🇨🇴 ICFES SaberSemana 5 · 12 preguntas

Review P1

Bundle W05 de Inglés para Grado 8 en Colombia (DBA MEN Colombia): 12 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: DBA MEN Colombia

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Remember

Reviewing daily habits vs. current actions.

My father ________ a uniform to work every day, but today he ________ a casual shirt.

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Respuesta correcta: C) wears / is wearing

  • A) is wearing / wearsIncorrect. The order of habit and exception is swapped.
  • B) wear / wearingIncorrect. Missing third person 's' and auxiliary 'is'.
  • C) wears / is wearingCorrect! Simple Present for habit, Present Continuous for today's exception.
  • D) wore / wearsIncorrect. "Every day" implies present habit, not past.

💡 Explicación

Recordamos que las rutinas diarias usan el Presente Simple, mientras que las excepciones o acciones ocurriendo en el momento usan el Presente Continuo.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Remember

Reviewing past simple.

Two days ago, I ________ an interesting documentary about biodiversity in the Amazon.

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Respuesta correcta: C) saw

  • A) seeIncorrect. Needs past tense for "two days ago".
  • B) seenIncorrect. This is the past participle, needs an auxiliary verb.
  • C) sawCorrect! "Saw" is the past tense of "see".
  • D) was seeingIncorrect. For a completed action in the past, Simple Past is better.

💡 Explicación

El Pasado Simple se utiliza para acciones terminadas en un tiempo específico del pasado.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Remember

Reviewing future intentions.

My friends and I ________ study together for the final exam next Friday. We already agreed.

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Respuesta correcta: D) are going to

  • A) willIncorrect. This is a previously made plan, not a spontaneous decision.
  • B) go toIncorrect. Missing the auxiliary "are".
  • C) studiedIncorrect. This is past tense.
  • D) are going toCorrect! Use "be going to" for planned intentions.

💡 Explicación

Recordamos usar "be going to" para planes o intenciones decididas antes del momento de hablar.

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Understand

Reviewing comparisons of superiority.

A flight from Bogotá to Medellín is ________ than a bus trip, but it's also ________ expensive.

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Respuesta correcta: A) faster / more

  • A) faster / moreCorrect! Fast is short (-er), expensive is long (more).
  • B) more fast / moreIncorrect. "Fast" is a short adjective, so it uses "-er".
  • C) faster / expensiverIncorrect. "Expensive" is a long adjective and doesn't take "-er".
  • D) fastest / mostIncorrect. These are superlatives, not comparatives.

💡 Explicación

En comparaciones, los adjetivos cortos usan el sufijo "-er" y los largos usan la palabra "more".

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Understand

Reviewing interrupted actions in the past.

I ________ a shower when the electricity ________ off.

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Respuesta correcta: C) was taking / went

  • A) took / wentIncorrect. One action was in progress when the other happened.
  • B) were taking / goIncorrect. Subject-verb agreement and tense errors.
  • C) was taking / wentCorrect! Past continuous for the background action and past simple for the interruption.
  • D) am taking / is goingIncorrect. These are present tenses.

💡 Explicación

Cuando una acción continua en el pasado es interrumpida, usamos el Pasado Continuo para la acción larga y el Pasado Simple para la corta.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Apply

Reviewing spontaneous decisions vs. plans.

Waiter: "Would you like something to drink?"
Customer: "Yes, I ________ have a fresh lemonade, please."

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Respuesta correcta: C) will

  • A) am going toIncorrect. Not a pre-planned intention in this context.
  • B) am havingIncorrect. Present continuous is for arrangements, not ordering at a table.
  • C) willCorrect! Spontaneous decision made at the moment of ordering.
  • D) haveIncorrect. Future meaning is required here.

💡 Explicación

Para decisiones rápidas tomadas en el momento del habla, como pedir en un restaurante, usamos "will".

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Analyze

Reviewing equality in comparisons.

The secondary school building is ________ tall ________ the primary school building. They both have three floors.

