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Test 2: La ciencia de los hábitos

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Un test mixto de gramática y vocabulario sobre cómo se forman y cambian los hábitos: elige la palabra correcta, escribe palabras que faltan y forma palabras nuevas.

Parte 1: Huecos de opción múltiple

Elige la palabra o expresión que mejor completa cada frase.

  1. Researchers have found that it takes, on average, about two months for a new behaviour to become ___.
    • a) automated
    • b) artificial
    • c) automatic
    • d) instant
  2. Many people ___ a resolution in January but give up within a few weeks.
    • a) make
    • b) do
    • c) take
    • d) put
  3. One reason habits are so hard to ___ is that familiar places and times trigger them.
    • a) crack
    • b) tear
    • c) split
    • d) break
  4. Sofia has ___ into the habit of checking her phone the moment she wakes up.
    • a) made
    • b) got
    • c) taken
    • d) become
  5. Aiko uses an app to ___ track of how often she meditates.
    • a) keep
    • b) hold
    • c) make
    • d) take
  6. It is ___ a myth that it takes exactly twenty-one days to form a habit.
    • a) greatly
    • b) highly
    • c) largely
    • d) deeply
  7. Linking a new habit to an existing one, ___ doing stretches while the kettle boils, can make it easier to remember.
    • a) as such
    • b) such as
    • c) so as
    • d) like as
  8. If Kofi ___ his running shoes by the door every evening, he would find it easier to go running in the morning.
    • a) leaves
    • b) had left
    • c) would leave
    • d) left

Parte 2: Huecos abiertos

Escribe una palabra en cada hueco.

  1. Once a habit has formed, you can do it without even thinking ___ it.
  2. We often repeat actions not because we enjoy them, but because we are used ___ doing them.
  3. ___ is no single method that works for everyone.
  4. Ravi doesn't find it easy to wake up early, and ___ does his sister.
  5. Make your new habit so easy ___ you cannot find an excuse to skip it.
  6. Lena has managed to cut ___ on the amount of coffee she drinks.
  7. Not ___ does regular exercise improve your mood, but it can also help you sleep better.
  8. Rather ___ relying on motivation, design your day so that good choices are the easy ones.

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. Because they are so familiar, many of our daily actions are performed almost ___. (CONSCIOUS)
  2. Regular ___ matters more than intensity when you are building a habit. (REPEAT)
  3. The ___ of a habit depends partly on how often you meet the cue that triggers it. (STRONG)
  4. People often ___ how long it will take to change a deeply rooted habit, so they give up too soon. (ESTIMATE)
  5. Tracking your progress can be a powerful source of ___. (MOTIVATE)
  6. Breaking a bad habit is ___ easier when you replace it with a better one. (CONSIDER)
  7. Scientists are still investigating the ___ processes in the brain that control habits. (BIOLOGY)
  8. Setting small, ___ goals, such as walking for ten minutes a day, makes success more likely. (REAL)

Respuestas

Parte 1: Huecos de opción múltiple

  1. c) automaticAutomatic significa hecho sin pensar. Automated describe trabajo hecho por máquinas.
  2. a) makeLa colocación es make a resolution.
  3. d) breakRompemos (break) un hábito cuando dejamos de hacerlo.
  4. b) gotGet into the habit of significa empezar a hacer algo con regularidad.
  5. a) keepKeep track of something significa registrarlo para saber qué está pasando.
  6. c) largelyLargely significa mayormente. Los otros adverbios no se combinan con a myth.
  7. b) such asSuch as introduce un ejemplo. As such y so as tienen otros usos, y like as no es inglés correcto.
  8. d) leftEs el segundo condicional, sobre un hábito presente imaginado: if + pasado simple, would + infinitivo.

Parte 2: Huecos abiertos

  1. about / ofThink about it y think of it son posibles aquí.
  2. toBe used to + -ing significa estar familiarizado con algo. Aquí to es una preposición.
  3. thereThere is introduce algo que existe (o, en este caso, que no existe).
  4. neither / norPara añadir una segunda idea negativa, usamos neither o nor + auxiliar + sujeto.
  5. thatSo + adjetivo va seguido de that para indicar el resultado.
  6. down / backCut down on y cut back on significan reducir la cantidad de algo.
  7. onlyNot only al principio de una frase va seguido de un auxiliar invertido (does) y, más adelante, de but also.
  8. thanRather than + -ing significa en lugar de hacer algo.

Parte 3: Formación de palabras

  1. unconsciously / subconsciouslyLas acciones familiares se hacen sin pensar, así que necesitamos un adverbio negativo: unconsciously (subconsciously también es posible).
  2. repetitionEl hueco es el sujeto, así que necesitamos un sustantivo. El sustantivo de repeat es repetition.
  3. strengthDespués de the necesitamos un sustantivo. El sustantivo de strong es strength.
  4. underestimateSe rinden demasiado pronto porque creen que será más rápido de lo que es. Under- significa demasiado poco: underestimate.
  5. motivationDespués de source of necesitamos un sustantivo: motivation.
  6. considerablyAntes del comparativo easier necesitamos un adverbio que signifique mucho: considerably.
  7. biologicalAntes del sustantivo processes necesitamos un adjetivo: biological.
  8. realisticAntes de goals necesitamos un adjetivo. Realistic goals son objetivos que se pueden lograr.

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