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WorksheetsQuiz of Preliminary Chapter (Empezamos)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is a "Romance" language?
Referers to a language related to Latin.
It 's a language used to express love.
It's the dialect of Italian used in Rome.
It is any language that has masculine and feminine genders.
Which of the following languages is NOT a Romance langauge?
Latin
Spanish
English
Italian
Portuguese is spoken as a majority language in both Portugal and ....
Spain
Brazil
Argentina
Haiti
Galician (gallego) and catalán are both languages similar to Spanish and spoken in...
Portugal
France
Spain
Italy
This is the most commonly spoken language on earth.
Mandarin Chinese
Spanish
English
French
This language from North Africa and the Middle East had a major impact on the evolution of the Spanish language.
Russian
Turkisk
Greek
Arabic
Which of these names of US states comes from the Spanish language?
Montana
Kansas
New Jersey
Georgia
The words "siesta", "bodega", "barrio" and "rodeo" are from which language?
Latin
Spanish
Italian
American English
Spanish is a "Romance" language.
true
false
Which language is the most commonly studied on earth as a second language?
Chinese
Spanish
French
English
Which Spanish speaking country has the MOST speakers?
Cuba
Spain
Mexico
Argentina
Which of the following countries is NOT in South America?
Colombia
Chile
Guatemala
Uruguay
Which is a major Spanish-speaking country in North America?
Mexico
Peru
Venezuela
Bolivia
Name a major, Spanish-speaking country in Europe.
Francia
Italia
España
Portugal
Which is the ONLY Spanish-speaking country in Africa?
Nigeria
South Africa
Haiti
Guinea Ecuatorial
Los gatos son....
blanco
blancos
blanca
blancas
La gata es ....
blanco
blanca
blancos
blancas
El gato es ....
blanco
blanca
blancos
blancas
La gata es...
blanco
blanca
blancos
blancas
What is the GENDER of the word, "el libro"?
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
"book" does not have any gender in Spanish
What is the gender of the word, "la mesa", in Spanish?
masculine
feminine
neuter
"Table" has no gender in Spanish
Los perros y las gatas son....
blanco
blanca
blancos
blancas
English "family" and Spanish "familia" are examples of....
different dialects
English/Spanish cognates
In which of these countries is Spanish the most common languagge?
Haiti
Jamaica
Cuba
Brazil
Which of the following is a TERRITORY of the USA, and NOT a STATE, nor an independent country?
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Hawaii
Cuba
Nouns and adjectives in Spanish that end in -O are usually what gender?
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Who knows?!
Nouns and adjectives that end in -A in Spanish are usually what gender?
masculine
feminine
neuter
Who know?!
Latin was the language of the which empire?
Turkish
Arab
Roman
Greek
Words in Spanish that begin with AL- (like, "algodon", cotton), come from this language. Which?
Italian
Greek
English
Arabic
Which of the following places in the USA has a name that is NOT SPANISH?
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Florida
New Jersey
Adjectives in Spanish must agree with the words they describe in...
Gender only (masculine or feminine)
Number only
(singular or plural)
both in Gender and Number
Country names in Spanish are...
always capitalized
never capitalized
It depends
Cities in Spanish are ....
Always capitalized
Never capitalized
It depends
Adjectives of nationality in Spanish are ...
Always capitalized
Never capitalized
It depends
"Dana es estadounidense." From which country is Dana?
España
los Estados Unidos
America Central
Sudamerica
The letter /h/ in Spanish is never pronounced.
TRUE
FALSE
The letter /c/ is pronunced the same in the Spanish words "coco" and "ciencia".
TRUE
FALSE
The letter /z/ is Spanish is always pronounced as an S sound in Spanish.
TRUE
FALSE
The letter /v/ in Spanish is pronounced just like the English letter /v/.
TRUE
FALSE
This is largest country in South America.
Brasil
Chile
Colombia
Perú
Which of these Spanish-speaking countries (or territory) is NOT located in the Caribbean?
Cuba
la Republica Dominicana
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
Which is the best answer to the Spanish question, "Cómo estás?"
Bien, gracias.
Me llamo Victor.
Soy de New Jersey
Soy colombiana.
Which is the best answer to the Spanish question, "Qué hora es?"
Es el dos de junio.
Hoy es viernes.
Son las diez y media.
Hace buen tiempo.
Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
Es lunes
Es el 24 de septiembre
Es la una de la tarde.
Está nublado.
The name of our online textbook is.....
Buen Vieje
Realidades
Reporteros
Vámonos
Spanish and English share many cognates.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following English words is cognate with the Spanish word "agua"?
aquatic
avocado
water
agave
Someone from Spain is consider "Latin American".
TRUE
FALSE
All of the following are Spanish greetings except...
Buenos días.
Buenas noches.
Buenas tardes.
Hasta luego.
The sound of the Spanish letter /J/ always makes this sound.
h
j
g
