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WorksheetsIntro. to the Spanish language and influence
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Linguistically, Spanish is most closely related to which of the following languages?
English and German
Russian and Ukranian
Portuguese and Italian
Chinese and Japanese
The country with the second largest Spanish speaking population in the world is
Mexico
Spain
Cuba
the United States
Prior to the arrival of Spanish explorers and conquistadors in the 15th and 16th century, _____ of the people in the Americas spoke Spanish.
all
most
very few
none
In Spanish sentences must always begin with capital letters.
true
false
The Spanish alphabet has ________ letters than the English alphabet.
more
fewer
In Spanish, punctuation marks go at the beginning and end of a sentence to form a question or make an exclamation.
true
false
Spanish was the first European language spoken in _____________.
Europe
what is today the U.S.A.
Australia
Asia
The country was the greatest number of Spanish speakers in the world is
Mexico
the U.S.A.
Spain
Argentina
____ of Hispanic people in the U.S. are of Mexican origin.
Over 90%
50% or half
65% or about 2/3
33% or less than 1/3
The following state is number 10 in the top ten ranking of Hispanic population in the United States
Georgia
Maine
West Virginia
Vermont
The top three U.S. states in terms of Hispanic population percentages are
New York, New Mexico, and New Hampshire.
Texas, Tennessee, and North Carolina
California, Texas, and Florida.
Arizona, California, and Hawaii.
In Florida the largest Hispanic origin group is
Cuban.
Mexican.
Dominican.
Guatemalan.
In New York the largest Hispanic origin group is
Puerto Rican.
Mexican.
Cuban.
Spanish.
________________of Hispanics in Georgia are U.S. born. American citizens.
53%
10%
25%
4%
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the majority of LEGAL immigrants in the United States are from
India.
China.
Mexico.
Cuba.
Which of the following U.S. states have names with Spanish origins?
Arizona and California
Florida and Nevada
Colorado and Montana
All of these
If a city starts with the word San, as in San Francisco, California, this means
It is located in the desert.
It is the capital of the state.
It is named after a Spanish king.
It was originally a Catholic Spanish mission settlement.
Analogy:
American English is to British English as
Mexican Spanish is to the Spanish of Spain
Mexican Spanish is to Colombian Spanish
Mexican Spanish is to Cuban Spanish
Mexican Spanish is to the Portuguese of Portugal
In Spanish it is grammatically correct to omit the subject from a sentence if the reader/listener already understands who or what the subject is.
True
False
Latin American Spanish borrowed words such as avocado, chili, and tomato from indigenous languages of the Americas.
true
false
The letter Ñ is unique to the Spanish language.
true
false
Worldwide, there are millions _________ native Spanish speakers than native English speakers.
less
more
Spanish is a Romance language, which means
speaking it has been shown to improve your love life in the area of romance.
it sounds very romantic and poetic when spoken, unlike more guttural languages such as German.
it is based on Latin, which is from Rome, Italy.
Typically, the grandchildren (third generation) of Spanish-speaking immigrants to the U.S. will
speak exclusively English.
speak predominately Spanish.
be equally bilingual.
Another name for the Spanish language is
castellano.
mestizo.
la patria.
la raza.
Like English, in Spanish each vowel has both a long vowel sound and a short vowel sound.
true
false
The third most common language used on the internet is
English
Spanish
Chinese
Arabic
Around 8% of Spanish words are of ___________ origin. (Ex. ¡Ojalá!, azúcar, limón, tarea).
Chinese
German
Arabic
Dutch
The Spanish language has ____________ phonemes (distinct sounds) than the English language.
fewer
more
When describing people, the word Spanish refers to
citizens of Spain only
all Spanish-speaking people in the world, including Spanish as a foreign language students
all people of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Carribbean
