Basic Spanish in 7 Days (Fast Track): Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
Untimed topic quiz: 50 questions on Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more
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Question 1 of 50
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Answer: D. surnames
Apellidos are surnames. Most people in Spain have two. The first name is nombre.
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Question 2 of 50
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Answer: A. date of birth
Fecha means date and nacimiento means birth. Place of birth is lugar de nacimiento.
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Question 3 of 50
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Answer: C. 4 July 1995
Spain writes the day first, then the month: 04/07 is the 4th day of the 7th month, July.
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Question 4 of 50
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Answer: D. at Correos
Correos is the post office in Spain. You buy stamps (sellos) there.
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Question 5 of 50
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Answer: C. abrir
After quiero, use the infinitive: quiero abrir una cuenta (I want to open an account).
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Question 6 of 50
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Answer: A. sign the form
Firmar means to sign. Firma on a form is the signature.
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Question 7 of 50
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Answer: D. Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
¿Qué desea? asks what you want, so you say what you need: to send this parcel to Canada.
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Question 8 of 50
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Answer: D. €34.50
The clerk says treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta: 34 euros and 50 céntimos, €34.50.
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Cliente: Quiero enviar este paquete a Canadá.
Empleada: Son treinta y cuatro euros con cincuenta. -
Question 9 of 50
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Answer: D. next to the door
The employee says Hay uno al lado de la puerta: there is one next to the door.
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Cliente: Perdone, ¿dónde hay un cajero automático?
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Question 10 of 50
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Answer: D. 12 September 1998
Fecha de nacimiento is 12/09/1998. Spain writes the day first, so it is 12 September 1998.
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Question 11 of 50
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Answer: B. For rent
Se alquila means for rent. For sale is se vende.
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Question 12 of 50
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Answer: C. the rent
El alquiler is the money you pay to rent a home. The deposit is la fianza.
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Question 13 of 50
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Answer: B. electricity
La luz means light, and on a bill it means electricity. Water is el agua.
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Question 14 of 50
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Answer: B. The bills are included in the rent.
Los gastos are bills, and incluidos means included: the rent covers the bills.
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Question 15 of 50
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Answer: B. es
To ask about a price, use ¿Cuánto es…? El alquiler is singular, so use es.
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Question 16 of 50
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Answer: C. ¿Puedo ver el piso?
Use puedo (can I) + ver (to see). Vender means to sell.
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Question 17 of 50
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Answer: C. You must pay one month's deposit.
Hay que means you have to, and la fianza is the deposit.
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Question 18 of 50
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Answer: B. €700 a month
The landlady says setecientos euros al mes: 700 euros a month.
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Casera: El piso tiene dos habitaciones y está amueblado. El alquiler es de setecientos euros al mes.
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Question 19 of 50
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Answer: C. Electricity and water are not included.
The landlord says la luz y el agua no están incluidas: electricity and water are not included.
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Inquilino: ¿Los gastos están incluidos?
Casero: No, la luz y el agua no están incluidas. -
Question 20 of 50
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Answer: B. The apartment has an elevator.
The ad says Cuarto piso con ascensor: fourth floor with an elevator. The bills are extra (+ gastos) and pets are not allowed.
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Question 21 of 50
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Answer: C. Help!
¡Socorro! and ¡Ayuda! both mean Help! Fire is ¡Fuego!
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Question 22 of 50
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Answer: D. 112
112 is the European emergency number for all emergency services. 091 is only the Policía Nacional. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 23 of 50
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Answer: B. 091
The Policía Nacional answers 091 for emergencies and questions, 24 hours a day. (Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior, interior.gob.es)
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Question 24 of 50
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Answer: A. It is free.
A call to 112 is free everywhere in the EU, from landlines and mobile phones. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 25 of 50
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Answer: A. ambulancia
An ambulance is una ambulancia. La comisaría is the police station and la farmacia is the pharmacy.
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Question 26 of 50
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Answer: D. the police station
La comisaría is the police station. The hospital emergency department is Urgencias.
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Question 27 of 50
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Answer: A. He perdido el pasaporte.
