Basic Language and Literature Questionnaire
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ScribdTranslationsQUESTIONNAIRE ON LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
The following graphic organizer details the curriculum of the Language and Literature test for
Basic Education.
Language and Literature
1.- The Greek root cephalo means head; the word encephalogram means:
a) X-ray of the skull.
B) thought.
c) writing produced without thinking.
big head.
Response:
Reason: According to the Brief Dictionary of the Spanish Language by Joan Corominas, encephalon means
"inside the head" and grafa means "graphic representation". According to the Dictionary of the language.
Spanish, 2005, Espasa-Calpe, the word encephalogram is the X-ray of the skull
2.- Which of the following pairs of words are homonyms?
a) similitud y diferencia.
b) I sing and I sing.
c) transparent and pure.
bacteria and vacillation.
Answer:
Reason: Homonymy differentiates the relationship of similarity in the way of writing or pronouncing.
that show two words of different meaning or different grammatical value.
3.- Choose the option in which the underlined word should have a diacritical mark.
a) The answer to your question is affirmative, it is a big yes.
My mother mourned the death of the one who robbed her house, even two months later.
c) You are a very intelligent person, but not what we are looking for in the program.
Josefina is Victoria's half-sister.
Response:
Reason: The diacritical mark serves to differentiate the grammatical function of words that are
They write the same way. In this case, the word does carry the 'yes' because it is an affirmation.
4.- Identify the sentence that has a circumstantial complement of time.
That day we sang as best we could.
She put the white and yellow flowers in the vase.
c) We will go on a hike to Cotopaxi on Sunday.
He bought cheeses for dinner.
Answer:
Reason: The Circumstantial Complement of Time is the complement that adds to the
knowledge of the recipient some information regarding the time in which it occurs or is performed
the verbal action.
5.- A regular verb differs from an irregular verb because:
a) the regular is not always correct and the irregular always is.
b) the regular follows a model for conjugation, while the irregular does not.
c) the irregular always has fewer letters than the regular.
d) the regular always has more letters than the irregular.
Response:
Reason: An irregular verb does not generally follow the same conjugation rules as
they use most of the verbs.
PROPERTIES OF THE TEXT
The text is a set of statements that constitute a unit of meaning. The text has
also its own textual grammar, in which aspects such as cohesion, coherence are considered
and adaptation.
Cohesion refers to the characteristic of a text that establishes relationships between sentences.
or paragraphs. It relates to the use of logical or temporal connectors in language; moreover
thanks to cohesion, unnecessary repetitions are avoided and links between sentences are lacking. That's why
At this point, questions regarding the identification and use of connectors and sentences will be included.
of link according to the meaning of the text, as well as the identification of paragraph types.
Coherence is a property of the text that relates to its unity of meaning.
It refers to the development of the topic throughout the text as a unit of meaning. According to the form
in which the theme is developed and the framework of ideas or actions structures the type of text
(argumentative, descriptive, narrative, expository). Therefore, the questions will focus on the
identification of central and supporting themes and ideas of a text, the formulation of paraphrases or of
synthesis, as well as the identification of text types.
• The adequacy is defined in reference to the recipient and the intention of the text. It is related to
this with topics such as the communication circuit, the functions of language, and the register and the
linguistic varieties according to the recipient to whom the text is addressed. The questions will focus on
in the identification of the elements of communication such as sender, channel, message, receiver and
codes of the text, of the predominant language functions, and of the register and varieties
used linguistics.
6.- The most suitable connector to relate the two sentences is:
The professor left home late / arrived early at work.
however
b) because
since
d) moreover
Response:
Reason: The two sentences have a relationship of opposition, not of causality or addition; the
the connector that responds to this relationship is however.
7.- An essay is a text:
arguable
b) narrative
c) descriptive
informative
Response:
Reason: The essay aims to demonstrate with arguments a central thesis or idea, therefore
so it is an argumentative text.
8.- The appellative function as a purpose
a) describe the feelings of the sender.
b) to attract the attention of the receiver.
c) to inform the recipient about a fact.
d) analyze the language in itself.
Response:
Reason: The appeal function aims to attract the attention of the receiver, for example in
an advertisement
LITERATURE
Literature is the other great arm of this subject. For evaluation purposes, certain criteria have been established.
two large fields, on one side the context and on the other the text itself.
Regarding the context, topics such as the historical period in which it occurs will be included.
text, the names and characteristics of the different literary movements, the names of
authors and their works.
Regarding the study of the text itself, both the content aspects are considered.
like the formal aspects of the text. That is why questions related to the
identification of literary genres (narrative, lyrical, and dramatic), themes, and literary resources.
The skills are aimed at both the identification of concepts and the application of these.
concepts in concrete linguistic contexts.
9.- In the work "One Hundred Years of Solitude", García Márquez tells us the story of:
the search for happiness.
the sadness of life in a small town.
c) the Buendía family and their village, Macondo.
d) families, incest, and the condemnation to one hundred years of solitude.
Answer: C
Reason: One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the Buendía family over seven generations.
generations in the fictional town of Macondo.
10.- The novel 'Cumandá' was written by:
a) Juan Montalvo.
b) Jorge Icaza.
c) Juan León Mera.
d) José Joaquín de Olmedo
Response:
Reason: Juan León Mera was an essayist, novelist, politician, and Ecuadorian painter. Among his works
the most notable include the lyrics of the National Anthem and the novel Cumandá.
11.- The poem Complaints was written by:
Humberto Fierro.
b) Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño.
c) Medardo Ángel Silva.
Dolores Veintmilla de Galindo
Response:
Reason: Dolores Veintmilla de Galindo had a short life, she was the creator of inspired poems and
literary works, the most well-known poem is Complaints. The failure in his marriage with the
Colombian doctor Sixto Galindo. Just like his advanced thinking towards the
time, would mark the personality and subsequent work of Dolores, ultimately leading her
to suicide.
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