Reading Comprehension Texts

TEXT N|1

Thanks to technology , you can stay in touch with

more people more easily than ever before. Still,
perhaps those friendships are somewhat superficial . A
24-year-old man said: “I feel like my friendships could
disappear at any moment. On the other hand, my
father keeps his lifelong friends.” Technology may not
be contributing as users believe. Text messages and
social media have made us believe that it is possible to
maintain friendships, even if we don't see our friends.

Instant messages have replaced deep conversations. The book Artificial

Maturity argues: “People are having fewer face-to-face interactions. “Students spend
more time in front of a screen and less time with each other.” Sometimes technology
can make friendships seem closer than they really are. For example, Adrián, a 22-year-
old young man, says:

“I realized that I was always the one texting my friends. So I stopped doing it to see
how many would write to me. To my surprise, there were very few. Apparently some of
them weren't as good friends as I thought . "

It is true that technology helps us stay in touch with friends and strengthen our
friendship; especially if, in addition , we interact with them in person. The problem with
social media is that it helps you build bridges to be in contact with other people, but it
does not bring you closer to them. It is necessary to remember that good friends are
closer than brothers; You probably have common tastes with your social media friends,
for example, a hobby; But, more important than having the same interests is having the
same moral values. Plus, there's nothing better than talking face to face; Thus, both
people can perceive the tone of voice and gestures.

QUESTION N°1
The central purpose of the text is to warn about:
A) the disastrous consequences of social networks on relationships.
B) the results obtained in an investigation of young students.
C) the strategies that young people should follow to have good friends.
D) the growing disinterest of young people in establishing face-to-face contact.
E) the need for face-to-face contact to develop friendship.
QUESTION NO. 2
In the text, the expression IN FRONT OF A SCREEN connotes:
A) sustained attention deficit.
B) increase in time sharing.
C) difficulty generating contacts.
D) absence of interpersonal contact.
E) excess exposure to images.

QUESTION NO. 3
In the book Artificial Maturity,
A) social networks are questioned hastily.
B) students object to using computers.
C) the need for contacts to be personal is highlighted.
D) technology is criticized for being an obstacle to growth.
E) young people are encouraged to be mature and responsible.

QUESTION N°4
According to the text, direct person-to-person contact brings us closer because it
makes possible:
A) share ethical and moral values.
B) strengthen the ties of a friendship.
C) engage in transcendent conversations.
D) participate in the same social group.
E) judge physical and auditory aspects.

QUESTION N° 5
From the text it can be deduced that friendship:
A) it is very difficult to maintain through technology alone.
B) lies solely in the physical contact of people.
C) it is created through shared tastes and hobbies.
D) among young people it is consolidated through the Internet.
E) can be measured by the number of exchanges in the network.
TEXT N|2

The creator of Atari , Nolan Bushnell, seeks to renew the

teaching method using consoles; Games can reduce basic
education time from four years to six months, he says.

Nolan Bushnell's gaze goes constantly from one side to the

other, as if he were still using one of the titles that were played
on the Atari, the console he created in the early 1970s.
However, the entrepreneur, also owner of the Chuck E. Cheese says that beyond being
currently focused on this multimedia industry, his main passion is developing
educational digital platforms that change the teaching method.

“Games will be fundamental to the way schools work in the future. We are in the
middle of a perfect storm, where people want to develop applications. And the
hardware to some extent is getting cheaper. The situation for change is ideal . ”
Bushnell said in an exclusive interview with CNN Expansión.

According to a study that he himself sponsored, the creator explains that

everything that people could learn during the first four years of primary school can be
replaced with six months of studying while playing. “Games use certain tricks to
captivate the mind. “We found that we can use these same tricks so that children can
learn things ten or twenty times faster, but also retain it.” Detailed the entrepreneur,
present at the fourth edition of Campus Party México. Regarding who should be the
teachers of this new “generation” of children who learn through video games , the
visionary said that this experimental platform should be a mix between psychologists,
teachers and developers.

