First Nine Weeks Exam Practice Test - SPA 1A
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1.The Spanish alphabet has 29 letters.
2.When giving dates in Spanish, you write the day first, then the month, and the year.
3.In Spanish the terms used to address adults areseñor,señora, and señorita, abbreviated Sir.,Sña., and Sta.
4.There is only one way to address someone in Spanish when you are talking to him/her: informal.
5.Hispanic businessmen greet each other with a regular handshake.
6.¡Nos vemos! is one way to say good-bye to friends.
7.Nouns that end with o are usually masculine and those that end with a are usually feminine.
8.The Spanish alphabet has 30 letters.
9.A diphthong forms when you put together an “i” and an “a.”
10.The abbreviation for “señor” in Spanish is Sr.
11.Hispanic is a race.
Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
12.The Spanish alphabet has five extra letters.
13.In Spanish speaking countries, each person takes their dad’s last name only.
14.The extra letters are: ch, ll, ññ
15.Refer to a lady as “señora” if you don’t know her marital status.
16.The abbreviation for “señora” in Spanish is sra.
17.Feminine nouns in Spanish usually end in “o.”
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
18.—¿_____ estás?
—Más o menos.
a. / Dóndeb. / Cuál
c. / Qué
d. / Cómo
19.The extra letters in the Spanish alphabet are:
a. / ch, j, h, zb. / j, g, h, rr
c. / ch, j, g, ll
d. / ch, ll, ñ, rr
20.—Buenas tardes, Sr. López.
—_____
a. / Mucho gusto.b. / Me llamo Carla.
c. / Encantada.
d. / ¡Buenas tardes!
21.—Buenas tardes, Miguel. ¿Qué tal?
—_____
a. / ¡Buenas tardes, señora!b. / Nada.
c. / ¿Cómo te llamas?
d. / Encantada.
22.—¿Cómo te llamas?
—Me llamo María. _____
—Me llamo José.
a. / ¿Y tú?b. / Adiós.
c. / ¿Qué pasa?
d. / ¿Qué tal?
23.—¡Buenas tardes, Srta. García!
—Buenas tardes, Alicia. ¿Cómo estás?
—Muy bien. ¿_____?
a. / Y túb. / ¡Buenos días, señor!
c. / Y usted
d. / ¡Buenas noches, señor!
24.—¿Cómo te llamas?
—_____
a. / ¡Hola!b. / Me llamo Jorge.
c. / Te llamas Catalina.
d. / Igualmente.
25.—Me llamo Juan.
—_____
—Igualmente.
a. / Bien, gracias.b. / Me llamo.
c. / Mucho gusto.
d. / ¡Hola!
26.—¿_____?
—Me llamo Andrés.
a. / Cómo te llamasb. / Me llamo
c. / Cómo estás
d. / Hola
27.—¿Cómo estás?
—_____
a. / ¡Hola!b. / Me llamo Jorge.
c. / Muy mal.
d. / Adiós.
28.—¿Cómo está _____, Sra. Martínez?
—Muy bien, gracias.
a. / Igualmenteb. / Encantado
c. / Ud.
d. / y usted
29.—Hasta la vista, Mario.
—_____
a. / ¡Hola!b. / ¡Buenos días!
c. / Nada.
d. / Nos vemos.
30.Which one is not a classroom command?
a. / ¡Levántense!b. / ¡Saquen sus papeles!
c. / ¡Entreguen sus papeles!
d. / ¡Adiós!
31.To be polite you should not use “tú” when talking to:
a. / a babyb. / your brother
c. / a teenager
d. / your teacher
32.The word the is expressed in Spanish by the following word or words:
a. / el, lab. / y
c. / de, las
d. / es
33.Which one is a command?
a. / ¡Nos vemos!b. / Encantado.
c. / ¡Siéntense!
d. / Por favor.
34.How would a teacher ask students to take out their books?
a. / Abran los libros.b. / Entreguen los libros.
c. / Saquen los libros.
d. / Cierren los libros.
