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90 min
Time limit for Catalonia PAU Foreign Language (English) paper
Consell Interuniversitari de Catalunya (CIC)
EUR 110.00+ access phase (EUR 41.30 exam right + EUR 68.70 access phase; plus EUR 13.80 per admission exercise, Generalitat de Catalunya 2026)
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1Read the sentence: 'Despite early skepticism from industry veterans, the automated system demonstrated remarkable accuracy during initial trial runs.' What is the main idea of this sentence?
A.The system proved highly accurate despite initial doubts from experts.
B.Industry experts successfully prevented the system from being tested.
C.The trial runs failed because the automated system was unreliable.
D.Industry veterans designed the system to guarantee high accuracy.
Explanation: The sentence highlights that the automated system showed remarkable accuracy during initial trial runs, overcoming early skepticism from industry veterans. Therefore, the main idea is that the system proved highly accurate despite initial doubts. The distractors misstate the outcome of the trials or alter the roles of the experts.
2In the context of environmental policy, what is the best synonym for the word 'paramount' in the phrase 'protecting biodiversity is of paramount importance'?
A.supreme
B.secondary
C.negligible
D.optional
Explanation: The adjective 'paramount' means chief in importance, supreme, or preeminent. In the given context, saying protection is of paramount importance means it is of supreme or utmost importance. The options 'secondary', 'negligible', and 'optional' express low or non-essential importance.
3Read the excerpt: 'While urban expansion offers economic opportunities, it frequently encroaches upon vital natural habitats, displacing native wildlife and straining water resources.' What is the author's tone toward urban expansion?
A.cautiously critical
B.overwhelmingly enthusiastic
C.entirely dismissive
D.indifferent and neutral
Explanation: The author acknowledges economic benefits ('while urban expansion offers economic opportunities') but emphasizes negative ecological consequences ('encroaches', 'displacing native wildlife', 'straining water resources'). This combination of acknowledging benefits while stressing serious drawbacks conveys a cautiously critical tone. The other choices fail to reflect this balanced yet warning tone.
4Read the text excerpt: 'Recent studies indicate that access to green spaces reduces cortisol levels and enhances cognitive recovery in city residents.' What can be logically inferred from this statement?
A.Urban parks can contribute positively to residents' mental health.
B.Living near green spaces eliminates all physiological stress.
C.City residents prefer artificial parks over natural reserves.
D.Cortisol levels increase when people spend time in green environments.
Explanation: Lowering cortisol (a stress hormone) and enhancing cognitive recovery directly imply improvements in mental health and stress management. Therefore, urban parks contributing positively to mental health is a logical inference. Option 'eliminates all physiological stress' is an overgeneralization, option 'prefer artificial parks' is unsupported, and option 'cortisol levels increase' contradicts the text.
5What is the meaning of 'alleviate' in the sentence: 'The new public transit line was designed to alleviate traffic congestion in the city center'?
A.relieve
B.intensify
C.ignore
D.generate
Explanation: To 'alleviate' means to make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe, which is synonymous with 'relieve'. In this sentence, the transit line aims to reduce traffic congestion. 'Intensify' and 'generate' express opposite meanings, while 'ignore' implies lack of action.
6Read the paragraph: 'Digital literacy has become indispensable in contemporary education. Students must not only navigate online platforms but also evaluate the credibility of digital sources to avoid misinformation.' What is the primary purpose of this paragraph?
A.To emphasize the necessity of critical thinking skills in digital learning.
B.To argue that physical textbooks should be completely replaced by online media.
C.To explain how search engine algorithms filter unreliable information.
D.To criticize students for relying heavily on internet research.
Explanation: The paragraph points out that students must learn to evaluate source credibility alongside using online platforms, stressing the importance of critical thinking in digital literacy. It does not advocate abandoning textbooks, explain search algorithms, or criticize students.
7In the sentence 'Although the committee presented a detailed proposal, the board rejected it due to budget constraints', what does the pronoun 'it' refer to?
A.the proposal
B.the committee
C.the board
D.the budget constraint
Explanation: The pronoun 'it' serves as a direct object pronoun replacing the singular noun phrase 'a detailed proposal' presented by the committee. The board is the subject doing the rejecting, and budget constraints represent the cause of rejection.
8Read the statement: 'Synthetic microfibers released during washing cycles accumulate in marine sediments, posing ingestion risks to benthic organisms.' Which assertion is supported by the text?
A.Laundry processes contribute to marine ecosystem pollution.
B.Benthic organisms thrive on synthetic materials in ocean sediments.
C.Washing machines filter out all microfibers before wastewater discharge.
D.Microfiber pollution is confined strictly to freshwater lakes.
Explanation: The text explains that washing cycles release synthetic microfibers into marine sediments where they pose ingestion risks, supporting the conclusion that laundry contributes to marine pollution. The options claiming organisms thrive on synthetic materials, machines filter all fibers, or pollution is confined to freshwater contradict the passage.
9Read the sentence: 'Remote work offers unprecedented flexibility; nevertheless, without clear boundaries, it frequently blurs the line between professional duties and personal life.' What is the author's attitude toward remote work?
A.balanced, acknowledging both advantages and potential pitfalls
B.entirely opposed to flexible working arrangements
C.unconditionally supportive without any reservations
D.uninterested in workplace organizational changes
Explanation: The author praises remote work for 'unprecedented flexibility' but warns that it 'frequently blurs the line' between work and personal life. The contrast marker 'nevertheless' sets up a balanced view presenting both benefits and drawbacks. The other options express extreme or indifferent positions not reflected in the text.
10Select the best antonym for 'subsequent' in the sentence: 'The initial findings were modest, but subsequent experiments produced groundbreaking results.'
A.prior
B.following
C.consecutive
D.later
Explanation: 'Subsequent' means coming after something in time or following. The antonym indicating something occurring before is 'prior' (or previous). 'Following', 'consecutive', and 'later' are synonyms or related terms pointing to future sequence.
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