Putnam Avenue Upper School

Mercado Quiz (20 pts)

Me llamo _____________________.
Standards you will be tested on:
Massachusetts Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework. August, 1999
Communication:
1. Interpersonal
2. Interpretive
3. Presentational
Culture:
2.1 Practices and Perspectives
2.2 Products and Perspectives

Choose the correct answer and write the answer

letter on the line provided:
(2pts)
_______ 1. You walk into a market and the employee comes to you. She wants to know
what you want. What does she ask? (2pts)
A. Qu usted querer?

C. Cuanto cuesta?

B. Qu desea usted?

D. Muy caro?

________2. You want to tell her that you need a dozen eggs. You tell her... (2pts)
A. Necesito huevos doce

C. Me da una dozena de huevos porfavor?

B. Una dozena huevos.

D. Necesito una dozena de huevos ahora.

________ 3. Now you want to know how much a dozen eggs are. You say... (2pts)
A. Huevos doce cuestan?

C. Cuanto cuestan los huevos?

B. Cuanto huevos cuestan?

D. Cuanto cuestan los huevos?
__________4. Which one of the following expression in Spanish lets the employee know
you think a product is very tasty? (2pts)

A. Yummy

C. Qu asco!

B. Est delicioso

D. Me gusta un poco

Essay:

Answer the following Essay questions by writing at least

6 lines for each question: (6pts each)
In class, we have learned that the mercados are the heart of the culture.
What are 5 aspects of a market in general that can give you a real
perspective into the lives of the people that live there; how does this reflect
in the culture you studied and how does it compare to your own culture?
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What is the cultural role of markets in Hispanic culture?

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