101 SPANISH STUDY GUIDE TEST 1 Captulo 1 (36 points)
Please, bring a Purple Scantron No. 16485 and # 2 pencils.
Receiving or giving aid on a test or an exam is cause for dismissal from the University of
Mississippi. Any questions should be directed to your Instructor. Any type of
communication with other students during the test will be interpreted as cheating. The
student will be removed from the test and will receive a zero
ACTIVIDAD A. Cmo te llamas? It is your first day in Spain and you meet a lot of people.
Below are several conversations that your new friends start. Select the expression that would
most likely follow each one as your possible answer. (3 points).
Study Saludos y despedidas, pp. 5, 6.
You see: Cmo te llamas?
a. Me llamo Carmen.
b. Estoy bien.
c. Est bien.
You mark: a
ACTIVIDAD B. Informacin importante. Robert needs to verify some information about
one of his friends. Help Robert check the following information: Juans address and phone
number. Listen to your instructor and complete the information. (2 points)
Study the Spanish alphabet the numbers, pp. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
You hear: eme / o / ere/ a con acento / ene/ cinco/ doce
You write: Morn 5 12
ACTIVIDAD C. Las estaciones. Susana is a very busy person and she is trying to plan out
her schedule for the year she is going to spend in the US. She does many different activities
depending on the seasons. Listen to the sentences that your instructor reads about Susanas
activities and match them with the right season. (4 points)
Study the months and the seasons, pp. 13, 14, 15, 16
You hear: En el verano, Susana va a la playa.
You see: seasons of the year
You choose: the picture that represents the season (summer)
ACTIVIDAD D. Los das feriados. Ivn is studying Hispanic history and he doesnt
remember some dates. He needs your help. Based on the drawings and the dates (OJO, dates
are written in order used in Spanish, first day and then month), write out the dates spelling
each number correctly (not numeric form) and the months of the celebrations. Dont forget to
write them in Spanish. (2 points)
Study how to express months and dates, p. 13, 14, 15, Study 16. numbers 0 100, pp. 10, 11,
12.
You see: Christmas pictures: 25/12
You write: El veinticinco de diciembre.
ACTIVIDAD E. Problemas con los nmeros Even though Daniela likes mathematics a lot,
she has trouble writing the numbers in a sequence. Help her complete the following sequences
with the correct number? Write the results in words NOT NUMERALS. (3 points, pt for
each correct answer)
Study the numbers 0 100, pp. 10, 11, 12.
You see: 3, _____, 9
You write: seis
ACTIVIDAD F. Masculino o femenino? Plural o singular? Anna is doing her Spanish
homework and is having problems identifying the correct forms of the definite article. Help
Anna decide if the following words are masculine, feminine, singular or plural. Write the
correct form of the definite article. (2 points, pt for each correct answer)
Study the definite articles, pp. 27, 28, 29
You see: _____ mochila
You write: la
ACTIVIDAD G. Quin es quin? Carlos wrote a paragraph about his friends but he forgot
to use the verbs in each sentence. Help him choose the correct form of the verb for each
sentence. (4 points)
Study subject pronoun and the present tense of ser, pp. 24, 25, 26.
You see: a. soy
b. eres
c. es
d. somos
e. son
You read: Nosotros _______ de Mississippi.
You choose: d
ACTIVIDAD H. Descripciones. Your best friend wants to study at OleMiss. Before moving
to Oxford she wants to know your opinion about the university. (3 points)
Study adjectives; nouns and articles; adjective form, position and agreement, p. 27, 28, 29, 30,
31.
You see: a. rojo
b. negra
c. caras
d. malos
You read: El bolgrafo es
You choose: a
ACTIVIDAD I. Lectura. Indicate whether these sentences are cierto (a) or falso (b) based
on the reading in Observaciones from your textbook. (2 points)
Study p. 33.
You see: San Jos es la capital de Costa Rica.
You read: a. cierto
b. falso
You choose: a
ACTIVIDAD J. Composicin. You will be asked to write a paragraph of 45 words in Spanish
about a specific topic. Use vocabulary you have learned in Chapter 1. You will receive a 2point deduction if you write less than 45 words. Paragraph with less than 25 words will not be
graded.