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2º Bachillerato: Modelo de Examen Final (V4) · Library Joy Goes Viral
¡Bienvenido/a a tu entrenamiento final! Hemos diseñado este examen usando la neurodidáctica. Tu cerebro aprende mejor cuando está relajado, motivado y sabe qué esperar. ¡Tú puedes con esto!
Tu progreso (Roadmap)
Modelo didáctico de práctica. Revisa las instrucciones de tu convocatoria. Reading contextualizado en la trayectoria de Mychal Threets en torno a 2024; edad y cifras de seguidores pertenecen al relato original. Los botones muestran respuestas modelo; no califican automáticamente las respuestas abiertas.
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El estrés libera cortisol, bloqueando tu memoria (te quedas "en blanco"). Si te pones nervioso/a, inhala por la nariz 4 seg, aguanta 7, y exhala en 8. Engañarás a tu cerebro haciéndole creer que estás a salvo.
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🔄 4. Activa el "Modo Difuso"
¿Te bloqueas en una frase? ¡Déjala y avanza! Tu subconsciente seguirá buscando la respuesta mientras haces otras cosas. Al volver, la respuesta a menudo "aparece" sola.
1. Reading Comprehension (40 points / 4 ptos globales)
A LIBRARIAN LIKE NO OTHER
Despite current attempts to ban books and the hard reality of funding cutsRecortes and reduced staff, public libraries have found a great publicist: Mychal Threets, a librarian in Fairfield, California. He has attracted 2 million followers across social platforms with his videos promoting the local institution as a friendly meeting place full of possibilities.
Threets, who was homeschooled, basically grew up in a library. For him, the Solano County Library —where he worked— served as a classroom. One of the first books he remembers reading with his mother is Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. He loved it so much that he later got its imaginaryImaginarias creatures tattooed on his left arm. “I’ve always found my mind wandering, searching for the wild things,” he says.
With Sendak’s characters tattooed on his arm and an Afro hairstyle held back with a headband, Threets posts TikTok videos that introduce young people to books which he hopes will stimulateEstimular “library joy” and a lifelong love of reading. He also speaks to his adult audience, pointing them toward lesser-known library resources like free tax help, legal advice, rentals for video or board games, and musical instruments.
However, the videos that have contributed most to expanding his special corner of the internet are the ones in which he shares memorable encounters with “library kids” and “library grownups.” In his most viral TikTok, which got about 22 million views and was shared by celebrities like Jennifer Garner, Threets tells us about a kid reading a book in Spanish to two other children who wanted to read it but didn’t know the language. In another moving post, he talks about an unhousedSin hogar adult and child who regularly come to the library to watch YouTube and laugh together. Despite their breaking the library’s quiet code, the librarian considers it a small victory: two people who see the library as a safe space to enjoy time as a family. But then, as he mentions his videos’ viral reach, he jokes, “For someone with a quiet, library voice, I have a very loud voice on the internet.”
In the future, Threets hopes to dedicate himself to promoting libraries nationwide. A recipient of the 2024 I Love My Librarian Award, he is determined to challenge the stereotype that all librarians are strictEstrictos instructors in cardigans telling people to be quiet. As he puts it, “I love the children’s library section, where there is noise—that means kids are having fun.”
A. Answer the questions based on the text. (2 questions)
B. Choose the correct option. (3 questions)
3. According to the text, Mychal Threets...
4. In his videos, Threets points adult audiences toward...
5. What is Threets' opinion about noise in the children's section?
C. Find words in the text that mean the same as... (5 words)
2. Grammar (30 points / 3 ptos globales)
Rewrite the following 10 sentences without changing their original meaning.
1. Celebrities shared his most viral video.
2. "Let's visit the local library today," she said.
3. Mychal is a famous librarian. His videos have millions of views.
4. He didn't go to the library, so he didn't read the book.
5. He was recording a video. A kid started reading aloud.
6. I don't have a library card.
7. He posts videos because he wants to promote reading.
8. It is a good idea to borrow books instead of buying them.
9. I am sure he felt very happy when he received the I Love My Librarian Award.
10. A professional artist tattooed the creatures on his arm.
3. Vocabulary (10 points / 1 pto global)
🧩 The Swap Challenge
En cada frase hay una palabra en negrita que NO encaja. Esa palabra pertenece a OTRA de las frases. Intercambia las palabras mentalmente y escribe la correcta en el recuadro.
4. Writing (20 points / 2 ptos globales)
Choose ONE option. Write between 120 and 150 words.
Option A: Opinion Essay
Do you think public libraries are still relevant in the digital age? Discuss the pros and cons of using libraries versus finding everything on the internet.
1. Intro (El auge de internet y las bibliotecas hoy).
2. Pros (Espacio seguro, libros físicos, recursos gratis).
3. Cons (Internet es más rápido, bibliotecas desactualizadas).
4. Conclusión (Tu opinión firme).
Option B: Narrative
Write a story about a memorable experience you had in a library or a bookstore. Describe the atmosphere, what you found, and how you felt.
1. Intro (Cuándo fuiste y por qué estabas allí).
2. Desarrollo (El olor de los libros, el silencio, la búsqueda).
3. Clímax (Encontrar el libro perfecto o conocer a alguien).
4. Final (Cómo terminó el día).
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