🇨🇱 PAESSemana 35 · 20 preguntas

Social Movements

Bundle W35 de Inglés para Grado 11 en Chile (Bases Curriculares Chile + CEFR B2): 20 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: Bases Curriculares Chile + CEFR B2

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Remember

Introduction to social activism.

Activism is the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.

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Respuesta correcta: A) Activism

  • A) ActivismCorrect. The act of working for change.
  • B) ApathyIncorrect. Apathy means not caring.
  • C) SilenceIncorrect. Activism is usually vocal.
  • D) StagnationIncorrect. Stagnation means no change.

💡 Explicación

'Activism' is the standard term for the efforts made by individuals or groups to achieve social or political goals.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Understand

Discussing movement history.

The civil rights movement had been growing for years before the major legislation was finally passed.

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Respuesta correcta: A) had been growing

  • A) had been growingCorrect. Past perfect continuous for duration before a past point.
  • B) was growingIncorrect. Past continuous doesn't show the duration as well as past perfect continuous here.
  • C) has been growingIncorrect. Present perfect continuous.
  • D) growsIncorrect. Present simple.

💡 Explicación

The past perfect continuous 'had been growing' emphasizes the long history of development preceding the movement's success.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Apply

Conditional about social change.

If people hadn't protested against injustice in the past, we wouldn't have the rights we enjoy today.

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Respuesta correcta: D) hadn't protested

  • A) didn't protestIncorrect. Second conditional.
  • B) haven't protestedIncorrect. Present perfect.
  • C) wouldn't protestIncorrect. 'Would' not in 'if' clause.
  • D) hadn't protestedCorrect. Third conditional for hypothetical past action.

💡 Explicación

The third conditional allows us to reflect on the historical importance of collective action.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Analyze

Article about "grassroots" movements.

A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region, or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.

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Respuesta correcta: A) grassroots

  • A) grassrootsCorrect. Specific term for "bottom-up" organizing.
  • B) top-downIncorrect. Opposite of grassroots.
  • C) corporateIncorrect. Run by businesses.
  • D) eliteIncorrect. Run by a powerful minority.

💡 Explicación

'Grassroots' is the specific term for movements that begin at the community level rather than with established leaders.

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Evaluate

Discussion on "civil disobedience".

Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders, or commands of a government.

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Respuesta correcta: C) refusal

  • A) violentIncorrect. Civil disobedience is traditionally non-violent.
  • B) agreementIncorrect. It is an act of disagreement.
  • C) refusalCorrect. Refusal means an act of saying or showing that you will not do or accept something.
  • D) accidentIncorrect. It is a deliberate choice.

💡 Explicación

'Refusal' correctly identifies the core action of civil disobedience: the choice to not comply with unjust rules.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Remember

Protest methods.

A boycott is a punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods.

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Respuesta correcta: D) Boycott

  • A) CelebrationA 'celebration' is a happy event marked with a party, the opposite of a punitive refusal.
  • B) SubsidyA 'subsidy' is financial aid given by a government to support an industry, the opposite of a ban.
  • C) DividendA 'dividend' is a share of profit paid to shareholders, not a refusal to trade.
  • D) BoycottCorrect. A 'boycott' is a collective refusal to buy from or deal with someone as a form of protest.

💡 Explicación

'Boycott' is the standard term for collective economic or social refusal as a protest tactic.

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Understand

Describing an ongoing social campaign.

The importance of mental health awareness is being highlighted by activists across the globe.

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Respuesta correcta: D) is being highlighted

  • A) is highlighting'Is highlighting' is the active voice and would make the importance do the highlighting.
  • B) highlighted'Highlighted' on its own would be past simple, but the effort is current.
  • C) have highlighted'Have highlighted' is the Present Perfect active, which would make the importance the one doing the work.
  • D) is being highlightedCorrect. 'Is being highlighted' is the present continuous passive, used for an effort that is under way now.

💡 Explicación

The present continuous passive describes the current, active focus of the movement.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Apply

Text on "solidarity".

Solidarity is unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest.

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Respuesta correcta: B) Solidarity

  • A) Isolation'Isolation' means being separate from others, the opposite of unity.
  • B) SolidarityCorrect. 'Solidarity' means unity and mutual support among people who share an interest or a goal.
  • C) Conflict'Conflict' means disagreement or fighting, whereas solidarity means agreement.
  • D) Apathy'Apathy' means a lack of interest or concern, the opposite of acting together.

💡 Explicación

'Solidarity' describes the collective strength and mutual support within a social movement.

Pregunta 9

Bloom: Analyze

Reporting on a past movement's success.

The historian noted that the movement had achieved its primary objective within five years.

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Respuesta correcta: D) had achieved

  • A) has achievedIncorrect. Backshifted in reported speech.
  • B) achievesIncorrect. Present tense.
  • C) will achieveIncorrect. Future.
  • D) had achievedCorrect. Backshifted from past simple or present perfect to past perfect.

💡 Explicación

In reported speech, we backshift the tense to show the achievement occurred before the historian's observation.

Pregunta 10

Bloom: Evaluate

Critique of "slacktivism".

"Slacktivism" is a pejorative term for "feel-good" measures in support of an issue or social cause that involve very little effort.

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Respuesta correcta: D) pejorative

  • A) EffectiveIncorrect. The term is critical/pejorative.
  • B) positiveIncorrect. Slacktivism is usually criticized.
  • C) intensiveIncorrect. Slacktivism involves 'very little effort'.
  • D) pejorativeCorrect. Pejorative means expressing contempt or disapproval.

