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.
POTLATCH
- The word potlatch comes from a Nootkan term meaning “to give.” Among the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast of
- North America, it refers to a grand ceremonial feast marking major life events such as births, marriages, or deaths. The name
- reflects the central custom of these gatherings, in which hosts distribute their wealth to guests as a means of reinforcing social
- status and community ties.
- The details of organizing and carrying out a potlatch varied from one regional group to another. Preparations could take months
- or even years. Potlatches were held in a ceremonial Big House, whose size reflected the host’s status within the village. Chiefs
- with the largest Big Houses often invited hundreds of guests from neighboring Indigenous communities. Guests traveled to the
- potlatch by canoe and, upon arrival, announced themselves and their home villages by calling out to the host on shore. Sometimes
- so many canoes arrived that there was hardly any space left along the beach. Each invited guest was fed, housed, and entertained,
- and often received many valuable gifts throughout the event, which could last from several days to several weeks, depending on
- the hosts’ status and the size of their community.
- Beyond being a celebration, the potlatch played a vital role in community life by affirming social hierarchy and status through
- the generous distribution of wealth among guests. To maintain their honor after receiving gifts, guests were expected to host their
- own potlatch and present offerings of even greater value than those they had received.
- Early European colonizers seeking to promote the fur trade with local tribes also took part in potlatches, distributing items such
- as blankets, jewelry, musical instruments, clothing, furniture, and sacks of flour. In time, however, both colonizers and Christian
- missionaries came to condemn the potlatch as wasteful and incompatible with Western values that associated wealth with success.
- Seeing it as an obstacle to the cultural assimilation and economic progress of Indigenous peoples, the Canadian government
- forbade the practice in 1884. From an Indigenous perspective, the ban prevented communities from performing essential social
- and spiritual obligations.
- Despite the prohibition, potlatches continued in secret, often masked as other gatherings or held in remote villages. In 1886, a
- Tsimshian chief hosted a potlatch in British Columbia. The goods to be given away were hidden behind a partition in the house.
- The pile of goods was so high that the roof boards were removed to accommodate it. Similar acts of quiet disobedience occurred
- everywhere along the coast, as communities found creative ways to preserve their traditions under the ban.
- After the ban was lifted in 1951, the ceremony regained visibility and strength. Today, the potlatch endures as a symbol of
- cultural identity, resistance, and continuity among the Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast.
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
A1. According to the text, potlatches…
Solución
(b) strengthened the bonds among tribal families.
Los anfitriones repartían su riqueza para reforzar los lazos de la comunidad (líneas 3-4): “hosts distribute their wealth to guests as a means of reinforcing social status and community ties.”
No se celebraban cada año, sino en grandes acontecimientos como nacimientos, bodas o muertes (a y d); y siguieron celebrándose en secreto tras la prohibición (“potlatches continued in secret”) (c).
A2. According to the text, the celebrations…
Solución
(a) were prepared long in advance.
La preparación podía durar meses o incluso años (líneas 5-6): “Preparations could take months or even years.”
Se invitaba a cientos de personas de otras comunidades (“hundreds of guests”) (b); el texto no habla de rituales de despedida (c); y la duración dependía del estatus del anfitrión y del tamaño de su comunidad, no del número de invitados (d).
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)
A3. Potlatch guests stayed on the beach throughout the duration of the event.
Solución
FALSE. “Each invited guest was fed, housed (, and entertained, and often received many valuable gifts throughout the event, which could last from several days to several weeks, depending on the hosts’ status and the size of their community.)” (líneas 9-11).
A los invitados se les daba alojamiento (“housed”), así que no se quedaban en la playa; en la playa solo se amontonaban las canoas.
A4. It was customary for guests to later repay their hosts by inviting them to a new potlatch.
Solución
TRUE. “To maintain their honor after receiving gifts, guests were expected to host their own potlatch and present offerings of even greater value than those they had received.” (líneas 13-14).
Se esperaba que los invitados organizaran después su propio potlatch y devolvieran regalos de más valor.
A5. Non-Indigenous religious groups regarded potlatches as an excessive and unjustified use of resources.
Solución
TRUE. “(In time, however, both colonizers and) Christian missionaries came to condemn the potlatch as wasteful (and incompatible with Western values that associated wealth with success).” (líneas 16-17).
Los misioneros cristianos lo condenaron por considerarlo un derroche (“wasteful”).
A6. The ceremony was sometimes relocated to avoid detection by government officials.
