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Spanish Commands Quiz

Authored by Abigail Hamilton

World Languages

9th Grade

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Spanish Commands Quiz
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This quiz focuses on Spanish imperative mood, specifically testing students' knowledge of formal and informal commands in both affirmative and negative forms. Designed for grade 9 world language learners, the assessment covers essential command conjugations including regular verbs like "hablar" (to speak), "escribir" (to write), and "beber" (to drink), as well as irregular command forms. Students must demonstrate understanding of the distinction between formal commands (using usted form) and informal commands (using tú form), plus the critical skill of forming negative commands which require subjunctive conjugations. The quiz requires students to recognize proper conjugation patterns, apply knowledge of stem-changing and irregular verbs in command form, and differentiate between the various contexts where formal versus informal address is appropriate in Spanish-speaking cultures. Created by Abigail Hamilton, a World Languages teacher in Dominica who teaches grade 9. This assessment serves as an excellent formative evaluation tool to gauge student mastery of imperative conjugations before advancing to more complex grammatical structures. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, assign it as targeted homework practice for students struggling with command forms, or use it as a quick review before summative assessments. The quiz format makes it particularly effective for identifying specific areas where individual students need additional support, whether in distinguishing formal from informal registers or in mastering irregular verb conjugations in command form. This assessment aligns with ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, specifically supporting Interpersonal Communication goals where students must appropriately use commands in conversational contexts.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formal command for 'speak' in Spanish?

hable

hablo

habla

hablar

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you say 'listen' in the informal command form?

Speak

Listen

Ignore

Hear

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the negative command form of 'eat' in Spanish?

no comen

no coma

no comas

no comes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which verb has an irregular command form for 'go'?

go

going

went

gone

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formal command for 'write' in Spanish?

escribe

escribo

escriba

escribir

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you say 'read' in the informal command form?

read

readsed

reads

reading

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the negative command form of 'drink' in Spanish?

no bebas

no bebe

no bebo

no beber

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