Basic Spanish in 7 Days (Fast Track): Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: C. Wednesday
Miércoles is Wednesday. Lunes is Monday and jueves is Thursday.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: A. viernes
Jueves (Thursday) is followed by viernes (Friday).
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Question 3 of 40
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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 4 of 40
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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 5 of 40
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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 6 of 40
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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 7 of 40
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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 8 of 40
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Answer: B. 23 April
Carmen says el veintitrés de abril: 23 April. Agosto is August.
Transcript
Carmen: Mi cumpleaños es el veintitrés de abril.
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Question 9 of 40
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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 10 of 40
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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 11 of 40
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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 12 of 40
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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 13 of 40
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Answer: B. 3:30
Y media means 'and a half': half past three, 3:30.
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Question 14 of 40
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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 15 of 40
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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 16 of 40
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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 17 of 40
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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 18 of 40
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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 19 of 40
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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?
Laura: Son las siete menos diez. -
Question 20 of 40
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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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Question 21 of 40
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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 22 of 40
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Answer: D. abuela
The mother of your father or mother is your abuela (grandmother).
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: A. Mis
Padres is plural, so 'my' is mis: mis padres.
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Question 24 of 40
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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 25 of 40
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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 26 of 40
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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 27 of 40
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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 28 of 40
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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 29 of 40
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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 30 of 40
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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 31 of 40
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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 32 of 40
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Answer: D. alta
Hermana is feminine and singular, so alto changes to alta.
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Question 33 of 40
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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 34 of 40
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Answer: A. amables
Amigos is plural. Amable ends in a vowel, so add -s: amables.
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Question 35 of 40
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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 36 of 40
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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 37 of 40
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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 38 of 40
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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).
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Mi amigo Pablo es alto y delgado. Tiene el pelo corto y lleva gafas.
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Question 39 of 40
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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?
Julia: Es muy simpática y divertida, pero un poco tímida. -
Question 40 of 40
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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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