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Spanish II Final Exam Outline
Listening • For each of 15 questions, you will hear some background information in English once. Then you will hear a passage in Spanish twice and a question in English once. Choose the correct answer and write the number on your answer sheet. These are from checkpt B exam 1 per 15 vocabulary topics.
Speaking • You will be asked 3 questions and you must answer with at least 5 correct sentences in Spanish (15): • What did you used to do when you were little? (Imperfect) • What do you do to prepare yourself in the morning or at night? (Reflexive) • What did you do this year in Spanish class? (Preterit)
Culture • Cultura. Please explain the major similarities and differences between Spanish-speaking cultural celebrations and those in the US as discussed in class. You may organize your ideas in paragraph (2 or more) form or create a VENN diagram. You must include specific details and examples(10)
Reading • Los días festivos del mundo hispano- reading in Spanish about Hispanic holidays with 10 T/F questions to answer (10) • 5 short realia readings with one question to answer each in English (5)
Vocabulary and Grammar • This section will contain 20 multiple choice questions worth ½ point each (10). • There will also be 40 short answer fill ins (20) • It will cover all vocabulary topics studied and major grammatical areas. • Remember- there are a lot of topics for each area, so there will be few questions per topic.
Grammatical Content Covered • Ser vs. estar • Regular present tense verbs • Irregular present tense verbs • Question words- interrogatives • Reflexive verbs –se • Stem-changing verbs- “boot” verbs • Demonstrative adj. And pronouns
Grammatical Content Covered • Possessive adjectives and pronouns • Regular preterit verbs • Irregular preterit verbs • Imperfect verbs • Preterit vs. Imperfect to talk about the past • Progressive tenses • Objects- direct and indirect • Commands
Writing • I. Choose 5 of 10 questions and answer in complete Spanish sentences.(5) • II either 2 short essays 75 words each or 1 longer essay 120 words (10 pts.) • Short essay topics:
Writing • Un viaje que hice • Mi mejor amigo cuando era niño/a • Lo que hice en la clase de español este año • Una carta a la Sra. Crowe usando mandatos directos para pedirle que cambie cosas para el año que viene
Writing Continued • Long essay topics: • Mi niñez • La cultura hispana tiene diferecias y similitudes a la cultura de los Estados Unidos • Mi fin de semana pasado