Spanish II Unit 1: Study guide
Select the countries in Central America where Spanish is spoken.
1) Nicaragua 2) Panamá 3) Costa Rica 4) El Salvador 5) Honduras 6) Guatemala
Choose the correct Spanish capitalization. 1) Lunes, Martes y Miércoles 2) enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo y junio 3) lunes, martes y miércoles. 4) Enero, Febrero, Marzo, Abril, Mayo y Junio
2) enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo y junio 3) lunes, martes y miércoles.
Spanish is an official language in ______ countries in the world.
21 countries
There are currently about ___________ Hispanics in the U.S.
45.000.000
Select the country in Africa where Spanish is spoken.
Equatorial Guinea
Montana
over 1%
Washington
over 7%
Oregon
over 8%
la población
population
Carlos y yo______hablar español en la casa.
practicamos
el jabón
soap
hablar
to talk
batir
to whip
el pan tostado
toast
Mi tío______una siesta.
toma
la toalla
towel
Ella_____a su abuela los domingos.
visita
Ustedes_____la capital de Perú.
visitan
Mis tíos______en Miami, Florida.
viven
el despertador
Alarm clock
Select the countries in the Caribbean where Spanish is spoken.
1) Puerto Rico 2) Cuba 3) República Dominicana
Before the first settlers came to the American continent there were no _____.
1) clothing made of wool 2) covered wagons tied to horses 3) shoes to walk in the snow
Learning Spanish will help you to _____.
1) learn another language 2) be more marketable in the work force
Hernán Cortez landed in Vera Cruz, México in
1519
When did Spain's exploration and colonization occur?
15th-18th centuries
Choose the correct sentence that's in the simple present-tense. 1) Estoy escribiendo en mi diario todos los días. 2) Escribo en español en mi diario todos los días. 3) Escribiré en español en mi diario todos los días.
2) Escribo en español en mi diario todos los días.
Choose the correct Spanish punctuation. 1) Lucía es Española 2) Lucía es española. 3)¿Conoces a Marta? 4) Conoces a Marta?
2) Lucía es española. 3) ¿Conoces a Marta?
Which is a true statement? 1) There are many more -er and -ir verbs than -ar verbs 2) There are many more -ar verbs than -er, or -ir verbs 3) There are many more-ir verbs than -ar and -er verbs combined. 4) You'll find an equal amount of all -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
2) There are many more -ar verbs than -er, or -ir verbs
Francisco Pizarro took over the Incan empire with less than___men.
200
Alvaro Nunez Cabeza de Vaca walked the North American continent for_______years.
8
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus was looking for
A shorter trade route
el champú
Shampoo
What is the most frequently spoken foreign language in the U.S.?
Spanish
What continent has the Spanish-speaking country with the smallest population?
Africa
There are over 21 Franciscan Missions in _____.
California
el país
Country; Nation
Yo______español todos los días.
Estudio
Spanish vocabulary never varies country to country.
False
There is no Hispanic influence in Southwestern U.S.
False
el cepillo de dientes
Toothbrush
Learning Spanish can actually make you smarter.
True
Spanish will probably come in handy if you travel to Miami, California, New Mexico, or Arizona.
True
The Hispanic population in the U.S. is growing.
True
The braceros worked primarily in agriculture.
True
A reflexive verb is _____.
a verb that describes an action performed by the subject on itself
reflexive verbs
a verb that describes an action performed by the subject on itself
regular verb
a verb that follows an established conjugation pattern, according to its infinitive ending ar, er, ir
cognate
a word that comes from the same origin, looks alike, and has the same meaning as a word in another language
Migrant workers mainly perform _____.
agricultural labor
el desayuno
breakfast
la capital
capital
el continente
continent
el pescado
fish
Ellos siempre_____la comida más fuerte del día a las dos.
hacen
el chocolate caliente
hot cocoa
la ubicación
location
Vosotras_____tomar agua.
necesitáis
Pennsylvania
over 3%
California
over 32%
How many people in the world speak Spanish?
over 330 million people
Tú_______deporte por las tardes.
practicas
el hispanohablante
Spanish speaker
Language, religion, art, and architecture are _____.
some of the areas of Native American life influenced by the Spanish explorers
The Treaty of Hidalgo Guadalupe increased the size of _____.
the U.S. territory
aprender
to learn
necesitar
to need
Ellos_____una clase de aritmética.
toman
la pasta de dientes
toothpaste
los frijoles
beans
There is a large Cuban population in _____.
Miami, Florida
What continent has the Spanish-speaking country with the largest population?
North America
New Mexico
Over 38%
