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Reading On the reading part of the midterm, you will have to read passages and answer the questions. Here are some strategies to use for SUCCESS: - Study your vocabulary. If you donʼt know it, you wonʼt understand the passage. - Look for cognates: Spanish words that look like English words often have the same meaning. - Use context clues to guess the meaning of words. Look at the words around it! - Look for keywords in the question and look for them in the passage. The answer will probably be near it! - Read and translate questions before reading the passage. Practice Read the passages and answer the following questions (in Spanish or English.) Passage 1 !
Hay un chico que se llama Juan. Juan quiere un perro tonto. Juan va a Europa
pero hay muchos gatos tontos. Juan es muy triste porque no hay perros tontos. Va a Japón y en Japón hay un perro tonto que se llama Spot. Spot es rubio también. Le gusta Spot porque él es muy tonto. 1. ¿Cómo se llama el chico? ___________________________________________ 2. ¿Cómo se llama el perro? _________________________________________ 3. ¿Dónde hay un perro tonto? ____________________________ 4. ¿Cómo es el perro tonto? ______________________________________________ 5. ¿Por qué José le gusta el perro tonto? ___________________________________
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Passage 2 " " ¡Buenas tardes! Me llamo Alejandra. Tengo trece años. Soy de San Antonio, Tejas. Tengo dos hermanos tontos. Mi hermano Luis es alto con pelo* largo*. Él necesita pelo corto* porque él es muy feo con pelo largo. Mi hermano Rafael es bajo y gordo. No me gusta Rafael porque es muy antipático. ¡Quiero* hermanas! *pelo - hair *largo - long *corto - short (in length) *Quiero - I want 6. ¿Cómo se llama la chica? ____________________________________________ 7. ¿Cuántos años tiene? _______________________________________________ 8. ¿Cómo es Luis? ____________________________________________________ 9. ¿Por qué Luis es feo? _______________________________________________ 10.¿Por qué a Alejandra no le gusta Rafael? ________________________________
Listening On the listening section, Ms. Baeza will play dialogues and stories three or four times. You will have to listen and answer the questions that are on your paper. To study for this section, study your vocabulary. Or, have someone read one of the passages above out loud to you in Spanish, then summarize the meaning.
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Culture On the culture section you will have to answer questions about the culture weʼve gone over so far. Answer the following questions to practice. Choose the best answer. 1. What country is Spanish from? A. Spain B. Europe C. Mexico D. Puerto Rico 2. What is the style of music and dance from Spain that uses guitar, stomping, and clapping? A. Salsa B. Samba C. Flamenco D. Flamingo 3. What Spanish food is a fluffy omelette made with eggs, potatoes, and onion? A. Tortilla B. Paella C. Torticas D. Jamón Serrano 4. What festival in Spain involves a certain kind of food being thrown at people in the streets? A. Running of the Bulls B. La Fruta C. La Tomatina D. El Tomate 5. What word should you use if you are not sure where a Spanish-speaking person is from? A. Mexican B. Spanish C. Mexican-American D. Latino
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6. What is the ancient Native American civilization that ruled in Mexico when the Spaniards arrived? A. Aztecs B. Incas C. Mesopotamians D. Cherokee 7. What is the name of the spicy chocolate sauce from Mexico? A. Mole B. Chiles en nogada C. Paella D. Elote 8. What is NOT used to decorate ofrendas/altars during Day of the Dead in Mexico? A. Sugar skulls B. Marigolds C. Feathers D. Candles 9. What continent is Spain on? A. North America B. South America C. Mexico D. Europe 10. What holiday is celebrated in Mexico to honor loved ones who have passed away? A. La Navidad B. Las Posadas C. Día de los Muertos D. Día de las Gracias
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Speaking !
Señorita Baeza will have a conversation with you about your family in Spanish.
She will ask about their name, age and what theyʼre like. You must also ask her ONE question about her or her family. " "
Be prepared to talk about your family. She might ask questions like these:
- ¿Cómo te llamas? / Whatʼs your name? - ¿Cuántos años tienes? / How many years do you have? or How old are you? - ¿Cómo estás? / How are you? (feeling) - ¿Tienes un hermano o una hermana? / Do you have a brother or sister? - ¿Cómo se llama? / Whatʼs his/her name? - ¿Cuántos años tiene? / How old is he/she? - ¿Cómo es? / How is he/she? (description) " "
Study and practice with these questions. Also, think of a question to ask Ms.
Baeza in Spanish and write it below. Question to Ask Srta. Baeza: _____________________________________________
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Writing You will have the choice of two prompts to write about. You must write at least 50 words or more in Spanish. It does not have to be true; you can use your imagination! Prompt 1: Write about who is in your family, what relation they have to you, what they are like, and how old each person is. In your response, feel free to write about as many people as youʼd like, but you must write about at least 2 people other than yourself.
Prompt 2: FREE RESPONSE STORY. Write your own story! Create your own characters and plot. You can write about what your characters are like, what they want, and where they go to get it.
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