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Global Culture

Bundle W09 de Inglés para Grado 9 en Colombia (DBA MEN Colombia): 12 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.

Alineación: DBA MEN Colombia

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Pregunta 1

Bloom: Remember

Reporting a simple statement about a festival.

Direct Speech: "The carnival starts tomorrow," said the guide.
Reported Speech: The guide said that the carnival ________ the following day.

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Respuesta correcta: A) started

  • A) startedCorrect! Present Simple shifts to Past Simple in Reported Speech.
  • B) startsIncorrect. We need to backshift the tense.
  • C) will startIncorrect. "Will" would shift to "would".
  • D) has startedIncorrect. Inappropriate tense shift.

💡 Explicación

En el discurso indirecto (Reported Speech), los verbos suelen dar un "paso atrás" en el tiempo (backshift). El Presente Simple se convierte en Pasado Simple.

Pregunta 2

Bloom: Remember

Reporting a travel experience.

Direct Speech: "I have visited Tokyo twice," Maria told me.
Reported Speech: Maria told me that she ________ Tokyo twice.

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Respuesta correcta: A) had visited

  • A) had visitedCorrect! Present Perfect shifts to Past Perfect.
  • B) visitedIncorrect. Past Simple is for Direct Past.
  • C) has visitedIncorrect. No backshift was applied.
  • D) was visitingIncorrect. Changes the meaning.

💡 Explicación

El Presente Perfecto (have visited) se transforma en Pasado Perfecto (had visited) al reportar lo que alguien dijo en un momento anterior.

Pregunta 3

Bloom: Understand

Reporting a question about cultural habits.

Direct Speech: "Do you like spicy food?" he asked me.
Reported Speech: He asked me ________ I liked spicy food.

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Respuesta correcta: A) if

  • A) ifCorrect! We use "if" or "whether" for yes/no questions in reported speech.
  • B) thatIncorrect. "That" is for statements, not questions.
  • C) doIncorrect. Auxiliaries are not used in reported questions.
  • D) whatIncorrect. This is for specific information questions.

💡 Explicación

Para reportar preguntas de sí/no, utilizamos los conectores if o whether. Además, el orden de la oración vuelve a ser el de una afirmación (sujeto + verbo).

Pregunta 4

Bloom: Understand

Reporting a specific information question.

Direct Speech: "Where is the nearest museum?" the tourist asked.
Reported Speech: The tourist asked where the nearest museum ________.

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Respuesta correcta: C) was

  • A) isIncorrect. Missing backshift.
  • B) wereIncorrect. "Museum" is singular.
  • C) wasCorrect! Backshift of "is" and change to statement word order.
  • D) has beenIncorrect. Inappropriate tense.

💡 Explicación

En las preguntas con Wh- (where, what, why), mantenemos la palabra interrogativa pero cambiamos el orden a sujeto + verbo y aplicamos el retroceso temporal (is → was).

Pregunta 5

Bloom: Apply

Reporting a future plan in a cultural exchange.

Direct Speech: "I will host a student from Italy," said Julian.
Reported Speech: Julian said that he ________ a student from Italy.

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Respuesta correcta: D) would host

  • A) will hostIncorrect. Missing backshift.
  • B) hostsIncorrect. Changes the future meaning.
  • C) was going to hostIncorrect. While similar in meaning, the direct shift of "will" is "would".
  • D) would hostCorrect! "Will" shifts to "would" in Reported Speech.

💡 Explicación

El auxiliar de futuro will siempre se convierte en would cuando reportamos una declaración o promesa hecha en el pasado.

Pregunta 6

Bloom: Apply

Reporting an advice about local customs.

Direct Speech: "You should try the local coffee," the host suggested.
Reported Speech: The host suggested that I ________ the local coffee.

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Respuesta correcta: B) should try

  • A) must tryIncorrect. Changes the nuance from advice to obligation.
  • B) should tryCorrect! "Should" doesn't change in Reported Speech.
  • C) would tryIncorrect. "Should" doesn't shift to "would".
  • D) had to tryIncorrect. This is the shift for "must".

💡 Explicación

Algunos verbos modales como should, could, might y ought to no cambian de forma cuando se pasan al discurso indirecto.