35.When would you say ¿Qué pasa?
a. / to ask the dateb. / to say good-bye to someone
c. / to greet a friend
d. / to ask the time
36.The Spanish alphabet has ______extra letters:
a. / 4b. / 2
c. / 3
d. / 5
37.The term “señorita” refers to someone who is:
a. / a motherb. / older
c. / married
d. / pure
38.When speaking with someone in a friendly way, you address them as:
a. / ustedb. / tú
c. / él
d. / ella
39.Masculine nouns in Spanish, usually end in:
a. / ob. / a
c. / e
d. / z
Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
40.Use the title Srta. when:
a. / the lady is singleb. / the lady is/has been married
c. / the lady has never had children
d. / the lady is older
41.What words help you pronounce vowels in Spanish?
a. / quesadillab. / taco
c. / burrito
d. / fajita
42.The following are words that mean “you” in English:
a. / ustedb. / te
c. / tu
d. / tú
43.You use the formal “you” in Spanish:
a. / if you use a title in front of their nameb. / with your relatives
c. / to older people with more authority
d. / to address little children
Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with the statement.
44.Hispanic girls and boys greet with an air kiss on the right side of the face if they know each other.
45.If a word ends in vowel, n, or s, the stress goes on the last syllable.
46.Titles of people like Mister and Madam in Spanish are not capitalized.
47.In Spanish all nouns have gender.
48.One way to tell the gender of a noun in Spanish is by looking at the preceding article “the.”
Completion
Complete each statement.
49.You stress a syllable, even if it doesn’t follow the rules of accentuation, if you see an ______on that vowel.
50.When abbreviated, titles of people are ______.
51.Not all Latinos are ______.
52.When expressing dates in Spanish, you always state the ______first.
Matching
The following letters in Spanish make what sound in English:
a. / a / i. / ñb. / e / j. / o
c. / ge / k. / qui
d. / gue / l. / r
e. / h / m. / rr
f. / i / n. / u
g. / j / o. / z
h. / ll
53.a “y” in English
54.the middle of “canyon”
55.an “h” in English
56.when you are surprised
57.the name of “e” in English
58.“key”
59.no sound
60.the middle of “water”
61.“gay”
62.a cat purring
63.“hay”
64.when you like something
65.the name of “a” in English
66.an “s” in English
67.the doctor tells you to open your mouth and say...
Match the following terms with their definition:
a. / American / f. / Spanishb. / americano / g. / Mexican
c. / Latino / h. / Mestizo
d. / Latinoamericano / i. / Mulato
e. / Hispano / j. / Zambo
68.black and indian mix
69.white and black mix
70.white and indian mix
71.from Mexico
72.from Spain
73.whose background language is Spanish
74.from LatinAmerica
75.whose background language derives from Latin
76.born in a country in the Americas
77.U.S. citizen
Short Answer
78.Give commands to fix the following things:
The door is open, a student is standing up and talking, the book is closed and a student is not reading, there are no notes on the notebook.
79.¿Cómo te llamas?
80.Which do you use to ask your teacher how he or she is: ¿Cómoestás? or ¿Cómoestáusted?
81.What syllable should you stress if a word does not end in vowel, n, or s?
82.The abbreviation for “señorita” is ______.
83.All Hispanics are ______.
Essay
84.Supply the missing parts of the following dialogue:
¡Hola! _____.
Me llamo Alonso. ¿Y tú?
_____.
¿Cómo estás?
_____. Adiós.
_____.
First Nine Weeks Exam Practice Test - SPA 1A
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1.ANS:FPTS:1
2.ANS:TPTS:1
3.ANS:FPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Learn to address people correctlyNAT:1.1 | 4.1STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.b
TOP:Vocabulary
4.ANS:FPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar
OBJ:Learn to address people correctlyNAT:4.1 | 4.2STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.b
TOP:Grammar
5.ANS:TPTS:1
6.ANS:TPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
7.ANS:TPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar
OBJ:Ask questions about new words and phrasesNAT:1.1| 1.2
STA:1.b | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Grammar
8.ANS:TPTS:1
9.ANS:TPTS:1
10.ANS:TPTS:1
11.ANS:FPTS:1
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
12.ANS:F, Four
PTS:1
13.ANS:F, dad’s + mom’s
PTS:1
14.ANS:F, ch, rr, ll, ñ
PTS:1
15.ANS:F, señorita
PTS:1
16.ANS:F
Sra.
