Spanish 2
Study Guide for Semester 1 Exam
The semester exam will count as 20% of the semester average. It will consist of three
sections: Speaking, Listening, and Reading. Each section will count as 1/3 (~33%) of the
exam grade.
The Speaking presentations will take place on Tuesday, December 17 and Wednesday,
December 18. You must be ready to present on Tuesday. The Listening and Reading
sections will be given during the scheduled semester exam time in January.
Speaking
You will choose ONE of the following topics to discuss and present:
1. You are about to leave on a trip to visit a friend in Mérida, Mexico for a week during
summer vacation. Summers are very hot and humid in Mérida. Your friend wants to
take you to visit Mayan ruins and go to the beach.
Explain:
a) what things you need to bring for the trip
b) whether you already had them or had to buy them
c) where you went to buy things and get ready for the trip.
(Capítulos 2B Vocabulario p. 124 y 3A Vocabulario p. 152 - Preterite/Past
Tense)
2. The new student from Chile arrived in the middle of the year. Your teacher has
asked you to tell her about the extracurricular activities in your school.
Tell her the following:
a) what extracurricular activities (arts, sports, computers, etc.) are available at
your school
b) what your favorite extracurricular activities are and why
c) what the most popular extracurricular activities are and why.
d) what young people in your community do in their leisure time.
(Extra-curricular Activities – Capítulo 1B Vocabulario p. 68 – Present Tense)
3. Your teacher has to decide who will share hotel rooms during your class trip to
Mexico. What could you say about your morning routine so that your teacher can
choose your roommate? Give as many details as possible so that he or she can
determine if you are really compatible roommates.
(Capítulo 2A – p.96 - Reflexive Verbs Present Tense)
No Spanish notes will be allowed. Your presentation will be graded with the JISD Rubric for
Speaking Tasks.
Listening
Three Listening activities will be included in the exam.

Listen as different people tell about what they are doing today. Then, select the best
answer choices to describe what each person is talking about and how each person
is feeling.

Listen as teenagers describe what they do during the week. Based on what each one
says, decide whether he or she is talking about a typical weekend or a typical
weekday.

Listen as people explain why they bought a particular item at a department store.
Was it because: it had a good price; it was a good brand name; it fit well; or it was
very stylish? Choose the correct answer on your answer sheet.
Reading
Three Reading activities will be included in the exam.

A Spanish class had fun buying gifts for a Spanish-speaking family in their
community last Christmas. Read the thank-you notes that the family sent to the
class. Answer multiple choice questions based on what you read in the notes.

Some Spanish-speaking students at your local elementary school were asked to
write about their Christmas vacation. Read their statements; then answer multiple
choice questions about their holiday.

Do you like to go shopping, but you don’t like to be with a lot of people? Read the
article about Margarita’s solution for this problem. Then answer multiple choice
questions about the article.