PAU LOGSE

3 Practice exams for Madrid

OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

Contents
Test 1..3
Test 2..4
Test 3..5
Answer key6-7

Tests written in accordance with the 2006 PAU LOGSE exam

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TEST 1 - SUPERMARKET TRICKS

Have you ever wondered why some stores smell of fresh bread? It's because its such a tempting
smell and you always end up buying an extra loaf or cake. It's well known in the food industry that
smell is the most powerful of human senses when it comes to influencing our choice of where we
shop and what we buy.
5 And what about those supermarkets that play music all the time? In fact, it's a way of increasing
their profits by making us stay longer in the store and thus spending more money. They play slow
waltzes or light classics on quiet days, to keep customers browsing, but at busier times they'll
increase the tempo to encourage customers to move more quickly through the store.
10 Supermarkets often change their layout. This is yet another way of getting you to spend more
money. It makes you buy things you thought you didn't need. Supermarkets make most of their
money from fresh food and 'luxury' snacks and far less on essentials like milk, sugar and bread.
Consequently, everyday items are scattered around the store because in order to get to them, you
have to pass the 'high earners' and will probably be tempted by them.
15 So, as you see, supermarkets play psychological 'tricks' on us so that we will spend more money
when we are shopping. There is nothing we can do about it. We are at their mercy After all, we are
the consumer society!
1. Are the following sentences TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)? Write the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) We usually buy more records if we hear music playing in the store.
b) Essential items are normally all to be found in the same area of a
supermarket.
c) The text tells us how not to be tricked into spending more money
2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer these
questions: (Be careful with the grammar).
(puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) How do supermarkets employ music?b) Why do supermarkets display milk, sugar and bread in different
zones?
3. Find a synonym in the text of the following words or definitions:
(puntuacin mxima: I punto)
a) looking at things (paragraph 2)
b) money made from sales (paragraph 2)
c) spread out in different areas (paragraph 3)
d) go past (paragraph 3)
4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word
in brackets (when given):
(puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) If the supermarkets . (not, play) classical music, people .. (not, spend) so much time
looking.
b) Shops use the sense of smell (make) customers spend more money.
c) Yesterday I forgot .. (buy) any bread I couldnt make a sandwich for lunch.
d) Susan loves .. (browse) when she goes to clothes shops.

5. Write a composition on the topic: 'The advantages and

disadvantages of Internet shopping'. (80-120 words)
(3 puntos)
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TEST 2 - GENETIC ENGINEERING

The advances of modern medicine can produce miracle cures and bring hope to many sufferers.
Some groups, however, are worried about the moral and ethical consequences of certain
developments, particularly where gene tic engineering is 5 concerned. A recent case has highlighted
this dilemma.
5 Adam Nash was created from an embryo chosen from twelve, developed from in vitro fertilisation
from his mother Lisa's eggs. He was selected so that he could act as a donor for his seriously-ill
sister, Molly, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder. Only cells from a very close relative, such as
a brother or sister, are effective for this treatment. Adam's embryo was selected after genetic
screening for the disease and for compatibility with
10 Molly One embryo, which tested positive, was destroyed and the rest were frozen. After his birth,
cells were taken from Adam and transplanted in Molly, and they have begun to revive her bone
marrow.
This ground-breaking, but controversial experiment has been criticised by some groups who argue
that it represents the first step towards 'designing' babies, but Mrs Nash argued that Molly's recovery
15 was reason enough to continue with research. The other night, we were playing in her room and
a song carne on and she started dancing,' she said. 'And that was when we knew that this was the
right thing to do.'
In this case, as in many others, it is ultimately up to the individual to decide what the correct course
of action is.
1. Are the following sentences TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)? Write the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) Adam offered to help his sister.
b) Ten of the embryos were frozen.
c) Mollys mother believes that the success of the operation justifies further investigation.
2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer these
questions: (Be careful with the grammar).
(puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) Why didnt the doctors look all over the country for a donor?
b) Were Mollys parents convinced from the beginning that they had taken the correct decision?
3. Find a synonym in the text of the following words or definitions:
(puntuacin mxima: I punto)
a) remedies for an illness (paragraph 1)
b) a person who gives part of his/ her body to another person (paragraph 2)
c) chosen (paragraph 2)
d) polemic (paragraph 3)
4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word
in brackets (when given):
(Puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) Genetic engineering (not, exist) 200 hundred years ago.
b) I f Adam Nash . (not be born), his sister Molly . (die).
c) In the future, lots of parents . (design) their babies save peoples lives.
d) I think its too risky. Scientists .. (do) more research before .. (continue) with this treatment.
5. Write a composition with the following title: 'Is scientific progress
always a good thing?'. (80-120 words)
(3 puntos)

