Spanish 1A Final Exam Study Guide
A:
General: The final exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questionscovering
vocabularyand grammarconceptsgiven in the Preliminary Etapa, Unit I
Etapas 1-3 and Unit 2 Etapa l, covering pages 1- l2l. There are four sections
on the exam broken down as follows:
L
Listening A: You will hear a short dialog read twice. On your test booklet you
will have 5 questionsabout the dialog. For example:
Pedroes...
simpitico
a.
aburrido
b.
c.
d.
perezoso
trabajador
Listening B: You will hear five short questions. On your test booklet you will
have to choosethe most logical answer for each question For example:
You will hear: ;C6mo se llama tu hermano?
^.
b.
tr.
Se llaman Pedro y Jorge.
Me llamo Carlos.
c.
d,
Se llama Manuel.
Se llama Maria.
Vocabulary in context: Choosethe answerthat best completesthe meaningof
each sentence. For example:
Necesito
una impresora
a.
b.
una mochila
para escribir mi composici6n.
una pluma
c.
una carcrrladora
o.
Tengo que estudiar para una
material
a.
prueba
b.
c.
d.
Escribo en el pizarr6n con
tiza.
?
teclaoo
lr.
c.
d.
tipis
papel
El hermano de mi padre es mi
a.
abuelo
tio
tl.
c.
d.
abuela
primo
Tu abueloes muy
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b.
vretO
urcnor
maffana.
tarea
pantalla
. Tiene ochenta afios.
c.
JOven
d.
castafio
III.
Grammar in context: Choosethe answerthat best completesthe meaningof
each sentence. For example:
;A tu hermano _
me
a.
le
b.
gusta correr?
c.
d.
Pedro tiene
a.
uno
b.
un
mochila nueva.
une
Co.
unos
;Cuindo
los estudiantesa la clase?
Ilegamos
c.
d.
llegas
a.
b.
Uega
llegan
-lCtimo este
nosotros
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b.
ustedes
te
les
, sefiora Jones?
c
usted
u.
tir
-;C6mo son las hermanas de Carlos?
hermanas son c6micas.
A.
b.
su
tus
c.
d.
sus
nuestros
IV.
Reading. You will read a short paragraphor dialog and choosethe best answer
to each question.
B.
What and how to study.
Vocabulary: You will need to review the Preliminary Etapa, Unit I Etapas l-3 and
Unit 2 Etapa I in the textbook. At the end of eachEtapathere is a RESIIMEN
(summary) of all the vocabulary you should be familiar with. You will find these
summaries on pages: 21, 47, 69,93, and 121. Make surethat you learn what eachword
means on thesepages. Your workboolq MAS PRACTICd has tear out vocabulary
sheetsfor eachof these pagesat the end for you to study from. A good way to practice
your reading abilities is to re-read all ofthe sectionsat the beginning of eachEtapa,
called En contexto and En Vivo.
GrommorReview:Foll FinolExom/Sponish
1A
1.
Fomilior ond Formol Oreetiqgs:Usingthe formEl(usted)ond fomilior (tri)
you.
-Buenosdfqs, Sr. Cortez, cc6moest6 usted?
-Hofo,Vicforiq, cc6moestds tJ?
Sr. Villegos,cc6mo
usted?
Tfq Cqrmen, cc6mo
?
5ro. Dfoz, cc6moestd
2.
Subject Pronounsond the Verb SER
Ser meonsto be, i.e.,Tam ,you c're,he is, etc.
Ser
sQy
eres
es
SubjectPronouns
somos
sois
son
yo
td
dl __._.__
ffla
Ustedustedes
Prdctico:
1.
eres bonito.
2.
somosestudiontes.
3.
soy policfo.
4.
Ellos
perezosos.
5.
Morcosy yo
inteligentes.
6.
Effo_
trobajodoro.
7.
Vosotros
simpdticos.
3. Using SER bF to Express Origin or Where Youore From
cDe ddndeeres?
cDe d6ndees usted?
cDe d6ndesonustedesZ
cDe d<indesoisvosotros?
cDe drindeson ellos?
cDeddndees 6l?
cDe ddnde es Morfo?
1oy de ....
Soyde ....
Somosde ....
de ....
Sornos
Sonde ....
ts oe ....
t
ks oe ....
.
nosotros(-os)
vosotros(-os)
Ellos _-__
Ellos
Grammar: In eachEtapathereis a gr4mmarsectionwith a brief explanationand
examples.You needto review all of thesep€es andwork someofthe exercisesfor
review. Herearethe main grammaticalconceptscoveredin eachEtapa.
