PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD Y PRUEBA DEADMISIÓN
ANDALUCÍA, CEUTA, MELILLA y CENTROS en MARRUECOS
CURSO 2025-2026
LENGUA EXTRANJERAINGLÉS (ACCESO)
Instrucciones:
a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.
b) Todas las cuestiones deben responderse en el papel entregado para la realización del examen y nunca en los folios que contienen los enunciados.
c) Este examen consta de varios bloques. Debe responder a las preguntas que se indican en cada uno.
d) La puntuación está indicada en cada uno de los apartados.
e) No se permite el uso de diccionario.
El examen consta de 3 Bloques (A, B y C)
En cada bloque (Comprehension, Use of English y Writing) se plantean varias preguntas. Se deberá responder al número que se indica. En caso de aportar más de una respuesta, solo se tendrá en cuenta la que aparezca en primer lugar. Las preguntas han de ser respondidas en su totalidad: si la pregunta tiene dos secciones, hay que responder a ambas.
BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora)
Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos
Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas del texto propuesto.
COMPREHENSION (4 points). READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
SPOGOMI
- SpoGomi is a combination of two words, sport and gomi, the Japanese word for rubbish. Invented in 2008, SpoGomi was
- designed as a competitive activity to encourage people to clean up public spaces. It has since been introduced in Japanese
- schools, where students now collect litter while having fun.
- According to the rules, teams of three players have 60 minutes to collect as much litter as possible from a designated area.
- The waste must be sorted into color-coded bags according to type, such as burnable waste, recyclable plastic, metal cans, and
- more. At the end of the competition, the collected litter is weighed and checked for correct sorting, and the team with the highest
- score wins. In the event of a tie, the winner is determined by the “quality” of the rubbish collected, with cigarette butts earning the
- most points.
- The public-spirited sport of SpoGomi quickly gained popularity in Britain. In a surprising outcome, the British team beat the
- Japanese in the Spogomi World Cup celebrated in Tokyo in 2023. One of the winning competitors was Sarah Parry, a 29-year-old
- doctor from Glasgow, who—together with her two teammates—collected 28 kilograms more litter than the host nation.
- Parry describes herself as highly competitive. After her brother came across an advertisement for SpoGomi, she assembled a
- team and signed up for the World Cup. “We were not avid litter-pickers in our free time,” she explains. “It was luck, competitiveness
- and enthusiasm more than anything else.”
- Although litter-picking may sound calm, Parry emphasizes that it is physically demanding. “It’s very difficult,” she says. “I have
- run 33 marathons, and the sorest my legs have ever been was after winning the SpoGomi World Cup.” She explains that
- competitors must walk quickly while carrying a lot of awkwardly shaped items, sometimes collecting more than 50 kilograms of
- waste in a busy urban environment. This involves using very different muscle groups.
- Parry believes SpoGomi is unlike any other sport: “It is very fun. You don’t often get the chance to play sport in a busy urban
- area where people don’t understand what you are doing and why you are so excited about spotting a glass bottle.” More importantly,
- she adds, SpoGomi has drawn attention to a very important issue: the litter problem affecting Britain’s streets. Although the sport
- originated in Japan, the country has far less litter than the UK. Parry hopes SpoGomi will become massively popular in her country
- and inspire people to care more about waste. “I wasn’t particularly eco-minded myself, and SpoGomi completely changed my
- perspective,” she notes.
- SpoGomi is not really about rewards. Instead, participants of all ages enjoy the competitive nature of the sport, the teamwork
- that it encourages, the valuable time spent outdoors and, last but certainly not least, the opportunity to keep their cities clean.
- “That’s what’s really nice about the sport,” Parry concludes.
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
A1. According to the text, SpoGomi teams…
Solución
(c) must classify the litter.
Los equipos tienen que separar la basura por tipos en bolsas de colores (líneas 4-5): “The waste must be sorted into color-coded bags according to type”.
Las demás opciones no encajan: recogen la basura en una zona delimitada (“from a designated area”), no por toda la ciudad (a); los equipos son siempre de tres jugadores (“teams of three players”) (b); y el texto no habla de ninguna formación sobre contaminación (d).
A2. According to the text, Sarah Parry…
Solución
(c) had little prior interest in ecology.
Ella misma reconoce que antes no le preocupaba especialmente el medio ambiente (líneas 23-24): “I wasn’t particularly eco-minded myself, and SpoGomi completely changed my perspective”.
Fue su hermano quien vio el anuncio (“her brother came across an advertisement”), no ella (a); atribuye la victoria a la suerte y al entusiasmo, no a un entrenamiento intenso (“It was luck, competitiveness and enthusiasm more than anything else”) (b); y dice que es muy duro (“It’s very difficult”) (d).
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)
A3. The smaller the item, the less important it is in SpoGomi.
Solución
FALSE. “(In the event of a tie, the winner is determined by the ‘quality’ of the rubbish collected,) with cigarette butts earning the most points.” (líneas 7-8).
Las colillas, que son de lo más pequeño que se puede recoger, son precisamente lo que más puntos da.
A4. SpoGomi is the toughest competition Parry has ever participated in.
Solución
TRUE. “I have run 33 marathons, and the sorest my legs have ever been was after winning the SpoGomi World Cup” (líneas 15-16).
Ni después de 33 maratones acabó tan dolorida como tras el Mundial de SpoGomi.
A5. The crowd often cheers on the SpoGomi competitors.
Solución
FALSE. “(‘You don’t often get the chance to play sport in a busy urban area where) people don’t understand what you are doing and why you are so excited about spotting a glass bottle.’” (líneas 19-20).
La gente que los ve por la calle no entiende lo que hacen, así que no los anima.