TEST 3 - BRITISH PASTIMES

Britain's most common leisure activities are home-based. Perhaps because of the British climate,
people enjoy themselves more in the comfort of their own home. Watching television and videos and
listening to the radio are by far the most popular leisure-time activities, with an average of 20 hours a
week devoted to them. Britain's regular weekly
5 dramas or 'soap operas' such as Eastenders and Coronation Street have millions of
viewers who never miss an episode! Some newspapers are full of articles about the main characters
and it is almost as if they were real people!
Listening to music is also a popular pastime and last year nearly 140 million compact discs were
bought. Pop and rock albums are the most popular types of music bought, and pop is
10 by far the most popular form of musical expression in Britain.
Among adults the most common leisure activity outside the home, is a visit to the pub. Other popular
activities include visits to the cinema or the theatre. There are over 1,500 cinemas in Britain and
about 300 theatres, of which about 100 are in London. Britain's most famous theatre company, The
Royal Shakespeare Company, performs in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace, and in
15 London.
Of all sporting activities, walking is by far the most popular for men and women of all ages. Men tend
to go in for activities like golf, snooker and billiards, while women generally prefer swimming, keep-fit
classes and yoga. It goes without saying that the most popular spectator sport is football!

1. Are the following sentences TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)? Write the evidence from the text. No
marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE. (puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) The weather may have an influence upon leisure activities in
Britain.
b) The characters in the soap operas are real people.
c) Shakespeare was born in London.
2. In your own words and based on the ideas from the text, answer these
questions: (Be careful with the grammar).
(puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a)What does the 'average' British person spend over 1000 hours a
year doing?
b) What are the essential differences between the sports favoured by
men and those preferred by women?
3. Find a synonym in the text of the following words or definitions:
(puntuacin mxima: I punto)
a) free time (paragraph 1)
b) dedicated (paragraph 1)
c) hobby (paragraph 2)
d) acts (paragraph 3)
4. Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word
in brackets (when given):
(puntuacin mxima: 2 puntos)
a) If the weather . (be) hot and sunny, British people .. (not, spend) so much time at home.
b) The best film I (ever, see) is Titanic.
c) Kevin loves . (play) billiards. Yesterday he played . 4 hours!
d) Next year a new sports centre . (build) in our street.
5. Write a composition with the following title: 'Filling your free
time can be, but needn't be, expensive'. (80-120 words)
(3 puntos)
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TEST 1 - SUPERMARKET TRICKS - ANSWERS

1.
a) False. The music in the store encourages us to buy more things in general its a way of
increasing their profits by making us stay longer in the store
b) False. According to the text, everyday items are scattered around the store.
c) False. The text concludes by saying There is nothing we can do about it.
2.
a) If the supermarket isnt particularly busy, slower music is played to relax customers and
make them spend more time shopping, whilst on busier days they play faster music, which
encourages shoppers to move more quickly.
b) The profit margin on these essential items is not very high, but by keeping them well apart,
the supermarkets oblige us to walk around more and see, and quite possibly buy, more
profitable products.
3.
a)
a)
b)
c)

browsing
profits
scattered
pass

4.
a) If the supermarkets didnt play classical music, people wouldnt spend so much time
looking.
b) Shops use the sense of smell to make customers spend more money.
c) Yesterday I forgot to buy any bread so I couldnt make a sandwich for lunch.
d) Susan loves browsing when she goes to clothes shops.

TEST 2 - GENETIC ENGINEERING - ANSWERS

1.
a) False. Adam Nash was created from an embryo chosen from twelve.He was selected
so that he could act as a donor for his seriously ill sister
b) True. Adam Nash was created from an embryo chosen from twelve.One embryo, which
tested positive, was destroyed and the rest were frozen.
c) True. Mrs Nash argued that Mollys recovery was reason enough to continue with research.
2.
a) Because they could only use cells from a member of Mollys immediate family.
b) No. Mollys mother said that they realised they had done the right thing the night that Molly
started dancing in her bedroom, and they knew she would recover.
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)

cures
donor
selected
controversial

a)
b)
c)
d)

Genetic engineering didnt exist/ didnt use to exist 200 hundred years ago.
If Adam Nash hadnt been born his sister Molly would have died.
In the future, lots of parents will design their babies to / in order to save peoples lives.
I think its too risky. Scientists should do /ought to do more research before continuing
with this treatment.

4.

TEST 3 - BRITISH PASTIMES - ANSWERS

1.
a) True. According to the text, it is perhaps because of the climate that British people enjoy
themselves more in the comfort of their own home.
b) False. Some newspapers are full of articles about the main characters and it is almost as if
they were real people.
c) False. As the text says, Stratford upon Avon was Shakespeares birthplace.
2.
a) According to the text, the British devote approximately 20 hours per week, or 1000 hours a
year, to watching television or videos and listening to the radio.
b) Men tend to opt for ball games, while women apparently choose other, less competitive
sports, related more to doing exercise.
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)

leisure
devoted
pastime
performs

4.
a) If the weather was/were hot and sunny, British people wouldnt spend so much time at
home.
b) The best film I ve/have ever seen is Titanic.
c) Kevin loves playing billiards. Yesterday he played for 4 hours!
d) Next year a new sports centre is going to be built in our street. (accept: will be built)