FamiliarandFormalGreetings
Subjectpronounsandthe verb SER
Using SERDE to expressorigin
Usingthe verb GUSTAR to express
what you like to do
Definitearticles
Indefinite articles
Noun/adjectiveagreement
The verb TENER
possession
Expressing
usingDE
adjectives
Possessive
Giving dates: dayandmonth
Presenttense-AR fmngs
Expressingfrequencywith adverbs
Expressingobligation with I{AY QIIE
And TENER QIIE
p.34
p.3s
p.37
p. 39
p. 56
p.s7
p.s9
p. 78
p. 80
p. 82
p. 85
p. 109
p .l l l
p.l13
If you want to be successfulon this exarn,you must start your review as soon
as possible. Startingnow, takelOminuteseverynightto reviewthe itemssuggested
in
this studyguide. If you wait until a few nightsbeforethe examto start studying,it will
alreadybe too late. lBuena suertepara todos!
Prdctico:
-cDe d6ndeeres?
1.
de Mdxico.
-cDe drinde son Corlosy Pepe?
2.
de Espofio.
-cDe ddndees usted?
de oqu(.
-cDe drindesois?
de Georgio.
3.
4.
Like to do.
4.
Me gustocontor. Singingpleasesrne,.(f like to sing.)
Te gustopatinar Skotingpleosesyou.(Youlike to skote.)
you,hirn,her,or if.
Le,gusto comer. Eotingpleoses
(You,he, she,or it likesto eot)
Reodingpleosesyouoll or thenr.
Lesgusto leer.
(Youor they like to reod)
Prricticq:
Morio:
IU:
Ellos:
Ello:
Yo:
5.
boilsr
estudiar
hqblor
potinor
nodor
Le gusto boilor.
oustcr
custq
ouSto
oustq
DefiniteArticles: el,lo,los,los = the word"the"
(orticlesmustsgreewith the noLrn
they modify)
Plural
Singulor
&osc_ul!ne
e.\
T*rt*r"ti:'ir.
il.
ffilrnuchocho
i-.*.muchocho
ia clsse
El escritorio
i.ricolculodoro
fl popel
los
1:'s
Losmuchochos
:.-*tmuchochos
t..-r-i.::
cloSes
l*osescritorios
i.r.,lr
cclculqdorqs
tos popeles
Pr<ictico:
moestro
computodoros
muJer
hornbre
fqldos
lugor
pontolones
vestido
blusos
bolso
5. Indefinite Articles: uJr,u?ro,unos, unos = a/on & some.
Mosculine
un
unos
irsrninlir*
L$ilia
un{i$
U;r+ escuela
Un exomen
Lj;ir;pruebo
Un teclodo
Pr<ictico:
zopotos
hermono
primo
sombreros
7.
i,.j**.sescuelos
Unos exdmenes
i"itt*,:,pruebos
Unosteclodos
choqueto
podres
mqmd
calcetines
Noun/Ad.iective Agreement
Nounsmust sg?eewith odjectivesin genderqnd number.Adjectivescqn be
mosculine
, feminine,singuloror plurollike nouns.
El vestidorosodoes bonito.
1-*.f oldt: pequefi*.es f e*.
bloncossongrondes.
Lospontolones
Susprimossonoltosy trobojodores.
Mis podressonrnuysimpriticos.
El sudter rojo no es poroJuqn.
Tu prim* bonitr,tiene wnperraf ea.
Pr<icitco:
primo:
fun
nice
modre
moestros boring
interesting
libro
yellow
folda
sombreros brown
long
closes
8.
primodivertido
The Verb Tener
Teneris on irregulorverb thot usuqllymeonsto hove.ft is usedhoweverto tell
"f
one'soge,os in "Yo tengoguinceofios,"thqt literolly says, hsve15 yeors."
Yo
Td
dt, glto, Usted
tengo
tlenes
ttene
Nosotros(as)
Vosotros(-os)
Ellos,Ellos,Ustedes
fenenros
tend,is
tienen
Prrictico:
EI
Yo
muchosomigos.
veintidnofros.
unoprueboen ingl6s.
Mi hermono
gueestudisr.
Cormeny usted
poro lo pruebo.
unocolculodora
Vosotrosno
siete hijos.
Mis tfos
usted2
cCu<intss
foldos
un kipiz?
cluno
9.
ExpressingPossessionUsing H)ffi
(') in English.
The de is usedin Sponishto toke the ploceof the opostrophe
Juon'ssister = lo hermonode Juqn
Morfo'sjocket = lo choguetqde Morfo
Pepe'sshoes= los zopolosde.Pepe
Corlos'fqthen= eilpodrede Corlos
Prdctico:
Tereso'sgrondporents
Eleno'sblouse
Soro'scousins
Jqime'sbook
Hector'sshirts
10.
Possessiveodjectives
my, his,our,your,
Thesearerhe pronouns
weusein Englishto showpossession,i.e.,
their, etc. Sincethey ore odjectives,they mustagreewith the nounsthey modify
both in genderqnd number.
SingulorAgreement
Mi
My
Tu
Your (fqm.)
