Chile PAES (Prueba de Acceso a la Educación Superior)

In the PAES Competencia Lectora, a question asks you to identify the 'propósito comunicativo' (communicative purpose) of a text that lists steps for assembling a bicycle. What is the most likely communicative purpose?

• ATo instruct the reader on how to perform a task
• BTo persuade the reader to buy a particular bicycle brand
• CTo narrate a personal story about cycling
• DTo argue that cycling is better than driving

Read: 'A pesar de la lluvia incesante, los voluntarios continuaron limpiando la playa hasta el anochecer.' The connector 'A pesar de' signals which logical relationship?

• AConcession (contrast despite an obstacle)
• BCause and effect
• CTemporal sequence
• DAddition of similar ideas

A reading passage states: 'El narrador observa los hechos sin participar en ellos y conoce los pensamientos de todos los personajes.' Which narrative point of view is described?

• AOmniscient third-person narrator
• BFirst-person protagonist narrator
• CWitness narrator with limited knowledge
• DSecond-person narrator

In an argumentative text, an author writes: 'Según un estudio de la Universidad de Chile, el 70% de los encuestados apoya la medida.' This sentence functions mainly as:

• AEvidence supporting a claim
• BThe thesis (main claim) of the text
• CA counterargument
• DAn emotional appeal unrelated to data

Which word is a synonym for 'efímero' as used in the sentence 'El éxito fue efímero y pronto fue olvidado'?

• AFleeting
• BPermanent
• CGlorious
• DExpensive

A passage describes deforestation, then asks for the best title. The text discusses causes, consequences, and possible solutions to forest loss. Which title best captures the GLOBAL sense of the text?

• ADeforestation: causes, effects, and responses
• BA single rainy day in the forest
• CHow to plant a tree at home
• DThe history of the Chilean flag

Read: 'El protagonista, harto de las normas de la ciudad, decide partir hacia el sur en busca de libertad.' What can be inferred about the protagonist's motivation?

• AHe seeks freedom away from constraints he rejects
• BHe wants to obey the city's rules more strictly
• CHe is travelling north for business
• DHe dislikes the southern landscape

An author uses the phrase 'la ciudad respiraba con dificultad bajo el smog'. This is an example of which figure of speech?

• APersonification
• BHyperbole
• COnomatopoeia
• DSynecdoche

In the PAES, after reading two texts on the same topic (one favorable, one critical), a question asks you to compare them. This task primarily evaluates which reading skill level?

• ALocalizar (locate explicit information)
• BRelacionar e interpretar information
• CEvaluar (reflect on and assess texts)
• DDecoding individual letters

Choose the option that correctly fills the blanks: 'No solo llegó tarde, ____ tampoco trajo los documentos ____ se le habían solicitado.'

• Asino que / que
• Bpero / que
• Caunque / cuando
• Dporque / donde

A text begins: 'La inteligencia artificial transformará el empleo. Veamos primero qué empleos desaparecerán y luego cuáles surgirán.' This sentence mainly serves to:

• AAnnounce the structure the text will follow
• BConclude the text with a summary
• CRefute an opposing argument
• DProvide a literal definition of AI

Which sentence is written in formal register, appropriate for an academic essay?

• AEl calentamiento global constituye un desafio de gran magnitud
• BOye, la wea del calentamiento es heavy
• CEl calentamiento global es como super grave po
• DNaa, el clima esta raro nomas

A poem repeats the line 'Quiero, quiero, quiero volver al mar' at the start of each stanza. This repetition at the beginning of successive lines is called:

• AAnaphora
• BHyperbaton
• CMetaphor
• DAntithesis

Read: 'Los resultados, que sorprendieron a los investigadores, fueron publicados en una revista internacional.' What is the function of the segment 'que sorprendieron a los investigadores'?

• AA non-restrictive relative clause adding extra information
• BA main clause expressing the central action
• CA conditional clause
• DAn indirect object

An editorial concludes: 'Es urgente, por tanto, que las autoridades actúen de inmediato.' The connector 'por tanto' indicates that the sentence is:

• AA premise introducing new evidence
• BA digression unrelated to the topic
• CA conclusion drawn from prior arguments
• DA direct quotation from a source

In Competencia Lectora, what does 'inferir el significado de una palabra por contexto' require the reader to do?

• AMemorize the dictionary definition beforehand
• BTranslate the word into English
• CUse surrounding clues in the text to deduce the meaning
• DCount the syllables of the word

A continuous text and a discontinuous text differ in that a discontinuous text:

• AIs always longer than a continuous text
• BCan only be a poem
• CPresents information in non-linear formats such as tables, graphs, or infographics
• DNever contains any words

Read: 'Aunque muchos creen que reciclar basta, la verdadera solución exige reducir el consumo.' What is the author's main stance?

