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Cognates quiz

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the cognate for café?

a)

brown

b)

coffee

c)

cafeteria

d)

café

2.

What is the cognate for chocolate?

a)

cocoa

b)

chocolate

c)

choco

d)

chocolat

3.

What is the cognate for banana?

a)

banana

b)

banano

c)

banane

d)

banan

4.

What is the cognate for music?

a)

musico

b)

música

c)

musique

d)

music

5.

is PROFESOR the Spanish word for PROFESSOR ?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

Acrobático

a)
acrobatic
b)
acrobat
c)
adore
d)
I see
7.
helicóptero
a)
hurriane
b)
helicopter
c)
helium
d)
helper
8.
Which of the following choices are cognates in Spanish?
a)
cabeza and naríz
b)
elefante and elephant
c)
el libro and la puerta
d)
rápidamente and claramente
9.
autobús
a)
auto-correct
b)
automatic
c)
busy
d)
bus
10.

estudiantes means students

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

11.

talentoso means talented

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

12.

Is doctor a cognate in Spanish?

a)

yes

b)

no

13.

What is the cognate for hospital?

a)

hospice

b)

host

c)

hospital

d)

hostel

14.

Is televisión the Spanish word for television?

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

15.

What is the cognate for animal?

a)

animal

b)

animale

c)

animado

d)

animaux

16.

Is universidad the Spanish word for university?

a)

FALSO

b)

CIERTO

17.

Is familia the Spanish word for family?

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

18.

What is the cognate for doctor?

a)

doctor

b)

docteur

c)

doctora

d)

doctore

19.

Is teléfono the Spanish word for telephone?

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

20.

Is computadora the Spanish word for computer?

a)

FALSO

b)

CIERTO

21.

What is the cognate for hotel?

a)

hospedaje

b)

hôtel

c)

hotel

d)

hostel

22.

Is restaurante the Spanish word for restaurant?

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

23.

What are cognates?

a)

Words that mean the same thing

b)

Words that look, sound, and mean the same thing in two different languages

c)

words that look the same in different languages

d)

words that sound the same

24.

What is the Spanish cognate for "attention"

a)

atención

b)

actión

c)

atración

d)

animal

25.

What is the Spanish cognate for "comic"

a)

hilario

b)

cosmico

c)

cómico

d)

basura

26.

What is the English cognate for "romantico"

a)

romantic

b)

roman

c)

rude

d)

rare

27.

What is the English cognate for "familia"

a)

Family

b)

Familiar

c)

Female

d)

Finally

28.

What is the English Cognate for "vocabulario"

a)

vocabulary

b)

vocal

c)

voice

d)

vowel

29.

What is the Spanish cognate for "Magic"

a)

mágico

b)

mace

c)

manly

d)

muscle

30.

Which pair is NOT a cognate

a)

radio, radio

b)

kitchen, cocina

c)

bomba, bomb

d)

act, acto

31.

Which pair is NOT a cognate?

a)

conflict, conflicto

b)

panic, panico

c)

student, estudiante

d)

clock, reloj

32.

Which pair IS a cognate?

a)

fish, pescado

b)

chair, silla

c)

flag, bandera

d)

fiction, ficción

33.

Él es atlético

a)

He is an athlete.

b)

He is athletic.

c)

He is athletically.

d)

He is athletion.

34.

ambitious

a)

ambición

b)

ambiciosamente

c)

ámbito

d)

ambicioso

35.

Electricity

a)

Eléctrico

b)

Electricidad

36.

Tourist

a)

Turismo

b)

Turista

37.

Association

a)

Asociación

b)

Associado

38.

University

a)

Universal

b)

Universidad

39.

Intelligence

a)

Inteligencia

b)

Inteligible

40.

Combination

a)

Combinación

b)

Competencia

41.

Delicious

a)

Delicioso

b)

Delicado

42.

Imaginary

a)

Inmenso

b)

Imaginario

43.

Ordinary

a)

Ordinario

b)

Ordenar

44.

what is a false cognate

a)

a word that is the same in English and Spanish

b)

a word

c)

a word that looks the same BUT has a different meaning in English and Spanish

d)

a word that is the opposite in English and Spanish

45.

