Selectividad Inglés — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Elige la opción correcta para completar: «If I ___ more time, I would travel around Europe.»
- had (Correct answer)
- have
- will have
- am having
Correct answer: had
Es un segundo condicional (situación hipotética): «If + pasado simple» en la condición, por eso se usa «had».
Question 2: ¿Cuál es la forma correcta en pasado del verbo irregular «to go»?
- goed
- went (Correct answer)
- gone
- going
Correct answer: went
«To go» es irregular: el pasado simple es «went» y el participio es «gone».
Question 3: Selecciona el sinónimo más adecuado de la palabra «happy».
- Angry
- Tired
- Glad (Correct answer)
- Bored
Correct answer: Glad
«Glad» significa contento o alegre, es el sinónimo más cercano de «happy».
Question 4: Completa con la preposición correcta: «She has been living in Madrid ___ 2015.»
- for
- during
- from
- since (Correct answer)
Correct answer: since
Con un punto de inicio concreto en el tiempo (2015) se usa «since»; «for» se reservaría para un periodo de duración.
Question 5: Transforma a voz pasiva: «The teacher corrects the exams.»
- The exams are corrected by the teacher. (Correct answer)
- The exams correct the teacher.
- The teacher is corrected by the exams.
- The exams were correcting the teacher.
Correct answer: The exams are corrected by the teacher.
En pasiva, el objeto («the exams») pasa a sujeto y se usa «to be» + participio: «are corrected by the teacher».
Question 6: Elige el comparativo correcto: «This book is ___ than the other one.»
- more interesting as
- more interesting (Correct answer)
- the most interesting
- interestinger
Correct answer: more interesting
Los adjetivos largos forman el comparativo con «more» + adjetivo + «than»: «more interesting than».
Question 7: ¿Cuál es el reported speech de: He said: «I am tired»?
- He said he is tired.
- He said I am tired.
- He said he was tired. (Correct answer)
- He says he was tired.
Correct answer: He said he was tired.
En estilo indirecto el presente «am» retrocede a pasado «was» y «I» cambia a «he»: «He said he was tired».
Question 8: Completa con el artículo correcto: «She is ___ honest person.»
- the
- no article
- a
- an (Correct answer)
Correct answer: an
«Honest» empieza por una «h» muda, con sonido vocálico, por eso se usa «an honest person».
Question 9: Elige el phrasal verb adecuado: «Please ___ your shoes before entering the house.»
- take off (Correct answer)
- take after
- take up
- take over
Correct answer: take off
«Take off» significa quitarse (una prenda o calzado): «take off your shoes».
Question 10: ¿Cuál es el plural correcto de «child»?
- childs
- children (Correct answer)
- childes
- childrens
Correct answer: children
«Child» tiene un plural irregular: «children».
Question 11: Completa con el present perfect: «I ___ never ___ sushi before.»
- did / eat
- was / eating
- have / eaten (Correct answer)
- had / eat
Correct answer: have / eaten
El present perfect se forma con «have/has» + participio: «I have never eaten sushi before».
Question 12: Elige el conector que expresa contraste: «He studied hard; ___, he failed the exam.»
- therefore
- moreover
- so
- however (Correct answer)
Correct answer: however
«However» introduce una idea de contraste o oposición respecto a lo anterior.
Selectividad Inglés
Elige la opción correcta para completar: «If I ___ more time, I would travel around Europe.»