UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y CALIFICACIÓN

DE MADRID Después de leer atentamente el examen, responda de la siguiente forma:

EVALUACIÓN PARA EL ACCESO A LAS ENSEÑANZAS • Elija un texto A o B y conteste EN INGLÉS a las preguntas 1, 2, 3 y 4 asociadas al texto elegido.
UNIVERSITARIASOFICIALES DE GRADO • Responda EN INGLÉS una pregunta a elegir entre las preguntas A.5 o B.5.
Curso 2020-2021 TIEMPO Y CALIFICACIÓN: 90 minutos. Las preguntas 1, 2 y 4 asociadas al texto elegido se
calificarán sobre 2 puntos cada una, la pregunta 3 asociada al texto elegido sobre 1 punto y la
MATERIA: INGLÉS pregunta elegida entre A.5 o B.5 sobre 3 puntos.

TEXTO A QUESTIONS
TikTok, a Social Media Sensation
A.1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks
are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
Andy Warhol predicted a time everyone would have 15 minutes of fame. He was a) Most people watching TikTok videos are adults.
nearly right – it is actually 15 seconds. That is the maximum duration of a video b) Becoming famous exclusively depends on the number of fans you have.
clip with music (non-music clips can last up to a minute) on TikTok, the video- (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
sharing platform that has taken the world by storm. Favoured by under-20s, who
A.2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do
make up its core audience, TikTok this year surpassed Facebook and WhatsApp not copy from the text.
as the world’s most downloaded non-gaming app. a) What is the usual content of TikTok videos?
b) In which two ways does Felicity take advantage of TikTok?
TikTok’s content doesn’t take itself too seriously, and ranges from food to fashion, (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
pranks to pets – as well as the omnipresent dance challenges. It is a perfect fit, in
A.3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
other words, for the lockdown, when many of us were stuck inside and in desperate
a) almost (paragraph 1)
need of some silly fun. What makes it stand apart from Snapchat is one crucial b) trapped (paragraph 2)
difference: the closely guarded algorithm that produces the app’s opening c) previous (paragraph 3)
dashboard. Unlike other apps, this home screen is not full of people you are d) possibility (paragraph 3)
following. That is because the algorithm searches for new clips rather than pushing (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
already popular ones. So, you don’t need lots of followers to go viral.
A.4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when
given.
TikTok as a family business is not uncommon. One of the most famous TikTok a) Research ________ (show) that apps ________ (use) by millions of people in the last
families is the Harfins (Felicity and her sons). Their 1.8 million followers watch ten years.
the family play pranks, dance, and cook. Felicity, a former marketer, runs the b) ________ TikTok is very well known, the most popular site ________ sharing videos is
account and has helped to turn it into a business giving clients the chance to be YouTube.
mentioned or promoted in their videos. Indeed, it is now Felicity’s main job. But c) The ________ (funny) a video is, the ________ (high) number of likes it gets.
it was the boys who initiated the project. “They grew up watching videos online d) Complete the following sentence to report what was said.
and always wanted to create themselves.” It took them years to persuade her. “I “When did you discover social media for the first time?”
didn’t realise how much fun it was going to be.” He asked me ___________________________________________________________.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

A.5.- Write about 150 to 200 words on the following topic.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using social media.
Adapted from “TikTok is the social media sensation of lockdown. Could I become (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)

its new star?” The Guardian, April 14, 2020. <[Link]

 UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y CALIFICACIÓN
DE MADRID Después de leer atentamente el examen, responda de la siguiente forma:
EVALUACIÓN PARA EL ACCESO A LAS ENSEÑANZAS • elija un texto A o B y conteste EN INGLÉS a las preguntas 1, 2, 3 y 4 asociadas al texto elegido.
UNIVERSITARIAS OFICIALES DE GRADO • responda EN INGLÉS una pregunta a elegir entre las preguntas A.5 o B.5.
Curso 2020-2021 TIEMPO Y CALIFICACIÓN: 90 minutos. Las preguntas 1, 2 y 4 asociadas al texto elegido
se calificarán sobre 2 puntos cada una, la pregunta 3 asociada al texto elegido sobre 1 punto y
MATERIA: INGLÉS la pregunta elegida entre A.5 o B.5 sobre 3 puntos.