Pregunta 7

Bloom: Analyze

Identifying the correct time and place reference shifts.

Direct Speech: "I am meeting my friends here tonight," she said.
Reported Speech: She said she was meeting her friends ________.

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Respuesta correcta: C) there that night

  • A) here tonightIncorrect. Time and place markers must change.
  • B) there tonightIncorrect. "Tonight" must change.
  • C) there that nightCorrect! "Here" becomes "there" and "tonight" becomes "that night".
  • D) here that nightIncorrect. "Here" must change.

💡 Explicación

Además de los verbos, en el discurso indirecto debemos ajustar las referencias de lugar (here → there) y tiempo (tonight → that night) para que coincidan con el nuevo contexto del hablante.

Pregunta 8

Bloom: Analyze

Understanding the use of "tell" vs "say".

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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Respuesta correcta: C) She told me that she loved the festival.

  • A) She said me that she loved the festival.Incorrect. "Say" cannot be followed directly by an object pronoun without "to".
  • B) She told that she loved the festival.Incorrect. "Tell" requires an object.
  • C) She told me that she loved the festival.Correct! "Tell" must be followed by an object (me, him, her).
  • D) She said to me that she love the festival.Incorrect. Missing backshift of "love".

💡 Explicación

A nivel B2, es vital distinguir: say se usa para la cita en sí, mientras que tell requiere mencionar a quién se le está hablando (un objeto indirecto).

Pregunta 9

Bloom: Analyze

Reporting a request or order.

Direct Speech: "Please, show me your passport," the officer said to me.
Reported Speech: The officer asked me ________ him my passport.

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Respuesta correcta: A) to show

  • A) to showCorrect! For requests/orders, we use "to + infinitive".
  • B) that I showIncorrect. Commands and requests use the infinitive.
  • C) showingIncorrect. Gerund is not used here.
  • D) if I showedIncorrect. This is for questions, not requests.

💡 Explicación

Para reportar peticiones u órdenes, utilizamos la estructura: verbo de reporte + objeto + to + infinitivo. Si es negativo, usamos not to.

Pregunta 10

Bloom: Evaluate

Finding an error in a long reported sentence.

Identify the error in this paragraph:
"My friend from Mexico told (A) that she had been (B) very happy here. She added that she would (C) return the next year (D)."

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Respuesta correcta: B) told

  • A) had beenIncorrect. Correct backshift from "was" or "have been".
  • B) toldCorrect! "Told" requires an object (e.g., "told me"). It should be "said".
  • C) wouldIncorrect. Correct backshift from "will".
  • D) next yearIncorrect. Correct shift from "next year" in the original context (though "the following year" is more formal).

💡 Explicación

El error más común es usar tell sin un destinatario. Siempre que usemos tell, debemos indicar a quién se dirige la información (told me, told the class).

Pregunta 11

Bloom: Evaluate

Reporting a complex question.

Direct Speech: "Why have you decided to study abroad?"
Reported Speech: She asked me why I ________ to study abroad.

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Respuesta correcta: D) had decided

  • A) have decidedIncorrect. No backshift.
  • B) did I decideIncorrect. Inverted word order.
  • C) I had decidedIncorrect. The "why" is already there, but B is a common trap. Wait, C is better.
  • D) had decidedCorrect! Backshift and statement word order.

💡 Explicación

En las preguntas reportadas, el orden de las palabras cambia de interrogativo (have you decided) a afirmativo (I had decided). No se usan auxiliares de pregunta como did o do.

Pregunta 12

Bloom: Evaluate

Choosing the best summary of an interview.

The interviewer asked the artist if he ________ working on his new album yet. The artist replied that he ________ it by the end of the year.

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Respuesta correcta: D) had finished / would have finished

  • A) finished / will finishIncorrect. Missing backshifts.
  • B) has finished / would finishIncorrect. Mixed backshifts.
  • C) did finish / had finishedIncorrect. Incorrect tense logic.
  • D) had finished / would have finishedCorrect! Backshift of Present Perfect and Future Perfect.

💡 Explicación

Este ejercicio final evalúa la capacidad de reportar estructuras complejas como el Presente Perfecto y el Futuro Perfecto en una sola situación comunicativa.

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