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En las preguntas 1-5, marque A, B o
en su hoja de respuestas.
EJEMPLO: A. on a truck
B. on a
plane
C. on a boat
How do I drive?
“Como conduzco”
1) DO YOU WANTA TO HAVE
HAPPY FEET?
A. In a shoe store
B. In a toy store
C. In a baseball store
2) Breakfast – Orange juice
- Bread
- Eggs
A.On a desk
B.On a table
C.On a cupboard
3) Badminton in the playground) your
classes!
A.In a school
B.In a zoo
C.In a park
4) Please putt he balls here!
A.In Tv room
B. In a game room
C. In a computer room
5) Today, Tony Ramirez and new songs
for the teachers.
A.In a board
B. In a bookcase
C.In a picture
B1 Reading Comprehension Sample Tasks
1. B1 level - The Truth about Kids and Tech
Read the text below and match the headings A to H with paragraphs 1 to 5. There
are two more headings than you need. Write the answers on the answer sheet.
A. Boys prefer video games; girls prefer communicating online.
B. Reading is not dead.
C. Most young people spend too much time looking at screens.
D. Teens can look at more than one screen at a time.
E. The Digital Revolution is not making young people more creative.
F. Kids who use social media get more exercise than kids who play video games.
G. Kids with smartphones watch less TV.
H. TV and music are not losing popularity.
The Truth About Kids and Tech
A new study reveals some surprises about kids and technology
Common Sense Media, a non-profit group focused on helping children, parents
and teachers better understand media and technology, has conducted a study. It
looked at a wide range of media-related activities, from old methods like reading
and listening to the radio, to new favorites like using social media and video
chatting. More than 2,600 kids from around the country were surveyed. Here are
some facts that the study revealed about tweens (8 to 12 years) and teens (13 to
18 years).
Example:
(0) B. Reading is not dead.
While the average time young people spend reading, either in print or on a screen,
is only 30 minutes per day, kids who took the survey say reading is one of their
favorite activities.
1. _____________________________________________________
One in five tweens uses more than six hours of screen media each day, and 18%
of teens are looking at their screens for more than 10 hours a day. Often they’re
doubling up on screens, watching television on one while chatting with friends on
another.
2. ______________________________________________________
Among tween boys, 71% enjoy playing video games, twice as many as tween girls.
And while more than 25% of teen boys list playing video games as their favorite
media activity, only 2% of teen girls do. Teen girls, meanwhile, spend about 40
minutes more each day on social media than boys do.
3. ______________________________________________________
For tweens, TV is still the top media activity. They enjoy it the most and watch it
every day. In fact, 47% of tweens have television sets in their bedrooms. For teens,
while 57% have TV sets in their rooms, music is the reigning form of entertainment.
However, only about a third listen to music on the radio. Most teens listen to it on
their smartphones.
4. ______________________________________________________
Kids report spending about an hour each day being active. For gamers, that
average drops to 47 minutes, the lowest for any kind of media consumer. Social
media users are the most active, spending one hour and 13 minutes per day doing
some form of physical activity.
5. ______________________________________________________
So far, kids are too busy consuming to be doing much producing. Tweens spend
an average of five minutes and teens nine minutes per day making something with
all their digital tools, whether it’s art, music, or writing.
In a statement, Common Sense Media chief executive officer James P. Steyer said
that the study “provides parents, educators and the media industry with an
excellent overview of what kids are doing today and how we can make the most of
the media and technology in their lives."
2a. Los niños prefieren los videojuegos; las niñas prefieren comunicarse en línea.
1b. La lectura no está muerta.
c. La mayoría de los jóvenes pasan demasiado tiempo mirando las pantallas.
1d. Los adolescentes pueden mirar más de una pantalla a la vez.
5e. La Revolución Digital no está haciendo que los jóvenes sean más creativos.
4f. Los niños que usan las redes sociales hacen más ejercicio que los niños que juegan videojuegos.
G. Los niños con teléfonos inteligentes ven menos TV.
3h. La televisión y la música no pierden popularidad.