• ARecycling alone is a sufficient solution
• BConsumption should increase
• CReducing consumption is the key solution, beyond mere recycling
• DRecycling is harmful to the environment

Which option correctly orders these sentences to form a coherent paragraph? (1) Por eso, llevaba siempre un cuaderno. (2) María amaba escribir desde niña. (3) En él anotaba cada idea que se le ocurría.

• A2 - 1 - 3
• B1 - 2 - 3
• C3 - 2 - 1
• D2 - 3 - 1

A journalistic chronicle (crónica) combines which two features?

• APurely fictional plot with no real events
• BOnly numerical data with no narration
• CNarration of real events with the author's interpretive, often literary, style
• DExclusively dialogue between fictional characters

Read: 'El experimento fracasó; sin embargo, los datos recogidos resultaron valiosos.' The connector 'sin embargo' establishes:

• AA cause
• BAn example
• CA contrast/adversative relationship
• DA temporal order

When a PAES question asks about the 'tono' (tone) of a text and the author uses sarcasm to criticize a policy, the tone is best described as:

• ANeutral and objective
• BSolemn and reverent
• CIronic
• DStrictly technical

Identify the option with correct use of accentuation (tilde): which word is correctly accented as an esdrújula?

• Acancion
• Bpared
• Crapido
• Dfeliz

A text presents a problem in its first part and proposes measures to address it in the second part. This organizational pattern is called:

• ACause and consequence
• BChronological narration
• CProblem and solution
• DSpatial description

PAES Matemática M1: A jacket costs $40,000 and is offered with a 25% discount. What is the final price?

• A$10,000
• B$35,000
• C$30,000
• D$50,000

PAES Matemática M1: If 3x - 7 = 2x + 5, what is the value of x?

• A-2
• B2
• C12
• D-12

PAES Matemática M1: A car travels 240 km in 3 hours at constant speed. What is its average speed?

• A60 km/h
• B720 km/h
• C80 km/h
• D120 km/h

PAES Matemática M1: What is the value of the expression 2^3 + 3^2 - 4?

• A9
• B10
• C13
• D17

PAES Matemática M1: The function f(x) = 2x + 3 is evaluated. What is f(5)?

• A10
• B16
• C13
• D25

PAES Matemática M1: A right triangle has legs of 6 cm and 8 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

• A10 cm
• B12 cm
• C14 cm
• D48 cm

PAES Matemática M1: The mean (average) of the data set {4, 8, 10, 14} is:

• A8
• B10
• C9
• D36

PAES Matemática M1: A fair six-sided die is rolled once. What is the probability of obtaining an even number?

• A1/6
• B1/3
• C1/2
• D2/3

PAES Matemática M1: Simplify the expression 3(x + 2) - 2x.

• Ax + 6
• B5x + 6
• Cx + 2
• Dx - 6

PAES Matemática M1: A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its area?

• A17 cm2
• B34 cm2
• C60 cm2
• D120 cm2

PAES Matemática M1: If a/3 = 4, what is the value of a?

• A12
• B7
• C1.33
• D4/3

PAES Matemática M1: In a class of 30 students, 18 are girls. What percentage of the class are girls?

• A18%
• B54%
• C60%
• D40%

PAES Matemática M1: The line y = -2x + 6 crosses the y-axis at which point?

• A(0, 6)
• B(6, 0)
• C(0, -2)
• D(3, 0)

PAES Matemática M1: A bag has 5 red and 3 blue marbles. If one marble is drawn at random, what is the probability it is blue?

• A3/5
• B5/8
• C3/8
• D1/3

PAES Matemática M1: A circle has a radius of 7 cm. Using pi = 22/7, what is its area?

• A44 cm2
• B22 cm2
• C154 cm2
• D49 cm2

PAES Matemática M1: What is the median of the data set {3, 7, 9, 12, 15}?

• A7
• B12
• C9
• D9.2

PAES Matemática M1: Solve the inequality 2x + 1 > 9.

• Ax > 4
• Bx > 5
• Cx < 4
• Dx > 10

PAES Matemática M1: A recipe for 4 people uses 600 g of flour. How much flour is needed for 6 people, keeping the proportion?

• A800 g
• B1000 g
• C900 g
• D750 g

PAES Matemática M1: The roots of the quadratic equation x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 are:

• Ax = 1 and x = 6
• Bx = 5 and x = 6
• Cx = -2 and x = -3
• Dx = 2 and x = 3

PAES Matemática M1: A cube has an edge of 4 cm. What is its volume?

• A12 cm3
• B16 cm3
• C64 cm3
• D48 cm3