Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Él se llama _____.
a. | Eduardo | c. | Josefina | b. | Margarita | d. | Luisa |
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To say "My name is Alicia." in Spanish, one would say _____.
a. | Me llamo Alicia. | c. | Nos vemos, Alicia. | b. | Hasta luego, Alicia. | d. | ¿Cómo estás,
Alicia? |
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To say that you feel bad in Spanish, you can say, _____.
a. | Estoy regular. | c. | Estoy bien. | b. | Estoy mal. | d. | Gracias. |
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Soy de _____.
a. | encantada | c. | Patricia | b. | mi mejor amigo | d. | Puerto Rico |
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Marta es mi mejor _____.
a. | amiga | c. | clase | b. | más o menos | d. | regular |
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If you are happy to meet someone, you can say, _____.
a. | ¿Qué tal? | c. | Encantado(a). | b. | Tengo que irme. | d. | el muchacho |
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Carolina _____ Cuba.
a. | mucho gusto | c. | estoy regular | b. | estudiante | d. | es de |
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Alberto es un ______ de clase.
a. | compañero | c. | noche | b. | señorita | d. | amiga |
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El señor Delgado es mi _____ de ciencias.
a. | compañera | c. | profesor | b. | clase | d. | muchacha |
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How do you say “Good morning.” in Spanish?
a. | Buenas tardes. | c. | Buenas noches. | b. | Hasta mañana. | d. | Buenos
días. |
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How do you say “My name is Javier.” in Spanish?
a. | Igualmente. | c. | Me llamo Javier. | b. | Nos vemos. | d. | Encantado(a). |
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How do you say “I’m from Mexico.” in Spanish?
a. | Mucho gusto. | c. | Soy de México. | b. | Estoy bien. | d. | Es Rosa. |
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Which expression is a greeting?
a. | Buenas tardes. | c. | Más o menos. | b. | mi mejor amiga | d. | un
compañero |
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How do you say “Pleased to meet you.” in Spanish?
a. | Hasta luego. | c. | Hasta pronto. | b. | Encantado(a). | d. | Igualmente. |
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How do you say “my best friend” in Spanish?
a. | mi profesor | c. | mi mejor amigo(a) | b. | una compañera | d. | la muchacha |
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How do you say “How’s it going?” in Spanish?
a. | ¿Qué tal? | c. | Igualmente. | b. | ¿De dónde eres? | d. | Más o
menos. |
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A verb is the _____ word or the linking word in a sentence.
a. | least important | c. | subject | b. | action | d. | longest |
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Choose the subject in the sentence "Yolanda es mi amiga."
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Find the verb in the sentence "Jorge está mal."
a. | Encantado(a). | c. | Jorge | b. | mal | d. | está |
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Find the subject in the sentence "Alberto es de Cuba."
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Find the verb in the sentence "Éste es Emilio."
a. | Éste | c. | profesor | b. | es | d. | Emilio |
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What pronoun would you use to talk to your best friend?
a. | tú | c. | yo | b. | ustedes | d. | vosotros |
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What pronoun would you use to talk to a female teacher?
a. | ustedes | c. | usted | b. | yo | d. | ellas |
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What pronoun would you use to talk to a group of male friends in Spain?
a. | vosotros | c. | tú | b. | ella | d. | ellas |
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What pronoun would you use to say “We are from Spain.”?
a. | nosotros | c. | ellos | b. | vosotras | d. | vosotros |
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Find the subject in the sentence “El muchacho es un
estudiante."
a. | un | c. | estudiante | b. | es | d. | el muchacho |
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Find the verb in the sentence "Miguel es de Colombia."
a. | Colombia | c. | es | b. | Miguel | d. | de |
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Find the subject in the sentence "La señora Garza es mi profesora de
ciencias."
a. | mi | c. | es | b. | profesora | d. | La señora
Garza |
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Find the subject in the sentence "I am from Toledo."
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Find the verb in the sentence "We are best friends."
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Find the subject in the question "How are you?"
