Basic Spanish in 10 Days: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: B. quince
15 is quince. Cinco is 5, catorce is 14 and cincuenta is 50.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: C. 70
Setenta is 70. Be careful: sesenta is 60 and siete is 7.
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: D. veintidós
Numbers from 21 to 29 are one word, and 22 has an accent: veintidós.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: C. cuarenta y cinco
From 31 to 99, use the tens + y + the units: cuarenta y cinco.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: D. cien
Exactly 100 is cien: cien euros. Mil is 1,000 and diez is 10.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: D. Tengo treinta años.
Spanish uses tener (to have) for age: Tengo treinta años. Trece is 13.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: D. veintiún
Before a masculine noun like años, veintiuno becomes veintiún.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: D. 17
Lucas says diecisiete (17). Siete is 7, dieciséis is 16 and setenta is 70.
Transcript
Me llamo Lucas y tengo diecisiete años.
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: D. 648 290 135
The speaker says each digit: seis, cuatro, ocho, dos, nueve, cero, uno, tres, cinco = 648 290 135.
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Mi número es el seis, cuatro, ocho, dos, nueve, cero, uno, tres, cinco.
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: D. 65
De dieciocho a sesenta y cinco años means 'from 18 to 65'. Sesenta y cinco is 65.
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: C. Wednesday
Miércoles is Wednesday. Lunes is Monday and jueves is Thursday.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: A. viernes
Jueves (Thursday) is followed by viernes (Friday).
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: C. July
Julio is July. June is junio, January is enero and April is abril.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: B. el
Spanish uses no word for 'on' with days. Use el: el lunes = on Monday.
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: C. I don't work on Sundays.
Los + day means every week: los domingos = on Sundays. No before the verb makes it negative.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: A. el catorce de febrero
Spanish dates use el + number + de + month: el catorce de febrero.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: D. tercero
Tercero is the ordinal word for third. Tres is 3, trece is 13 and treinta is 30.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: B. 23 April
Carmen says el veintitrés de abril: 23 April. Agosto is August.
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Carmen: Mi cumpleaños es el veintitrés de abril.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: B. Tuesday
Ana says hoy es martes (today is Tuesday). Mañana es miércoles means tomorrow is Wednesday.
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Miguel: ¿Qué día es hoy?
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Question 20 of 30
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Answer: B. On Sundays
Domingos y festivos: cerrada means it is closed on Sundays and holidays. On Saturdays it opens in the morning.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: D. What time is it?
Hora means hour or time. ¿Qué hora es? = What time is it?
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: D. Es
One o'clock is singular, so use es: Es la una. Other hours use son: Son las dos.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: B. 3:30
Y media means 'and a half': half past three, 3:30.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: D. 11 a.m.
Once is 11, and de la mañana means in the morning: 11 a.m.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: D. Son las cinco menos cuarto.
After half past, go to the next hour and use menos: 4:45 is las cinco menos cuarto.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: B. a
To say at what time something happens, use a las: a las nueve (at nine).
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: D. A las ocho.
The question asks at what time, so answer with a las: A las ocho. Son las ocho means 'It is eight o'clock'.
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. 9:30
The speaker says abre a las nueve y media: it opens at 9:30. It closes at two.
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La tienda abre a las nueve y media y cierra a las dos.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: B. 6:50
Las siete menos diez means ten minutes before seven: 6:50.
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Pedro: Perdona, ¿qué hora es?
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Question 30 of 30
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Answer: C. No, it reopens at 5 p.m.
From Monday to Friday it is open from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:30. At 16:00 it is closed.
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