Solución
TRUE. “(Despite the prohibition, potlatches continued in secret, often masked as other gatherings or) held in remote villages.” (línea 21).
Para que no los descubrieran, a veces se celebraban en pueblos apartados.
A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A7.1. ONE OPPOSITE FOR: “departure” (noun).
Solución
arrival (línea 8): “upon arrival, announced themselves”.
A7.2. ONE OPPOSITE FOR: “failure” (noun).
Solución
success (línea 17): “Western values that associated wealth with success”.
A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A8.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “a large cover used especially to keep people warm while sleeping.”
Solución
blankets (línea 16): “distributing items such as blankets, jewelry…”. Como la definición está en singular, también vale blanket.
A8.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “the activity of buying and selling goods.”
Solución
trade (línea 15): “to promote the fur trade with local tribes”.
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. I wish we had access to streaming platforms at the hotel.
(PITY)
Solución
It’s a pity (that) we don’t have access to streaming platforms at the hotel.
I wish + pasado lamenta una situación presente. Con It’s a pity (that) se describe la realidad, así que el verbo vuelve al presente y pasa a negativa: we don’t have.
B2. He called a moment ago to cancel the appointment.
He has…
Solución
He has just called to cancel the appointment.
Para una acción que acaba de ocurrir se usa el present perfect con just, que sustituye a a moment ago.
B3. “Why did they cancel Kendrick Lamar’s concert yesterday?” he asked.
He asked why…
Solución
He asked why they had canceled Kendrick Lamar’s concert the day before / the previous day. (o He asked why Kendrick Lamar’s concert had been canceled the day before / the previous day.)
Pregunta en estilo indirecto: el pasado simple retrocede a pasado perfecto, desaparece el auxiliar did y no hay inversión. Yesterday pasa a the day before o the previous day.
B4. The whole school is talking about our viral video, but it got deleted for no reason.
Our viral video, about…
Solución
Our viral video, about which the whole school is talking, got deleted for no reason.
Relativa explicativa entre comas. Como empieza por la preposición about, el relativo tiene que ser which (no that), y desaparecen but e it.
B5. They had spent years avoiding the issue, but they finally talked about what had happened.
After years…
Solución
After years (of) avoiding the issue, they finally talked about what had happened.
La primera oración se reduce a un complemento con after: after years (of) + -ing. Desaparecen had spent y but.
B6. I look forward to visiting Tokyo.
(WAIT)
Solución
I can’t wait to visit Tokyo.
Can’t wait + to-infinitivo (“estar deseando”) equivale a look forward to + -ing.
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. I didn’t have an umbrella with me, so I got soaked when it started to rain.
I wouldn’t…
Solución
I wouldn’t have got(ten) soaked (when it started to rain) if I had had an umbrella with me.
Tercer condicional, sobre una situación pasada que no ocurrió: would(n’t) have + participio en la principal e if + pasado perfecto en la condición. Se imagina lo contrario de lo que pasó: didn’t have → had had.
B8. I can’t speak Italian as well as Sue.
Sue can…
Solución
Sue can speak Italian better than me / I do.
El comparativo de igualdad negativo se convierte en comparativo de superioridad invirtiendo los términos. Better es el comparativo irregular de well.
B9. You’d better not abuse fast food.
(OUGHT)
Solución
You ought not to abuse fast food.
Ought to expresa un consejo, como had better. En negativa, not va entre ought y to.
B10. Nobody warned her about the consequences.
She…
Solución
She was not warned about the consequences.
Pasiva en pasado simple: el objeto her pasa a ser el sujeto she. Como el sujeto nobody era negativo, la pasiva va en negativa y el agente desaparece.
B11. You still haven’t updated your phone.
It’s time…
Solución
It’s time you updated your phone. (o It’s time (for you) to update your phone. / It’s time for a phone update.)
It’s time + sujeto + pasado simple indica que algo ya debería haberse hecho; el pasado se refiere al presente. También vale it’s time (for you) to + infinitivo o it’s time for + nombre.
B12. The firefighters ran out of the warehouse so that they wouldn’t get trapped.
So as not…
Solución
So as not to get trapped, the firefighters ran out of the warehouse.
La finalidad negativa con so that… wouldn’t se expresa con so as not to + infinitivo, que no lleva sujeto propio porque coincide con el de la oración principal.
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. What is your favorite celebration? Give reasons.
C2. Is it important to preserve cultural heritage? Explain.