This past form uses he + perdido: He perdido el pasaporte. Perdido does not change here.
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Question 28 of 50
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Answer: D. calle Mayor 12
The caller says Estamos en la calle Mayor, número doce: calle Mayor, number 12.
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¡Socorro! Ha habido un accidente. Hay dos heridos. Estamos en la calle Mayor, número doce.
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Question 29 of 50
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Answer: C. Someone stole her phone on the metro.
She says Me han robado el móvil en el metro: someone has stolen my phone on the metro.
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Policía: ¿Qué ha pasado?
Mujer: Me han robado el móvil en el metro. -
Question 30 of 50
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Answer: B. Leave by the stairs.
The sign says do not use the elevator (ascensor) and leave by the stairs (escalera). For a fire, call 112, which is free. (Source: European Commission, digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/112)
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Question 31 of 50
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Answer: B. How was your weekend?
¿Qué tal…? asks how something is or was. El fin de semana is the weekend.
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Question 32 of 50
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Answer: C. ¡Igualmente!
¡Igualmente! means You too! De nada is the answer to gracias.
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Question 33 of 50
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Answer: A. Gracias, eres muy amable.
This is a compliment, so you say thank you: Gracias, eres muy amable.
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Question 34 of 50
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Answer: C. verdad
Add ¿verdad? or ¿no? at the end of a sentence to check that someone agrees.
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Question 35 of 50
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Answer: B. ¡Qué chaqueta tan bonita!
The pattern is ¡Qué + noun + tan + adjective! Chaqueta is feminine, so the adjective is bonita.
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Question 36 of 50
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Answer: D. tal
¿Qué tal…? means How is…? It is very common in small talk.
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Question 37 of 50
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Answer: D. Muy bien. Fui a la playa.
The weekend is over, so you answer in the past: Muy bien. Fui a la playa.
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Question 38 of 50
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Answer: D. so-so: he worked and cleaned the house
Iván says Regular (so-so). On Saturday he worked and on Sunday he cleaned (limpié) the house.
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Marta: ¿Qué tal el fin de semana?
Iván: Regular. El sábado trabajé y el domingo limpié la casa. -
Question 39 of 50
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Answer: D. yesterday
Andrés says la compré ayer: I bought it yesterday.
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Lola: ¡Qué camisa tan bonita! ¿Es nueva?
Andrés: Sí, la compré ayer en el centro. -
Question 40 of 50
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Answer: D. have a drink after work
Nuria writes Vamos a tomar algo después del trabajo: we're going for a drink after work.
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Question 41 of 50
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Answer: A. la
Mesa (table) is feminine and singular, so the article is la.
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Question 42 of 50
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Answer: C. está
To say where a place is, use estar: Madrid está en España.
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Question 43 of 50
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Answer: B. son
For origin, use ser. Mis padres is plural (ellos), so the form is son: Mis padres son de Chile.
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Question 44 of 50
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Answer: A. blancas
Casas is feminine and plural, so the adjective is blancas.
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Question 45 of 50
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Answer: C. gusta
El fútbol is one thing, so use gusta. Le is for he or she: no le gusta el fútbol.
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Question 46 of 50
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Answer: C. fuimos
Ayer shows the past. The simple past of ir for nosotros is fuimos.
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Question 47 of 50
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Answer: D. voy
For plans, use ir a + infinitive. For yo, ir is voy.
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Question 48 of 50
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Answer: D. nurse
Amina says Trabajo de enfermera: I work as a nurse.
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Hola, me llamo Amina. Soy de Marruecos y vivo en Valencia. Trabajo de enfermera en un hospital.
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Question 49 of 50
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Answer: A. a kilo of oranges
The customer says un kilo de naranjas: a kilo of oranges. Manzanas are apples and patatas are potatoes.
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Cliente: Quería un kilo de naranjas, por favor.
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Question 50 of 50
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Answer: B. go to Córdoba by train
Elena writes Mañana voy a ir a Córdoba en tren. She visited the cathedral and ate tapas yesterday (ayer).
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