EJEMPLO 1 de Examen Libre NIVEL MEDIO

INSTRUCTIONS:

All answers should be written in SPANISH. This is a READING test in English (not an English
Language test) based on the course that is taught at this Faculty. You have THREE hours to
complete the test. Follow directions; any answers that do not respond to the question asked
or the request made, will NOT receive the percentage assigned. You must reach 75% in order
to pass the exam as established by the regulations of the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. You
may use a dictionary and the Grammar Dictionary.

ANTICIPATE
1. Choose the appropriate reading strategies to complete the chart:
TITLE

AUTHOR

SOURCE

DATE OF PUBLICATION

LENGTH

FIELD

2. The sentences in the abstract have been numbered. Read the abstract and use the
numbers to complete the following chart:
Which sentence/s…? Your
answer

Describes the background/ situation/ introduces the topic?

Presents the research or the purpose of the paper?

Describes the methods/the materials/subjects/procedures of the study?

1
 Presents findings and results?

Explains discussions or conclusions? States

implications/recommendations?

3. What type of text / genre will you read? How do you know?
4. Scan the text. What’s the author’s purpose? Explain it briefly.
5. Indicate semantic text organization. This is your specific reading hypothesis.
6. Now read the text in detail.

VERIFICATION
1. Define flash mobs. Name at least 3 features that characterize them.
2. What does “urban pranksterism” mean? Explain briefly.
3. Indicate the ideas linked by INSTEAD OF (highlighted).

INTERNALIZE

1. Compose a brief conceptual synthesis, not exceeding 15 lines, reflecting your

understanding of the read text and meeting the following criteria:

• Ensure an appropriately written expression for the university context, emphasizing

coherence, cohesion, punctuation, and spelling.
• Conceptualize the main ideas of the text.
• Organize these concepts hierarchically and interrelatedly.
• Demonstrate the predominant textual structure (comparison, argumentation,
description, narration).
• Include the author's stance, if present in the text.

2. Outline the text.

Make sure the hierarchy among concepts (main, sub-ideas and supporting material) is
clear enough. Use noun phrases. All nodes should be interrelated. Remember to
indicate closure.

REMEMBER: ALL ANSWERS SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN SPANISH