Examen resuelto de Inglés — Extraordinaria 2026

COMPREHENSION (4 points). READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.
SPOGOMI
SpoGomi is a combination of two words, sport and gomi, the Japanese word for rubbish. Invented in 2008, SpoGomi was designed as a competitive activity to encourage people to clean up public spaces. It has since been introduced in Japanese schools, where students now collect litter while having fun.
According to the rules, teams of three players have 60 minutes to collect as much litter as possible from a designated area. The waste must be sorted into color-coded bags according to type, such as burnable waste, recyclable plastic, metal cans, and more. At the end of the competition, the collected litter is weighed and checked for correct sorting, and the team with the highest score wins. In the event of a tie, the winner is determined by the “quality” of the rubbish collected, with cigarette butts earning the most points.
The public-spirited sport of SpoGomi quickly gained popularity in Britain. In a surprising outcome, the British team beat the Japanese in the Spogomi World Cup celebrated in Tokyo in 2023. One of the winning competitors was Sarah Parry, a 29-year-old doctor from Glasgow, who—together with her two teammates—collected 28 kilograms more litter than the host nation.
Parry describes herself as highly competitive. After her brother came across an advertisement for SpoGomi, she assembled a team and signed up for the World Cup. “We were not avid litter-pickers in our free time,” she explains. “It was luck, competitiveness and enthusiasm more than anything else.”
Although litter-picking may sound calm, Parry emphasizes that it is physically demanding. “It’s very difficult,” she says. “I have run 33 marathons, and the sorest my legs have ever been was after winning the SpoGomi World Cup.” She explains that competitors must walk quickly while carrying a lot of awkwardly shaped items, sometimes collecting more than 50 kilograms of waste in a busy urban environment. This involves using very different muscle groups.
Parry believes SpoGomi is unlike any other sport: “It is very fun. You don’t often get the chance to play sport in a busy urban area where people don’t understand what you are doing and why you are so excited about spotting a glass bottle.” More importantly, she adds, SpoGomi has drawn attention to a very important issue: the litter problem affecting Britain’s streets. Although the sport originated in Japan, the country has far less litter than the UK. Parry hopes SpoGomi will become massively popular in her country and inspire people to care more about waste. “I wasn’t particularly eco-minded myself, and SpoGomi completely changed my perspective,” she notes.
SpoGomi is not really about rewards. Instead, participants of all ages enjoy the competitive nature of the sport, the teamwork that it encourages, the valuable time spent outdoors and, last but certainly not least, the opportunity to keep their cities clean. “That’s what’s really nice about the sport,” Parry concludes.
CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION (A, B, C or D). (0.5 points each)
A1. According to the text, SpoGomi teams…
(a) gather litter throughout the city.
(b) can be different sizes.
(c) must classify the litter.
(d) must do some training on pollution.
A2. According to the text, Sarah Parry…
(a) saw the Tokyo contest advertised.
(b) trained intensively for the SpoGomi World Cup.
(c) had little prior interest in ecology.
(d) found SpoGomi easy to practice.
ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points each)
A3. The smaller the item, the less important it is in SpoGomi.
A4. SpoGomi is the toughest competition Parry has ever participated in.
A5. The crowd often cheers on the SpoGomi competitors.
A6. SpoGomi is a sport with no generational barriers.
A7. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A7.1. ONE SYNONYM FOR: “defeat” (verb).
A7.2. ONE OPPOSITE FOR: “rival” (noun).
A8. FIND IN THE TEXT: (0.5 points)
A8.1. ONE WORD MEANING: “the number of points, marks, or units earned or achieved in a game, test, or competition.”
A8.2. ONE WORD MEANING: “final product or end result.”

OPTION 1
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
○ BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
○ THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

OPTION 2
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL MEANING. THE NEW SENTENCE MUST CLEARLY PRESENT A DIFFERENT LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE.
○ BEGIN AS INDICATED OR USE THE WORD IN BRACKETS.
○ THE WORDS PROVIDED MUST NOT BE CHANGED IN ANY WAY.

WRITING (3 points)
C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF 140–180 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:
C1. How could your hometown be improved? Explain.

WRITING (3 points)
C. WRITE A COMPOSITION OF 140–180 WORDS ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPICS PROPOSED AND FOCUS ON IT. CHOOSE ONE TOPIC ONLY:
C2. Do you believe social media influences how teenagers see themselves? Give reasons.