“In this way, anyone can learn, regardless of their background (…) education should
be free, regardless of your location or your social aspect. “Education is contaminated
because it is associated with money, it is a global problem . ”
Despite not wanting to get involved in the traditional video game industry, Bushnell
believes that the more technology advances, there will be different types of titles with
different plots.
“The war games will not end. It is something that, like movies, will always exist. What
is going to happen, without a doubt, is that there will be games so immersive in other
genres that it will seem like we live in another reality and it will not be seen as
something bad ," he explained.
The engineer added that he still uses video games and that his favorite is Portal,
developed by Valve. In general, their favorites are puzzle games.
 The entrepreneur designed, together with Ralph Baer, the digital ping pong
game, PONG, which they tried to market on a couple of consoles in bars in California;
However, it was not until they made the home version of the game, in 1974, that its
marketing at Sears took off and they launched a new Atari 2600 model. Atari's honeys
did not let him be close to the firm, since it was purchased in 1976 by Time Warner and
its creator left the company in 1978. Since then he has formed twenty companies related
to technology and video games.

QUESTION NO. 1
Indicate the author's intention of the proposed text.
A) Convince.
B) Inform.
C) Criticize.
D) Expose.

QUESTION NO. 2
What information encompasses what the text proposes?
A) Learning versus video games.
B) Video games and education.
C) Video games as a learning method.
D) Technology.

QUESTION NO. 3
The main intention of the text is:
A) Emphasize the idea of video games as the only learning method.
B) Inform about video games as an educational tool.
C) Defend video games as a measure of healthy entertainment.
D) Criticize the archaic and incoherent methods used by education.

QUESTION N° 4
What is the opinion of the creator of the Atari console?
A) Only learning is achieved with technology.
B) Learning with the console can be independent of age.
C) Video games will be cardinal in the way schools work in the future.
D) Entertainment is, in every aspect, vital to have optimal learning.
QUESTION N° 5
Check the correct information according to the text.
A) Video games allow better learning during the first four years of life in children.
B) Education does not allow efficient technological development.
C) The Ping Pong game really achieved success when they made a domestic version in
1974.
D) Video games are dangerous without proper control.

TEXT Nº3
Music is defined as the art of combining the sounds of the
human voice or instruments, or both at the same time, so that
they produce delight and move the sensitivity. Music is sound
, but not all musical instruments are based on something that
vibrates. Everything that vibrates sounds because it causes a
pressure oscillation in the air that spreads like a wave until it
reaches, perhaps, an eardrum that collects it and takes it to a
brain that can hear it in the form of sound.

For several years now, research has been carried out on the effects of music on
human beings. It is believed that certain types of music, especially some pieces
composed by Mozart, contribute to healing the body, help the growth of the fetus and
promote the development of the newborn child, improving their intellectual and
physical capacity and awakening their creativity. Scientists believe that the chords of a
violin or the piano compositions created by Mozart produce surprising results in
strengthening the immune system, as well as a feeling of well-being.

QUESTION NO. 1
According to the previous text, mark the true statement:
A) Music is the combination of instruments and human voice.
B) A baby's cry is music.
C) Vibration can produce music.
D) Every vibration moves the sensitivity.
E) Every vibration produces music.

QUESTION NO. 2
The text can be questioned.
A) The darkness of the text.
B) The relative work of Mozart.
C) The little interest of the musicians.
D) The distortion that is made of the music.
E) The lack of certainty of scientists.

