SIMULACRO INGLÉS 2024

Choose the correct answer for each question according to the information in the text. Each line is numbered to help you identify them quickly. Read Figure 1

Which of the following best describes the Mariana Trench?

What is the most important idea in the lines 16 to 20?

On which of the following elements did Imogen Napper base her research?

Match the information given with the information in the text 

Information given:

1. Mariana Trench
2. Mount Chimborazo
3. A form of plastic pollution
4. Greatest concentration of microplastics in Mount Everest
5. Amount of fibers released by a jacket

Information in the text

A. 119 particles per quart of water

B. 400 for every 20 minutes of use

C. The darkest part of the ocean

D. Microfibers of insulated jackets

E. Most distant point away from Earth’s core

According to lines 25 to 29, the most important contribution of the scientists’ research was the…

What did the scientists find in all the samples extracted from various spots of the mountain?

What was the reason for the expedition to Mount Everest?

Which of the following best describes the findings of the scientists?

In line 16, the expression “those elements” refers to…

A specific implication of the story is that…

In line 31, the word threads refers to…

According to Imogen Napper’s perspective, mentioned in lines 18 to 20 Mount Everest was essentially…

According to the text, which of the following best summarizes the scientists’ discovery?

In line 25, the word “they” refers to…

The best definition of the word “pristine” as used in line 19 is…

The following section of the exam is based on a text on the development of robots. All the information in this section will be thematically related to such topic.

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence

Robots have a lot of important uses. When there is an earthquake, robots can go inside __________ buildings and help rescue workers find survivors. ___________ the Fukushima accident, robots _______ the damage in conditions that were impossible for humans. And bomb disposal robots save lives.

The English Magazine

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence

Self-driving cars already exist. One day, we’ll probably have self-driving buses and trucks too. Robots now can do almost any kind of job. Some people, ________ are very worried _____ this, think that robots will cause people _______ their jobs.

Fill in the blanks with the option to complete the information given in the following paragraph

_________ there have been robots in factories for a long time, the first factory robots couldn´t move ________. They operated inside protective cages.

The English Magazine

Select the sequence of synonyms for the word in capital letters.

But today there are factory robots that (have mobility). They can work together with humans. These are called COLLABORATIVE robots, (they) work just like people. They can quickly CHANGE from one job to another. They also learn from experience and they ADAPT to new conditions.

The English Magazine

Indicate the function of the second sentence

[1] Robots are very good at packing things and moving things around the factory. They can also test circuits and assemble things.

[2] All this means that a lot of factory workers could lose their jobs

The English Magazine

Indicate the function of the second sentence

[1] But robots aren’t only used in factories.

[2] They can do other kinds of manual work, too (such as cooking or serving food)

The English Magazine

Select the option with the correct punctuation

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence

Some experts don’t think that there is any need to worry. People will do different kinds of jobs, these experts say [ ______ the beginning], when machines ______ in agriculture, some farm workers ________ their jobs. But then they found new jobs in factories.

The English Magazine

Select the option with the correct use of capital letters.

According to the different extracts which of the following words best describes Rodney Brooks based on his opinion about robots.

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence

[About] 47% of jobs in the USA [could _______  by robots] in the next twenty years.  […] If robots can do so much, will lots of people really lose their jobs?

The English Magazine

Select the option with the correct spelling

Select the option with the correct use of capital letters and style format

Reorder the sentences so as to develop a coherent line of argument.

1.-Nevertheless, people shouldn’t worry about losing their jobs, and will have to learn to live and work with them.

2.- Robots have had a lot of important uses, like going inside damaged buildings and rescuing people.

3.- Even though there have been robots in factories, at the beginning, they couldn’t move, but nowadays they can and collaborate with humans.

4.- Not only are they used in factories, they can do other kinds of manual work, although one story says most of the jobs in the USA could be done by robots in the next twenty years.

After having analyzed the previous ideas about the development of robots, what would you say is the best title for a complete text on the topic?