EXAM WITH ANSWERS

PAU Practice Examination (Andalucía)

Instrucciones: a) Duración: 1 hora y 30 minutos.

b) Todas las cuestiones deben responderse en el papel entregado para la
realización del examen y nunca en los folios que contienen los enunciados.
c) Este examen consta de varios bloques. Debe responder a las preguntas que
se indican en cada uno.
d) La puntuación está indicada en cada uno de los apartados.
e) No se permite el uso de diccionario.

El examen consta de 3 Bloques (A, B y C)

En cada bloque (Comprehension, Use of English y Writing) se plantean varias preguntas. Se deberá responder al
número que se indica. En caso de aportar más de una respuesta, solo se tendrá en cuenta la que aparezca en primer
lugar. Las preguntas han de ser respondidas en su totalidad: si la pregunta tiene dos secciones, hay que responder a
ambas.
BLOQUE A (Comprensión lectora)
Puntuación máxima: 4 puntos
Debe responderse a las 8 preguntas del texto propuesto.

COMPREHENSION (4 points) READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
1 In 1973, a bank robbery in Stockholm became the first criminal event to be shown live on Swedish
2 television. The robbery, in which Jan-Erik Olsson took four people hostage, lasted for six days. Olsson demanded
3 that a friend be brought from his prison cell to the bank to help him keep an eye on the hostages, threatening to
4 kill them if their demands were not met. Despite the threats made against them, the hostages sympathised with
5 their captors and not only refused to give evidence against them in court, but actually raised money for Olsson’s
6 defence.
7 After the case, the phrase “Stockholm Syndrome” started to be used to describe the hostages’ feelings
8 towards their captors and it soon caught the public’s attention. In 1975, the film Dog Day Afternoon, based on a
9 1972 robbery in New York, was released. A young Al Pacino played the robber in a way that made it easy to see
10 why the hostages sympathised with him. In the same year as the film came out, Patty Hearst, daughter of a
11 millionaire publisher, was arrested. She had been kidnapped about a year and a half earlier, but had subsequently
12 been seen joining in the group’s criminal activities, even carrying a gun at one point. Although her lawyer claimed
13 that she had been suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, she was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in
14 prison.
15 Psychologists are still trying to understand what causes the condition. There are several theories, but, as the
16 Al Pacino film showed, during a long siege when victims and criminals interact, criminals often show their
17 humanity. Olsson gave his jacket to one woman who felt cold and comforted her when she had a nightmare. He
18 also sympathised with another woman who couldn’t get through to her husband on the phone and he encouraged
19 her to keep trying.
20 Whatever the reason, there’s no doubt that when the siege in Stockholm ended, the two criminals and their
21 victims hugged and kissed before the criminals were taken away, with the hostages pleading with police officers
22 not to hurt the two men although there was no evidence that the police intended to use unnecessary force.

CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
A1. What do we know about the robbery in Sweden?
(a) Some hostages were harmed. (c) Olsson spoke live to television cameras.
(b) The authorities agreed to one of (d) Olsson planned the robbery with a friend.
the robber’s demands.
A2. We can definitely say that …
(a) Dog Day Afternoon was based on (c) Patty Hearst’s crimes were made
the Stockholm robbery. into a film.

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 (b) the events in Dog Day Afternoon (d) Patty Hearst was kidnapped in 1975.
actually happened.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS
OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)
A3. The hostages in Stockholm helped Olsson financially after the crime.
True: “… but actually raised money for Olsson’s defence.”
A4. Al Pacino didn’t play a very sympathetic character in the film Dog Day Afternoon.
False: “… Al Pacino played the robber in a way that made it easy to see why the hostages sympathised
with him.”
A5. Psychologists have now agreed on the causes of Stockholm Syndrome.
False: “Psychologists are still trying to understand what causes the condition.”
A6. The victims’ attitude towards their captors didn’t change even after they were freed.
True: “… the two criminals and their victims hugged and kissed before the criminals were taken away,
with the hostages pleading with police officers not to hurt the two men …”
A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A7.1 ONE SYNONYM FOR “watch carefully” (expression). keep an eye on
A7.2 ONE SYNONYM FOR “later” (adverb). subsequently
A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A8.1 ONE WORD MEANING “communicate and cooperate or work together” (verb). interact
A8.2 ONE WORD MEANING “asking, begging” (verb). pleading

BLOQUE B (Uso de la lengua)

Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Debe responder a las 6 preguntas de la opción escogida.

USE OF ENGLISH (3 points; 0.5 points each) CHOOSE OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2 AND ANSWER ALL THE
QUESTIONS FROM THAT OPTION ONLY.

OPTION 1
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW
SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
 BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
 THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.
B1. The police knew the man was guilty, but they couldn’t find any real evidence.
Despite knowing (that) the man was guilty, the police couldn’t find any real evidence. /
Despite not being able to find any real evidence, the police knew (that) the man was guilty.
B2. The police are investigating the crime at the moment.
The crime is being investigated by the police at the moment.
B3. Revising always allows me to succeed in exams.
If I revise, I always succeed in exams.
B4. Is someone going to check my Internet connection today?
Is my Internet connection going to be checked today?
B5. You have to remember all the details.
(BETTER)
You had better remember all the details.
B6. It’s possible that they forgot about the meeting.
They might / may have forgotten about the meeting.

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 OPTION 2
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING.THE NEW
SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
 BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
 THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.
B7. I’m sure that’s not the same actor.
He can’t be the same actor.
B8. I really don’t like it when he shouts at me.
(WISH)
I wish he wouldn’t shout at me.
B9. When did he begin to work here?
How long has he been working here?
B10. Chloe is checking my essay.
I am having / getting my essay checked by Chloe.
B11. “Did you listen to the weather forecast this morning?” I asked him.
I wondered if / whether he had listened to the weather forecast that morning.
B12. Completing a marathon isn’t easy.
It isn’t easy to complete a marathon.

BLOQUE C (Redacción)
Puntuación máxima: 3 puntos
Deberá realizar una redacción de un mínimo de 120 palabras de UNO de los dos temas propuestos SOLAMENTE.

WRITING (3 points)
C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST 120 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND
FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:
C1. Should victims of crime be allowed to help the judge decide the punishment criminals are given?
Justify your answer.
C2. Write an informal letter to an English friend telling him / her about a crime that you witnessed in
your city. Describe where you were, what events took place and how you were affected.
Answers will vary.

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