Castilla y León PAU English study guide
Castilla y León PAU English · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Castilla y León PAU English test is the foreign-language paper of the university entrance examination taken by students in this Spanish region who want to access higher education. It is also sat by candidates improving their score or coming from other educational systems, and its result is combined with the rest of the PAU phase to build the university access mark. The Castilla y León PAU English study guide has 4 sections and about 1,725 words.
01Reading Comprehension: Text, Questions and Evidence
Reading comprehension in the Castilla y León PAU English paper asks you to show that you understand an English text and can locate, interpret and reformulate information. You choose one option (A or B); the text is followed by items such as true/false statements with justification, short-answer questions, reference questions, and synonym or antonym matching.
442 words, about 2 min02Lexical and Grammatical Competence: Use of English
The use-of-English part of the Castilla y León PAU English paper checks control of grammar and vocabulary in context: gap-fill items, word formation from a root, sentence rewriting with a given word or structure, and verb-form choices. It rewards precision: one wrong tense, preposition or word class can lose the mark even if the sentence sounds right.
393 words, about 2 min03Guided Composition: Planning, Task and Register
The writing task in the Castilla y León PAU English paper is a guided composition: you are given a situation and usually two or three content points to cover in a short text, often an email, article, blog post or opinion paragraph. The mark depends on task achievement (all points, appropriate format), organization, range and accuracy.
423 words, about 2 min04Coherence, Cohesion and Accuracy: Polishing the Text
Coherence and cohesion are marked separately from grammar in the PAU writing: coherence is the logical order of ideas; cohesion is the visible linking through pronouns, connectors and repeated key terms. Accuracy covers grammar, spelling and punctuation.
467 words, about 2 min