FTCE Spanish K-12-Multiple Choice questions
with complete solutions
What verb and tense is used to tell time in the past? correct answer: Imperfect/ser: era/eran
Estaban viendo la televisión cuando alguien cerró la puerta. correct answer: Correct: The imperfect tense sets the stage for another action to take place. Imperfect and preterite can be used
in the same sentence when the imperfect is used in the first clause in order to set up an action using the preterite in the second.
Why is "La problema principal" incorrect? correct answer: Because most nouns ending in "ma" are masculine.
What type of demonstrative is used when is used when the noun is unknown? correct answer: Neuter demonstrative pronoun and it does not have an accent: esto, esta, este
Why is "Hay más de veinte personas" correct? correct answer: Because the comparison is followed by a number.
Why is "Quieres ir al cine conmigo. No quiero ir contigo" incorrect? correct answer: Because Spanish often requires a double negative. Correct answer "No, no quiero ir contigo."
el tuteo correct answer: use of the tú form
Where did the Incas live and what old city are they known for? correct answer: Perú-Machu Picchu
Where did the Olmecas and Aztecs live? correct answer: México
Where did the Mayans live? correct answer: México and throughout Central America
What did Miguel de Cervantes write about in "Don Quixote"? correct answer: The conflict between idealism vs. materialism.
What type of art did Pablo Picasso create? correct answer: Cubism-abstract paintings
When did the Spanish Civil War occur and what did it lead to? correct answer: 1936-1939-
ushered in fascism under Franco
What was the ancient capital of the Aztec people? correct answer: Tenochtitlán
Who was Simon Bolivar? correct answer: A Venezuelan revolutionary leader who sought to oust Spain from its colonial territories. Former president of Columbia, Peru and Bolivia.
with complete solutions
What verb and tense is used to tell time in the past? correct answer: Imperfect/ser: era/eran
Estaban viendo la televisión cuando alguien cerró la puerta. correct answer: Correct: The imperfect tense sets the stage for another action to take place. Imperfect and preterite can be used
in the same sentence when the imperfect is used in the first clause in order to set up an action using the preterite in the second.
Why is "La problema principal" incorrect? correct answer: Because most nouns ending in "ma" are masculine.
What type of demonstrative is used when is used when the noun is unknown? correct answer: Neuter demonstrative pronoun and it does not have an accent: esto, esta, este
Why is "Hay más de veinte personas" correct? correct answer: Because the comparison is followed by a number.
Why is "Quieres ir al cine conmigo. No quiero ir contigo" incorrect? correct answer: Because Spanish often requires a double negative. Correct answer "No, no quiero ir contigo."
el tuteo correct answer: use of the tú form
Where did the Incas live and what old city are they known for? correct answer: Perú-Machu Picchu
Where did the Olmecas and Aztecs live? correct answer: México
Where did the Mayans live? correct answer: México and throughout Central America
What did Miguel de Cervantes write about in "Don Quixote"? correct answer: The conflict between idealism vs. materialism.
What type of art did Pablo Picasso create? correct answer: Cubism-abstract paintings
When did the Spanish Civil War occur and what did it lead to? correct answer: 1936-1939-
ushered in fascism under Franco
What was the ancient capital of the Aztec people? correct answer: Tenochtitlán
Who was Simon Bolivar? correct answer: A Venezuelan revolutionary leader who sought to oust Spain from its colonial territories. Former president of Columbia, Peru and Bolivia.
