7th Grade Final Exam Study Guide · 2019. 6. 11. · 7th Grade Final Exam Study Guide 6 Los Artículos Indefinidos - (The Indefinite Articles) The indefinite articles (un, una, unos,

7th Grade Final Exam Study Guide

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los meses del año – the months of the year

enero January julio July

febrero February agosto August

marzo March septiembre September

abril April octubre October

mayo May noviembre November

junio June diciembre December *Dates are written “# de (month)” in Spanish!* Months are always written in lowercase. *

los días de la semana- the days of the week

lunes Monday viernes Friday

martes Tuesday sábado Saturday

miércoles Wednesday domingo Sunday

jueves Thursday el fin de semana the weekend *Monday is the first day of the week on a Spanish calendar!*

*Days of the week are always written in lowercase.*

Los números 0-100 - Numbers 0-100

0 cero 20 veinte

1 uno 21 veinte y uno (veintiuno)

2 dos 22 veinte y dos (veintidós)

3 tres 23 veinte y tres (veintitrés)

4 cuatro 24 veinte y cuatro (veinticuatro)

5 cinco 25 veinte y cinco (veinticinco)

6 seis 26 veinte y seis (veintiséis)

7 siete 27 veinte y siete (veintisiete)

8 ocho 28 veinte y ocho (veintiocho)

9 nueve 29 veinte y nueve (veintinueve)

10 diez 30 treinta

11 once 31 treinta y uno

12 doce 40 cuarenta

13 trece 50 cincuenta

14 catorce 60 sesenta

15 quince 70 setenta

16 diez y seis (dieciséis) 80 ochenta

17 diez y siete (diecisiete) 90 noventa

18 diez y ocho (dieciocho) 100 cien

19 diez y nueve (diecinueve)

June 10- 14 – Speaking

June 17 – Listening – Bring a #2 pencil!!!

June 18 – Reading, vocabulary and grammar - Bring a #2 pencil!!!

June 19 – Writing – Bring a pen!!!


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Greetings, Goodbyes and Expressions of Courtesy

3. You are greeting your Spanish teacher at 8:00 a.m. What do you say to her?

_______________________________________________________________

4. You are greeting Sr. Perez at 7:30 p.m. What do you say to him?

_____________________________________________________________

5. You are greeting Sra. Polumbo at 1:00 p.m. What do you say to her?

_____________________________________________________________

6. Your friend asks you “¿Cómo estás?” In Spanish, write 3 different responses you could

give.

a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________

7. You are leaving a party and want to say goodbye to your best friend. In Spanish, write 5

different ways to say goodbye.

a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________

d. _________________________________________________

e. _________________________________________________

8. How would you ask your Spanish teacher “How are you?” in Spanish?

_____________________________________________________________

9. How would you ask your brother “How are you?” in Spanish?

_____________________________________________________________

10. There is a new student in your class. Ask what his/her name is in Spanish?

_____________________________________________________________


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Los mandatos de la clase – Classroom Commands

Levántate. Stand up. Contesta la pregunta. Answer the question.

Siéntate. Sit down. Saca una hoja de papel.

Take out a piece of paper.

Pasa a la pizarra. Go to the board. Pasen los papeles. Pass in the papers.

Mira/Ve a la

pizarra.

Look at the board. Trabajen con un

compañero.

Work with a classmate.

Ven aquí. Come here. Levanta la mano. Raise your hand.

Estudia. Study. Lean/ Lee Read.

Date la vuelta. Turn around. Dame. Give me.

Haz la tarea. Do the work. Perdóname. / Con permiso.

Excuse me.

Presta atención. Pay attention. Miren./Mira. Look.

Silencio. Quiet. Escriban./Escribe. Write.

Escuchen./ Escucha.

Listen. Abren tus libros. Open your books.

Repitan. / Repite. Repeat. Habla en español. Speak Spanish.

Di/Dígame. Tell me.

Classroom Requests

¿Puedo ir al baño? Can I go to the bathroom?

¿Puedo ir a mi armario? Can I go to my locker?

¿Puedo sacerle punto a mi lápiz? Can I sharpen my pencil?

¿Puedo ir a tomar agua? Can I get water?

¿Puedo ir a la (oficina de) enfermera? Can I go to the nurse’s office?

¿Puedo ir a la oficina de consejeros? Can I go to the School Counseling office?

¿Puedo ir a la oficina del director?¿Puedo ir

a la oficina de la directora?

Can I go to the principal’s office?

