Use of Language

Part 1

Read the text and choose the correct word for each gap. Tick the correct word. 

Get out of bed – at 5am!

Do you want to have a productive start to the day and

make the -----(a)------ of it? Some people have a simple

answer: Get up earlier! Social media is full of videos in

which people show all the things they have crossed off

their to-do lists before others even wake -----(b)-----.

They are part of the ‘5AM Club’, and yes, that really

means getting up at 5 in the morning. Billions of views

on social media show people preparing breakfast

bowls, working out, -----(c)----- to podcasts or cleaning

the house before they go to work or school. The benefits clearly are to have some quiet time

for -----(d)----- before everyone else wakes up. You can focus on the things that are important

to you first thing in the morning, and this may help you to stick to your goals and give you a

positive feeling which carries on for the rest of the day. However, people -----(e)----- are

‘night owls’ and not ‘early birds’ face disadvantages because they don’t get enough sleep.

As a consequence they can’t concentrate and are less productive during the day when

getting up at 5am. After all, experts say you shouldn’t work against your sleeping rhythm

and definitely always -----(f)----- enough sleep.

(221 words)

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(Note: This image was created with the help of AI and does not originate from the original examination. The illustration used here serves as a content-equivalent alternative to the version shown in the exam)

[Franziska Lange: “Rise and Shine at 5m” In: Read On, 71. Jahrgang, Oktober 2024, Carl Ed. Schünemann KG]
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a)	 most	 more	 worse
b)	 up	 down	 of
c)	 sounding	 listening	 hearing
d)	 itself	 another	 yourself
e)	 who	 which	 whose
f)	 got	 get	 getting

(6 pts)

Part 2

Find opposites for two of the three words in the text and write them down.

a) complicated

_______________

b) later

_______________

c) noisy

_______________

(2 pts)

Part 3

Find synonyms for two of the three words in the text and write them down.

a) beginning

_______________

b) removed from

_______________

c) aims

_______________

(2 pts)

Part 4

Explain two of the following words from the text. You need not write complete sentences.

breakfast

(line 8)

_______________

benefits

(line 10)

_______________

to focus on

(line 11)

_______________

breakfast

(line 8)

________________________________________________________________________________

benefits

(line 10)

________________________________________________________________________________

to focus on

(line 11)

________________________________________________________________________________

(2 pts)

Part 5

You are talking to a member of the '5 AM Club'.

Ask him / her three different questions about his / her experiences so far.

a)	_______________
b)	_______________
c)	_______________

a)	_____________________________________________________________________________________________
b)	_____________________________________________________________________________________________
c)	_____________________________________________________________________________________________

(3 pts)

15 pts

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Part 1

a)	most
b)	up
c)	listening
d)	yourself
e)	who
f)	get

Part 2

Please note: You only need to find 2 out of the 3 opposites.

a) simple (l. 2)

b) earlier (l. 3)

c) quiet (l. 10)

Part 3

Please note: You only need to find 2 out of the 3 synonyms.

a) start (l. 1)

b) crossed off (l. 4)

c) goals (l. 12)

Part 4

Please note: Wording may differ slightly – individual answers are valid if they follow the instructions.

a)	The first meal of the day / The meal you have in the morning
b)	Things that help you / that are good for you / advantages
c)	When you give full attention to something / you concentrate on one thing

Part 5

Please note: Answers may vary – individual solutions are possible as long as they follow the instructions. You only need to ask him / her three different questions.

Do you like getting up early?
What time do you usually go to bed?
Are you really more productive now?
Do you post videos on social media?
Where did you get the idea from?
Have you always been an ‘early bird’?
Did you get up early as a child?
...

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