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Key Facts: Madrid PAU Spanish Language and Literature II Exam
UCM / Madrid Commission
PAU Organising Body for the Community of Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid & UCM PAU Guidelines
90 Mins
Official examination duration
Madrid PAU Regulations
EUR 93.02
Base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid Official Gazette
Min 4.0
Minimum Access Phase mark required to calculate university admission mark
Spanish University Admission Framework
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1When summarizing an argumentative editorial in the Madrid PAU text commentary section, which guideline must be strictly followed according to official scoring criteria?
A.Include personal opinions and subjective evaluations of the author's arguments.
B.Condense the main ideas objectively in a single concise paragraph (approx. 5-8 lines) without copying literal sentences.
C.Reproduce exact textual quotes using quotation marks to guarantee precision.
D.Focus exclusively on analyzing the rhetorical figures and syntactic structures used by the author.
Explanation: Official PAU text commentary guidelines require the text summary (resumen) to be an objective, brief synthesis of the author's core thesis and principal arguments written in the candidate's own words. Direct literal copying or subjective commentary penalizes the score.
2In a journalistic opinion column advocating for sustainable urban transport, the author writes: 'No podemos seguir ignorando la evidencia científica: las emisiones deben reducirse ya.' What type of argument is 'la evidencia científica'?
A.Argument of authority (argumento de autoridad / datos científicos)
B.Analogy argument (argumento por analogía)
C.Ad hominem argument (argumento ad hominem)
D.Affective-emotional argument (argumento afectivo)
Explanation: Citing scientific evidence or recognized institutions/experts relies on the authority of objective knowledge to validate the author's claim, making it an argument of authority (datos/autoridad científica).
3Identify the structural organization of an essay where the main thesis is stated at the very beginning and followed by supporting arguments.
A.Inductive structure (estructura inductiva)
B.Deductive structure (estructura deductiva)
C.Framed structure (estructura encuadrada / circular)
D.Parallel structure (estructura paralela)
Explanation: A deductive structure presents the general thesis at the start of the text and subsequently develops supporting evidence and specific arguments.
4Which of the following markers indicates a high degree of subjective modalization (*modalización atendiendo a la presencia del emisor*) in an opinion article?
A.Third-person impersonal verbs like 'Se considera que...'
B.First-person singular verbs and evaluative adverbs like 'Desafortunadamente, considero que...'
C.Objective statistical data such as 'El 45% de los encuestados...'
D.Passive constructions without agent phrases like 'Fueron aprobadas las leyes...'
Explanation: First-person verbs ('considero') and evaluative adverbs ('desafortunadamente') clearly reveal the sender's subjective presence and stance, functioning as explicit modalizing markers.
5Consider the sentence: 'El ministro presentó el informe de educación. Este documento propone profundas reformas.' What cohesive mechanism connects 'Este documento' to 'el informe de educación'?
A.Cataphora
B.Anaphora via demonstrative determiner and hyperonym/synonym phrase
C.Ellipsis of the subject
D.Phonological rhyme
Explanation: 'Este documento' uses an anaphoric reference that points back to the previously mentioned concept ('el informe de educación') to maintain textual cohesion.
6What type of discourse connector is used in: 'Estudió intensamente durante semanas; sin embargo, no obtuvo la calificación deseada'?
A.Additive connector (conector aditivo)
B.Counter-argumentative / Adversative connector (conector contraargumentativo / adversativo)
C.Consecutive connector (conector consecutivo)
D.Explanatory connector (conector explicativo)
Explanation: 'Sin embargo' introduces an obstacle or opposing argument that limits or contrasts with the preceding statement, making it a counter-argumentative or adversative connector.
7Which option best describes an inductive structure (*estructura inductiva*) in an argumentative text?
A.The thesis is presented in the opening paragraph and supported by examples throughout the text.
B.Specific facts, arguments, and observations are presented first, synthesizing into the thesis statement in the conclusion.
C.The thesis is stated at the beginning, debated in the body, and repeated unchanged at the end.
D.No explicit thesis is ever presented; the reader must infer the author's opinion.
Explanation: An inductive argument moves from particular details and premises to a general conclusion or thesis placed at the end of the passage.
8In textual commentary, what is meant by 'tema' (theme/topic) of a passage?
A.A full page paraphrase retelling every event in the text.
B.A concise nominal phrase (abstract noun + modifiers, without a main verb) encapsulating the core subject and intent of the text.
C.The exact title given by the publisher of the newspaper article.
D.A list of grammatical errors found within the author's writing.
Explanation: In PAU guidelines, the 'tema' must be expressed as a concise nominal phrase (e.g., 'La crítica a la adicción a las redes sociales en la juventud') summarizing the central message without narrative retellings.
9Which stylistic figure is used in the phrase 'el silencioso murmullo de la noche'?
A.Metonymy
B.Oxymoron (oxímoron)
C.Hyperbole
D.Polysyndeton
Explanation: An oxymoron combines two contradictory concepts in close syntactic proximity ('silencioso' and 'murmullo') to create a new figurative meaning.
10In a text discussing artificial intelligence, the author writes: 'La IA no es una amenaza futura, sino una realidad presente que exige regulación inmediata.' What argumentative strategy is employed here?
A.Concession and counter-argumentation (concesión y refutación/antítesis)
B.Personal anecdote
C.Fallacy of false authority
D.Chronological narrative ordering
Explanation: The 'no X, sino Y' structure refutes a common premise ('amenaza futura') and asserts a contrasting thesis ('realidad presente'), leveraging counter-argumentative contrast.
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