Selectividad: QUESTION NUMBER 1. ESSAY/STORY

SELECTIVIDAD. EXTREMADURA

QUESTION NUMBER 1. ESSAY/STORY

You will find a choice of two questions. You need to pick ONE. Read the two questions and consider the text type (the first option is typically an essay; the second one is usually a story) and the topic of the question to make the best choice for you. Plan before you start writing.

THE WORD COUNT IS CLEARLY STATED ON YOUR TEST. Write your answer in pen (not pencil)

You have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the whole selectividad test.

The examiners are looking at four key areas in your written answers. These areas are CONTENT, COMMUNICATIVE ACHIEVEMENT, ORGANISATION and LANGUAGE.

Essay structure:

introduction: short

body: one or two paragraphs.

Conclusion: it should be short and sum up your main argument.

Style:

try to use a formal register, don’t use contractions and try to avoid the first person singular.