NSA/NSE Additonal Reading Practice Level 1

Dr. Perez's secretary is looking at a record in Maricruz's medical file. According to this medical record, when is Maricruz's birthday?

• March 5

• June 2

• July 7

• May 3

Mary Ellen is reading this short item in the newspaper. What is the forecast for tomorrow morning?

• Cool and sunny

• Cold and snowy

• Nice and sunny

• Cold and windy

You are reading an email from a friend. She and her family will be visiting your family next month.

Which of the following activities should you plan for your friend's father?

• A trip to the local bookstore.

• A ticket to a concert.

• An outing to a football game.

• An excursion to the park.

You are on vacation in Uruguay staying with friends in Montevideo. One of your friends wrote down this bus information for you.

When does the bus arrive from Colonia?

• at 8:40

• At 1:50

• at 12:40

• at 8:10

The Gómez family is vacationing in Guadalajara and makes plans for Sunday afternoon based on the recommendation printed in a travel brochure.

What activity is recommended in the brochure for a Sunday afternoon in Guadalajara?

• Going to the amusement park

• Eating at a Japanese restaurant

• Playing soccer

• Horseback riding.

Jack reads this excerpt in a magazine.

Baseball is a very popular sport in the United States and also in many Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Sammy Sosa is a very famous Dominican baseball player. There are also three Dominican brothers from the Martínez family who play baseball in the professional leagues.

What is the purpose of this text?

• To explain the popularity of baseball in the Caribbean.

• To identify the difference in sports in South America

• To specify famous outfielders

• To name the Dominican Professional baseball teams.

Drew reads this paragraph in the chapter introduction in his Spanish text:

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are characters from a very famous novel in Spanish literature. Don Quixote and Sancho are different. Don Quixote is tall and thin, but Sancho is short and fat. Also, Sancho is foolish while Don Quixote is intelligent. Don Quixote is serious, generous, and crazy. The other is comical, stingy, and healthy.

What statement best summarizes how these two literary characters are described in this passage?

• They are opposites

• They are brothers

• They are famous

• They are foolish

¿Tienes hambre? No, pero yo tengo sed.

• tienes

• tengo

• tiene

• tenemos

Hace buen tiempo. No hace viento y hay mucho sol.

• Haces

• Son

• Hace

• Necesitas

Las hermanas de mi amiga son_______.

• guapo

• guapa

• guapos

• guapas