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1. Responde con tus propias palabras a las siguientes preguntas sobre el texto. (12 puntos; 4 por apartado)
A. Why is Priscilla Sitienei so special?
Because she has started going to school at the age of 90.
B. Did she work when she was younger?
Yes, she did. She helped to deliver children, she was a midwife.
C. Why does she want to go to school?
Because she wants to learn to write and read so she can pass on her nursing skills and write down the herbs she
uses.
2.
Di si las siguientes afirmaciones son verdaderas (V) o falsas (F). Justifica tu respuesta con una frase del texto.
(12 puntos; 4 por apartado)
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Priscilla Sitienei has set the record as the oldest woman ever going to elementary school.
V: A 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother has become the world's oldest elementary school student.
The school head teacher always wanted the woman to join school.
F: When Ms. Sitienei first tried to enroll at the school, the head teacher David Kinyanjui did not think it was a
good idea.
3. Marca con una cruz la opcin que creas correcta: (6 puntos; 2 por apartado)
A. The woman wants...
that every girl goes to school.
that every girl studies the Bible.
that every girl becomes a midwife.
B. Gogo
could never go to school.
went to school for a short period when she was a child.
only studied to be a nurse.
C. She considers education
a problem.
unnecessary.
a treasure.
5. Busca en el texto una palabra que corresponda a cada una de las siguientes definiciones: (2 puntos; 1 por apartado)
A. a woman who assists women during childbirth: midwife
B. something, as a medicine, that cures or relieves a disease or anything wrong with the body: remedy
6. Responde las siguientes cuestiones: (14 puntos; 2 por apartado)
A. Complete this sentence with the comparative form of the adjective OLD
Priscilla is older than her classmates.
B. Superlative form of GOOD: the best
C. Transform NURSING into a noun: nurse
D. Underline the best option: Priscilla which/ who/ whom was a midwife in her youth, is the oldest woman going
to primary school.
E. Plural form of CHILD: children
F. Plural form of WOMAN: princesses
G. Complete the sentence: If girls complete their education, they will be whatever they want.
7. Haz la pregunta para que la respuesta sea la parte subrayada: (20 puntos; 5 por apartado)
A. A 90-year-old Kenyan grandmother has become the world's oldest elementary school student.
Who has become the worlds oldest elementary school student?
B. Priscilla Sitienei is from a small village in Kenya.
Where is Priscilla Sitienei from?
C. She is studying at the local elementary school.
Where is she studying?
D. She wants to be able to read and write.
What does she want?