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Find the verb in the sentence "Mr. López is my science
teacher."
a. | my | c. | Mr. López | b. | science | d. | is |
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The subject pronoun “vosotros” is used _____.
a. | only among girls | c. | in Spain | b. | in Mexico | d. | in formal
situations |
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You would use the subject pronoun “tú” to talk to _____.
a. | someone you meet for the first time | b. | your Spanish teacher | c. | someone you want to
show respect for | d. | your best friend |
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The subject pronoun “yo” means _____ in English.
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What does “a-eme-i-ge-o” spell in Spanish?
a. | Emilio | c. | amiga | b. | amigo | d. | Emilia |
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What does “eme-a-ere-zeta-o” spell in Spanish?
a. | martes | c. | Marisa | b. | marzo | d. | muchacha |
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Diciembre, enero y febrero son meses de la _____.
a. | verano | c. | otoño | b. | primavera | d. | invierno |
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¿Cómo se escribe “lunes”?
a. | ele-u-ene-e-ese | c. | ele-u-eme-i-ese | b. | elle-u-ene-e-ese | d. | ele-uve-ene-e-zeta |
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How many eggs are in a dozen?
a. | trece | c. | catorce | b. | doce | d. | once |
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How many fingers do most people have on one hand?
a. | quince | c. | ocho | b. | seis | d. | cinco |
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My birthday is in the 7th day of the 3rd month. When is my birthday?
a. | Es el siete de mayo. | c. | Es el seis de marzo. | b. | Es el siete de marzo. | d. | Es el seis de
mayo. |
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March, April, and May are the months of what season?
a. | el invierno | c. | el verano | b. | la primavera | d. | el otoño |
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What are the two days of the weekend?
a. | jueves y viernes | c. | sábado y domingo | b. | lunes y
martes | d. | martes y
jueves |
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What time is it? (3:30)
a. | Son las tres. | c. | Son las cuatro menos cuarto. | b. | Son las tres y
media. | d. | Son las tres menos
cinco. |
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How do you spell “abril”?
a. | a-be-efe-i-ene | c. | a-be-ere-i-ele | b. | a-be-erre-e-ele | d. | a-ce-ere-i-elle |
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Which version of this sentence is spelled and punctuated correctly?
a. | Me llamo Ana! | c. | ¡Me llamo Ana. | b. | Me llamo Ana? | d. | Me llamo Ana. |
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Which version of this question is spelled and punctuated correctly?
a. | Cual es tu telefono? | c. | ¿Cuál es tu teléfono? | b. | ¡Cual es tu
teléfono! | d. | Cuál es
tú teléfono. |
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Which version of this sentence is spelled and punctuated correctly?
a. | El señor es mi profesor. | c. | ¿Él señor es mi
prófesor. | b. | El senor es mi prófesor! | d. | El señor es mi
profesor |
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Which version of this question is spelled and punctuated correctly?
a. | Cómo estás. | c. | ?Cómo estás? | b. | ¿Como
estas? | d. | ¿Cómo
estás? |
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The upside-down question mark is placed at the _____ of a question.
a. | middle | b. | beginning | c. | end | d. | none of the
above |
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Accent marks are part of a word’s _____.
a. | placement in a sentence | c. | tense | b. | ending | d. | spelling |
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The wavy line in the letter “ñ” is called _____.
a. | a vowel | c. | a tilde | b. | a circumflex | d. | an accent |
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54.
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"I am" in Spanish is _____.
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55.
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"You are" in Spanish is _____.
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"We are" in Spanish is _____.
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"He is" in Spanish is _____.
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Read the following e-mail from Carmen to her
classmate Rita. Then choose the
best answer for each question that follows.
23 de
agosto
Hola Rita,
¿Qué tal? Me llamo Carmen Ferreira. Soy tu compañera
de clase. Mi mejor
amigo también (also) es tu compañero de clase. Se llama
Alejandro Soler.
Nosotros somos de Madrid. ¿De dónde eres tú? Por favor,
llámame (call
me). Mi teléfono es 2-41-72-56. También puedes escribirme
(you can write
me). Mi correo electrónico es [email protected].
Nos vemos el lunes
en la clase de ciencias.