A6. SpoGomi is a sport with no generational barriers.
Solución
TRUE. “(Instead,) participants of all ages (enjoy the competitive nature of the sport, the teamwork that it encourages, the valuable time spent outdoors and, last but certainly not least, the opportunity to keep their cities clean).” (líneas 25-26).
Lo practican personas de todas las edades. La clave está en “participants of all ages”; el resto de la oración se puede incluir o no.
A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A7.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “defeat” (verb).
Solución
beat (línea 9): “the British team beat the Japanese”.
A7.2. ONE OPPOSITE FOR: “rival” (noun).
Solución
teammates (línea 11): “together with her two teammates”. Como se pide un nombre en singular (“rival”), también vale teammate.
A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A8.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “the number of points, marks, or units earned or achieved in a game, test, or competition.”
Solución
score (línea 7): “the team with the highest score wins”.
A8.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “final product or end result.”
Solución
outcome (línea 9): “In a surprising outcome”.
BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Debe responder a las 6 preguntas de la opción escogida.
USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each). CHOOSE OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FROM THAT OPTION ONLY.
OPTION 1
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
- BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
- THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.
B1. There were more female players than male players at the game.
There weren’t…
Solución
There weren’t as many male players as female ones/players at the game.
El comparativo de superioridad (more… than) se convierte en un comparativo de igualdad negativo (not as many… as). Hay que invertir los términos: si había más mujeres, no había tantos hombres como mujeres. Se usa many porque players es contable. Para no repetir players, se puede sustituir por el pronombre ones.
B2. You shouldn’t post negative comments on social media.
If I…
Solución
If I were you, I would not post negative comments on social media.
Un consejo con should se puede expresar con el segundo condicional If I were you, I would(n’t)…. En esta fórmula se usa were para todas las personas.
B3. I have such loyal friends that they will never say no to any of my plans.
(SO)
Solución
My friends are so loyal (that) they will never say no to any of my plans.
Such va delante de adjetivo + nombre (such loyal friends); so va delante de un adjetivo solo (so loyal). Por eso el nombre pasa a ser el sujeto y se usa el verbo be. En esta estructura, that se puede omitir.
B4. It’s possible that I forgot my keys at home.
(MAY)
Solución
I may have forgotten my keys at home. (o My keys may be at home.)
Para expresar una posibilidad en el pasado se usa may have + participio. El pasado simple forgot se convierte en el participio forgotten. También se acepta expresar la posibilidad sobre el presente, centrándose en dónde están las llaves ahora: My keys may be at home.
B5. Samantha borrowed Jack’s laptop.
(LENT)
Solución
Jack lent Samantha his laptop. (o Jack lent his laptop to Samantha.)
Borrow es “tomar prestado” y lend es “prestar”: el sujeto pasa a ser el dueño del portátil. Lent es el pasado de lend.
B6. Do teenagers wear baggy jeans these days?
(WORN)
Solución
Are baggy jeans worn by teenagers these days?
Pasiva en presente simple interrogativa: am/is/are + sujeto + participio. El objeto (baggy jeans, plural) pasa a ser el sujeto, por eso el verbo es are, y teenagers pasa a ser el agente con by.
OPTION 2
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
- BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
- THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.
B7. It’s been ten years since I last visited the Prado Museum.
(FOR)
Solución
I haven’t visited the Prado Museum for ten years.
It’s been + periodo + since I last… equivale al present perfect negativo con for + periodo de tiempo: hace diez años que no lo visito.
B8. What time is the next English class, please?
Can you…
Solución
Can you (please) tell me what time/when the next English class is (, please)?
Pregunta indirecta: tras Can you tell me, la pregunta lleva el orden de una afirmativa, con el sujeto delante del verbo (the next English class is, no is the next English class). What time se puede sustituir por when, y please puede ir detrás de you o al final.
B9. My parents live in the house now, but it used to be my grandparents’ house.
(WHERE)
Solución
The house where my parents live now used to be my grandparents’ (house).
Las dos oraciones se unen con una relativa especificativa introducida por where, que sustituye a in the house. La relativa va sin comas porque identifica de qué casa se habla. Al final se puede omitir house, porque ya se ha mencionado: my grandparents’.
B10. “Don’t tag me in your videos,” Brian said to me.
Brian told…
Solución
Brian told me not to tag him in my videos.
Una orden negativa en estilo indirecto se construye con tell + persona + not to + infinitivo. Cambian los pronombres: me (Brian) pasa a him y your (yo) pasa a my.
B.11. Lola goes to bed earlier every night, but she always feels tired in the morning.
No matter…
Solución
No matter how early Lola goes to bed every/at night, she always feels tired in the morning.
No matter how + adjetivo o adverbio (“por muy… que”) expresa que el resultado no cambia por mucho que aumente algo. El comparativo earlier pasa a how early, y se mantiene la referencia temporal: every night o at night.
B.12. I am really upset that it is going to rain on our anniversary!
If only…
Solución
If only it didn’t/wouldn’t rain on our anniversary!
If only, como wish, expresa un deseo contrario a la realidad presente o futura, y la oración pasa a negativa porque se desea lo contrario de lo que va a ocurrir. Puede ir seguido de pasado simple (didn’t rain) o de would + infinitivo (wouldn’t rain). Esta última forma se usa sobre todo para cosas que no dependen de nosotros, como el tiempo. También sería correcto If only it weren’t going to rain….
BLOQUE C (Redacción)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Deberá realizar una redacción de entre 140 y 180 palabras de UNO SOLO de los dos temas propuestos.
WRITING (3 points)
C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF 140–180 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:
C1. How could your hometown be improved? Explain.
C2. Do you believe social media influences how teenagers see themselves? Give reasons.