INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE N°21 DR RICARDO ROJAS

PRÁCTICAS DISCURSIVAS DE LA COMUNICACIÓN ESCRITA 1

MOCK TEST 4 (2023)
NAME:

1. READING COMPREHENSION
What happened at the end of the story? Do you think the relationship between Jim and Jelka
changed? Give reasons for your answer. (50 words)

2. COHESION

Read this extract about the short story The Murder and answer the questions below:
Jim had worked on the farm all day. It was the evening when he entered the kitchen and Jelka was just
putting his dinner on the table. He washed his hands and face and sat down to eat.
´I´m tired,´ he said. However, I think I´ll go to Monterey. There´ll be a full moon.
Her soft eyes smiled.
´If you would like to go, I´ll take you with me.´
 However. What type of word is it? What does it express? Paraphrase the sentence using another
connector that expresses the same idea.
 His. What type of word is it? What does it refer to?
 You. What type of word is it? What does it refer to?

LANGUAGE IN USE
 Have a look at these sentences about the shot stories and aswer the questions below. State verb
tense used, the use proper in the context in which it occurs and explain what you consider
necessary.

a. My mother has been tolerating my father´s abusive behaviour since they got married. What
tense is it? Account for its use.
b. Jim was riding to town when he met George, who told him that he had seen some dead animals
on his farm. Explain what verb tenses are being used and what is expressed in each case.
c. I am travelling to see my mother next week and I am taking the risk.

3. SYNTAX

Phrases.

Classify the phrases underlined. Remember that if it is only one word, you should write the word
class or category.

 When a year had passed, Jim began to crave the company of women, the chattery exchange of
small talk.
 Jim told her about the farm but she just smiled at him.
 We were all happy to be part of the operation although afterwards we suffered from Daddy´s
“revenge”
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE N°21 DR RICARDO ROJAS
PRÁCTICAS DISCURSIVAS DE LA COMUNICACIÓN ESCRITA 1
MOCK TEST 4 (2023)
NAME:

4. READING COMPREHENSION
What happened at the end of the story? Do you think the relationship between Jim and Jelka
changed? Give reasons for your answer. (50 words)

Sofi, the ss could probably answer this question on a forum or any other tool you consider so that they can actually
produce.

5. COHESION

Read this extract about the short story The Murder and answer the questions below:
Jim had worked on the farm all day. It was the evening when he entered the
kitchen and Jelka was just putting his dinner on the table. He washed his
hands and face and sat down to eat.
´I´m tired,´ he said. However, I think I´ll go to Monterey. There´ll be a full
moon.
Her soft eyes smiled.
´If you would like to go, I´ll take you with me.´
 However. What type of word is it? What does it express? Paraphrase the sentence using another
connector that expresses the same idea. Conjunction. It expresses contrast. You could paraphrase
it with: Even so or All the same in the same way:

´I´m tired,´ he said. All the same, I think I´ll go to Monterey. There´ll be a full moon

OR

Although I am tired, I think… In spite of the fact that I am tired ….

 His. What type of word is it? What does it refer to?

It is a possessive adjective. It refers to Jim.

 You. What type of word is it? What does it refer to?

It is an objective pronoun. It refers to Jelka

LANGUAGE IN USE
 Have a look at these sentences about the shot stories and aswer the questions below. State verb
tense used, the use proper in the context in which it occurs and explain what you consider
necessary.

d. My mother has been tolerating my father´s abusive behaviour since they got married. What
tense is it? Account for its use.
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE N°21 DR RICARDO ROJAS
PRÁCTICAS DISCURSIVAS DE LA COMUNICACIÓN ESCRITA 1
MOCK TEST 4 (2023)
NAME:

It is present perfect progressive/continuous. It is used to refer to/describe actions that started in

the past and may continue in the present and in the future. In this case, the action started in the
past and the mother still tolerates the abusive behaviour (If they can at least explain the use is
fine)
e. Jim was riding to town when he met George, who told him that he had seen some dead animals
on his farm. Explain what verb tenses are being used and what is expressed in each case.

Past continuous tense is used in this case to express interrupted actions in the past.

Past perfect simple tense is used to refer to an action that happened before another action in the past. First
he saw some dead animals and then he told him (only the use is fine anyway)

f. I am travelling to see my mother next week and I am taking the risk.

Present continuous is used in this case to express arrangements. Planned actions

6. SYNTAX

Phrases.

Classify the phrases underlined. Remember that if it is only one word, you should write the word
class or category.

 When a year had passed, verb phraseJim began to crave the company of women, prep phrase the
chattery exchange of small talk.noun phrase
 Jim told her about the farm prep phrase but she just smiled at him.adverb
 We were all happy adjective to be part of the operation noun phrasealthough afterwards adverb we
suffered from Daddy´s “revenge”noun phrase