Hasta pronto,
Carmen
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Carmen writes to Rita to
a. | invite Rita to her house. | c. | introduce herself. | b. | describe her
friend Alejandro. | d. | talk about their
classmates. |
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Carmen wants to know
a. | Rita’s age. | c. | where Rita is from. | b. | Rita’s telephone number. | d. | Rita’s
e-mail address. |
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From the text, you can infer that Carmen is a(n) _____ person.
a. | shy | c. | intelligent | b. | funny | d. | friendly |
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Carmen was probably first introduced to Rita
a. | while on vacation in Spain. | c. | through an e-pal
service. | b. | in science class. | d. | by Alejandro. |
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Carmen and Rita next plan on seeing each other
a. | on a weekday. | c. | on a holiday. | b. | on a weekend. | d. | in the
afternoon. |
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Read the letter that your pen pal sent you. Then
choose the best answer for each
question that follows.
Hola,
¿Cómo
estás? Me llamo Rafael Sánchez. Soy de España. España es un
país
(country) muy interesante. Muchos turistas vienen (A lot of tourists come)
a
España para visitar (to visit) los museos, palacios y monumentos. Uno de
los
monumentos importantes que visitan (that they visit) es el monumento a
Miguel de
Cervantes en Madrid. Él es el autor de la novela (author of the
novel) Don Quijote de la
Mancha. Los turistas también vienen (The tourists
also come) a España para
ver (to see) el arte de Pablo Picasso y Joan Miró en
los museos. ¿Qué
visitan los turistas en tu país? (What do tourists in your
country
visit?)
Bueno, en Madrid son las nueve y media de la noche y tengo que irme.
Hasta
pronto,
Rafael
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According to Rafael, which of the following
statements best describes Spain?
a. | Spain is a very old country. | c. | Spain has many beautiful beaches. | b. | Spain is an interesting country
with many places to
visit. | d. | Spain has palaces where tourists
can visit the
king. |
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Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
a. | a writer | c. | a sculptor | b. | a painter | d. | an architect |
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When did Rafael finish this letter?
a. | in the afternoon | c. | in the
morning | b. | at night | d. | at
midnight |
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For what is Joan Mir well known?
a. | his music | c. | his
paintings | b. | his movies | d. | his literary
work |
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What does Rafael want to know about where his pen
pal lives?
a. | how many monuments there are in
his
country | c. | what the popular tourist
attractions
are | b. | who the most
famous artists are | d. | what the countryside is
like |
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Read the following flyer from the bulletin board at
San Antonio High School.
Then choose the best answer for each question that
follows.
COMPAÑEROS
DEL CLUB DE ESPAÑOL:
Este viernes, el 16 de febrero, es la actividad cultural del
Club de español
en el salón de clase (classroom) de la señorita
González, número 21. Si
quieres (you want) más información, el correo
electrónico de la señorita
González es [email protected].
Hora: 4:30 de
la tarde
¡Nos
vemos!
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There is a cultural activity on
a. | Wednesday, February 16. | c. | Friday, February 16. | b. | Friday, January
16. | d. | Wednesday, January 16. |
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The cultural activity is for
a. | Miss González’s students. | c. | all students from San
Antonio
High School. | b. | the students in room 21. | d. | the members of the Spanish
Club. |
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If you would like more information about the
activity, you should
a. | sign up in Miss González’s
room. | c. | e-mail Miss González. | b. | tell a club member that you are
interested. | d. | call Miss
González. |
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The cultural activity is
a. | after school. | c. | before
school. | b. | at lunch time. | d. | this
weekend. |
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72.
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The purpose of this flyer is to
a. | persuade students to participate in
the Spanish Club
activity. | c. | announce future Spanish
Club
activities. | b. | convince students
to join the
Spanish Club. | d. | inform students that the Spanish
Club is having an
activity. |
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A new student is talking to you about her classmates, but keeps getting them
confused. Correct each of her descriptions by completing the statement that follows it.
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—Mariela es baja.
—No, es…
a. | tonta. | b. | pelirroja. | c. | alta. |
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74.
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—Pedro es tímido.
—No, es
a. | atlético. | b. | guapo. | c. | extrovertido. |
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75.
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—Carlos es simpático.
—No, es
a. | antipático. | b. | intelectual. | c. | trabajador. |
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76.
