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8TH Grade Midterm Q-1 2025

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is a cognate pair?

a)

perro – pear

b)

animal – animal

c)

rojo – rough

d)

mesa – mess

2.

What does the Spanish cognate “problema” mean in English?

a)

Promise

b)

Problem

c)

Program

d)

Probe

3.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "Hache"?

a)

H

b)

J

c)

G

d)

K

4.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "Eñe"?

a)

N

b)

Ñ

c)

M

d)

L

5.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "I griega"?

a)

I

b)

Y

c)

J

d)

G

6.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "Zeta"?

a)

S

b)

Z

c)

T

d)

X

7.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "Doble v"?

a)

W

b)

V

c)

U

d)

X

8.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "Jota"?

a)

H

b)

J

c)

G

d)

K

9.

What is the English equivalent of the Spanish letter "Ge"?

a)

H

b)

J

c)

G

d)

K

10.

Is the statement "Doble v is equivalent to W" true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Is the statement "Ka is equivalent to Q" true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Is the statement "Ese is equivalent to E" true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Is the statement "Ene is equivalent to Ñ" true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Is the statement "Elle is equivalent to L" true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated?

a)

October and November

b)

Sept. 15 to October 15

c)

September and October

d)

None of the above

16.

What does Hispanic mean?

a)

Hispanic refer to people that are from Latin American Only

b)

Hispanic refer to people that are from the 21 Latin Country

c)

Hispanic refers to people who speak Spanish or have ancestry from a Spanish-speaking country

d)

Latino, on the other hand, refers to people who are from Latin American countries

17.

Some of the 21 Latin Countries are:

a)

Puerto Rico, Brazil and Chile

b)

Mexico, Italy and Peru

c)

Equatorial Guinea, Cuba and Argentina

d)

All of the above

18.

Who was the first Latina astronaut inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame?

a)

Ellen Ochoa

b)

Sally Ride

c)

Mae Jemison

d)

Peggy Whitson

19.

Who was the first Latin American inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

a)

Roberto Clemente

b)

Pedro Martínez

c)

Mariano Rivera

d)

Sammy Sosa

20.

Who was the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, representing New York’s 14th District?

a)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

b)

Nancy Pelosi

c)

Ilhan Omar

d)

Kamala Harris

21.

Which surrealist artist was influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance?

a)

Salvador Dalí

b)

René Magritte

c)

Max Ernst

d)

Joan Miró

22.

Who is known as the Queen of Salsa?

a)

Celia Cruz

b)

Gloria Estefan

c)

Shakira

d)

Jennifer Lopez

23.

Who is the actor and composer known for creating the record-breaking musical Hamilton?

a)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

b)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

c)

Stephen Sondheim

d)

Jonathan Larson

24.

Who was an advocate for women’s rights in Argentina?

a)

Eva Perón

b)

Michelle Bachelet

c)

Isabel Allende

d)

Gabriela Mistral

25.

Who was the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in the United States?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Elena Kagan

d)

Sandra Day O'Connor

26.

Who is one of only three in the world to win a Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award?

a)

Barbra Streisand

b)

Whoopi Goldberg

c)

Rita Moreno

d)

Audrey Hepburn

27.

Who was the Spanish writer and poet, author of Don Quijote de la Mancha?

a)

Miguel de Cervantes

b)

Federico García Lorca

c)

Gabriel García Márquez

d)

Pablo Neruda

28.

Who was the first Latin American Pope?

a)

Pope Francis

b)

Pope John Paul II

c)

Pope Benedict XVI

d)

Pope Pius XII

29.

Who was the first U.S. Latina gymnast to compete on the Olympic Gymnastics Team?

a)

Laurie Hernandez

b)

Aly Raisman

c)

Simone Biles

d)

Gabby Douglas

30.

Which boxer is known as “The Golden Boy”?

a)

Oscar De La Hoya

b)

Floyd Mayweather

c)

Manny Pacquiao

d)

Mike Tyson

31.

What is a perfect cognate?

a)

words that not only have the same meaning as their counterparts in English, but the same spelling as well

b)

words that mean and sound the same

c)

Words that are similar

d)

words that are the same

32.

Which of the following is a true Spanish-English cognate?

a)

sopa

b)

hospital

c)

exito

d)

ropa

33.

Which Spanish word is a false cognate and does NOT mean "soap"?

a)

sabor

b)

sabon

c)

sopa

d)

jabon

34.

Which of the following is a false cognate for "embarrassed"?

a)

embarazada

b)

molesto

c)

confundido

d)

avergonzado

35.

What is a false cognado?

a)

Cognados that are the same

b)

Words that look the same and the meaning are the same

c)

None of the above.

d)

Words that look or sound the same like English words but do not have the same meaning.

36.

Who is known for self-portraits and political activism in her paintings?

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Dolores Huertas

d)

Eva Peron

37.

Who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Dolores Huerta and fought for labor rights?

a)

César Chávez

b)

Simón Bolíva

c)

Roberto Clemente

d)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

38.

Which artist was a surrealist influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance?

a)

Salvador Dalí

b)

Diego Rivera C.

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Pablo Picasso

39.

Who is known as the Liberator of Latin America and has a country named after him?

a)

César Chávez

b)

Pope Francis

c)

Diego Rivera

d)

Simón Bolívar

40.

Who painted Detroit Industry and Man at the Crossroads?

a)

Frida Kahlo

b)

Salvador Dalí

c)

Diego Rivera

d)

Pablo Picasso

41.

Who pioneered Cubism and is known for constructed sculpture and collage?

a)

Salvador Dalí

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Diego Rivera

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

42.

Who co-founded the UFW and is known for her social activism?

a)

Rita Moreno

b)

Ellen Ochoa

c)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

d)

Dolores Huerta

43.

Who is honored by having Havana’s international airport named after him?

a)

Miguel de Cervantes

b)

Pope Francis

c)

José Martí

d)

Simón Bolívar

44.

What does the term “Latino” refer to?

a)

Individuals from Latin America or with Latin American ancestry

b)

Anyone who speaks Spanish

c)

People from South America only

d)

People from Spain only

45.

Who officially established Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States?

a)

President John F. Kennedy

b)

President Lyndon B. Johnson D

c)

President Ronald Reagan

d)

President George H. W. Bush

46.

Why is Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated from September 15 to October 15?

a)

It honors the birthday of Simón Bolívar

b)

It coincides with the independence days of several Latin American countries

c)

It aligns with the U.S. school calendar

d)

It marks the start of Hispanic migration to the U.S.

47.

How many letters are in the modern Spanish alphabet?

a)

27

b)

26

c)

28

d)

30

48.

Which letter is unique to the Spanish alphabet and not found in the English alphabet?

a)

D

b)

H

c)

Ñ

d)

J

49.

What is the correct pronunciation of the letter “J” in Spanish?

a)

/h/ like in “hello

b)

/ʃ/ like in “shy”

c)

/d/ like in “jungle” D

d)

/h/ like in “hello” C

50.

27. Which of the following letter combinations were once considered separate letters in the Spanish alphabet?

a)

TH and SH

b)

PH and GH

c)

CH and LL

d)

WH and RH

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