5u
His,her, your (formol)its
Nluestro(-{i)
Our
Vuestro(-*)
Your(fsm.)
5u
Their,your
Plurol Agreement
l*\is
My
Tus
Your (fsm.)
Sus
His,her, your (formol)its
Nuestros(-ns)
Our
Vuestnos(-*s)
Your (fom.)
Sus
Their,your
Sincethesewordsmeonexoctlythe samething in their singuloror plurolform, you
only chongetheir genderond nurnberto mokethem agree with the nounsthey
"their" contranslqteqs su or sus,you only mokeit plurolso it
modify. Remember,
not becouseit soundsplurolin English
agreeswith the nounit modi'fies,
, e.9.,the
"their."
possessive
Exomples:(If the nounis plurol,the poss.odj. mustbe plurol)
My brother =
My broth€Fs=
Your(fom.)sister =
Yoursisters(fom.)=
His grondpo=
Her grondpo=
Your (form.) grondpa=
Their grondpo=
grondpo=
Your(plurol-form.)
His grondpos=
Her grondPos=
mi hermono
mis hermqnos
tu hermono
tus hermsnos
su sbuelo
su obuelo
su obuelo
su sbuelo
su obuelo
susobuelos
susobuelos
Prdctico:
Their uncle
Our school
His shoes
Your (fom./ sing.)penciI
My bookbog
Their grades
Your(form./sing.)pen
Our porents
11.
OivingDotes: doy ond month
Soyingthe dote in Sponishis similorto the woywe soyit in Englishwhenwe use
the formot: the tenth of October.
Exomples:Normollyyouusethe cordinslnumber(7,22,30) ond not the ordinol
numbersuchqs second,third, fourth, etc.,exceptwhenyousqyf irsf.
El pninrerade enero
El cincode moyo
de diciembre
El veinticinco
El custrode Julio
Prricticq:
A b r i l1 2
November10
June24
October 8
12.
Regulor -AR Verb Coqjugofions
Verbsore conjugotedto ogreewith whoteverthe subject is in q sentence.A verb
conjugotionis brokendowninto three persons,eochhovingo singulorond plurol
ore givenfor the vorioustenseswe use,i.e.,
form(6 endings).Conjugotions
present,post. future, etc. 5o for you hqveleornedonly the Presenttense forms.
Verbsin Sponishcomeinthree categories'.-sr, -er, & -ir. Eschcstegoryhos its
ownendingsfor eochtense.
For exomple:
-AR Verbs: hoblor,contestor,boilor,entror, necesitsr,estudior, llevar, etc. Most
verbsqre consideredregulorverbsbecousewhenyou conjugotethem,they follow
exoctly the somepottern. To conjugoteregulor-qr verbs,you first drop the -or
from the verb. This leovesyou with the stem,which holdsthe meaningof the
verb. The set of endingstell you the tenseof the verb ond eachdiff erent ending,
thot goeswith it.
the person(1", Znd,or 3"d)/sub.lect
Exompleof o regulor-qr conjugotionr(All regulor-or verbswill followthis sqme
pottern.)
HABLAR
hobl*
Yo
hqbl*s
Til
hobL,
rlt
Ello
Usted
(it)
h*osofros
Vosotros
Ellos
filles
Usfedes
Td hoblcisingld,s.: YouspeokEnglish.
lo leccirin.= We preporethe lesson.
Nosotrosp?epar::ri;t*r;
cBoilr:Cqrlosmucho?= DoesCorlosdonceoften?
todos los dios.= They swimevery doy.
Ellosnqd*,i.r
hobl*.:n**
hqbl{iis
hoblt:;t
Pr<ictico:
Nosotros
Yo
Poco
Tri
cVosotros
cUstedes
El y ello
Mi popri
13.
lo pregunto.(contestor)
unofoldo rojo. (llevor)
torde o close.(llegor)
poco.(potinor)
lq televisidn?(miror)
su toreo? (preporor)
mucho.(trobojor)
espofiol.(hoblor)
Obligotionwith HAy QUE& TENERQUE
Expressing
for soyingthot somethinghosto or must be
Whenyou use these two expressions
of. er the word que.
done,you mustuseqn ttttii;ttli,.,t,,;
Hoyque: onemustor hosto (Thisis q set expression)
Tener gLie= to hoveto (you convory fhe subject)
Exomples:
hoy.= Onemuststudy todoy.
Hoyque?"s'.'.j{}:{:},{
Nosotrostenemosque |lxg*i' ohoro.= We hoveto orrive now.
Hoygue ir* !r;r'mris.= Onehosto speokmore.
el libro.= They hoveto reod the book.
Eflostienenque le.*.r'
Prrictico:
Onemustweqrq white shirt.
I hoveto reod o book.
They hoveto run.
We haveto swim"
One hqsto srrive lote.