🇨🇴 ICFES SaberSemana 35 · 10 preguntas

Review P4 Modals

Bundle W35 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 city place.

Where do you go to catch a bus to another city?

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Respuesta correcta: B) Bus station

  • A) AirportIncorrect. This is for planes.
  • B) Bus stationCorrect! This is the terminal for buses.
  • C) Police stationIncorrect. This is for law enforcement.
  • D) Fire stationIncorrect. This is for firefighters.

💡 Explicación

The student identifies basic vocabulary for city transportation hubs.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Remember

Using "must" for obligation.

"It is a rule in the museum: You ________ touch the paintings."

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Respuesta correcta: C) mustn't

  • A) shouldIncorrect. Touching paintings is usually forbidden, not a suggestion.
  • B) don't have toIncorrect. This means it's optional.
  • C) mustn'tCorrect! "Mustn't" is used for prohibition (strong obligation NOT to do something).
  • D) have toIncorrect. This would mean it's mandatory to touch them.

💡 Explicación

The student identifies the correct modal for a formal prohibition.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Understand

Giving advice for a health problem.

"If you have a fever, you ________ stay at home and rest."

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Respuesta correcta: C) should

  • A) mustn't"Mustn't" states a strict prohibition, which is far stronger than the recommendation to stay home and rest.
  • B) shouldn'tThe sentence advises staying home, so a negative modal works against the meaning rather than with it.
  • C) shouldCorrect! "Should" is the appropriate modal for giving medical advice.
  • D) has toIncorrect. Grammar error (needs "have to" or "must" for obligation, but "should" is better for advice).

💡 Explicación

The student understands the use of "should" for providing helpful suggestions.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Understand

Asking for directions.

"Excuse me, ________ can I get to the city center from here?"

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Respuesta correcta: B) How

  • A) WhereIncorrect. "Where" asks for the location, "How" asks for the method/way. "How can I get to" is the standard phrase.
  • B) HowCorrect! "How can I get to..." is used to ask for directions or means of transport.
  • C) What"What can I get to...?" is not a working question phrase; the speaker is asking for the way, not for a thing.
  • D) When"When" asks about time, but the speaker needs directions and a means of transport.

💡 Explicación

The student understands the functional language for asking how to reach a destination.

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Apply

Describing a lack of necessity.

"The museum is free today. We ________ buy tickets."

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Respuesta correcta: B) don't have to

  • A) mustn'tIncorrect. This means it is forbidden.
  • B) don't have toCorrect! Since it is free, it is not necessary to buy tickets.
  • C) shouldn'tIncorrect. Not a matter of advice.
  • D) mustIncorrect. Not an obligation.

💡 Explicación

The student applies the concept of "don't have to" for situations where an action is not required.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Apply

A school handbook fragment.

"Students should arrive 5 minutes early. They must wear the official PE uniform on Fridays. They don't have to bring their own lunch because the school provides it."

What is an obligation for students on Fridays?

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Respuesta correcta: A) To wear the PE uniform.

  • A) To wear the PE uniform.Correct! The text says they "must" wear it.
  • B) To bring their own lunch.Incorrect. They "don't have to".
  • C) To arrive 30 minutes early.Incorrect. The advice is 5 minutes.
  • D) To study only PE.Incorrect. Not mentioned.

💡 Explicación

The student applies reading comprehension to distinguish between advice, obligation, and lack of necessity.

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Apply

Combining directions and prepositions.

"Turn left at the bank and walk ________ the street to the library."

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Respuesta correcta: C) across

  • A) intoIncorrect. "Into" is for entering.
  • B) overIncorrect. Unless there is a bridge, you walk across.
  • C) acrossCorrect! "Across" is used for crossing a street.
  • D) under"Under" would put you below the street, while the preposition for walking alongside a street is "along".

💡 Explicación

The student applies the correct movement preposition to a directional instruction.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Analyze

Analyzing the correct form of "have to" for third person.

Which sentence is correct about a doctor's work?

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Respuesta correcta: B) A doctor has to help sick people.

  • A) A doctor have to help sick people.Incorrect. Needs "has to" for singular.
  • B) A doctor has to help sick people.Correct! Subject-verb agreement for "have to".
  • C) A doctor must to help sick people.Incorrect. No "to" after "must".
  • D) A doctor doesn't has to help sick people.Incorrect. After "doesn't", use base form "have".

💡 Explicación

The student analyzes agreement rules for semi-modal and modal verbs.

Pregunta 9

Bloom: Analyze

Analyzing a complex direction scenario.

"Go straight for three blocks. Turn right at the park. The movie theater is on your left, between the bakery and the bank."

Where exactly is the movie theater located?

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Respuesta correcta: D) Next to both a bakery and a bank.

  • A) On the right side of the park.Incorrect. You turn right, but the theater is on your left.
  • B) After the fourth block.Incorrect. It's after three blocks and a turn.
  • C) Inside the bank.Incorrect. It is next to it.
  • D) Next to both a bakery and a bank.Correct! "Between" implies it is next to both.

💡 Explicación

The student analyzes multiple spatial indicators to pin down a specific location.

Pregunta 10

Bloom: Evaluate

Evaluating advice for a tourist in Colombia.

"You should visit the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquirá. You must bring a jacket because it's cold inside. You don't have to worry about the distance; it's very near Bogotá."

What is the most important instruction for the tourist's physical comfort?

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Respuesta correcta: A) To bring a jacket.

  • A) To bring a jacket.Correct! This addresses the temperature (physical comfort).
  • B) To visit the Cathedral.Incorrect. This is the main activity, not specific to physical comfort.
  • C) To not worry about the distance.Incorrect. This is about logistics.
  • D) To stay in Bogotá.Incorrect. The advice is to visit another place.

💡 Explicación

The student evaluates the functions of different modal sentences in a text to identify a specific type of recommendation.

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