¿Me prestas un lápiz/una pluma por favor? Can I borrow a pencil/pen please?

Tengo una pregunta. I have a question.

¿Comprendes?/¿Entiendes? Do you understand?

No comprendo. /No entiendo. I don’t understand.

No sé. I don’t know.

¿Cómo se dice …? How do you say...?

Se dice …. You say….

¿Qué significa …?/ ¿Qué quiere decir …? What does … mean?

Significa …./ Quiere decir …. It means….

Habla más despacio, por favor. Habla más lentamente, por favor .

Speak more slowly, please.


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Possessive Adjectives

Singular Plural

mi my mis my

tu your (informal) tus your (informal)

su your (formal),

his,her, their

sus your (formal), his,

her, their

nuestro/a our nuestros/as our

*The possessive adjectives replace el, la, los, las in Spanish. *

For example: mi padre = my father su hermana = her sister mis padres = my parents tu gato = your cat nuestra familia = our family sus hijos = his children

*You do not use apostrophes (‘) in Spanish!*

*Instead, you express possession by saying ______ de ______: Example:

Felipe’s sister = la hermana de Felipe Sofia’s dad = el padre de Sofía

Práctica. Write in Spanish.

1. his sister _________________________________________________________

2. her mother _______________________________________________________

3. our family _______________________________________________________

4. my cousin (f) _____________________________________________________

5. your (informal)dog _________________________________________________

6. their house _______________________________________________________

7. your (formal) uncles ________________________________________________

8. their backpacks ___________________________________________________

9. Nicole’s sister _____________________________________________________

10. Angie’s _________________________________________________________


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Nouns and adjectives

Los artículos definidos – The Definite Articles

*All nouns in Spanish have a gender - they are either feminine or masculine. The definite

articles all mean “the” in English.*

Singular Plural

Masculine el los

Feminine la las

Singular Plural Masculine: el muchacho los muchachos

el curso los cursos el profesor los profesores

Feminine: la muchacha las muchachas la escuela las escuelas

la profesora las profesoras Nouns that end in an “o” are usually ____________________________.

Nouns that end in an “a” are usually _____________________________.

Common exceptions: el mapa el día

el problema

Rules for Plural Nouns

Nouns that end in a vowel are made plural by adding an __________ Ex: el libro ________________________

la calculadora _______________________________

Nouns that end in a consonant are made plural by adding _____________ Ex: el papel __________________

la instrucción ____________________________

*In Spanish, “y” is always a consonant, never a vowel*

When you want to make a noun that ends in a “z” plural, you have to first change the

________ to a __________ and then add _________________ la luz ____________________

Some nouns lose their accent when the word is made plural

el pizarrón los pizarrones


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Los Artículos Indefinidos - (The Indefinite Articles)

The indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas) are used before the noun and in place of the

definite article (el, la, los, las). The un or una mean ”a” in English and the unos or unas mean “some” in English.

Singular Plural

Masculine un a, an, one unos some

Feminine una a, an, one unas some

Ejemplos: el muchacho un muchaco la escuela una escuela the boy a boy the school a school

Change the following to the plural form.

1. el libro 1. ___________________________

2. la pizarra 2. ___________________________

3. un profesor 3. ___________________________

4. el cuaderno 4. ___________________________

5. una regla 5. ___________________________

6. el estadio 6. ___________________________

7. un banco 7. ___________________________

8. la fiesta 8. ___________________________

9. el cuaderno 9. ___________________________

10. un chico 10. __________________________

11. un señor 11. __________________________

12. la bicicleta 12. __________________________

13. el muchacho 13. __________________________

14. una mochila 14. __________________________


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Los pronombres – Pronouns

Yo I

Nosotros Nosotras

We

Tú You (friendly/informal)

Vosotros You all (in Spain, friendly/informal)

él he ellos they (m/m&f)

ella she ellas they (f)

usted (ud.) you (polite) ustedes (uds.) you all (polite)


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Verbs.

Ser – to be (am, is, are)

Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are

Tú eres You are (friendly) Vosotros sois You all are (in Spain)

Él es He is Ellos son They are (m/m&f)

Ella es She is Ellas son They are (f)

Usted es You are (polite) Ustedes son You all are

Write the correct form of SER in each sentence.

1. Mis hermanos _______________ morenos.

2. La clase _______________ grande.

3. Juan y yo _______________ bastante bajos.

4. ¿De dónde _______________ tú?

