World Languages Department

End of Year Assessment

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Spanish 1
Pre-Assessment
 Spanish 1 Pre-assessment

I. X15 puntos)
The Rojas family is having dinner at a restaurant, and their
daughter, Lolita, is very picky. First, read the menu on your answer sheet. Then,
listen to the Rojas' conversation and determine in each question which of the two
foods that Lolita does not like. You will hear this conversation twice.

Primer Plato
• Sopa
• Ensalada
• an con mantequilla

Bebidas
• Leche
• Urnonada
• Ref resco

Segundo Plato
• Bistec con papas
• Arroz con polio
• Pescado con arroz
• Hamburguesa con o
sin queso
• Espaguetis a la italiana
Postres
• Pastel de chocolate
• Ensalada de frutas
• galleta

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La comida que no le gusta a Lolita es:

a. espaguetis b. sopa

a. pan con mantequilla b. bistec

a. pescado b. arroz con polio

II. Leer - Gerto o FALSO (/25 puntos)

Read the following e-mail that Nora sent from Argentina to her aunt in Chile. Then, for
each statement on your answer sheet, write C if it is cierto and F if it is falso.

Querida tia Rosa:

Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina. Es mi tercera semana aqui y quiero explicar
un poco de mi vida en Buenos Aires. Todos los dial, yo voy a la escuela con mis amigos.
(Primero, por supuesto, como un desayuno muy rico, con frutas, huevos y tocino.) Tengo
clase de ingles, espariol, matematicas, historia y mnsica. En mi clase de mnsica,
aprendemos a bailar el famoso tango. Por la tarde, salgo con mis amigos a un lugar de
interes, como el museo de arte o un cafe en el centro. Mis amigos juegan al futbol o
nadar, pero yo prefiero leer o hacer mi tarea.

Wero los fines de semana viajamos! Visitamos las iglesias de Buenos Aires, el campo de
Uruguay y las montarias de la tierra del fuego. Son lugares muy interesantes. Tambien
comemos el bistec famoso de Argentina. i Es muy sabroso!

Un abrazo,

Nora

4. Nora esta en Santiago, Chile. C F

5. A Nora le gusta la comida de Argentina. C F

6. Nora es deportista. C F

7. Nora no estudia ingles. C F

8. Nora y sus amigos visitan muchos lugares C F

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 III. Leer Y Escoger ( /30 puntos)
Virginia is in Spain as an exchange student and is looking for a roommate. Read her as
below and then circle the letters of the statements on you answer sheet that describe a 3
roommate for Virginia.

Yo busco una chica muy semejante (similar) a ml para ser mi compariera

de cuarto. A ml me gusta hablar mucho con mis amigas. Tambien me
gusta practicar deportes como el voleibol y el fabol. No soy muy
estudiosa, pero me gusta leer un poco. Tengo dieciseis arios y me encanta
salir a las discotecas y a restaurantes. Si tit eres como yo, Ilamame al 4
09 72 31.

Una buena compariera de cuarto para Virginia

9. a. es sociable b. es callada

10.a. es perezosa b. es deportista

ll.a. estudia mucho b. estudia poco

12.a. quiere bailar b. no bailar

13.a. sale muchob. prefiere quedarse en casa

14.a. come mucho b. quiere salir a comer

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 IV. Escribir ( /15 puntos)
Select writing prompt 1 OR writing prompt 2. Write at least five (5) sentences in
Spanish.

1. Describe the student, Ramiro, shown in the cafeteria scene below. What is he
like? What does he like to do? What does he like to eat? What classes does he
probably take? What does he typically bring to school with him? Be creative
and use the picture to guide you.

2. Imagine that you are broadcasting a public service announcement in school.

Give fellow students advice on what foods are healthy to eat. Include healthy
foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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 Spanish 1 Writing Rubric

5 4 3 2 1
Comprehensibility Reader can Reader can Reader can Reader can Incomprehensible
always understand understand understand less throughout.
understand what most of what about half of than half of what
the writer is the writer is what writer is writer is trying
trying to trying to trying to to communicate.
communicate, communicate. communicate. Often misuse of
Correct use of Mostly correct Incorrect use Spanish
Spanish use of Spanish of Spanish vocabulary and
vocabulary and vocabulary vocabulary and adjectives.
adjectives and adjectives. adjectives

Spelling and Accents Writer uses Writer usually Writer makes Writer uses Writer uses
accent marks uses accent frequent accent marks accent marks
correctly. marks mistakes with incorrectly for incorrectly
There is 1 or correctly. There accent most of throughout.
less misspelled are 2-3 words marks. There composition. There are more
words, misspelled. are 4-5 There are 6 than 6 words
misspelled words misspelled. misspelled.
General Accuracy Writer uses Writer usually Writer makes Writer Writer
(Grammar) correct uses correct frequent consistently consistently
grammar, word grammar, word mistakes with makes errors makes errors
order, and order, and grammar, word with grammar, with grammar,
punctuation punctuation order, and word order, and word order, and
(above 95% of (95% - 90% of punctuation punctuation punctuation
composition). composition). (90% - 80% of (80% - 70% of (less than 70%
composition), composition). of composition).

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 V. Hablar ( /15 puntos)

Your teacher may ask you to speak on one of the following topics:

1. Imagine that you are a new exchange student in Spain and are introducing
yourself to a classmate. Tell your name, age, and where you're from, and
describe what activities you like and dislike. Talk about school and your classes.
Don't forget to ask the other person questions about himself, too

2. Imagine you're getting ready to take a trip to Costa Rica. Ask about the weather
there and what activities people can do at this time of the year. Then describe the
seasons and weather in your area. Discuss the things you and others like to do
during the current season, and tell where you do these activities.

Spanish 1 Speaking Rubric

5 4 3 2 1
Comprehensibility Teacher can Teacher can Teacher can Teacher can Incomprehensible
always understand understand understand throughout the
understand most of what about half of less than half conversation.
what the the student is what student of what
student is trying to is trying to student is
trying to communicate. communicate, trying to
communicate. Mostly correct Some correct communicate.
Correct use of use of Spanish use of Spanish Often misuse
Spanish vocabulary vocabulary of Spanish
vocabulary and and vocabulary
and adjectives, adjectives, and
adjectives. adjectives,
Pronunciation Student Student Student has Pronunciation is
pronounces all pronounces Student trouble inappropriate
words most words pronounces pronouncing throughout the
properly, properly, about half of most words conversation,
the words properly.
properly.
Fluency Student had Student had Student had Student Fluency is not
few to no noticeable trouble with struggled with evident at all.
Issues with Issues with fluency about fluency
fluency during fluency during half the time of throughout
the the the the
conversation, conversation, conversation. conversation.
Speaking was Speaking was Speaking was Speaking was
clear, mostly clear, not very clear, mostly
unclear.

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