What is a perfect cognate?

a)

words with terrible spelling

b)

words that are spelled exactly the same in English and Spanish

c)

food

d)

Words that have the same origin in English and Spanish

46.
Acrobatico
a)
acrobatic
b)
acrobat
c)
adore
d)
I see
47.
Accidente
a)
accident
b)
feeling sad
c)
aptitude
d)
feel bad
48.
Bicicleta
a)
bicycle
b)
tricycle
c)
unicycle
d)
double
49.
Decidir
a)
to decide
b)
determine
c)
devise
d)
to detour
50.

Exótico

a)
exotic
b)
exceed
c)
extracurricular
d)
extra
51.

what is a cognate

a)

a word that has similar meanings in English and Spanish

b)

a word that is the same in English and Spanish

c)

a word that has different meanings in English and Spanish

d)

i don't know

52.
insectos
a)
inspect
b)
inspection
c)
interview
d)
insect
53.
helicóptero
a)
hurriane
b)
helicopter
c)
helium
d)
helper
54.
pinguino
a)
picky
b)
penguin
c)
pretty
d)
pension
55.
leopardo
a)
leotard
b)
leopard
c)
lemur
d)
lion
56.

estudiante

a)

application

b)

student

c)

class

d)

active

57.

clase

a)

application

b)

student

c)

class

d)

active

58.

Exit/éxito

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

59.

Extreme/extremo

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

60.

Realize/realizar

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

61.

Library/librería

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

62.

Actor/actor

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

63.

Lecture/lectura

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

64.

Grocery/groseria

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

65.

carpet/carpeta

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

66.

Visit/visitar

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

67.

Grade/grado

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

68.

Fabric/fabrica

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

69.

Hotel/hotel

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

70.

violin/violín

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

71.

pie/pie

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

72.

Religion/religión

a)

Cognado

b)

Cognado falso

73.

Choose the correct option

elegant is a...

a)

Cognate, it is "elegante" in Spanish

b)

False cognate, it is elaborado

74.

What is bank in Spanish?

a)

Banca

b)

Banquillo

c)

Banco

75.

True or false

Dinner is a cognate it means "dinero"

a)

True

b)

False

76.

What is advertise in Spanish?

a)

Anunciar

b)

Advertencia

77.

True or false

Exit means "exito" in Spanish

a)

True

b)

False

78.

What is embarassed in Spanish?

a)

Embarazado

b)

Embarazada

c)

Avergonzado

79.

True or false

Hospital is a false cognate

a)

True

b)

False

80.

What is actually in Spanish?

a)

Actualmente, it is a cognate

b)

En realidad, it is a false cognate

81.

What is fabric?

a)

Cognate it is fabrica

b)

False cognate, it is a kind of tela

82.

Choose the correct option

Involve is a...

a)

Cognate it is "envolver" in Spanish

b)

False cognate it is "involucrar" in Spanish

83.

what are cognates?

a)

Palabras que se parecen en 2 idiomas y significan lo mismo

b)

Palabras que se parecen y no significan lo mismo

84.

Question is....

a)

Cuestionarse

b)

Preguntar

c)

cohesión

d)

Pregunta

85.

False cognates are words that are similar in Spanish and English y significan lo mismo

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Around 30-40 percent of the words in Spanish look and sound similar to English, and have the same meaning. What are these types of words called?

a)

verbs

b)

analogies

c)

cognates

d)

antonyms

87.

What is the correct way to say "perfect"?

a)

perfección

b)

perfectar

c)

perfecto

d)

perfectamente

88.

What is the correct way to say "perfection"?

a)

perfección

b)

perfectar

c)

perfecto

d)

perfectamente

89.

la fábrica

a)

factory

b)

fabric

c)

file

d)

fabulous

90.

fenomenal means Philadelphia

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

91.

creativo means crowded

a)

CIERTO

b)

FALSO

92.
All the months are "cognados" (words that look like Spanish/English and mean the same thing) EXCEPT _____.
a)
abril
b)
enero
c)
febrero
d)
octubre