Spanish Language Blog
Menu
Search

Tag Archives: quiz

Vocabulary test: answers Posted by on Oct 6, 2011

Hey, there! Here are the answers to this week’s vocabulary test. 1. A uno que no le gusta gastar dinero, prefiriéndolo ganar y guardar, se le llama amarrete / mendrugo. 2. A quien le gusta decir muchas palabrotas, se le llama deslenguado. 3. Cuando uno no tiene habilidad para una cosa, se dice que es…

Continue Reading

Where are the vowels? – Answer Posted by on May 20, 2011

Hi, there! Here’s the whole text for the Where are vowels? activity a couple of days ago. Did you get it right? Let’s check it out. Rodrigo, por favor, llama por teléfono a mis padres y cuéntales que me quedé dormido en el metro y ahora estoy en un cibercafé de la estación y tengo…

Continue Reading

El Vestibular, en español Posted by on Apr 18, 2011

Brazil has a college entrance examination called “vestibular” in which students are tested in every subject they study in high school. These include a foreign language test in English, Spanish or French. Here’s a sample of the Spanish language test from PUC RS (Pontifície Univerdade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul). Care to try to…

Continue Reading

Quiz: Seasons and the Weather – Answers Posted by on Feb 17, 2011

Hello! Here are the answers to Monday’s quiz about the seasons and weather vocabulary. 1. Tiempo con humedad. – húmedo 2. Con ella viven el rayo y el trueno. – tormenta 3. Gran elevación sobre la tierra. – montaña 4. Cadena de montañas. – sierra 5. Es blanca y cae en copos. – nieve 6…

Continue Reading

Quiz: Seasons and the Weather Posted by on Feb 14, 2011

Hello, there! Let’s have a little quiz. Below there are some cues, like in a crossword puzzle, and you’ll have to match those cues to the correct word related to the seasons and the weather, ok? Shall we start? Here are the words you are going to need and the cues. The answer will come…

Continue Reading

Mini Quiz Posted by on Aug 7, 2009

OK, let’s see how much you know about the Spanish language itself. Take this little quiz and find out. 1 – Spanish and Castillian are: a) the same language; b) two very different languages; c) two very similar languages. 2 – Spanish is spoken as a first language in: a) only in Spain and America…

Continue Reading