TEXTO B QUESTIONS
Gap Years for Every Student
B.1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. No marks
are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
Taking a gap year – a period of time during which a student takes a break a) It is said that taking a gap year does not contribute to students’ autonomy and confidence.
from studying after school and before college or university – has long been b) According to statistics, job opportunities decrease due to taking a gap year.
considered a rite of passage. Students delay advanced academic studies to spend (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
a year in the world focused on experiential education, internship, volunteer work
B.2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do
and gaining real-world experience to complement the classroom learning. not copy from the text.
a) Mention two kinds of activities students do during their gap year.
It is not so much a year “off” of school, as a year “on” your own terms used to b) To what extent does the family income level affect students’ opportunities to take a gap
experiment with interests and pursue passions that may clarify a student’s future year? Explain.
career path. Academic experts say that students who take gap years will frequently (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
be more mature, more self-reliant and independent than non-gap year students.
B.3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
Career advisors state that taking a year out can set you apart from other applicants. a) put off (paragraph 1)
b) follow (paragraph 2)
The benefits of taking a gap year aren’t just a matter of opinion. Research statistics c) influence (paragraph 3)
show that 90 percent of students who took a gap year returned to college within a d) equality (paragraph 4)
year and confirmed that this experience had an impact on their choice of academic (Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
major and career. Students who have taken a gap year report being satisfied with
B.4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets when
their jobs and figures confirm that 88 percent of them improved their given.
employability thanks to this experience. a) I still don’t know _______ my career advisor will be _______ Oxford University.
b) Before _______ (start) college, I would like to check if I would be able to live _______
The question that is hotly debated, of course, is that of economic parity. my own.
Traditionally, gap years have been seen as something for children of wealthy c) If she had known what she _______ (want) to study, she _______ (complete) a university
families. While statistics indicate that 18% of students taking a gap year come degree.
from families with high-income levels, 19% came from families with more d) Only after she _______ (spend) one year working, did she manage _______ (decide)
limited incomes. Therefore, the value of a gap year is widely recognized and even which field she wanted to specialise in.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
families in the lower to middle income brackets are investing in this experience
for the educational benefit of their students. B.5.- Write about 150 to 200 words on the following topic.
What would you like to do if you had the opportunity to take a gap year? Explain.
Adapted from “Gap Years for Every Student: How to Make the Most of the (Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos)

Opportunity,” Bootsnall Articles, November 27, 2020.

<[Link]
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SOLUCIONES
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TEXTO A - SUGGESTED ANSWERS

Question A.1

a) FALSE: “Favoured by under-20’s, who make up its core audience, TikTok this year
surpassed Facebook and WhatsApp as the world’s most downloaded non-gaming app.”

b) FALSE: “So, you don’t need a lot of followers to go viral.”

Question A.2

Key ideas

a) The videos are varied, from recipes, dressing, jokes to domestic animals and dancing. It
is generally anything that can be funny or entertaining.

b) The first way is by making a profitable business and the second is by having a good
time with her family.

Question A.3

a) nearly

b) stuck

c) former

d) chance

Question A.4

a) shows / has shown / has showed ------- have been used

b) Although / Though / Whereas / While / Even though ------- for

c) funnier ------- higher

d) He asked me when I had discovered / discovered social media for the first time.

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SOLUCIONES
(DOCUMENTO DE TRABAJO ORIENTATIVO)

TEXTO B - SUGGESTED ANSWERS

Question B.1

a) FALSE: “Academic experts say that students who take gap years will frequently be
more mature, more self-reliant and independent than non-gap year students.”

b) FALSE “Students who have taken a gap year report being satisfied with their jobs and
figures confirm that 88 percent of them improved their employability thanks to this
experience.”

Question B.2

Key ideas

a) Students spend time travelling around the world to get more real-life experiences. They
work in a company, cooperate as volunteers and learn about life.

b) The money a family has does not significantly influence this decision; students take a
gap year both from high-income and from low-income families; families pay for their
children gap year regardless of their economic level because they believe the experience
is worthy.

