Question

question 2 (multiple choice worth 2 points)
(04.01r mc)

read the paragraph and answer the question.

el año pasado, estuve de vacaciones una semana en el mar. llevé chanclas, traje de baño y ropa para siete días. comíamos cada día en restaurantes cuando navegábamos y jugábamos en la piscina por las tardes. por las noches, veíamos películas y mirábamos el mar.

based on your reading, where was the speaker?

estaba en un crucero.
estaba en el campo.
estaba en una ciudad.
estaba en un río.

Explanation:

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Analyze the paragraph clues

The text states: "El año pasado, estuve de vacaciones una semana en el mar... Comíamos cada día en restaurantes cuando navegábamos y jugábamos en la piscina por las tardes." This translates to: "Last year, I was on vacation for a week on the sea... We ate every day in restaurants when we sailed and we played in the pool in the afternoons."

Evaluate the options

• "Estaba en un crucero" (He/She was on a cruise): This matches "en el mar" (on the sea), "navegábamos" (we sailed), "restaurantes" (restaurants), and "piscina" (pool).
• "Estaba en el campo" (He/She was in the countryside): Incorrect, as the setting is the sea.
• "Estaba en una ciudad" (He/She was in a city): Incorrect, as sailing on the sea and being on a cruise ship is the specific setting described.
• "Estaba en un río" (He/She was on a river): Incorrect, as the text explicitly mentions "en el mar" (on the sea).

Select the correct option

The activities of sailing on the sea, eating in restaurants, and swimming in a pool while on vacation on the sea point directly to being on a cruise ship ("un crucero").
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<mcq-option>(D) Estaba en un río.</mcq-option>
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The text states: "El año pasado, estuve de vacaciones una semana en el mar... Comíamos cada día en restaurantes cuando navegábamos y jugábamos en la piscina por las tardes." This translates to: "Last year, I was on vacation for a week on the sea... We ate every day in restaurants when we sailed and we played in the pool in the afternoons."

Evaluate the options

• "Estaba en un crucero" (He/She was on a cruise): This matches "en el mar" (on the sea), "navegábamos" (we sailed), "restaurantes" (restaurants), and "piscina" (pool).
• "Estaba en el campo" (He/She was in the countryside): Incorrect, as the setting is the sea.
• "Estaba en una ciudad" (He/She was in a city): Incorrect, as sailing on the sea and being on a cruise ship is the specific setting described.
• "Estaba en un río" (He/She was on a river): Incorrect, as the text explicitly mentions "en el mar" (on the sea).

Select the correct option

The activities of sailing on the sea, eating in restaurants, and swimming in a pool while on vacation on the sea point directly to being on a cruise ship ("un crucero").
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