Basic Spanish in 10 Days: Family, Describing people and Home
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Family, Describing people and Home, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 3: Family, Describing people and Home
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: A. sister
Hermana is sister. Mother is madre, aunt is tía and grandmother is abuela.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: D. abuela
The mother of your father or mother is your abuela (grandmother).
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: A. Mis
Padres is plural, so 'my' is mis: mis padres.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: D. su
Su means his, her, your (formal) or their. Hermano is singular, so use su, not sus.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: D. My brothers and sisters
For a mixed group, Spanish uses the masculine plural. Mis hermanos can mean my brothers, or my brothers and sisters.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: A. tengo
To say how many children you have, use tener. With yo, the form is tengo.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: C. Nuestra madre se llama Rosa.
Nuestro agrees with the noun. Madre is feminine and singular, so use nuestra.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: B. Three
Raúl has una hermana (one sister) and dos hermanos (two brothers): three in total.
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Raúl: Tengo una hermana y dos hermanos. Mi hermana se llama Paula.
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: C. Isabel's aunt
Isabel says mi tía Elena (my aunt Elena). She is the sister of Isabel's mother.
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Isabel: Esta es mi tía Elena. Es la hermana de mi madre.
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: D. Clara's parents
Los padres de Clara viven con nosotros means 'Clara's parents live with us'.
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: A. friendly
Simpático is a false friend. It means friendly or nice. Shy is tímido.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: D. alta
Hermana is feminine and singular, so alto changes to alta.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: A. inteligente
Adjectives that end in -e are the same for men and women: inteligente.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: A. amables
Amigos is plural. Amable ends in a vowel, so add -s: amables.
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: A. jóvenes
After a consonant, add -es. Jóvenes also needs an accent to keep the stress on 'jo'.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: C. Tiene los ojos azules.
Use tener for eyes and hair. Ojos is masculine plural, so use los and the plural adjective azules.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: C. Tiene el pelo largo.
Use tener for hair. Pelo is masculine, so the adjective is largo, even for a woman.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: D. Tall and thin, with glasses
Pablo es alto y delgado (tall and thin), tiene el pelo corto (short hair) y lleva gafas (wears glasses).
Transcript
Mi amigo Pablo es alto y delgado. Tiene el pelo corto y lleva gafas.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: B. Friendly, fun and a bit shy
Julia says Sara es muy simpática y divertida, pero un poco tímida: very friendly and fun, but a bit shy.
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Marcos: ¿Cómo es tu compañera Sara?
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Question 20 of 30
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Answer: A. She has green eyes.
The text says tiene los ojos verdes (green eyes). Es mayor means she is older, and muy amable means very kind.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: A. the kitchen
La cocina is the kitchen. It also means cooking.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: C. en el dormitorio
El dormitorio is the bedroom, where the bed (la cama) is.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: D. hay
Hay means 'there is / there are' and never changes, even for more than one thing.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: C. está
For where a specific thing is (el sofá), use estar: El sofá está en el salón.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: D. Hay una mesa en la cocina.
Use hay with un or una, not with el or la: Hay una mesa.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: D. No hay jardín.
Put no before hay. After no hay, you usually use no article: No hay jardín.
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: A. A flat (apartment)
In Spain, un piso is a flat. It can also mean a floor of a building. In Latin America, a flat is a departamento.
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. Three
The speaker says tres dormitorios: three bedrooms. There are two bathrooms (dos baños).
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El piso tiene tres dormitorios, dos baños, un salón grande y una cocina pequeña.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: B. The kitchen
Nuria says her home is small (pequeña), but la cocina es muy grande: the kitchen is very big.
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Andrés: ¿Cómo es tu casa?
Nuria: Es pequeña, pero la cocina es muy grande y hay una terraza. -
Question 30 of 30
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Answer: C. It has a terrace.
The ad lists a terraza. It has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, and sin ascensor means without an elevator. Tercer piso is the third floor.
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