Review Sheets for Exams
Spanish 213

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 unit 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 Unidad 3:

The first exam in Spanish 213 will test the following:

1)  LISTENING COMPREHENSION.  You will hear a passage related to a theme from Unit 3.  Practice Activities Manual 3-12, 3-30, and 3-33 with CD.

2)  DEFINITIONS.  You will use vocabulary from the unit to define several terms.  See activities 3-5, 3-13, 3-15, and 3-22 in the Manual.  Study sample definitions in Vocab. en contexto on p. 260 of the text.

3)  VOCABULARY.  You should compile a list of flashcards with these words to help you study and review.  Be sure to study the words in their textbook context in each of the "perfiles".

Vocabulario del tema
  • Manual pp. 66-69 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 246-247 and "crucigrama" on p. 253))
  • Manual pp. 74-76 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 255-257)
  • Manual pp. 81-82 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 264-265)
  • Manual pp. 86-88 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 272-273)

Exam sections will mirror vocabulary exercises you have completed for homework.  You may be tested on one or more of the following types of exercises:

You should compile a list of approximately 10 key words from "La abuelita y el puente de oro."  You should have practiced these words as you spoke and wrote about the story.  These words will come in handy if you are asked to write about the story on the exam.
4)  GRAMMAR.  These sections will mirror grammar exercises you have completed for homework.  For each grammar concept, you may be tested on one or more of the exercises listed:
    a)  Future tense - study textbook pp. 248-251.  Review Manual pp. 70-72.
    b)  Conditional tense - study textbook pp. 257-259.  Review Manual pp. 76-79.
    c)  Conditional Clauses with "si" / Imperfect subjunctive with "como si"- study textbook pp. 266-268.  Review Manual pp. 82-84.

5)  WRITING.  You will be asked to write at least one short paragraph using structures and/or vocabulary studied in Unit 3.  Review Activities Manual 3-3, 3-11, 3-21, and 3-34.

6)  CULTURE.  The exam will test your knowledge of cultural content presented in Unit 3.  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 write several sentences to identify a cultural phenomenon or you may have to complete a multiple choice, true/false, or matching exercise.

7)  LITERATURE.  Be prepared to answer questions (multiple choice, short answer, etc.) regarding content, theme, and/or characters from "La abuelita y el puente de oro."

8) READING.  The exam will test reading comprehension.  Practice reading the "perfiles" 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 Unidad 4:

The second exam in Spanish 213 will test the following:

1)  LISTENING COMPREHENSION.  You will hear a passage related to a theme from Unit 4.  Practice Activities Manual 4-8, 4-27, and 4-31 with CD.

2)  DEFINITIONS.  You will use vocabulary from the unit to define several terms.  See exam from Unidad 3 for examples.

3)  VOCABULARY.  You should compile a list of flashcards with these words to help you study and review.  Be sure to study the words in their textbook context in each of the "perfiles".

Vocabulario del tema
  • Activities Manual p. 98 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 285-86 )
  • Activities Manual pp. 104-105 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 294-95)
  • Activities Manual pp. 112-114 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 304-305)
  • Activities Manual pp. 118-120 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 312-313)

Exam sections will mirror vocabulary exercises you have completed for homework.  You may be tested on one or more of the following types of exercises:

You should compile a list of approximately 10 key words from "Comentarios reales."  You should have practiced these words as you spoke and wrote about the fragment.  These words will come in handy if you are asked to write about the "Comentarios" on the exam.
4)  GRAMMAR.  These sections will mirror grammar exercises you have completed for homework.  For each grammar concept, you may be tested on one or more of the exercises listed:
    a)  Adverbial Clauses with the Present Tense - study textbook pp. 286-290.  Review Activities Manual pp. 100-101.
    b)  Adverbial Clauses with Past Tenses - study textbook pp. 296-298.  Review Activities Manual pp. 106-110.
    c)  Passive Voice - study textbook pp. 306-307.  Review Activities Manual pp. 115-116.

5)  WRITING.  You will be asked to write at least one short paragraph using structures and/or vocabulary studied in Unit 4.  Review Activities Manual 4-7, 4-18, 4-19, and 4-32.

6)  CULTURE.  The exam will test your knowledge of cultural content presented in Unit 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 write several sentences to identify a cultural phenomenon or you may have to complete a multiple choice, true/false, or matching exercise.

7)  LITERATURE.  Be prepared to answer questions (multiple choice, short answer, etc.) regarding content, theme, and/or characters from "Comentarios reales."

8) READING.  The exam will test reading comprehension.  Practice reading textbook pp. 85-286, 291, 294-295, 304-305, 310, 312-313, 314-315, and 320-321.  Remember: reading in Spanish does not involve word-for-word translation.  Translation only slows you down and distracts your focus.

Review Sheet for Unit 5:

The final exam in Spanish 213 is comprehensive.  See review sheets above for Unidad 3 and 4.  The sections of the final that correspond to Unidad 5 will test the following:

1)  LISTENING COMPREHENSION.  You will hear a passage related to a theme from Unit 5.  Practice Activities Manual 5-10 with CD.

2)  DEFINITIONS.  You will use vocabulary from the unit to define several terms.  You have completed similar exercises in Activities Manual 5-1 B and 5-3. 

3)  VOCABULARY.  You should compile a list of flashcards with these words to help you study and review:

Vocabulario del tema (from Activities Manual)
  • Activities Manual pp. 132-134 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 327-328)
  • Activities Manual pp. 139-140 (see context in textbook "perfil" pp. 337-338)
  • Activities Manual p. 143 (listen for context on textbook miniconferencia CD)

Exam sections will mirror vocabulary exercises you have completed for homework.  You may be tested on one or more of the following types of exercises:

You should compile a list of approximately 10 key words from "La historia de un flemón."  You should have practiced these words as you spoke and wrote about the play.  These words will help you to write about the play on the exam.
4)  GRAMMAR.  These sections will mirror grammar exercises you have completed for homework.  For each grammar concept, you may be tested on one or more of the exercises listed:
    a)  Present Perfect and Past Perfect- study textbook pp. 329-332.  Review Activities Manual pp. 134-137.
    b)  Prepositional Pronouns - study textbook pp. 339-341.  Review Activities Manual pp. 141-143.
    c)   Progressive Tenses - study textbook pp. 348-349.  Review Activities Manual pp. 146-147.

5)  WRITING.  You will be asked to write at least one short paragraph using structures and/or vocabulary studied in one of the 213 Units.  For Unit 5, review Activities Manual 5-9 and 5-19.

In addition, you will have to write about "La historia oficial."  You should review all exercises completed in class and for homework.  Be prepared to talk about the plot, the characters, and the themes of the film.  In order to do this, you will need to employ the vocabulary you have learned during the last two weeks of the quarter.

6)  CULTURE.  The exam will test your knowledge of cultural content presented in all three Units.  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 clips.  You may have to write several sentences to identify a cultural phenomenon or you may have to complete a multiple choice, true/false, or matching exercise.

7)  LITERATURE.  Be prepared to answer questions (multiple choice, short answer, etc.) regarding content, theme, and/or characters from "La historia de un flemón."

8) READING.  The exam will test reading comprehension.  Practice reading textbook pp. 327-328, 333, 337-338.  Remember: reading in Spanish does not involve word-for-word translation.  Translation only slows you down and distracts your focus.