PTS:1
17.ANS:F, a
PTS:1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
18.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar: Interrogatives
OBJ:Learn how to ask questionsNAT:1.1 | 1.2STA:1.b | 4.b | 8.c
TOP:Grammar
19.ANS:DPTS:1
20.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
21.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
22.ANS:APTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
23.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
24.ANS:BPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Introduce yourself to othersNAT:1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.b
TOP:Vocabulary
25.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Introduce yourself to othersNAT:1.1 | 4.1 | 4.2STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.b
TOP:Vocabulary
26.ANS:APTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Introduce yourself to othersNAT:1.1 | 1.2STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.b
TOP:Vocabulary
27.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Introduce yourself to othersNAT:1.1 | 1.2STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.b
TOP:Vocabulary
28.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.1 | 1.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
29.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.1 | 1.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
30.ANS:DPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Respond to classroom directionsNAT:1.1 | 1.2STA:1.d | 8.c
TOP:Vocabulary
31.ANS:DPTS:1
32.ANS:APTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar
OBJ:Ask questions about new words and phrasesNAT:1.1| 1.2
STA:1.b | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Grammar
33.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar
OBJ:Respond to classroom directionsNAT:1.2STA:1.d | 8.c
TOP:Grammar
34.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar
OBJ:Respond to classroom directionsNAT:1.2STA:1.d | 8.c
TOP:Grammar
35.ANS:CPTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Vocabulary
OBJ:Greet people at different times of the dayNAT:1.2
STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Vocabulary
36.ANS:APTS:1
37.ANS:DPTS:1
38.ANS:BPTS:1
39.ANS:APTS:1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
40.ANS:APTS:1
41.ANS:B, CPTS:1
42.ANS:A, DPTS:1
43.ANS:A, CPTS:1
YES/NO
44.ANS:YPTS:1
45.ANS:NPTS:1
46.ANS:YPTS:1
47.ANS:YPTS:1
48.ANS:YPTS:1
COMPLETION
49.ANS:accent
PTS:1
50.ANS:capitalized
PTS:1
51.ANS:Hispanic
PTS:1
52.ANS:day
PTS:1
MATCHING
53.ANS:HPTS:1
54.ANS:IPTS:1
55.ANS:GPTS:1
56.ANS:JPTS:1
57.ANS:FPTS:1
58.ANS:KPTS:1
59.ANS:EPTS:1
60.ANS:LPTS:1
61.ANS:DPTS:1
62.ANS:MPTS:1
63.ANS:CPTS:1
64.ANS:NPTS:1
65.ANS:BPTS:1
66.ANS:OPTS:1
67.ANS:APTS:1
68.ANS:JPTS:1
69.ANS:IPTS:1
70.ANS:HPTS:1
71.ANS:GPTS:1
72.ANS:FPTS:1
73.ANS:EPTS:1
74.ANS:DPTS:1
75.ANS:CPTS:1
76.ANS:BPTS:1
77.ANS:APTS:1
SHORT ANSWER
78.ANS:
Cierra la puerta, siéntate, cállate, abre el libro y lee, escribe notas en el cuaderno
PTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:Grammar: Affirmative tu commands
OBJ:Learn to use familiar tú commandsNAT:1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3STA:8.c
TOP:Grammar
79.ANS:
Answers will vary.
PTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:VocabularyOBJ:Introduce yourself to others
NAT:1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.bTOP:Vocabulary
80.ANS:
¿Cómo está usted?
PTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:GrammarOBJ:Greet people at different times of the day
NAT:1.1STA:1.a | 4.b | 8.cTOP:Grammar
81.ANS:
last
PTS:1
82.ANS:
Srta.
PTS:1
83.ANS:
Latino
PTS:1
ESSAY
84.ANS:
¿Cómo te llamas?
Me llamo . . .
Muy bien, gracias.
Adiós. / Nos vemos. / Hasta luego. / Hasta mañana.
PTS:1DIF:All StudentsREF:VocabularyOBJ:Introduce yourself to others
NAT:1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3STA:1.a | 1.b | 4.bTOP:Vocabulary