💡 Explicación

'Pejorative' correctly identifies that 'slacktivism' is a critical, negative label for low-effort activism.

Pregunta 11

Bloom: Remember

Definition of a rally.

A rally is a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.

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Respuesta correcta: D) Rally

  • A) PartyIncorrect. While social, a rally has a political purpose.
  • B) LectureIncorrect. A lecture is for teaching.
  • C) AuctionIncorrect. For selling goods.
  • D) RallyCorrect. Specific term for a political mass meeting.

💡 Explicación

'Rally' is the standard term for a large public gathering in support of a movement.

Pregunta 12

Bloom: Understand

Describing a future social goal.

By the end of the decade, a new bill will have been signed to protect indigenous lands.

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Respuesta correcta: B) will have been signed

  • A) will signIncorrect. Active voice.
  • B) will have been signedCorrect. Future perfect passive for a completed state in the future.
  • C) signedIncorrect. Past tense.
  • D) signingIncorrect. Gerund.

💡 Explicación

The future perfect passive indicates that the signing of the bill will be a finished achievement by the stated deadline.

Pregunta 13

Bloom: Apply

Discussing "advocacy".

Effective advocacy requires clear communication and the ability to build broad coalitions.

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Respuesta correcta: A) coalitions

  • A) coalitionsCorrect. A coalition is a temporary alliance for combined action.
  • B) barriersIncorrect. Advocacy aims to break barriers.
  • C) secretsIncorrect. Advocacy is public.
  • D) divisionsIncorrect. Coalitions bridge divisions.

💡 Explicación

'Coalitions' is the specific political term for the alliances formed between different groups to achieve a common goal.

Pregunta 14

Bloom: Analyze

Conditional about collective action.

If more people joined the cause, the movement would have a greater impact on policy makers.

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Respuesta correcta: D) joined

  • A) joinIncorrect. First conditional.
  • B) had joinedIncorrect. Third conditional.
  • C) would joinIncorrect. 'Would' not in 'if' clause.
  • D) joinedCorrect. Second conditional for a hypothetical change.

💡 Explicación

The second conditional describes the likely result of a hypothetical increase in participation.

Pregunta 15

Bloom: Evaluate

Conclusion of an essay on social change.

The author concludes that systemic change is only possible when individual actions are amplified through collective effort.

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Respuesta correcta: C) amplified

  • A) ignored'Ignored' means left out of account, which is the opposite of being amplified.
  • B) restricted'Hidden' means concealed, which is the opposite of being made stronger.
  • C) amplified'Restricted' means limited or reduced, whereas the sentence says individual actions grow through group effort.
  • D) hiddenCorrect. 'Amplified' means to make something larger or stronger, which is how collective effort increases the impact of single actions.

💡 Explicación

'Amplified' correctly identifies how social movements increase the power of individual efforts through group action.

Pregunta 16

Bloom: Remember

Describing an "activist".

An activist is a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.

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Respuesta correcta: C) Activist

  • A) BystanderIncorrect. Watches but doesn't act.
  • B) CriticIncorrect. Evaluates but doesn't necessarily campaign.
  • C) ActivistCorrect. Active participant in change.
  • D) WitnessIncorrect. Sees an event but doesn't necessarily act for change.

💡 Explicación

'Activist' is the general term for someone who takes action to support a social or political cause.

Pregunta 17

Bloom: Understand

Expressing a hope for social progress.

Many citizens wish there were more transparency in government decision-making.

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Respuesta correcta: C) were

  • A) isIncorrect. Present tense.
  • B) wasIncorrect. 'Were' is preferred in formal wishes about the present.
  • C) wereCorrect. 'Wish + were' for a present hypothetical desire.
  • D) will beIncorrect. Future.

💡 Explicación

The 'wish + past' structure expresses a desire for the current situation to be different.

Pregunta 18

Bloom: Apply

Text about "non-violent resistance".

Non-violent resistance is the practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and other methods without using physical force.

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Respuesta correcta: A) Non-violent

  • A) Non-violentCorrect. Specific term for peaceful resistance.
  • B) AggressiveIncorrect. Non-violent is the opposite of aggressive.
  • C) SecretIncorrect. Often very public.
  • D) PassiveIncorrect. Resistance is active, even if non-violent.

💡 Explicación

'Non-violent resistance' is the philosophy of using peaceful means to achieve social change.

Pregunta 19

Bloom: Analyze

Reporting a leader's speech.

The leader declared that the movement had reached a critical turning point.

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Respuesta correcta: B) had reached

  • A) has reachedIncorrect. Backshifted in reported speech.
  • B) had reachedCorrect. Backshifted from past simple or present perfect.
  • C) reachesIncorrect. Present tense.
  • D) will reachIncorrect. Future.

💡 Explicación

In reported speech, we backshift the tense of the original statement to show it was said in the past.

Pregunta 20

Bloom: Evaluate

Final thought on change.

History shows that the most enduring social changes are those rooted in broad-based social movements.

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Respuesta correcta: D) enduring

  • A) temporaryIncorrect. Successful movements aim for lasting change.
  • B) accidentalIncorrect. Movements are intentional.
  • C) fragileIncorrect. Rooted changes are usually strong.
  • D) enduringCorrect. Enduring means lasting over a period of time; durable.

💡 Explicación

'Enduring' describes the long-lasting and stable nature of the changes achieved by successful social movements.

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