🇨🇴 ICFES SaberSemana 22 · 10 preguntas

Countable Uncountable

Bundle W22 de Inglés para Grado 7 en Colombia (DBA MEN Colombia): 10 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: DBA MEN Colombia

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Remember

Identifying a countable noun.

Which of these nouns can be counted (1, 2, 3...)?

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Respuesta correcta: C) Apple

  • A) WaterIncorrect. Water is a liquid and generally uncountable.
  • B) RiceIncorrect. Rice consists of many small grains and is uncountable.
  • C) AppleCorrect! You can have one apple, two apples, etc.
  • D) SugarIncorrect. Sugar is a powder/granule substance and is uncountable.

💡 Explicación

The student identifies basic countable nouns among uncountable substances.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Remember

Using "a/an" with singular countable nouns.

Complete the sentence: "I want to eat ________ orange."

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Respuesta correcta: B) an

  • A) aIncorrect. Use "an" before a vowel sound.
  • B) anCorrect! "Orange" starts with a vowel sound.
  • C) someIncorrect. While possible for plural or uncountable, for a single item "an" is more specific here.
  • D) the someIncorrect. Grammatically wrong combination.

💡 Explicación

The student remembers the rule for using indefinite articles with countable singular nouns.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Understand

Using "some" with uncountable nouns.

"Would you like ________ water?"

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Respuesta correcta: C) some

  • A) aIncorrect. You cannot use "a" with an uncountable noun like water.
  • B) anIncorrect. You cannot use "an" with uncountable nouns.
  • C) someCorrect! "Some" is used with uncountable nouns in offers or affirmative sentences.
  • D) anyIncorrect. "Any" is usually for questions or negatives, but "some" is better for polite offers.

💡 Explicación

The student understands the use of "some" as a quantifier for uncountable nouns in a social context.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Understand

Identifying plural forms of countable nouns.

Which sentence is correct for plural items?

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Respuesta correcta: C) I have two bananas.

  • A) I have two water.Incorrect. Water is uncountable.
  • B) I have two sugars.Incorrect. Sugar is uncountable (unless referring to packets).
  • C) I have two bananas.Correct! Banana is countable and has a plural form.
  • D) I have two rices.Incorrect. Rice is uncountable.

💡 Explicación

The student distinguishes between nouns that can take a plural form and those that cannot.

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Apply

Making a shopping list.

"On my list, I have: ________ bread, ________ egg, and ________ milk."

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Respuesta correcta: B) some / an / some

  • A) a / an / someBread is uncountable, so 'a bread' is not possible; it needs 'some bread'.
  • B) some / an / someCorrect. 'Some' fits the uncountable bread, 'an' fits the singular countable egg, and 'some' fits the uncountable milk.
  • C) some / a / a'A' cannot go before 'egg' here because the singular countable egg needs 'an', and milk is uncountable so it cannot take 'a'.
  • D) a / some / someBread is uncountable, so the first blank cannot be 'a'; it has to be 'some'.

💡 Explicación

The student applies knowledge of a/an/some to a mixture of countable and uncountable nouns.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Apply

A recipe instruction.

"To make the juice, you need three lemons, some sugar, and a liter of water."

Which item in the recipe is a plural countable noun?

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Respuesta correcta: A) lemons

  • A) lemonsCorrect! "Lemons" is the plural of the countable noun "lemon".
  • B) sugarIncorrect. Sugar is uncountable.
  • C) waterIncorrect. Water is uncountable.
  • D) literIncorrect. This is a unit of measurement.

💡 Explicación

The student applies grammatical categorization to specific words within a functional text.

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Apply

Describing contents of a fridge.

"There is ________ cheese and ________ tomatoes in the fridge."

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Respuesta correcta: B) some / some

  • A) a / someIncorrect. Cheese is uncountable.
  • B) some / someCorrect! "Some" can be used for both uncountable (cheese) and plural countable (tomatoes).
  • C) some / aIncorrect. "Tomatoes" is plural.
  • D) a / aIncorrect. Both cheese is uncountable and tomatoes is plural.

💡 Explicación

The student applies the versatility of the quantifier "some" for different noun types.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Analyze

Identifying errors in quantifying expressions.

Which of the following is INCORRECT?

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Respuesta correcta: C) A milk.

  • A) A piece of bread.'A piece of' is the standard way to count bread, so the structure is correct.
  • B) A glass of water.'A glass of' is the standard container word used to count water, so the structure is correct.
  • C) A milk.Correct. 'Milk' is uncountable, so 'a milk' is wrong; English needs a container word such as 'a glass of milk'.
  • D) A bottle of milk.'A bottle of' is the standard container word used to count milk, so the structure is correct.

💡 Explicación

The student analyzes how to correctly quantify uncountable nouns using container or portion words.

Pregunta 9

Bloom: Analyze

A dialogue at a restaurant.

Customer: "I'd like some soup and a salad, please."

Waiter: "Certainly. Would you like some juice or a soda with that?"

Identify the pair of uncountable nouns mentioned in the dialogue.

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Respuesta correcta: B) Soup and juice

  • A) Salad and sodaIncorrect. These are treated as countable here.
  • B) Soup and juiceCorrect! Both soup and juice are liquids/substances typically uncountable.
  • C) Salad and juiceIncorrect. Salad is countable here (a salad).
  • D) Soup and sodaIncorrect. Soda is used with "a" here (a soda).

💡 Explicación

The student analyzes a text to identify and categorize nouns based on their countability in context.

Pregunta 10

Bloom: Evaluate

Evaluating a shopping list for a party.

"Shopping List: 10 sodas, 5 pizzas, some music, some happiness, and a lot of fun."

Which items on this list are abstract uncountable nouns?

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Respuesta correcta: D) Happiness and fun.

  • A) Sodas and pizzas.Incorrect. These are concrete and countable.
  • B) Music and sodas.Incorrect. Sodas are concrete.
  • C) Pizzas and music.Incorrect. Pizzas are concrete.
  • D) Happiness and fun.Correct! These are abstract concepts that cannot be counted.

💡 Explicación

The student evaluates and distinguishes between concrete/countable and abstract/uncountable nouns in a creative context.

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