Digital Technology (AQA GCSE Spanish): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8692

24 mins9 questions
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Health advice in Argentina

You see this article about health advice for young children in Argentina.

A smiling father wearing glasses helps two young children prepare food in a bright kitchen; one child chops vegetables while the other arranges pieces on a plate, with prepared food on the counter.

La alimentación* es muy importante. El colegio puede ayudar diciéndole a los niños que deben comer más frutas y verduras. Muchos colegios han comenzado programas este año para enseñar a los padres cómo preparar comidas más sanas.

Hacer ejercicio es esencial. No es necesario hacerlo a todas horas, ya que hacer un poco de deporte cada día puede ser suficiente. Sin embargo, la mayoría de la gente joven prefiere pasar tiempo en la red, delante de una pantalla.

*alimentación = food

Complete this sentence.

Young people prefer going

  • online.

  • out with friends.

  • to the gym.

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15 marks

You are writing an article about technology in your life.

Write approximately 90 words in Spanish.

You must write something about each bullet point.

Mention:

  • how you use technology every day

  • something you bought or received online recently

  • how you think technology will change in the future

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1 mark

A technology programme

The presenter introduces the features that are going to be on the programme.

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What does he say?

Complete the sentence below.

A school headteacher wants

  • all students to have the same equipment.

  • funding from wealthy business owners.

  • more girls to study science and technology.

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1 mark

A technology programme

The presenter introduces the features that are going to be on the programme.

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What does he say?

Complete the sentence below.

The people in a mountain village

  • can finally go online.

  • have just one computer between them.

  • spent a week without power after storms.

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1 mark

A technology programme

The presenter introduces the features that are going to be on the programme.

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What does he say?

Complete the sentence below.

Viewers will be contributing with

  • customer complaints.

  • embarrassing experiences.

  • computer problems they have had.

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1 mark

The development of new technology

You read an article about how technology has changed over the past few years.

La velocidad de los ordenadores es ahora mucho mayor. Hace algunos años los dispositivos duraban más tiempo que ahora. Solía ser posible arreglarlos para no comprar uno nuevo, pero ya no.

Uno de los mayores problemas actualmente es la seguridad en línea. Las personas desconocidas pueden encontrar los detalles de tu cuenta y el dinero que has ahorrado puede desaparecer.

El contenido en las páginas web sigue aumentando cada vez más. Sin embargo, una tendencia será que algunas personas elegirán teléfonos mucho más sencillos. No usarán las redes sociales, y no querrán comprar un móvil inteligente.

Write:

  • P for something that happened in the past

  • N for something that is happening now

  • F for something that is going to happen in the future

What does the article say about the use of simple devices?

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1 mark

A technology programme

The presenter introduces the features that are going to be on the programme.

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What does he say?

Complete the sentence below.

The first part of the show is about

  • a report on communication.

  • learning languages online.

  • the use of emojis.

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Moving away from home

Julio is talking to his mother about going to university. What do they say?

Answer the questions that follow.

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Complete the sentence below.

Julio needs a new

  • computer.

  • mobile phone.

  • tablet.

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1 mark

Julio’s mother says it will be easy to

  • contact the university.

  • buy a laptop.

  • keep in touch.

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1 mark

Moving away from home

Julio is talking to his mother about going to university.

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Complete the sentence below.

Julio’s mother rarely phoned home because

  • she had to use a neighbour’s phone.

  • phone calls were expensive.

  • the phone in the student house was hardly ever free.