8th Grade Spanish
St. John the Baptist
First Semester Exam Study Guide 2011
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The exam will focus on the “Vamos a limpiar” Unit (handout) and food, setting
the table, going to a restaurant and learning about food from other countries (handouts).
The handouts on each section, flashcards and worksheets should provide excellent study
guides. You should have separate handouts on 1) cleaning; 2) tableware and fruit; 3) food
and restaurant information.
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La casa y los quehaceres: basic household furniture, rooms in the house and
and the household chores, handout p. 163-162.
Expressions with the infinitive:
to have to do something: tener + que + infinitive;
going to do something: ir + a + infinitive
to just have done something: acabar + de + infinitive (see worksheets in addition
to above chapter).
Verbs for cleaning, food, etc. (see attached verb list)
Plates, utensils and how to set the table (poner la mesa), with the prepositions “a
la izquierda, a la derecha, sobre or encima de, arriba de, debajo de”
The basic fruits.
What a “naturaleza muerte” is and how to draw and describe one (p. 179 of
handout).
The verbs traer and poner.
The basic meals and foods in each category (p. 128 of handout).
Café vocabulary and how to order food and in which order (handout, p. 132.
worksheet).
The prepositions “antes” (before) and después (after).
Cultural differences: what is eaten in Spain v. Nicaragua (La comida en otras
partes, p. 146) and other customs, such as the “mesón” and “los tunos.” ( p. 148).
It is assumed that you will know material that has been covered in the past, i.e.,
numbers, colors, months, seasons, days of the week, expressions of time,
expressions with “tener,” descriptive adjectives (alto, feo), possessive (mi, tu),
etc.
Exam Format
The exam will be similar to other quizzes and tests, so make sure you look over
all your tests and worksheets. It will consist of some of the following:
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verb conjugations
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vocabulary word translation
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sentence translation
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questions in Spanish
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filling in the correct verb conjugation
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choosing the correct word
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a short essay or dialogue on ordering food or what you like to eat.