QUESTION NO. 3
The text is of type:
A) Instructions
B) Informative
C) Descriptive
D) Argumentative
E) Narrative

QUESTION N° 4
From the text it is extracted that:
A) Music helps the child's growth.
B) Music heals the body and spirit.
C) Children who listen to music are creative.
D) Certain compositions benefit health.
E) The fetus that listens to music is happier.
Text 4
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS… FROM CHAT WITH RAFA NADAL”
July 13, 2007 | Category: Interviews
In addition to not missing a single day from his appointment with the blog he had in the
digital edition of the newspaper “The Times”, Rafa Nadal has been responding during
the two weeks that he has been competing at the All England Club to the questions that
the Internet users sent it to him through the London newspaper's website. Below, we
offer you a selection of the most fun and interesting questions that the two-time runner-
up at the Wimbledon tournament has had to face.
– What kind of student were you at school? Did you have any subjects
preferred?
It wasn't bad, but the funny story is that there was a time when even
I failed Physical Education.
– You have fun nicknames for Carlos Moyá and Feliciano López and some of your
other friends. Have they given you a nickname?
Hehe, they call me Nadalek from time to time.
- What three things would you take to a desert island?
I hope the island is Mallorca, because there I would have everything I need.
– What kind of books do you like to read and what is your favorite book?
The last one I read was actually about me. I know it sounds self-centered, but I wanted
to see what the final product was like.
– Have you thought about playing doubles with Roger Federer?
Yes, I have thought about it and I suggested playing in Madrid last October. He had
already agreed with Allegro and we couldn't play. It would have been fun. Maybe again.
– Does pulling on your pants before each point help you concentrate?
No, everyone tells me that. I do it without realizing it. I know it's getting very famous
but…
– What is your favorite video game?
Football ones in general. Fantastic! Also tennis games and I usually play with… Rafa
Nadal.
– Do you get out of bed suddenly when you wake up or do you lie down for a
while?
I try to jump out of bed when it's time to get up.
– My boyfriend is from Manchester United and I am from Liverpool. Should I
leave him because of his poor choice?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Leave him if you don't like him, but not because he's from another
team. I have not left my coach even though he is from Barça (hehehehe).
– What are your favorite movies and why?
My favorite movie is Gladiator.
– Is Roger Federer as handsome as he seems on TV?
Hahahahahahahahaha. Don't know. I don't pay attention to that.
- You sing in the shower? What song would you sing out loud if you knew no one
was listening?
Hahaha. Yes, I sing a lot. It depends on what you're listening to. I guess it's a karaoke
shower what I do with Maná, Alejandro Sanz,...
– Do you have any superstitions?
No, I don't have any, but I have habits that are close to being superstitions: I line up the
bottles, sometimes I don't step on the lines, sometimes I don't shave,... I'm trying to get
rid of those things.
– I know you like motorcycling. What is your favorite in MotoGP?
I really like Rossi and Pedrosa.
– Why are your muscles so big?
Because I play a lot of tennis.
– How do you take the trophies you win home?
Normally I take them, or someone from my family comes to the final and takes them
home. I have them all except the one from Acapulco from 2005, which was lost on the
trip.
– What do you put in your bag?
Many things. Sometimes, too many. Rackets, strings, t-shirts, wallet, mp3, headphones,
wristbands,…
– The last thing you bought?
QUESTION 1
Search the text for the words or expressions that correspond to these definitions:
TO. Nickname given to a person for a quality or condition.
b. Tennis match that pits two players against two others.
c. Custom or special way of proceeding or acting.
d . Elastic strips that protect your wrists when playing tennis.
QUESTION 2
All of these words appear in the chat text. Place each one in its corresponding
place.
ANECDOTE, YOU WERE, DESERT, MALLORCA, ME, FUNNY, NO, FAMOUS, A
LOT, I WOULD HAVE, TROPHIES, I, SOMEONE, TRIED, YES.
NOUNS:
VERBS:
ADJECTIVES:
PRONOUNS:
ADVERBS:

QUESTION 3
Choose the phrase that best represents the idea of the text. Point with an X.
TO. Rafa Nadal goes to Wimbledon to participate in a chat tournament.
b. Rafa, taking advantage of the fact that he is playing in the Wimbledon tournament,
participates in a chat in the digital edition of The Times newspaper.
C Rafa Nadal chats with spectators after the matches.
d. Rafa has fun chatting and answering questions more than playing.