5. Yo _______________ de Nueva York.

SER usually describes permanent characteristics of

a person or thing such as personality, color and

size, nationality and origin (where you are from).


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Adjectives with the verb ser. Write the adjectives in English.

guapa/ bonita

perezoso/ perezosa

feo / fea

simpático/ simpática

moreno / morena

antipático/ antipática

pelirrojo/ pelirroja

inteligente

alto/ alta

joven

bajo/ baja

viejo/ vieja

bueno/ buena

grande

malo/ mala

pequeño/ pequeña

cómico/cómica gracioso/ graciosa

interesante

serio/ seria

aburrido/

aburrida

flaco/ flaca

delgado/delgada

nuevo/

nueva

atlético/ atlética

divertido/

divertida

gordo/

gorda

fuerte

débil

ordenado/

ordenada

generoso/

generosa

impaciente

tacaño/ tacaña

paciente

trabajador/

trabajadora

sociable

artístico/

artística

prudente

callado/

callada

calvo

atrevido/

atrevida

* Typically, adjectives that end with an –o are used for boys

and adjectives that end an –a are for girls.*


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A. Write the correct form of the verb estar in each sentence.

1. María _______________ contenta.

2. Los refrescos _______________ fríos.

3. María Luisa _______________ nerviosa.

4. ¿Cómo _______________ Ud.?

5. Nosotros _______________ bien, gracias.

ADJECTIVES TO USE WITH ESTAR

Yo estoy I am Nosotros estamos

We are

Tú estás You are (friendly) Vosotros estáis You all are (in Spain)

Él está He is Ellos están

They are (m/m&f)

Ella está She is Ellas están

They are (f)

Usted está You are (polite) Ustedes están

You all are

abierto, -a open avergonzado, -a embarrassed

alegre happy

glad

bien good, fine

así, así so, so caliente hot

aburrido, a boring cansado, -a tired

apurado, -a rushed in a hurry

enojado, a enfadado, a

angry, mad

cerrado, -a closed enfermo, -a sick

contento, -a content pleased

entusiasmado, a emocionado, aa

excited

mal poor, bad fantástico fantastic

limpio clean feliz happy

nervioso nervous frío cold

ocupado, a busy sorprendido, a surprised

preocupado, a preoccupied

worried

triste sad

sucio dirty

Estar – to be

*Estar usually describes a temporary condition, such as mood and feelings or location.*


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ir – to go

Yo I go.

I am going.

Tú You go.

You are going.

Él He goes

He is going.

Ella

She goes.

She is going.

Usted You (polite) go.

You are going.

Nosotros We go.

We are going.

Vosotros You all(informal) go.

You all are going.

Ellos/Ellas

They go.

They are going.

Ustedes You all go.

You all are going.

The verb ir is considered to be an irregular verb.

It is always followed by the word “a” (to) ***IR + A + THE INFINITIVE = TO BE GOING TO DO AN ACTIVITIY.***

Write the correct form of IR in each sentence.

1. Los estudiantes _______________ a la escuela en autobús.

2. Yo _______________ al parque en bicicleta.

3. Adela y Mariana _______________ a la tienda en coche.

4. ¿Adónde _______________ tú?

5. Pablo _______________ al restaurante a pie.

La Comunidad. Write the names of the places in the community in English.

la escuela la cafeteria

el banco el parque

el centro commercial el colegio

el parque de diversions el campo

el estadio la biblioteca

la casa de correos/ el correo

la tienda

el campo de futbol la oficina

la estacion de tren el cine


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tenemos

Tener – to have Yo tengo I have Nosotros

Nosotras

we have

Tú tienes You have Vosotros

Vosotras

You all (mostly in Spain)

have

él

ella tiene

usted

he

she

you (polite) have

ellos

ellas tienen

ustedes

They

(m/m&f or f)

You all

TENER + QUE + THE INFINITIVE = TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. ***

Write the correct form of TENER in each sentence.

