Telling Time in Spanish
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World Languages
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7th - 12th Grade
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Michelle DeLeon
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This quiz focuses on telling time in Spanish, specifically targeting the translation of Spanish time expressions into English. Appropriate for middle school through early high school Spanish learners (grades 7-9), the assessment covers fundamental time-telling vocabulary and structures that form the foundation of practical Spanish communication. Students must demonstrate mastery of number recognition in Spanish, understand the grammatical distinction between "es la" (for one o'clock) and "son las" (for all other hours), and apply knowledge of time-related expressions including "y" (past), "menos" (to/before), "cuarto" (quarter), and "media" (half). The quiz progresses from basic hour recognition to more complex time expressions involving minutes, quarters, halves, and the "menos" construction for expressing time before the hour. Students need solid comprehension of Spanish numbers 1-60, familiarity with time-telling conventions, and the ability to perform mental calculations when converting "menos" expressions to standard digital time format. Created by Nancy Davis, a World Languages teacher in the US who teaches grades 7-12. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes throughout the Spanish time-telling unit, functioning effectively as a diagnostic tool to gauge initial student understanding, a formative assessment during instruction, or a summative evaluation of student mastery. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it as independent practice homework, or use it for review sessions before major assessments. The varied question types and progressive difficulty make it ideal for differentiated instruction, allowing teachers to identify specific areas where students struggle with time concepts. This quiz aligns with World Language Learning Standards, particularly Standard 1.2 (Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics) as students must comprehend written Spanish time expressions and demonstrate understanding through accurate English translations.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Es la uno
It is 11:00
It is 1:00
It is 7:00
Nice try, teacher. None of these!
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Son las doce
It is 2:00
It is 12:00
It is 3:00
It is 6:00
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Son las siete.
It is 6:00
It is 5:00
It is 7:00
It is 8:00
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Son las dos
It is 12:00
It is 3:00
It is 4:00
It is 2:00
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Es la una y veinte
It is 1:15
It is 11:20
It is 1:30
It is 1:20
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Son las seis y doce
It is 7:02
It is 7:12
It is 6:12
It is 6:02
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Son las once y veintiocho
It's 11:18
It is 11:28
It is 12: 28
It is 1:28
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