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Test 3: Artesanía y fabricación

Test 3: Craft and making

Un test mixto de nivel de dominio sobre el trabajo manual hábil: colocaciones precisas, estructuras formales y formación de palabras.

Este test de Use of English de nivel C2 trata sobre la artesanía: carpintería, cerámica, tejido y la paciencia que exigen. La Parte 1 evalúa vocabulario preciso y expresiones fijas, la Parte 2 evalúa estructuras como la inversión y las oraciones de relativo, y la Parte 3 evalúa sustantivos abstractos, adjetivos y prefijos negativos.

Ejercicio 1 de 3

Parte 1: Huecos de opción múltiple

Elige la palabra o expresión que mejor completa cada frase.

  1. Chairs built to such standards are likely to _____ the test of time.

  2. Apprentices are told to check every measurement twice, _____ a small error ruin a whole day’s work.

  3. A craftsman of her calibre can turn her _____ to almost any material.

  4. The restoration was carried out in keeping _____ the original techniques.

  5. Handmade objects often _____ a warmth that machine-made ones lack.

  6. It was not until the third attempt _____ the glaze took the colour she wanted.

  7. He would sooner abandon a piece _____ let it leave the workshop with a flaw.

  8. The plain bowl is a _____ of simplicity: nothing could be added or taken away.

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Ejercicio 2 de 3

Parte 2: Huecos abiertos

Escribe la palabra o palabras que faltan en cada hueco. Escribe una sola palabra, a menos que el ejercicio necesite claramente una frase corta.

  1. Rarely one see such restraint in a young maker.

  2. The lathe, without she could not have made the legs, was a gift from her teacher.

  3. No matter how simple the design looks, getting the proportions right is but easy.

  4. The more she practised the stroke, the natural it felt, until she could do it without thinking.

  5. The commission was nothing than a dream come true.

  6. She works to a standard few can match.

  7. Whether the commission is large small, she treats it with the same care.

  8. It is by means unusual for a piece to take months, however small it looks.

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Ejercicio 3 de 3

Parte 3: Formación de palabras

Usa la palabra en MAYÚSCULAS al final de cada frase para formar una palabra que encaje en el hueco. Escribe una sola palabra.

  1. The sheer of the carving drew gasps from visitors. (INTRICATE)

  2. A well-made tool should be in the hand, not merely attractive. (COMFORT)

  3. Many apprentices are for the long hours and give up before their hands have learned the work. (PREPARE)

  4. Her approach to the work, measuring each stage twice, saved material. (METHOD)

  5. The workshop’s lies in refusing to rush: a chair takes six weeks. (DISTINCT)

  6. Critics praised the of the glaze, which shifted from green to grey with the light. (SUBTLE)

  7. The apprentice’s was evident in how carefully she watched before she touched a tool. (HUMBLE)

  8. The finished bowl was thin, almost translucent at the rim. (REMARKABLE)

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