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—Daniela es seria.
—No, es
a. | baja. | b. | inteligente. | c. | cómica. |
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—Rosa es activa.
—No, es
a. | tímida. | b. | perezosa. | c. | romántica. |
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Choose the correct answer for each of these questions.
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78.
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What is the official currency of Puerto Rico?
a. | the peso | b. | the U.S. dollar | c. | the
euro |
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79.
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What is the city of Ponce known for?
a. | its festival | b. | its architecture | c. | its
food |
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80.
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What is El Morro?
a. | a fortress | b. | a beach | c. | an art
museum |
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81.
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What are the vejigante masks made from?
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82.
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Which is the national sport of Puerto Rico?
a. | soccer | b. | basketball | c. | baseball |
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Read the following student profile on your school’s Web site. Then
choose the best ending for each of the statements.
Soy Hernán Ávila y tengo 14
años. Soy alto, rubio y bastante simpático. No soy aburrido. Me gustan las fiestas y los
deportes. No me gustan mucho los libros, pero (but) la salsa es fenomenal. También me
gusta el helado. Las hamburguesas son bastante buenas, pero me gusta más la pizza de
verduras.
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83.
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Hernán is
a. | red-headed. | b. | blond. | c. | dark-haired. |
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84.
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Hernán is not a big fan of
a. | parties. | b. | sports. | c. | books. |
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85.
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In his free time, Hernán probably
a. | listens to music. | b. | plays chess. | c. | goes to the
library. |
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86.
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When Hernán orders pizza, he prefers
a. | pepperoni. | b. | mushroom & olives. | c. | cheese. |
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True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Read the following conversation and tell whether the following statements are
True or False. | TOMÁS | Hola, Luisa. ¿Qué tal? ¿Bien? | | LUISA | Sí, Tomás, muy bien,
gracias. Y tú, ¿cómo estás? | | TOMÁS | Regular, más o menos. | | LUISA | Ésta es mi
amiga, Marisol. | | TOMÁS | Mucho gusto. | | MARISOL | Encantada, Tomás. | | TOMÁS | Marisol,
¿de dónde eres? | | MARISOL | Soy de Segovia, España. Y tú, ¿de dónde eres? | | TOMÁS | Yo soy de
Estados Unidos. | | MARISOL | Muy bien. Oye, nosotros somos compañeros de clase, ¿no? | | TOMÁS | Sí, tenemos
el mismo profesor de ciencias. | | MARISOL | Muy bien, ¿cuál es tu e-mail? Así
podemos hablar de la clase. | | TOMÁS | Es te, o, eme, a, ese, tres, veintiuno,
arroba ese, i, ce, u, te, punto com. | | MARISOL | Gracias. Nos vemos en clase. | | TOMÁS | Hasta luego,
Marisol. Adiós, Luisa. | | LUISA | Adiós. | | |
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87.
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Luisa is not feeling very well today.
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88.
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Tomás and Marisol are from the same country.
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89.
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Marisol and Tomás are classmates in science class.
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90.
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91.
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Marisol expects to see Tomás again.
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Read the following conversation and tell whether the following statements are
True or False. | TOMÁS | Hola, Luisa. ¿Qué tal? ¿Bien? | | LUISA | Sí Tomás, muy bien, gracias.
Y tú, ¿cómo estás? | | TOMÁS | Regular, más o menos. | | LUISA | Ésta es mi
amiga, Marisol. | | TOMÁS | Mucho gusto. | | MARISOL | Encantada, Tomás. | | TOMÁS | Marisol,
¿de dónde eres? | | MARISOL | Soy de Segovia, España. Y tú, ¿de dónde eres? | | TOMÁS | Yo soy de
Estados Unidos. | | MARISOL | Muy bien. Oye, nosotros somos compañeros de clase, ¿no? | | TOMÁS | Sí, tenemos
el mismo (we have the same) profesor de ciencias. | | MARISOL | Muy bien, ¿cuál es tu
e-mail? | | TOMÁS | Es te, o, eme, a, ese, tres, veintiuno, arroba ese, i, ce, u, te, punto com. | | MARISOL | Gracias. Nos vemos
en clase. | | TOMÁS | Hasta luego, Marisol. Adiós, Luisa. | | LUISA | Adiós. | | |
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92.
