. Este texto podrá pertenecer a las siguientes categorías: e-mail, carta, anuncios o artículo; el registro utilizado podrá oscilar desde neutro hasta formal.
TIP: Te recomendamos leer todo el texto antes de responder a las preguntas para tener una idea general de la información .
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Ejemplo
The Year in Cinema
The extraordinary success of science fiction and fantasy movies this year both at the box office and online has shown a shift in viewer perceptions. No longer are big budget Hollywood action movies and thrillers the only cinematic ventures sharing the limelight. This past year in film has seen many books popular with young readers become major sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters. In fact, it is the futuristic and imaginary themes as well as the more acute psychological focus to the plot lines of many of this year’s hits that has caused this boom. Profits were at an all-time high for sci-fi, with a record 45% increase in ticket sales. As a result of this, investors are now lining up to pour money into new productions. At present, there are over two dozen sci-fi and fantasy films in production with at least ten more planned to be completed by the end of the year. This could indeed be the dawn of a renaissance period for sci-fi and fantasy.
1. What has changed in the cinema industry?
(A) There are no more big-budget movies.
(B) Viewers stopped going to the box office.
(C) Moviegoers’ tastes have changed.
(D) Moviegoers have rejected watching movies online.
2. What has caused the increased importance of science fiction and fantasy movies?
(A) People loved the new psychological aspect.
(B) The special effects have been really improved.
(C) The more complicated plot lines.
(D) Both the themes of the films and their focus.
3. What has been the result of the success of sci-fi and fantasy films?
(A) Hollywood stars are becoming interested in them.
(B) People want to invest their money in them.
(C) Investors are taking their money out of them.
(D) Bigger budgets are being planned.
4. How many independent films will be made this year?
(A) At least 20
(B) Less than 12
(C) More than 24
(D) More than 34
5. How does the writer feel about the future the sci-fi and fantasy genres?
(A) Optimistic
(B) Pessimistic
(C) Cynical
(D) Disappointed
Algunos consejos y cosas a tener en cuenta durante el examen:
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La temporización no viene pautada por el programa, solo el máximo de tiempo a invertir en toda la parte de Reading. No pierdas de vista el temporizador de arriba a la derecha porque tú tienes que gestionar el tiempo de las preguntas para distribuir los 20 minutos entre todos los ejercicios.
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Puedes moverte arriba y abajo en cada página, pero nunca puedes volver atrás una vez que pulsas el botón 'Continue'.
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