1. Yo __________________ doce años.

2. Tú __________________ el pelo rubio.

3. Mateo ________________________ pelo moreno.

4. Timoteo y yo _______________________ los ojos azules.

5. Eduardo y Melissa ______________________ dos hermanos.

tenéis

has have


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Los pronombres – Subject Pronouns

Yo I

Nosotros/ Nosotras We

Tú You (friendly/informal)

Vosotros/ Vosotras You all (in Spain, friendly/informal)

Él he Ellos they (m/m&f)

Ella she Ellas they (f)

Usted (Ud.) you (polite) Ustedes (Uds.) you all (polite)

Regular –AR Verb Endings

Yo o Nosotros amos Tú as Vosotros áis Él a Ellos an

Ella a Ellas an Usted a Ustedes an

Regular –ER Verb Endings

Yo o Nosotros emos

Tú es Vosotros éis Él e Ellos en Ella e Ellas en

Usted e Ustedes en

Regular –IR Verb Endings Yo o Nosotros imos

Tú es Vosotros ís Él e Ellos en

Ella e Ellas en Usted e Ustedes en

How to change (conjugate) a verb in Spanish:

1. Write the whole verb (with the “–ar”/ “–er”/” –ir” ending) and the pronoun. The whole

verb is also called an infinitive verb. Example: Yo escuchar Tú mirar

2. Take off the ending (“-ar”). What you have left is called the stem.

Example: Yo escuchar Yo escuch___ Tú mirar Tú mir_____

3. Add the appropriate ending to the stem. NOTE: Make sure you use the correct ending for the type of verb you are changing; use “–ar” endings with “–ar” verbs.

Example: Yo escucho Tú miras


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Culture. Answer each question.

1. Which country in South America is NOT a Spanish- Speaking Country? ______________

2. Is Lasagna a TRADITIONAL Spanish food? _____________________________________

3. At what type of event would you most likely have a piñata? _______________________

4. What is a siesta? _________________________________________________________

5. What even occurs on November 2nd in Hispanic culture?

_________________________________________________________________________


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Know how to ask and answer all of these questions. You will need to answer 5 at random for

your speaking part of the final exam on June 12th to 16th.

Preguntas: Respuesta:

1. ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo ___________.

What is your name? My name is __________.

2. ¿Cómo estás? Yo estoy …

How are you? I am …

3. ¿De dónde eres? Yo soy de …

Where are you from? I am from …

4. ¿Cuántos años tienes? Yo tengo doce años.

How old are you? I am 12 years old.

5. ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono? Mi número de teléfono es…

What is your telephone number? My phone number is …

6. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? Mi cumpleaños es el (#) de (month).

When is your birthday? My birthday is …

7. ¿Cómo eres? Yo soy …

What are you like? (personality; describe I am …

what you are like)

8. ¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es …

What is the day of the week today? Today is …

9. ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? Hoy es el (#) de (month).

What is the date today? Today is …

10. ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? Hace sol hoy./ Hace calor hoy.

What is the weather like today? It’s sunny/It’s hot.

11. ¿Qué hora es? Son las (2-12)/ Es la una.

What time is it? It’s …

12. ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta …

What do you like to do? I like to …

13. ¿Cuál es tu clase favorita? Mi clase favorita es …

What is your favorite class? My favorite class is …


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14. ¿Qué necesitas para la clase de inglés? Yo necesito …

What do you need for English class? I need …

15. ¿Quién es tu profesor / profesora de ciencias? Mi profesor/profesora de ciencias es …

Who is your Science teacher? My Science teacher is __________.

16. ¿Cómo es tu casa? Mi casa es ________.

What is your house like? My house is ________.

17. ¿Qué hay en tu dormitorio? Hay una cama/.

What is there in your bedroom? There is _____.

18. ¿Cuál es tu deporte favorito? Mi deporte favorito es…

Which is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is …

19. ¿Qué comes en el almuerzo? Yo como …

What do you eat for lunch? I eat …

20. ¿Qué te gusta beber? Me gusta beber …

What do you like to drink? I like to drink …


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The writing part of the 7th grade Final Exam will be on ________________.You will have to

choose 1 out of 3 tasks to write about. For practice, write a 40 word letter on the back of this page based on one of the following situations.

Introduce yourself to your new pen pal. You may wish to include information

such as: Your name and where you are from

Your age and when your birthday is What you look like and some of your personality traits Activities and/or things that you like/dislike

Your favorite classes/teachers

Write a letter to your pen pal telling him or her about your plans for an upcoming family party. You may wish to include: What is the occasion for the party Where the party will be held List the family members that will be there, their names, ages, what they look like,

some personality traits and their relationship to you What foods and beverages you eat and drink

Write a letter to your pen pal describing your plans for the summer. Include

information such as:

Where you are planning on spending time this summer Who you will be spending time with What activities you will participate in

The weather Summer holidays and special occasions

___________________________ (the date)

___________________________ (dear _____,)

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________ (closing: your friend)

_______________________ (your name)

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