Question B.3

a) delay

b) pursue

c) impact

d) parity

Question B.4

a) who ------- at

b) starting ------- on

c) wanted ------- would have completed

d) had spent ------- to decide

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 CRITERIOS ESPECÍFICOS DE CORRECCIÓN

El ejercicio incluirá cinco preguntas, pudiendo obtenerse por la suma de todas ellas una
puntuación máxima de 10 puntos. Junto a cada pregunta se especifica la puntuación
máxima otorgada. La valoración y los objetivos de cada una de estas preguntas son los
siguientes:

Pregunta 1: Hasta 2 puntos. Se trata de medir exclusivamente la comprensión lectora.

El estudiante deberá decidir si dos frases que se le presentan son verdaderas o falsas,
copiando a continuación únicamente el fragmento del texto que justifica su elección. Se
otorgará 1 punto por cada apartado. Se calificará con 0 puntos la opción elegida que no
vaya justificada.

Pregunta 2: Hasta 2 puntos. Se pretende comprobar dos destrezas: la comprensión

lectora y la expresión escrita, mediante la formulación de dos preguntas abiertas que el
estudiante deberá contestar basándose en la información del texto, pero utilizando sus
propias palabras en la respuesta. Cada una de las preguntas valdrá 1 punto, asignándose
0,5 puntos a la comprensión de la pregunta y del texto, y 0,5 a la corrección gramatical
y ortográfica de la respuesta.

Pregunta 3: Hasta 1 punto. Esta pregunta trata de medir el dominio del vocabulario en
el aspecto de la comprensión. El estudiante demostrará esta capacidad localizando en el
párrafo que se le indica un sinónimo, adecuado al contexto, de cuatro palabras o
definiciones. Se adjudicará 0,25 por cada apartado.

Pregunta 4: Hasta 2 puntos. Con esta pregunta se pretende comprobar los

conocimientos gramaticales del estudiante, en sus aspectos morfológicos y/o sintácticos.
Se presentarán oraciones con huecos que el estudiante deberá completar o rellenar.
También podrán presentarse oraciones para ser transformadas u otro tipo de ítem. Se
adjudicará 0,25 a cada “hueco en blanco” y en el caso de las transformaciones o ítems
de otro tipo se concederá 0,5 con carácter unitario.

Pregunta 5: Hasta 3 puntos. Se trata de una redacción, de 150 a 200 palabras, en la que
el estudiante podrá demostrar su capacidad para expresarse libremente en inglés. Se
propondrá una única opción y se otorgarán 1,5 puntos por el buen dominio de la lengua
– léxico, estructura sintáctica, etc. – y 1,5 por la madurez en la expresión de las ideas –
organización, coherencia y creatividad. Para corregir esta redacción se utilizará la
siguiente rúbrica de evaluación:

Puntuación: de 0 – 3

Cada apartado se valorará entre 0 y 0,5, según se ajuste a lo que figura en el descriptor
de “Excelente” (con la nota máxima de 0,5) o de “Deficiente” (con la nota mínima de
0).

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 Excelente Nota Deficiente
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preciso y coherente, con
demasiado confuso,
ideas interesantes, que se
---/0,5 ambiguo o incoherente,
atienen al tema
con ideas irrelevantes o
propuesto. Se sigue el
repetitivas. No se sigue
requisito de extensión el requisito de
mínima. extensión mínima.
Se muestra capacidad Es difícil distinguir la
postura personal del
CONTENIDO para desarrollar un punto
autor. Se incluyen
de vista personal, con
generalidades sin
opiniones originales. Las ---/0,5
fundamento, porque no
ideas se ilustran de forma
se aportan datos o
adecuada. ejemplos que ilustren
las ideas expuestas.
Faltan conectores
Se emplean conectores de ---/0,5 adecuados y se acusa una
forma efectiva y variada. falta de transiciones
temáticas lógicas.
No hay errores ---/0,5 Hay errores graves de
importantes de gramática gramática
No muestra limitaciones ---/0,5 Hay errores graves
en el uso del vocabulario
de léxico.
FORMA que utiliza.
Hay múltiples
No hay errores --- / 0,5 equivocaciones en el
importantes de ortografía
uso de la ortografía
y/o puntación.
y/o la puntuación.

Total --- / 3