PRUEBA

ICFES

1. 2017

APRIL 16 2017

ENGLISH TEST

ESTRUCTURA DE LA

PRUEBA DE INGLÉS

PARTE 1 : 11%PARTE 2 : 11%PARTE 3 : 11%PARTE 4 : 18%PARTE 5 : 16%PARTE 6 : 11%PARTE 7 : 22%

NIVELES DE DESEMPEÑO-A1menor a 50%

A1.50-59%A2. 60-69%B1.70-79%

B+. 80-100%

PARTE 1: INTERPRETACIÓN DE AVISOS. 11%

1. TRIP

2. WAIT

3. ENVELOPE

4. GUEST

5. FOLLOW

6. WITHOUT

7. CASTLE

8. THESE

9. CERTAINLY

10. MATCH

VOCABULARY: PART 1, 2 , 3

VIAJE

ESPERAR

SOBRE

HUESPED

SEGUIR

SIN

CASTILLO

ESTOS(AS)

SEGURO,CIERTAMENTE

PARTIDO,FOSFORO,RELACIONAR

A. in a library

B. at an airport

C. in a shop

PARTE 2: CONOCIMIENTO DE LÉXICO.11%

Part II6) You usually put this inside anenvelope before posting it

7) If you follow this, you won`tbe late for class

8) People buy this to learn what has happened in the world9) The police may want to see this ifthey stop you in your car.

10) You cannot travel on certainbuses without one of these

a) dictionary

b) driving

license

c) letter

d) menu

e) newspaper

f) street map

g) ticket

h) schedule

PARTE 3: CONVERSACIONES

CORTAS.11%

11.I´d like thepasta,please?

12.Shall we eat now?

13.What do you think of modern art?

PARTE 4: TEXTOS INCOMPLETOS.18%

BEARS

The bear can be a dangerous animal. The adult bear is very

strong and it can kill a person. Bears are good at (16)__

trees and they can run very fast.But they cannot see very

well and,(17)__ most animals,they find food by using

(18)__ noses .

TIPO DE PREGUNTA 4

16. a. climbed b. climb c.

climbing

17. a. like b. from c. for

18. a. them b. those c. their

THE BEAR

There are seven kinds of bears. The (19)__ is the

white polar bear,which is almost three meters

tall. There are two kinds of black bears (20)__

lives in the forests of North America and the

other lives in South-East Asia. But not(21)__

black bears are black.

19. a. larger b. largest c. large

20. a. both b. one c. he

21. a. every b. all c.

each

THE BEAR

They may be dark brown or a reddish brown.

Everyone loves the black and white panda bear,

which comes from China. Not (22)__ live in the

forest today because (23)__ is difficult to find

food

22. a. many b. much c.

more

23. a. there b. anything c.

it

PARTE 5: COMPRENSION DE TEXTOS DESDE EL NIVEL LITERAL.16%

1. EARN

2. OUTSIDE

3. IN FACT

4. DIRTY

5. WHICH

6. THING

7. MATTER

8. MIND

9. ILL

VOCABULARY: PART 5

GANAR

EXTERIOR,AFUERA

DE HECHO,EN REALIDAD

SUCIO/A

EL CUAL/ LA CUAL

(COSA

SUCEDER/importar

IMPORTAR, MENTE

ENFERMO

INGRID MCFARLANEZOO KEEPER

When I graduated from highschool at18,Igot a job at a zoo as a student keeper.Now 5 years later, things have changed-Ihave passed my exams and I am a fullytrained animal keeper.The money is notgood.I only get $15.000 a year. You have tobe outside in rain and snow,which is hardwork, and you get very dirty. But thisdoesn´t matter to me because animals arethe most important thing in my life!

INGRID MCFARLANEZOO KEEPER

There are a hundred monkeys and fiftydeers in my part of the zoo and I givethem their food and clean their houses.I also need to watch them carefully tobe sure that they are all well. In fact,rhinos are my favorite animals and solast year I went to Africa with acolleague for a month to study them

INGRID MCFARLANEZOO KEEPER

The zoo is open every day and I work 5different days each week. I live in asmall apartment twenty minutes awayand I get up at ten to seven and startwork at eight. The first thing I do whenI get home at a quarter after five is takea shower.

24. Ingrid would like to:

A. Take some exams

B. Earn more money

C. Change her job.

25. How does Ingrid feel about working in

bad weather?

A. She hates getting dirty.

B. She doesn´t mind it.

C. She likes the snow.

26. If Ingrid doesn´t check the monkeys,

A. They may become ill

B. They may get hungry

C. They may run away.

27. The animals Ingrid likes the most are the

A. monkeys.

B. deer.

C. rhinos.

28. Ingrid traveled to Africa

A. To have a month´s vacation

B. To visit a colleague there

C. To learn more about some animals.

29. The zoo is open

A. Only five days a week.

B. Seven days a week.

C. On different days every week.

30. Ingrid arrives at her apartment

in the evening at

A.Five fifteen

B.Twenty after five

C.Ten to seven.

