Review Sheets for Exams
Spanish 212

The exams in Spanish 211, 212, and 213 test speaking, reading, writing, listening, grammar, culture, and vocabulary, which constitute the categories of goals for the course.

Daily homework from the textbook and the Activities Manual will prepare you to succeed on each exam, if you complete assignments responsibly.  Use each Activities Manual assignment as a practice test: first study the assigned pages from the textbook, then complete the Manual activities without referring to the answer key until you finish.  If your Manual answers are accurate, you have absorbed the material from the text and your exam answers will also be accurate.

There will be an speaking exam for each chapter in the textbook.  The instructions for each "oral exam" are accessible from the homework pages on the course website.

The final exam is cumulative, and will test all vocabulary, culture, and grammar covered during the quarter.

Review Sheet for Capitulo 4:

The first exam in Spanish 212 will test the following:

1)  LISTENING COMPREHENSION.  You will hear a passage related to a theme from Chapter 4.  Practice listening activities online in WileyPLUS.

2)  VOCABULARY.  Exams will specifically test only the "Ampliar vocabulario" section of the list at the end of the chapter.  You should learn these words and phrases by studying the Spanish synonyms or definitions from the "VOCABULARIO: ANTES DE LEER/ESCUCHAR" activities throughout the chapter as well as THE CONTEXT in which each word or expression appears in the chapter readings.  Do not simply memorize the English translation; you will be tested on the meaning in a Spanish context in activities that mirror vocabulary exercises you have completed for homework.  You may be tested on one or more of the following types of exercises:

3)  GRAMMAR.  These sections will mirror grammar exercises you have completed for homework in the Activities Manual.  You should study the grammar explanations in the text and review your homework.
    a)  relative pronouns
    b)  imperfect subjunctive
    c)  commands

4)  WRITING.  You will be asked to write at least one short paragraph using structures and/or vocabulary studied in Chapter 4.  You should review short writing assignments from the Activities Manual and activities completed in class.

5)  CULTURE.  The exam will test your knowledge of cultural content presented in Chapter 4.  Be prepared to identify people, customs, celebrations, places, and other cultural phenomena covered in textbook readings, homework exercises, listening comprehension exercises from the Activities Manual CDs, miniconferencias on the textbook CDs, and video clip.  You may have to answer questions based on the cultural readings, write several sentences to identify a cultural phenomenon and/or complete a multiple choice, true/false, or matching exercise.

6) READING.  The exam will test reading comprehension.  Practice reading the "Lecturas" in the textbook. Remember: reading in Spanish does not involve word-for-word translation.  Translation only slows you down and distracts your focus.


Review Sheet for Capitulo 5:

The second exam in Spanish 212 will test the following:

1)  LISTENING COMPREHENSION.  You will hear a passage related to a theme from Chapter 5.  Practice listening activities online in WileyPLUS.

2)  VOCABULARY.  Exams will specifically test only the "Ampliar vocabulario" section of the list at the end of the chapter.  You should learn these words and phrases by studying the Spanish synonyms or definitions from the "VOCABULARIO: ANTES DE LEER/ESCUCHAR" activities throughout the chapter as well as THE CONTEXT in which each word or expression appears in the chapter readings.  Do not simply memorize the English translation; you will be tested on the meaning in a Spanish context in activities that mirror vocabulary exercises you have completed for homework.  You may be tested on one or more of the following types of exercises:

3)  GRAMMAR.  These sections will mirror grammar exercises you have completed for homework in the Activities Manual.  You should study the grammar explanations in the text and review your homework.
    a)  future and conditional
    b)  "si" clauses with present, future and conditional

4)  WRITING.  You will be asked to write at least one short paragraph using structures and/or vocabulary studied in Chapter 5.  You should review short writing assignments from the Activities Manual and activities completed in class.

5)  CULTURE.  The exam will test your knowledge of cultural content presented in Chapter 5.  Be prepared to identify people, customs, celebrations, places, and other cultural phenomena covered in textbook readings, homework exercises, listening comprehension exercises from the Activities Manual CDs, miniconferencias on the textbook CDs, and video clip.  You may have to answer questions based on the cultural readings, write several sentences to identify a cultural phenomenon and/or complete a multiple choice, true/false, or matching exercise.

6) READING.  The exam will test reading comprehension.  Practice reading "Perfiles" from the textbook.  Remember: reading in Spanish does not involve word-for-word translation.  Translation only slows you down and distracts your focus.

Review Sheet for Capitulo 6:

The final exam in Spanish 212 is comprehensive.  Listening Comprehension focuses on Chapter 6, but other sections cover all units.  See review sheets above for Chapters 4 and 5. 

1)  LISTENING COMPREHENSION.  You will hear a passage related to a theme from Chapter 6.  Practice listening activities in WileyPLUS.

2)  VOCABULARY.  Exams will specifically test only the "Ampliar vocabulario" section of the list at the end of the chapter.  You should learn these words and phrases by studying the Spanish synonyms or definitions from the "VOCABULARIO: ANTES DE LEER/ESCUCHAR" activities throughout the chapter as well as THE CONTEXT in which each word or expression appears in the chapter readings.  Do not simply memorize the English translation; you will be tested on the meaning in a Spanish context in activities that mirror vocabulary exercises you have completed for homework.  You may be tested on one or more of the following types of exercises:

3)  GRAMMAR.  These sections will mirror grammar exercises you have completed for homework.  Study the following from Chapter 6 (textbook explanations and homework in the Activities Manual), in addition to reviewing grammar from the 2 previous chapters.
    a)  preterit and imperfect
    b)  present perfect
    c)  prepositions

4)  WRITING.  You will be asked to write at least one short paragraph using structures and/or vocabulary studied in one of the 212 Chapters.  You should review short writing assignments from the Activities Manual and activities completed in class.

5)  CULTURE.  The exam will test your knowledge of cultural content presented in all three Chapters.  Be prepared to identify people, customs, celebrations, places, and other cultural phenomena covered in textbook readings, homework exercises, listening comprehension exercises in WileyPLUS, miniconferencias on the textbook CDs or in WileyPLUS, and video clips.  You may have to answer questions based on the cultural readings, write several sentences to identify a cultural phenomenon and/or complete a multiple choice, true/false, or matching exercise.

6) READING.  The exam will test reading comprehension.  Practice reading the "Perfiles" from the textbook.  Remember: reading in Spanish does not involve word-for-word translation.  Translation only slows you down and distracts your focus.