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Tomás and Luisa greet each other.
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93.
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Marisol is meeting Tomás for the first time.
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94.
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Marisol asks Tomás for his e-mail.
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95.
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Tomás doesn’t give out his e-mail address.
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96.
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Tomás says goodbye to Marisol, but forgets to say goodbye to Luisa.
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Choose whether the following statements are True or False.
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97.
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People greet each other with two kisses in all Spanish-speaking
countries.
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98.
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It is not uncommon in some Latin American countries for men to hug.
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99.
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When meeting someone for the first time, the most common greeting is a
handshake.
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100.
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In Spain greetings are the same for every situation.
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101.
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In Latin America friends and family kiss each other on only one cheek.
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102.
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Men in Latin America never greet each other with a pat on the back.
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103.
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Young people in Spain would greet their grandmother with two kisses.
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104.
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Business professionals in Latin America greet each other with two kisses.
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Read the description that Arturo wrote about himself and his friend Diego.
Then, read the statements that follow and indicate if each statement is true or false.
Soy
un estudiante de Puerto Rico. Me llamo Arturo y tengo 15 años. Mi cumpleaños es el 27 de
diciembre. Soy rubio, bajo y bastante independiente. No soy muy atlético. Mi mejor amigo se
llama Diego. Él es atlético y un poco tímido. Es bajo como (like) yo, pero es
moreno.
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105.
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Arturo is Chilean.
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106.
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His birthday is in the winter.
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107.
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Arturo is very independent.
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108.
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Arturo likes to play football and basketball.
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109.
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Diego and Arturo have the same hair color.
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Mateo recently moved to another city and is sending an e-mail to his friend,
Laura. Read the e-mail, then read the statements that follow and indicate if each statement is
true or false.
¡Hola, Laura!
Me gusta mucho San Juan. El colegio es muy bueno. Los
profesores son inteligentes y las clases son bastante interesantes. Mis compañeros son
fenomenales, muy trabajadores y divertidos. Les gustan las fiestas y los deportes. La comida
también es buena. Me gustan mucho las frutas, pero me gustan más los helados. ¡San
Juan es formidable!
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110.
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A Mateo no le gustan los profesores.
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111.
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A Mateo le gustan las clases.
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112.
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A Mateo le gustan más las frutas que (than) los helados.
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113.
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Los compañeros de Mateo no son aburridos.
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114.
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San Juan es pésimo.
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Read each of the following sentences, and then answer T if the
sentence is true (cierto) or F if it is false (falso).
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115.
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Puerto Rican musicians helped make salsa popular all over the
world.
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116.
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The taíno culture existed in Puerto Rico before the arrival of
Columbus.
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117.
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Güero is used in Mexico to describe someone with dark skin and dark
hair.
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118.
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The coquí takes its name from the coconuts it eats.
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119.
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Habichuelas and tostones are two typical dishes of Puerto
Rico.
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Marcela is wondering what to get Laura for her birthday. Read her thoughts
below. Then say whether each of the statements that follow is true or false.
Hmm… El
cumpleaños de Laura es el 30 de julio. ¿Qué le gusta? Laura es un poco intelectual. Le
gustan mucho los libros. ¿Cuál es el mejor libro? Hmm... A ella no le gustan los libros
románticos porque son aburridos. ¡Ah, un libro de animales! Los libros de animales son muy
buenos.
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120.
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Laura’s birthday is the thirtieth of July.
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121.
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Laura is silly and foolish.
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122.
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Laura thinks romance novels are great.
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123.
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Marcela is planning to get Laura a book about animals.
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Read each senence about Puerto Rican culture. Then, answer T) for true
(cierto) or F) for false (falso).
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124.
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The Casals festival is an annual classical music event.
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125.
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Puerto Ricans can get their driver’s license at age 16 with parental
consent.
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126.
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El Yunque is a National park known for its plant and animal species.
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127.
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Moreno is used in Puerto Rico and other Spanish-speaking countries to
describe someone with blond hair
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