The National Spanish Teachers’
Association
Quiz Competition
Prepared by: Ramonia E Smith
Philosophy
To adequately prepare our students to meet
the demands of a globalised and
multilingual society by increasing their
linguistic competence and socio- cultural
awareness.
OBJECTIVES
 develop
an awareness and
tolerance of, and an
appreciation for the culture
of Spanish-speaking societies;
OBJECTIVES

develop an attitude to
Spanish as a medium of
communication in real-life
situations;
OBJECTIVES
develop the disposition and
confidence to use the
language to communicate;
OBJECTIVES
improve speaking, reading,
writing, and listening skills;
OBJECTIVES
master the Spanish grammar
system in order to use the
language to express personal
meanings;
OBJECTIVES
to enjoy the experience of
learning Spanish!
FOCUS
ON
COMMUNICATION
Questions will reflect a more
holistic and communicative
approach to the use of the
language.
FOCUS
ON
COMMUNICATION
Questions will be set from a
thematic perspective, thus
reflecting students’ daily lives
and interaction.
FOCUS
ON
COMMUNICATION
Grammar and vocabulary items are
therefore not assessed in isolation
and in non- meaningful contexts.
THEMES
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Mi familia y yo
La comida
La vida escolar
El viaje
THEMES
 De
compras
 El deporte y la recreación
THEMES
 Students
at the 6th form and
tertiary levels will be exposed to
the above mentioned themes, as
well as those which are reflected
in units 1 and 2 of the CAPE
syllabus.
FOCUS ON CULTURE
 There
is a cultural component
for each theme.
CATEGORIES
 Primary
Grades 5 – 6
 Junior
Grades 7 – 9
 Intermediate Grades 10 – 11
 Senior
Grade 12 & above
SOURCES
PRIMARY INTERMEDIATE
 Viva
Series
 Dime Series
 Paso a Paso
 Primer / Segundo Libro
SOURCES
PRIMARY INTERMEDIATE
 Chévere
 ¿Qué
hay?
 Let’s Have Fun With Spanish
SOURCES
SENIOR

The above mentioned
sources and:
 Al
tanto
 Ahora Mismo!
 Advanced Spanish Vocabulary
 Español Avanzado
QUESTIONS
Questions from each theme will
reflect the following categories:
Antonyms and synonyms
 Sentence/Proverbs completion
 Math
 Culture
 Proverbs –explain or give equivalent
in English.
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QUESTIONS
 Vocabulary and
sentence
construction and completion
 Pronunciation
 Discrimination
 Situation Responses - direct or
indirect
QUESTIONS
 Geography
 Contextual
translation
 Listening comprehension
(Of brief sentences/ phrases
related to the themes
 Spelling
USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND
OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL
AIDS

Audio visual questions may be set
and facilitated by the use of DVD
clips, music, photos, realia, etc.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Primary)
Culture:

In a shopping mall what items
may one find in ‘La frutería?’
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Primary)
Discrimination

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Help your mother to make up her
shopping list by placing ‘el ‘ / ‘la’
OR ‘los’ / ‘las’ before the following
item:
_____ paraguas
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Junior)
Culture:
What is the monetary unit of
Chile?
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Junior)
Discrimination:

What is the difference
between ‘el cuento’ and ‘la
cuenta?’
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Intermediate)
Situation Responses
Direct:
You enter a store and wish to
purchase a black leather
jacket. What do you say to the
store clerk?
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Intermediate)
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Indirect:
You went shopping at the mall
yesterday. In a sentence, tell
your father 3 things that you
bought.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Theme: De compras
(Senior)
Contextual translation
Juan Recently bought an item
in the pharmacy and has
trouble understanding the
English instruction that reads:
“Keep out of the reach of
children.” He asks you for
your help in translating it.
Give your response.
Submission of
Questions
 Each
school must submit 100
(50 pairs) matching questions for
each category that they enter.
Submission of Questions
Questions should be submitted
according to themes.
Submission of Questions

Questions should be submitted in the
form of written matches- NOT
RANDOMLY.
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AN ANSWER MUST BE
PROVIDED.
Vetting of Questions
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Questions submitted will be vetted by
the Quiz Committee- an independent
body of Spanish language specialists.
Questions that are to be edited will be
returned to the writers/ teachers so that
they can be amended and re-sent. This
has to be done to ensure the
corresponding school’s participation in
the competition.
Questions and Comments