Examen de Inglés PAU Andalucía 2021 · Extraordinaria Reserva

TEXT 1: BOY GENIUS

In a lot of respects, 12-year-old Caleb Anderson is a normal Afro-American kid. But, when he’s not watching Netflix or playing with his action figures, he’s busy living life as a first-year university student. Caleb is currently studying at Chattahoochee Technical College in Georgia, USA, where he’ll graduate with a Degree in Aerospace Engineering in two years. “When I was like one year old, I wanted to go to space,” Caleb said, “I figured that aerospace engineering would be the best path. I’m not really intelligent, I just grasp information quickly. So, if I learn quicker, then I get ahead faster.”

His mother, Claire, first realized her son was gifted when he began imitating her speech at just four weeks old. When he was nine months old, Caleb could use more than 250 words in Sign Language. He was just 3 years old when he qualified for MENSA —a non-profit organization for people who score 98 out of 100 or higher in a standardized intelligence test. It’s essentially a club for exceptionally smart people.

The boy went on to complete high school by the age of 11 and now his parents supervise him on campus. But when it comes to helping with his homework, they cannot do much. “We are not rocket scientists,” his mother explained. Instead, “We have learnt that there are other things that we can teach him, mainly about principles such as compassion, kindness and looking for good in others.”

The family hopes that Caleb’s experience will help others without the same opportunities or resources in education, especially those belonging to racial minorities, like Caleb.

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

1.

Caleb’s parents...

2.

MENSA is a non-profit organization only for...

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.

Caleb doesn’t consider himself to be exceptionally smart.

TRUE

FALSE

4.

He could speak a foreign language when he was nine months old.

TRUE

FALSE

5.

Caleb’s parents are also aerospace engineers.

TRUE

FALSE

6.

His parents would like Caleb’s example to be useful to others.

TRUE

FALSE

7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

7.1.

ONE SYNONYM FOR “benevolence” (noun).

7.2.

ONE SYNONYM FOR “copy” (verb).

8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

8.1.

ONE WORD MEANING “a vehicle that travels into space”.

8.2.

ONE WORD MEANING “a qualification given to students after they finish their university studies”.

TEXT 2: OMEGA-3

1 The difference between oily fish and white fish is like that between long distance runners and lazy people, and you may be surprised

2 to learn that the fatty fish are the athletes here. Also known as "pelagic", from the Greek word for ocean, because they are always on

3 the move, sardines, tuna and their kind spend their entire lives swimming in the direction of the next meal. Such an exhausting existence

4 requires a ready source of fuel, and the energy these fish need is saturated throughout their body tissues in the form of oil, ready to

5 burn.

6 Studies on the benefits of this oil to human health started in the 70s. Then, Danish researchers studying Inuit populations in the

7 Arctic regions noticed that, despite eating a diet high in saturated fat, there was low incidence of heart disease. They claimed this might

8 be thanks to a fatty acid, omega-3, which is found almost exclusively in oily fish. It wasn't long before a multibillion-dollar industry

9 producing supplement pills was born.

10 Fish oil, we now know, is rich in the omega-3 fatty acids. They are a vital part of our cells and also play an important role in the

11 production of hormones that control the thickness of the blood and the movement of artery walls. Fatty acids also regulate inflammation

12 throughout the body. Yet, unlike other kinds of fat, our bodies cannot produce them and must take them from food. Some of these

13 omega-3 acids are found in several vegetable sources such as nuts, seeds and leafy vegetables, while others are present in some

14 animal fats, mainly in fish.

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

9.

According to the text, pelagic fish...

10.

Omega-3 acids...

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)

11.

White fish are regularly more active than oily fish.

12.

Oily fish use their fat as a source of energy.

13.

Inuits were the first to point out the benefits of omega-3 in our diet.

14.

All vegetables provide omega-3 acids.

15. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

15.1.

15.2.

16. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)

16.1.

16.2.

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

17.1.

"Please, ask your brother

you with the washing-up." (help)

17.2.

"When she

up, she will be a veterinarian." (grow)

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:

18.1.

"Global warming is a problem we all need to sort...

"

18.2.

"

cheese is there in the mouse trap?"

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:

"In a trade agreement, your word must be kept."

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:

"In democracy, all citizens should cast a vote in an election."

GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: “We need to eat protein because it is essential to build bones.”

JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY: “Cultivating your own vegetables is a healthy option. It is easier than it seems.”

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “I will keep my promise if you keep yours.”

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If burglars had broken into the shop,...”

25. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: “They have worked in Thailand for two years.” They began...

They began

26. THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY: “Does she wants to come to the cinema with us the Sunday?”

27. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: “My brother cooked a very tasty potato omelette yesterday evening,” she said.

28. USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM:

often

chores

parents

?

help

how

children

do

with

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos. Deberá realizar una redacción de aproximadamente 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29.1. If you had a superpower, what would it be and what would you do? Explain.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos. Deberá realizar una redacción de aproximadamente 120 palabras de SOLAMENTE 1 de los dos temas propuestos.

III * WRITING (3 points)

29.2. Are your eating habits healthy? Explain.