Fall 2014 SPANISH 1 BENCHMARK REVIEW

To help you study for the upcoming benchmark, do the following: 1.Go through all the Conjuguemos assignments and re-take them to familiarize yourself with the vocabulary. 2.Print the flashcards that are on Conjuguemos to help you study while away from the computer. 3.Look at the benchmark breakdown and focus on the area you are weakest in. 4.Look at the vocabulary lists, grammar points and culture sheets on my website. 5.Come and see me! If you are struggling with something, you will never get it by just sitting at home! My job is to help you understand Spanish: let me help you. TO STUDY FOR THE BENCHMARK

As you know, I am in school most of the day. However, my official hours are 7:00-7:40am on Tuesdays / Thursdays, and 2:45-4:00pm on Mondays / Wednesdays. Please use me as your number 1 resource if your grade is NOT what you want it to be! OFFICE HOURS

What follows is an example question from EACH category of the upcoming benchmark. Make sure the PowerPoint is full screen and take the mini-benchmark at your pace. If you don’t understand the question, come speak to me. BENCHMARK BREAKDOWN

Choose the correct answer for the following question- 1. Hola, ¿cómo te llamas tú? a) Regular.c) me llamo Juan. b) Son las diez.d) Mal, me duele la cabeza. BASIC RESPONSE

Choose the correct spelling for the following number- (this is probably the hardest example I can give you!) a) Setenta y sietec) Setenta y seis b) Sesenta y seisd) Sesenta y siete NUMBERS

Match the following times with the way to say them in Spanish- A) 11:00B) 10:30C) 4:15D) 1:45 3. Son las diez y media 4. Son las dos menos quince 5. Son las once 6. Son las cuatro y cuarto TIME ANSWERS: 3- B 4- D 5- A 6- C

Write either “el” or “la” for the following words- 7. ___ Mano 8. ___ Ojo 9. ___ Boca 10. __ Estómago 11. __ Garganta MASCULINE OR FEMININE ANSWERS: 7- LA 8- EL 9- LA 10- EL 11- LA

Label the following body parts- 12. La cabeza 13. El dedo 14. La pierna 15. El pie 16. El brazo 17. El estómago 18. La garganta BODY PARTS PRACTICE ANSWERS:

Complete the following sentence with the most logical answer- 19. Hoy es lunes. Mañana es __________. a) miércolesc) martes b) sábadod) domingo Complete the sequence- 20. marzo, _________, mayo a) abrilc) septiembre b) juniod) enero DAYS AND MONTHS

21. What does not belong? a) carpetab) libro c) pupitred) cuaderno Answer the following question- 22. ¿Cómo se dice “the male teacher” en español? a) Se dice “el pupitre” en español b) Se dice “el profesor” en español c) Se dice “el bolígrafo” en español d) Se dice “la profesora” en español CLASSROOM ITEMS

Complete the sentence with the most logical answer- 23. En el verano en Georgia, ___________. a) lluevec) hace mucho calor b) hace fríod) hace fresco WEATHER / SEASONS

Match the pictures to the following activities- 24. Me gusta mucho jugar videojuegos. a) c) b)d) 25. No me gusta practicar deportes. a) c) b)d) LIKES AND DISLIKES

True or False? 26. The tango is from Argentina. 27. The Aztecs were a nomadic tribe that settled in Brazil. 28. Pablo Picasso is from Spain. 29. The running of the bull happens in Mexico. CULTURE ANSWERS: 26- T 27- F 28- T 29- F

enezuela olumbia cuador erú olivia araguay ruguay rgentina hile  Be able to locate all the Spanish speaking countries on a map (Remember the South American countries make the shape of an “S”) MAP V C E P B P U A C R P M G E H N C P exico uatemala l Salvador onduras icaragua osta Rica anamá uba epública Dominicana uerto Rico