Por y para

Por y para

Assessment

Flashcard

World Languages

10th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Blanca salió ayer ___ Chicago.

Back

para-destination

Answer explanation

Blanca salió ayer para Chicago indicates the destination where Blanca went, making 'para-destination' the correct choice.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ella me mandó el mensaje ___ texto.

Back

por-by means of

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'por-by means of' because in this context, 'por' is used to indicate the means by which the message was sent, not the reason for sending it.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mi casa fue construida por mi padre.

Back

por-by

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'por-by' because 'por' is used to indicate the agent or doer of an action, in this case, the house was built by the father.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Vamos a Schnucks ___ comprar leche y cereal.

Back

para-in order to

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'para-in order to' because it indicates the purpose or intention of going to Schnucks, which is to buy milk and cereal.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mi esposo compró un diamante ___ mí.

Back

para-recipient

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'para-recipient' because the sentence indicates that the diamond was bought for the speaker, making the speaker the recipient of the diamond.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

¿___ qué tenemos tarea esta noche?

Back

por-expression

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'por-expression' as the preposition 'por' is used to express the reason or cause for having homework, not 'para' which is used for deadlines or recipients.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mi perro se escapó ___ la puerta abierta.

Back

por-through

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'por-through' because 'Mi perro se escapó por la puerta abierta' indicates the dog escaped through the open door, showing movement or passage.

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