PAU English Exam Solutions 2024-2026: Reading and Grammar Practice

PAU Exams 2024-2025: Model Test

Breath Meditation: Relieving Stress Effectively

1. True, False, or Not Given

  1. Only experienced…breathing. → False: “Paying attention to your breath is a form of “entry level” meditation that anyone can do.”

  2. Listening to music while practicing breathing exercises is becoming very popular. Not Given.

  3. The practice of mindfulness requires…opinions. → True: “Mindfulness simply means the practice of purposely focusing your attention on the present moment—and accepting

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Victor Frankenstein’s Tragic Journey: Plot Summary and Critique

Summary of *Frankenstein*

Victor Frankenstein’s Early Life and Creation

During his childhood, Victor was a happy child living with his tolerant parents, his cousin Elizabeth (to whom he was engaged), and his two brothers. His best friend was Henry Clerval. His great passion was natural science.

After his mother’s death, Frankenstein studied these sciences at the University of Ingolstadt. That’s where he creates a living being out of nothing. When he sees the monster he created, Victor falls ill but

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Common English Grammar Mistakes and Fixes

1. Vocabulary Practice

English Words & Phrases

  • Prevent crimes
  • Be damaged
  • Fatal
  • Manure heap
  • Disgusted
  • Auction
  • Pain
  • Chatterbox
  • Reliable

Spanish Words

  • Pujar
  • Universidad
  • Gratificar
  • Objetivo
  • Cosas
  • Personal

2. Conjunctions of Purpose

  • Not to
  • So that
  • In order to

3. Using Connectors in Sentences

  • Despite having a huge advertising campaign, their product failed to sell.
  • The film was quite boring. Furthermore, it was too long.
  • The climb was extremely difficult; nevertheless, we managed to reach the top.
  • People find it hard to learn
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English Verb Forms: Future Tenses and Modals

Future Forms

Will / Won’t + Infinitive

  • Use: Predictions, promises, quick decisions (spontaneous decisions).

Shall (I / We)

  • Use: Suggestions or offers (often in question form).

(To be) Going to + Verb

  • Use: Plans, intentions.

Present Continuous

  • Use: Fixed arrangements (plans that are certain to happen).
  • Example: I’m working tonight.

Present Simple

  • Use: Timetables, schedules, dates.
  • Example: The train leaves at 9 p.m.
  • Negative: The train doesn’t leave until 9 p.m.
  • Question: What time does the train leave?

General

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Personal Reflections: School, Hometown, and Favorite Destinations

My School Life and Learning Environment

My school is not very big, but it is full of life. Every morning I walk there with my friends, and we always talk and laugh before the classes start. The building is old and yellow, with big windows that let the sun come inside. In spring, there are flowers all around, and the playground smells very nice.

Inside, we have classrooms with posters on the walls and a small library that I like a lot. My teachers are kind but also a little strict sometimes. My favorite

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Blagoveshchensk: A Russian City on the Chinese Border

The Importance of Friendship and Relationships

Friendship is very important for every person because a true friend will always be there for you in a difficult moment. As for me, I get along well with kind people. My best friend’s name is Anna. She currently lives and studies in the city of Vladivostok. Her main hobbies are collecting anime figures and drawing. We first met at school when we were in the tenth grade, and our last meeting was in the summer. We rarely see each other now because we

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