UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
EVALUACIÓN PARA EL ACCESO A LAS ENSEÑANZAS
UNIVERSITARIAS OFICIALES DE GRADO
Curso 2023-2024
MATERIA: INGLÉS
INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y CALIFICACIÓN
Después de leer atentamente el examen, responda de la siguiente forma:
• elija un texto A o B y responda EN INGLÉS a las preguntas 1, 2, 3 y 4 del texto elegido.
• responda EN INGLÉS una pregunta a elegir entre las preguntas A.5 o B.5
TIEMPO Y CALIFICACIÓN: 90 minutos. Las preguntas 1ª, 2ª y 4ª asociadas al texto elegido se calificarán
sobre 2 puntos cada una, la pregunta 3ª asociada al texto elegido sobre 1 punto y la pregunta elegida entre
A.5 o B.5 sobre 3 puntos.
TEXTO A
How a Child Lives the Present
I took my two-year-old grandson, Jason, to the park where he could run around and see the duck pond.
My goal was to get him outside for a while and teach him about the ducks. They’re actually geese, but
duck pond sounds cuter, so that’s what we call it. Some neighbors have seen frogs in it, and even snails!
Swans settled in the pond some time ago. Many ducks too, but one day the ducks flew away and never
returned.
Two-year-olds don’t need goals. That was the first of several lessons I learned that day. Jason had a
sense of wonder. As soon as we got out of the car, he looked up at the sky. He found joy in watching
the big, pillowy clouds drifting across the sky. I’d forgotten how hypnotic clouds could be. Next, he stared
at the oaks and the willows and watched their leaves rustle in the wind.
His curiosity was constant, intense. He was always on the search for sticks, big and small. A stick could
be used for many things. He scraped the ground with them or waved them in the air like a flag. Jason
said hi to everyone. A few 4- and 5-year-olds weren’t sure how to respond. But they all said hi back. His
emerging language skills are typical for his age, part vocabulary and part babble. He tried to start
conversations with more enthusiasm than success. It was clear he didn’t care what people looked like,
how old they were, or whether they said hello first.
My biggest revelation was that Jason was fully present no matter what he was doing —looking for sticks,
running across the lawn, or looking at the sky. He was completely and absolutely in the moment.
Adapted from “Right Here, Right Now,” Stanford Magazine, July 2023,
<https://stanfordmagazine.org/contents/right-here-right-now>
TEXTO A
QUESTIONS
A.1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. Use a
complete sentence. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) Geese were the only birds living in the pond when Jason and his grandfather visited the
park.
b) Jason could easily chat with other kids about anything.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
A.2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text.
a) What was the grandfather’s aim when he took Jason to the park?
b) What was not important for Jason about people? Mention two aspects.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
A.3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
a) amazement (paragraph 2)
b) continuous (paragraph 3)
c) soil (paragraph 3)
d) grass (paragraph 4)
(Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
A.4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.
a) Jason’s grandfather suggested _______ (go) to the park because he takes pleasure _______
watching nature.
b) If we _______ (not feed) the ducks every day, they will fly away _______ another park.
c) I _______ (live) here in the woods for five years now. _______ , I don’t like wild animals.
d) Complete the following sentence to report what was said:
Maggie: “I’ve never wanted to live in this big city”.
Maggie said _____________________________________________________________________.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
UNIVERSIDADES PÚBLICAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
EVALUACIÓN PARA EL ACCESO A LAS ENSEÑANZAS
UNIVERSITARIAS OFICIALES DE GRADO
Curso 2023-2024
MATERIA: INGLÉS
INSTRUCCIONES GENERALES Y CALIFICACIÓN
Después de leer atentamente el examen, responda de la siguiente forma:
• Elija un texto A o B y responda EN INGLÉS a las preguntas 1, 2, 3 y 4 del texto elegido.
• responda EN INGLÉS una pregunta a elegir entre las preguntas A.5 o B.5
TIEMPO Y CALIFICACIÓN: 90 minutos. Las preguntas 1ª, 2ª y 4ª asociadas al texto elegido se calificarán
sobre 2 puntos cada una, la pregunta 3ª asociada al texto elegido sobre 1 punto y la pregunta elegida entre
A.5 o B.5 sobre 3 puntos.
TEXTO B
Is Artificial Intelligence Transforming Education?
As one of the most disruptive technologies in the forthcoming years, even in schools, Artificial
Intelligence will be able to make the educational experience more efficient and engaging, both for
teachers and students. Last year, Stanford University published the report “Artificial Intelligence
and Life in 2030,” exploring the role of AI in various aspects of society. Talking about education
and learning, the report stated that AI will play a fundamental role.
Formal education will probably never disappear completely, but it is clear that the new forms of
online education are becoming more and more important. “They will become part of learning at all
levels, from K-12 to University,” says the report by Stanford University, “facilitating more
customisable approaches to learning.” Thanks to the Artificial Intelligence, in fact, online education
systems will learn as the students learn, understanding their needs and supporting them with a
tailor-made itinerary.
Also, statistics about learning will accelerate the development of new tools for personalised
education. With the use of technologies powered by Artificial Intelligence, the problem of a “one-
size-fits-all” approach to teaching will be finally solved. Thanks to Machine Learning algorithms,
teachers will be able to identify the educational needs of their students, and find the gaps in their
methods, pointing where students are struggling the most. On the other hand, students will be able
to move through their education more effectively, and talented students who are often bored by
easy tasks will finally find new motivation and challenges.
In years to come, teaching will remain a complex social interaction that requires authentic human
skills, such as empathy for example, and these skills could hardly be learned by a machine. This
means instructors will simply be assisted by robots, which will make these professionals better at
their job.
Adapted from “‘Is Artificial Intelligence transforming Education?,” Acer Education, April 18, 2017.
<https://acerforeducation.acer.com/education-trends/education-technology/is-artificial-
intelligence-transforming-
education/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzpKFPvmKVdmN1PsO8trjYQ5ga29fOo5T3Lt
9WVwzOUpcaSbnR37t1caAl_lEALw_wcB>
TEXTO B
QUESTIONS
B.1.- Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Copy the evidence from the text. Use a
complete sentence. No marks are given for only TRUE or FALSE.
a) Not one single piece of research has addressed the effects of AI on our civilization.
b) Data analysis will facilitate the development of innovative learning instruments for each student.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
B.2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions.
Do not copy from the text.
a) How will Artificial Intelligence benefit advanced students?
b) Will teachers be replaced by technology in the future? Explain why.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
B.3.- Find the words in the text that mean:
a) future (paragraph 1)
b) key (paragraph 1)
c) vanish (paragraph 2)
d) path (paragraph 2)
(Puntuación máxima: 1 punto)
B.4.- Complete the following sentences. Use the appropriate form of the word in brackets
when given.
a) The computer _______ (reboot) yesterday by a technician. Previously, it had been out _______
order for a full week.
b) In the future, I’d rather _______ (use) my creativity _______ Artificial Intelligence applications.
c) If I _______ (have) time to develop new algorithms in the 1990s, I _______ (become) a
millionaire many years ago.
d) Rachel is the one _______ took the decision to create a new AI enterprise _______ her own.
(Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)
