Spanish language and literature
Written comprehension
Comprehension of information texts
- There were 12 questions on
- instructions
- recipes
- news
- explanatory texts
- Objective
- To develop the student's ability to comprehend information texts as a basic
tool for learning and for the conveyance of messages in everyday life
- Overall Result
- Average score for this part of the test: 66% correct answers
- Easiest question: 87% correct answers
- Most difficult question: 31% correct answers
Easiest question
- Objective
- Comprehension of information given in a recipe
The student is given an information text describing an experiment to obtain
chlorophyll, starch and sugar from leaves.
After reading the text, the student is asked to answer the question:
If you do as the text says, you will find that...
Geranium leaves are green 1
The leaves contain iodine and alcohol 2
The leaves contain water 3
The leaves contain starch and chlorophyll 4*
Most difficult question
- Objective
- To understand the scientific information in an explanatory text
The student is given a text which talks about whales, what they are like,
their habits and what man thinks of them.
After reading the text, the student is asked to answer the question:
"Whales were shot with total impunity" means:
Nobody punished people who hunted whales 1*
They were very easy to catch 2
They were shot with air guns 3
They were shot with arrows 4
Average difficulty question
- Objective
- To distinguish between a set of instructions and other kinds of text
The student is given a text containing instructions on the best way to
preserve the environment.
After reading the text, the student is asked to answer the following
question:
Say what kind of text you think you have just read:
Orders 1
Regulations 2
Laws 3
Instructions 4*
Correct answers
Ordered: easiest, most difficult, average difficulty question.

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