Spanish Advice Column Reading | Reading Comprehension Test

Reading passage

Trabajo en casa desde hace seis meses y últimamente me cuesta separar el trabajo del tiempo libre. A veces sigo trabajando hasta muy tarde y después duermo mal. No quiero dejar de trabajar desde casa, pero necesito organizarme mejor.

1. What is the central problem?

The person wants to stop working completely. The person needs a new job immediately. The person has difficulty separating work time from personal time. The person cannot work from home.

Reading passage

Primero, deberías fijar una hora clara para terminar de trabajar.

2. What problem detail does this advice address most directly?

The person has no internet connection. Work continues too late. The person dislikes the room. The person wants to travel.

Reading passage

También podrías trabajar en una habitación concreta y cerrar la puerta cuando termines.

3. How does the lesson interpret this suggestion?

It is a legal obligation. It guarantees better sleep. It is an available option that may create a physical boundary. It means the person must stop working from home.

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Si sigues trabajando por la noche, sería mejor apagar las notificaciones después de cierta hora.

4. When does this recommendation apply?

Always, regardless of the situation. Only when the person works in an office. If the person keeps working at night. Only on weekends.

Reading passage

The advice column proposes several changes to help with work-life boundaries.

5. What does the lesson warn you not to assume?

That each suggestion has a reason. That some advice uses podría. That one change is guaranteed to solve the problem completely. That conditions can limit advice.

Reading passage

Quiero hacer un viaje de una semana, pero mi presupuesto es limitado. Me gustaría visitar una ciudad grande y también descansar. No quiero gastar mucho en transporte.

6. Which constraint is explicitly stated?

The traveler refuses to use public transport. The traveler must stay in the city center. The traveler has a limited budget and wants to avoid high transport costs. The traveler only wants a two-day trip.

Reading passage

Podrías elegir una ciudad con buen transporte público y buscar alojamiento fuera del centro.

7. What does “podrías” signal here?

A command A guarantee An available option A completed action

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Deberías comparar el precio total del viaje, no solo el precio del hotel.

8. Why is this advice especially relevant?

Because only hotel prices matter. Because downtown accommodation is always cheaper. Because transport costs can change the real total cost of the trip. Because the traveler wants to spend more on transport.

Reading passage

Si encuentras un alojamiento más barato pero está muy lejos, quizá gastarás más tiempo y dinero en transporte.

9. What limitation does this sentence attach to a cheaper hotel?

It will always be unavailable. It will always have poor service. Its distance may increase time and transport costs. It cannot be booked for a week.

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Podrías elegir una ciudad con buen transporte público.

10. Which description best matches this sentence?

A legal obligation A command A suggestion or option A guaranteed result

Reading passage

Deberías comparar el precio total del viaje.

11. Which description best matches this sentence?

A prediction A recommendation A completed action A prohibition

Reading passage

The lesson says to identify the central problem before evaluating the advice.

12. What should you do next with proposed solutions?

Merge them into one general idea. Ignore their reasons. List them separately and connect each one to the problem detail it addresses. Treat the strongest wording as automatically best.

Reading passage

A recommendation says “Si sigues trabajando por la noche, sería mejor apagar las notificaciones...”

13. What reading skill is being tested?

Ignoring conditions Translating every word literally Identifying a condition that limits when advice applies Treating advice as a promise

Reading passage

The traveler says that saving money is important and transport costs matter.

14. According to the lesson, how should you judge the relevance of advice?

By choosing the longest suggestion. By choosing the strongest grammatical form. By comparing the suggestion with the person's actual constraints. By assuming every suggestion is equally useful.

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