PARTE 6: COMPRENSION DE

TEXTOS.11%

1. SUDDENLY

2. ROAD

3. TOGETHER

4. AGAIN

5. ALL OVER THE WORLD

6. PEACE

7. STILL

8. ENCOURAGE

9. THROUGH

10. BREATHING

11. EITHER…OR

12. HOLD -HELD

13. TO BRING

14. SUCCESSFUL

VOCABULARY: PART 6

DE REPENTE/REPENTINAMENTE

CARRETERA

JUNTOS

OTRA VEZ

EN TODO EL MUNDO

PAZ

TODAVÍA

ESTIMULAR

A TRAVÉS DE

RESPIRACIÓN/ RESPIRANDO

O…O

LLEVAR A CABO/SOSTENER

TRAER

EXITOSO

PARTE 6

Imagine if everyone in your street suddenlycame out into the road one day and startedsinging together. Singing teacher Ruth Blackbelieves it would make everyone so friendlythat they would never walk past each otheragain without saying hello.Singing helpspeople live in peace together.She says.

PARTE 6

All over the world people have always sungtogether and in most places they still do, butin England it is not longertraditional.Nowadays,says Ruth,people onlysing together in churches and footballgrounds,although it could be doneanywhere.Everyone is able to sing,she says,but most of us either think we can´t or haveforgotten what we learned as children.

PARTE 6

However, as with everything musical,youneed to practice and the same applies toyour voice. Ruth thinks that singing itselfbrings other benefits. It encourages goodbreathing, for example. Through singing,people often become more confident andalso learn to control stress. But more thananything, it brings people together.

PARTE 6

When Ruth first started singing, there waslittle opportunity to sing with others.Then,through a friend, she discovered an excellentsinging class and became so keen that shestarted running her own class. These areheld twice a month for all singers,whatevertheir level, and are now enormouslysuccessful.

31. What is the writer trying to do in this

article?

A. Explain why singing has become less popular

everywhere.

B. Describe a teacher´s idea about the

importance of singing.

C. Advertise a teacher´s singing class

D. Encourage children to learn to sing.

32. What can the reader find out from the

article?

A. How singing is something anyone can do

B. Where the best places to sing are.

C. Why traditional singing has disappeared.

D. How to improve your voice.

33. Which is the best advertisement for Ruth´s

singing classes?

A

Calling all singers!Want an opportunity to sing

with others? We need

professional singers to join our

group.Come along

B

THE SOUND OF

MUSIC

Our class wants

individual singers for a

neighborhood street

concert. Come and join

us

C.SING WITH US

Think you can´t sing? see

how you improve with

practice.Our popular class

is for singers.both with and

without experience.

D

SONGS FOR ALL!

Can you sing?Try our

singing for everyone.

Class every week and

find out!

Make new friends.

34. How does Ruth think singing with other

people can help you?

A. You learn to breath more easily.

B. You are able to improve your speaking.

C. You can get to know other people

D. You become a confident musician.

35. What made Ruth start her own class?

A. She couldn´t find a suitable class

B. She was asked to teach people she knew.

C. She wanted to improve her own teaching.

D. She enjoyed going to a singing class herself.

PARTE 7: TEXTOS INCOMPLETOS.22%

1. JOURNALIST

2. SPEED

3. PIECE

4. STRESSFUL

5. GET ALONG

6. EACH

7. DATE

8. ATTEND

9. DISPLAY

10. TOWARDS

11. UNTIL

12. REMAIN

13. MISTAKES

14. FAILURE

15. LAST

.

VOCABULARY: PART 7PERIODISTA

VELOCIDAD

PEDAZO,PIEZA

ESTRESANTELLEVARSELA BIEN CON OTROS

CADA

FECHA,CITAASISTIR

FIJAR,EXHIBIR,MONITOR DEL PC,MOSTRAR

A , HACIAHASTA

PERMANECER

ERRORES

FRACASO

DEMORAR,ÚLTIMO

JACQUI SWIFT

Jacqui Swift has worked as a journalist for newspapers, a

music magazine and TV programs. At the (36)__, she is

writing for a music website(37)__ started last month. I

(38)__ to write for the internet because this is where you

find the very latest information about bands.

TIPO DE PREGUNTA 7

36. a. period b. time c. moment d. day

37. a. which b. what c. who d. when

38. a. thought b. persuaded c. imagined d.

decided

I love the speed of the internet.I can write a piecein the morning and see it (39) __ on the websitein the afternoon.The same story won´t be on thenewspapers(40)___the next day.It may (41)___upto six weeks before you see it in some magazines.I am a (42)_____ of a team.39 a. show b. appear c. attend d.

display

40. a. over b. during c. towards d. until

41. a. take b. last c. stay d. remain

42. a. worker b. colleague c. member d. person

We have to work fast and mustn´t make any (43)__ ,so it can be stressful.But we all getalong(44)___with each other. I find it reallyexciting to think that our work(45)__read allaround the world

43 a. faults b. mistakes c. accidents d.

failures

44. a. good b. strongly c. well d. happy

45. a. is b. will c. has d. does