WorksheetsSpanish Language and Culture
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 25mins
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
This country has the greatest number of Spanish speakers in the world?
Mexico
United States
Spain
Argentina
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 (leave out) the subject from a sentence if the reader/listener already understands who or what the subject is.
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.
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
Circle which image means 'Buenos Días'.
Circle which image means 'Buenas Tardes'.
Circle which image means 'Buenas Noches'.
In Spanish, how do you spell 'hello'?
(a)
In Spanish, how do you spell Mr?
(a)
In Spanish, how do you spell Miss?
(a)
In Spanish, how do you say 'See you later'?
Hasta mañana
Hasta luego
Hasta pronto
Nos vemos
In Spanish, how do you say 'See you tomorrow'?
Hasta mañana
Hasta luego
Hasta pronto
Nos vemos
In Spanish, how do you say 'My name is...'?
Soy
Me llamo
Mi nombre es
In Spanish, how do you say 'How are you (Formally)'?
¿Cómo está (usted)?
¿Cómo estás (tu)?
¿Qué tal?
¿Qué pasa?
In Spanish, how do you write 'please'?
(a)
In Spanish, how do you write 'thank you'?
(a)
