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Bundle W30 de Inglés para Grado 5 en Colombia (DBA MEN Colombia / Saber 5): 8 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: DBA MEN Colombia / Saber 5

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Remember

At Paloquemao market in Bogotá, a boy sees red apples, yellow bananas and green avocados on a table.

Which words are fruits you can buy at the market?

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Respuesta correcta: B) Apple and banana.

  • A) Carrot and onion.Carrot and onion are vegetables, not fruits.
  • B) Apple and banana.Apple and banana are common fruits sold at the market.
  • C) Rice and beans.Rice and beans are grains, not fruits.
  • D) Chicken and fish.Chicken and fish are animal products, not fruits.

💡 Explicación

Esta pregunta trabaja el vocabulario básico de frutas en inglés. También ayuda a diferenciar frutas, verduras y otros alimentos del mercado.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Understand

In Bazurto market in Cartagena, a girl asks the vendor about the price of mangoes.

What does the question "How much is it?" mean in a market?

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Respuesta correcta: D) What is the price?

  • A) What is your name?That question asks for a name, not a price.
  • B) Where is the market?That question asks for a place, not a price.
  • C) Do you like mangoes?That question asks about taste, not about price.
  • D) What is the price?"How much is it?" is the correct way to ask for the price.

💡 Explicación

La expresión How much is it? se usa para preguntar precios en inglés. También es esencial para comprar en la plaza de mercado con cortesía.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Apply

At Minorista market in Medellín, a sign says: "Tomatoes $5.000 COP per kilo".

A boy wants one kilo of tomatoes. What does he say to the vendor?

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Respuesta correcta: A) How much is one kilo of tomatoes?

  • A) How much is one kilo of tomatoes?This is the correct question to ask the price of one kilo.
  • B) How many is one kilo of tomatoes?"How many" is for countable quantity, not for asking the price.
  • C) What much is one kilo of tomatoes?"What much" is not correct English for asking prices.
  • D) How much are you tomatoes?This sentence is incorrect because it is missing "of" and changes the meaning.

💡 Explicación

How much se combina con is para preguntar el precio de un producto. También se practica la estructura completa con la cantidad y el alimento.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Apply

In a market in Cali, a girl reads this note: "Oranges $8.000 COP. Bananas $6.000 COP."

The girl has $10.000 COP. What can she buy?

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Respuesta correcta: C) One bag of bananas.

  • A) Oranges and bananas together.Together they cost $14.000 COP, which is more than $10.000 COP.
  • B) Two bags of oranges.Two bags of oranges cost $16.000 COP, which is too much money.
  • C) One bag of bananas.Bananas cost $6.000 COP, so she has enough money to buy them.
  • D) Two bags of bananas and one bag of oranges.That combination costs $20.000 COP, which is more than her money.

💡 Explicación

Esta actividad aplica la lectura de precios en COP a una situación real. También exige comparar cantidades de dinero para tomar una decisión de compra.

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Apply

At a fruit stand in Bucaramanga, the vendor says: "The papaya is $12.000 COP."

The boy pays with $25.000 COP. The vendor gives him $13.000 COP back. What is this money called?

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Respuesta correcta: D) The change.

  • A) The price.The price is the cost of the papaya, which is $12.000 COP.
  • B) The bill.The bill is the paper money used to pay, not the money returned.
  • C) The discount.A discount is a lower price, not the money the vendor returns.
  • D) The change.The change is the money the vendor returns after the payment.

💡 Explicación

La palabra change significa el dinero que se devuelve después de pagar. También es vocabulario esencial para manejar compras con pesos colombianos.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Analyze

At a market in Pereira, a vendor and a customer talk: "How much are the lulo fruits?" "They are $15.000 COP."

Why does the customer use "How much are" instead of "How much is"?

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Respuesta correcta: B) Because "fruits" is plural.

  • A) Because lulo is very expensive.The price does not change the grammar of the question.
  • B) Because "fruits" is plural."Are" is used with plural nouns like "fruits" in the question.
  • C) Because the vendor is a woman.The vendor does not change the verb in the price question.
  • D) Because the market is in Pereira.The city does not change English grammar rules.

💡 Explicación

El verbo cambia según el sustantivo: is para singular y are para plural. También se analiza la concordancia en preguntas reales sobre precios del mercado.

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Analyze

In Santa Marta, Ana has a shopping list: "2 kilos of potatoes $10.000 COP, 1 pineapple $7.000 COP".

Ana pays with $25.000 COP. Which statement is correct?

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Respuesta correcta: A) She can buy everything and receive $8.000 COP in change.

  • A) She can buy everything and receive $8.000 COP in change.The total is $17.000 COP, so $25.000 minus $17.000 leaves $8.000 COP.
  • B) She cannot buy the pineapple because she has no money.She has $25.000 COP, which is more than the total of $17.000 COP.
  • C) The total is $25.000 COP exactly.The total is $10.000 plus $7.000, which is $17.000 COP.
  • D) She needs $30.000 COP to buy everything.She only needs $17.000 COP, so $25.000 COP is enough.

💡 Explicación

Esta pregunta exige sumar precios y calcular el cambio en COP. También fortalece la lectura atenta de listas de compras en inglés.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Evaluate

At a market in Manizales, a tourist says: "Give me that fruit now. How much?"

Which response is the most polite and correct way to ask for fruit and its price?

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Respuesta correcta: C) Excuse me, how much is this mango, please?

  • A) Give me fruits. Money now.This order is rude and the grammar is not correct.
  • B) Hey! That fruit! Price!Shouting single words is impolite and unclear.
  • C) Excuse me, how much is this mango, please?This sentence is polite, complete and asks the price correctly.
  • D) I want everything. No price.This sentence is rude and does not ask for the price.

💡 Explicación

Evaluar la cortesía es clave en la comunicación en inglés. También se valora usar preguntas completas con excuse me y please en el mercado.

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