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Spanish Placement Assessment
Thank you for taking the time to complete this form accurately.
Name ______________________________
Grade Entering ___________
Previous school attended: _____________________________________________
Name
City
Please provide information about the Spanish course you completed last year:
Name of course _____________________________
Level ________________________
Name of textbook ____________________________
Authors ______________________
Number of students in this class ____________
Grade in course ________________
Was Spanish spoken in class? _____________
How often? _________________________
Please comment on your progress throughout the year in this course.
What are your strong points: grammar, vocabulary, speaking, writing, reading, and listening?
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Follow the directions for each section. If you can answer the questions, please do so. If not,
do not worry and skip ahead to anything that looks familiar. ***Some people are better at writing
than at grammar, so please make sure you take the time to write a paragraph. Thank you!
I. ARTÍCULOS: 1) Place the article, (el, la, los, las), before each noun. 2) Write the
translation for any of the words that you know.
1. _________ casa
4. __________ chicas
7. _________ bolígrafo
2. _________ mamá
5. __________ gatos
8. _________ perro
3. _________ nación
6. __________ agua
9. _________ lápiz
II. ADJETIVOS: Pair up each noun below with an adjective from the word bank making the
necessary changes to the adjectives.
simpático
enfermo
inteligente
bonito
antipático
feo
1. niñas: __________________________
4. libro: ___________________________
2. amiga: _________________________
5. hermanos: _______________________
3. maestro: ________________________
6. familia: _________________________
III. VERBOS: Conjugate the following verb in the present tense. (If you don’t know the
conjugations for “vosotros”, don’t worry, just leave it blank.)
HABLAR:
yo ______________________________
nosotros _____________________________
tú ______________________________
vosotros _____________________________
él, ella, Ud. ______________________
ellos, ellas, Uds. _______________________
COMER:
yo ______________________________
nosotros _____________________________
tú ______________________________
vosotros _____________________________
él, ella, Ud. ______________________
ellos, ellas, Uds. ______________________
VIVIR:
yo ______________________________
nosotros _____________________________
tú ______________________________
vosotros _____________________________
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él, ella, Ud. ______________________
ellos, ellas, Uds. _______________________
IV. SER VS ESTAR: Choose the verb you should use then conjugate it according to the
subject.
1. Anabel y María ____________________ en el restaurante.
2. El parque favorito del marido/esposo de María ____________________ el Parque Bolívar
y ________________________ en el centro de la ciudad.
3. ____________________ las diez de la mañana pero la profesora no _________________
aquí todavía.
4. Elena __________________ contenta porque la Sra. López ______________ su profesora.
V.
In the space below write a story and/or conversation relating to the pictures. This can be
a simple dialogue or a detailed story. Remember, show us what you know!
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VI. PRETÉRITO VS. IMPERFECTO:
A. PRETÉRITO: Conjugate the following verbs in the preterit tense. If you don’t know the
conjugations for “vosotros”, don’t worry about it, just leave it blank.
CAMINAR:
yo ______________________________
nosotros _____________________________
tú ______________________________
vosotros _____________________________
él, ella, Ud. ______________________
ellos, ellas, Uds. _______________________
BEBER:
yo ______________________________
nosotros _____________________________
tú ______________________________
vosotros _____________________________
él, ella, Ud. ______________________
ellos, ellas, Uds. _______________________
ESCRIBIR:
yo ______________________________
nosotros _____________________________
tú ______________________________
vosotros _____________________________
él, ella, Ud. ______________________
ellos, ellas, Uds. _______________________
B. When should the preterit and the imperfect be used?
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C. IMPERFECTO: What are the endings for the imperfect tense?
-AR:
-ER/-IR:
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VII. Write about you summer, where you went, what you did, did you work, etc. Please take
your time and write 8-10 sentences.
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