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Respuesta correcta: C) as / as

  • A) more / thanIncorrect. This would mean one is taller.
  • B) the / mostIncorrect. This is a superlative structure.
  • C) as / asCorrect! Used for comparing things that are equal.
  • D) so / asIncorrect. "So...as" is usually used in negative comparisons.

💡 Explicación

La estructura "as + adjetivo + as" indica que dos cosas tienen la misma intensidad en una cualidad.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Analyze

Reviewing stative verbs in present tenses.

I ________ what you mean, but I don't agree with your opinion.

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Respuesta correcta: D) understand

  • A) am understandingIncorrect. "Understand" is a stative verb.
  • B) understandingIncorrect. Lacks an auxiliary verb.
  • C) understoodIncorrect. Context is current conversation.
  • D) understandCorrect! Stative verbs stay in Simple Present.

💡 Explicación

Los verbos de estado (como understand, know, like) no se usan generalmente en tiempos continuos.

Pregunta 9

Bloom: Analyze

Reviewing future predictions with evidence.

Be careful! You ________ trip over that wire on the floor!

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Respuesta correcta: A) are going to

  • A) are going toCorrect! You can see the danger right now.
  • B) willIncorrect. "Going to" is better for immediate predictions based on evidence.
  • C) tripIncorrect. Present simple is for habits or schedules.
  • D) were going toIncorrect. This is for a past plan that didn't happen.

💡 Explicación

Cuando la evidencia de lo que va a pasar es visible en el presente, preferimos usar "be going to".

Pregunta 10

Bloom: Evaluate

Evaluating grammatically complex sentences.

Which sentence is grammatically correct and makes sense?

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Respuesta correcta: D) I am meeting my cousin at the airport tomorrow morning at 10:00.

  • A) While I was studying, I was suddenly hearing a loud noise.Incorrect. Hearing a sudden noise should be in Past Simple.
  • B) I think it is going to be colder than yesterday tomorrow.Incorrect. Word order is very confusing.
  • C) She is the more intelligent girl in my whole school.Incorrect. Comparison in a group requires the superlative "most".
  • D) I am meeting my cousin at the airport tomorrow morning at 10:00.Correct! Present continuous for a fixed arrangement.

💡 Explicación

Se evalúa la capacidad de distinguir entre planes (Present Continuous), comparativos/superlativos y la lógica de interrupción en el pasado.

Pregunta 11

Bloom: Evaluate

Identifying the most appropriate response in a formal setting.

A teacher asks about your missing project. Which response is B1-appropriate?

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Respuesta correcta: A) I apologize, teacher. I was working on it last night when my computer crashed.

  • A) I apologize, teacher. I was working on it last night when my computer crashed.Correct! Professional tone and correct use of past tenses.
  • B) I didn't did it. I'm sorry.Incorrect. Grammatically incorrect ("didn't did").
  • C) I'm going to bring it never.Incorrect. Rude and illogical.
  • D) Why are you asking me that now?Incorrect. Inappropriate and rude.

💡 Explicación

El nivel B1 implica no solo gramática correcta sino también el uso de registros adecuados para situaciones académicas.

Pregunta 12

Bloom: Evaluate

Summarizing a story with multiple tenses.

Read and choose the best summary:
"Last week, I planned to go hiking. While I was packing, it started to rain. I decided to stay home. Now, I am reading a book about mountains. Next month, I'll try again."

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Respuesta correcta: B) A past plan was cancelled due to weather, leading to a present activity and a future intention.

  • A) The person always goes hiking when it rains and is reading now.Incorrect. The hike was cancelled.
  • B) A past plan was cancelled due to weather, leading to a present activity and a future intention.Correct! It covers past, present, and future mentioned in the text.
  • C) Hiking is better than reading books about mountains in the future.Incorrect. Misinterprets the tenses and facts.
  • D) He is going to hike next month because he doesn't like books.Incorrect. The text doesn't say he doesn't like books.

💡 Explicación

Sintetizar un texto que utiliza múltiples tiempos verbales requiere una comprensión clara de la cronología de los eventos.

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