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What 12-year-old students learn

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Spanish language and literature
Written comprehension

Comprehension of verbal and non-verbal texts

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Objective
To develop the student's ability to comprehend verbal and non-verbal texts as a basic tool for learning and for communication in the major media

Overall Result
Average score for this part of the test: 68% correct answers
Easiest question: 95% correct answers
Most difficult question: 26% correct answers



Easiest question

Objective
Familiarity with the language of advertisements

The student must read the text and then circle the number of the correct answer.

It is difficult to handle because it is heavy

True          1
False         2*


Most difficult question

Objective
To decipher the clues making up a cryptic message

Circle the number of the correct solution to this puzzle

he is pale (está pálido)                         1
he arrives in a bad mood (llega fastidiado)      2*
he didn't say anything (no ha dicho nada)        3
he hasn't called yet (no ha llamado todavía)     4


Average difficulty question

Objective
Comprehension of the language and symbols used in comics

The student is given a story narrated in the form of a comic strip containing six cartoons, from which it can be deduced that the protagonist, a mouse, works outside of town.
After reading the text, the student is asked to answer the following question:

This comic strip tells us a story, although there are no words. Which of the following statements is true?

The mouse goes to the country on vacation        1
The mouse is a parcel deliveryman                2
The mouse's workplace is outside Mouseville      3*
The mouse is always in a good mood               4


Correct answers

 

Ordered: easiest, most difficult, average difficulty question.


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