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Spanish Language and Culture

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Linguistically, Spanish is most closely related to which of the following languages?

a)

English and German

b)

Russian and Ukranian

c)

Portuguese and Italian

d)

Chinese and Japanese

2.

The country with the second largest Spanish speaking population in the world is

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

Cuba

d)

The United States

3.

Prior to the arrival of Spanish explorers and conquistadors in the 15th and 16th century, _____ of the people in the Americas spoke Spanish.

a)

All

b)

Most

c)

Very few

d)

None

4.

In Spanish sentences must always begin with capital letters.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Spanish alphabet has ________ letters than the English alphabet.

a)

More

b)

Fewer

6.

In Spanish, punctuation marks go at the beginning and end of a sentence to form a question or make an exclamation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This country has the greatest number of Spanish speakers in the world?

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Spain

d)

Argentina

8.

Which of the following U.S. states have names with Spanish origins?

a)

Arizona and California

b)

Florida and Nevada

c)

Colorado and Montana

d)

All of these

9.

If a city starts with the word San, as in San Francisco, California, this means

a)

It is located in the desert.

b)

It is the capital of the state.

c)

It is named after a Spanish king.

d)

It was originally a Catholic Spanish mission settlement.

10.

Analogy:

American English is to British English as

a)

Mexican Spanish is to the Spanish of Spain

b)

Mexican Spanish is to Colombian Spanish

c)

Mexican Spanish is to Cuban Spanish

d)

Mexican Spanish is to the Portuguese of Portugal

11.

In Spanish it is grammatically correct to omit (leave out) the subject from a sentence if the reader/listener already understands who or what the subject is.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The letter Ñ is unique to the Spanish language.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Worldwide, there are millions _________ native Spanish speakers than native English speakers.

a)

less

b)

more

14.

Spanish is a Romance language, which means

a)

speaking it has been shown to improve your love life in the area of romance.

b)

it sounds very romantic and poetic when spoken, unlike more guttural languages such as German.

c)

it is based on Latin, which is from Rome, Italy.

15.

Another name for the Spanish language is

a)

castellano.

b)

mestizo.

c)

la patria.

d)

la raza.

16.

Like English, in Spanish each vowel has both a long vowel sound and a short vowel sound.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The third most common language used on the internet is

a)

English.

b)

Spanish.

c)

Chinese.

d)

Arabic.

18.

Around 8% of Spanish words are of ___________ origin. (Ex. ¡Ojalá!, azúcar, limón, tarea).

a)

Chinese

b)

German

c)

Arabic

d)

Dutch

19.

Circle which image means 'Buenos Días'.

20.

Circle which image means 'Buenas Tardes'.

21.

Circle which image means 'Buenas Noches'.

22.

In Spanish, how do you spell 'hello'?

(a)  

23.

In Spanish, how do you spell Mr?

(a)  

24.

In Spanish, how do you spell Miss?

(a)  

25.

In Spanish, how do you say 'See you later'?

a)

Hasta mañana

b)

Hasta luego

c)

Hasta pronto

d)

Nos vemos

26.

In Spanish, how do you say 'See you tomorrow'?

a)

Hasta mañana

b)

Hasta luego

c)

Hasta pronto

d)

Nos vemos

27.

In Spanish, how do you say 'My name is...'?

a)

Soy

b)

Me llamo

c)

Mi nombre es

28.

In Spanish, how do you say 'How are you (Formally)'?

a)

¿Cómo está (usted)?

b)

¿Cómo estás (tu)?

c)

¿Qué tal?

d)

¿Qué pasa?

29.

In Spanish, how do you write 'please'?

(a)  

30.

In Spanish, how do you write 'thank you'?

(a)