Nombre: _____________________________________ Fecha: __________________ Clase: ________

SPANISH II KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REVIEW

This packet includes information that the curriculum says you should have learned in Spanish Level I.
However all classes are different so you may not have covered everything. This packet is designed to
activate your existing Spanish knowledge and get you thinking about what you already know. It also helps
me know where you are starting out.

You already know a lot  Let’s see how much! Do not worry if you don’t know everything 

Vocabulary (Do the best you can with the spelling!)

Spanish-speaking countries (capitals, geography, history)

Write any information you can think of - how many countries, what are they, what are some of the
capitals. We will be working on this the first week!

The alphabet and pronunciation

Do you know the letters and sounds? Circle: YES/NO

What are the “extra” letters in the Spanish alphabet?

Colors

black white

red orange

yellow green

blue purple

pink brown

Greetings/Goodbyes/How are you

Hi Good morning

What's up? Good afternoon

How are you? Good night

Bye See you later

 Numbers 0 – 1 million

0 54

1 60

2 65

3 70

4 76

5 80

6 87

7 90

8 98

9 100

10 109

11 200

12 265
13 300

14 400

15 500

16 600

17 700

18 800

19 900

20 1000

21 1100

30 1992

32 2000

40 100000
43 million
50 billion
 Calendar / Seasons / Weather

date day

week month

year season

spring summer

fall winter

Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday Saturday

Sunday January

February March

April May

June July

August September

October November

December It's cold.

It's hot. It's sunny.

other related words?

Telling time

What time is it? It's 1:00.

morning afternoon

night noon

midnight It's 6:30.

It's 2:15. It's 9:45.

 Adjectives - these help you describe people and things

tall short

fat skinny

nice mean

smart lazy

artistic athletic

blonde brunette

Write down all the other description words you can think of:

School (materials, activities, classes):

Write down all the words you know to talk about school:
 Celebrations & Holidays :
Write down all the words you know to talk about holidays, parties, celebrating:

Food:
Write down all the words you know to talk about food:

House:
Write down all the words you know to talk about the house and things in it:
 Store:
Write down all the words you know to talk about stores, buying things, shopping:

Restaurant:
Write down all the words you know to talk about restaurants, ordering food, etc:

Emotions:
Write down all the words you know to talk about emotions and how you feel:

sad bored

happy sick

tired

Likes / dislikes:
Write down all the words you know to talk about what you like/don't like:

I like…. I don't like…..

She likes…. We don't like….

I love….
 Family/ pets:
Write down all the words you know to talk about what your family and pets:

pet dog

cat fish

mom dad

brother sister

aunt uncle

grandpa grandma

cousin godfather

family relative

stepmother/stepfather stepbrother/stepsister

stepson/stepdaughter stepgrandma/stepgrandpa

Health / Body:
Write down all the words you know to talk about your health, body parts, etc:

I'm sick. doctor

nurse head
eyes nose
ears mouth
lips cheeks
eyelashes eyelids
neck arm
shoulders elbow
wrist chest
hips leg
knee ankle

foot skin
hair

Grammar
For this section fill in what is requested for each grammar item or answer the question asked. Do not worry
if some things are unfamiliar, you may not have gotten to learn them in Spanish I.

Gender of nouns (definite & indefinite articles)

Feminine items have what in front of them? _________ And masculine items? ___________
Write the correct article:
_______ coche ________ madre ________ gato _______ mochila

_______ casa ________ pelo ________ tocino _______ familia

Learn to ask and answer questions to obtain information What are your question words?

Who Why

What How

When How much

Where

Negation
How do you make a sentence negative in Spanish? __________________
For example: I’m not going.

Subject pronouns
What are your subjects for I, you, etc? You use these in front of your verbs.

I We

You Them/You all

He/She

Adjective / noun agreement; placement of adjectives

What is an adjective? __________________________________________

Where do adjectives go in relation to the noun? ___________________________

How do adjectives have to match? _____________________ AND ______________________

Make these adjectives match:

Coches/rojo ___________________________

Casa/amarillo _________________________

chicos/guapo __________________________
Subject / verb agreement
Present tense of regular, stem changing and irregular verbs
Conjugate these verbs and write what they mean:
COMER

I We

You Them/You all

He/She
HABLAR

I We

You Them/You all

He/She
VIVIR

I We

You Them/You all

He/She
IR

I We

You Them/You all

He/She

o-ue stem change: DORMIR (OTHER EXAMPLE: PODER)

I We

You Them/You all

He/She

e-ie stem change: TENER (OTHER EXAMPLE: VENIR)

I We

You Them/You all

He/She

Ser vs. Estar

Both mean what? _____________________________
When do we use ser? ____________________________________________________________
SER

I We

You Them/You all

He/She

When do we use estar? ___________________________________________________________

ESTAR

I We

You Them/You all

He/She

Conjugated verbs followed by an infinitive

I want to go. ________________________

I like to eat. ________________________

Present progressive – to say you are doing something (right now)

Use estar + participle (comiendo)

I am eating. ______________ _________________________

You are studying. _____________ _______________________

She is playing. _____________ _______________________

We are talking. ______________ ______________________

They are cooking. ________________ _______________________

Possessive adjectives
How do you say who something belongs to? My, your, his, our, their

My book ______________ ____________________

Her shirt ______________ ____________________

Our car ______________ ____________________

Comparatives and Superlatives

More, less, better, worse, as many, as much
more less

better worse

older younger

as many as much

Write 5 sentences about what you like to do and where.

Write 5 sentences telling me about yourself and your family.

Write 5 sentences about school.

Essential Skills – the five C’s

I am providing you this information so that you can see the types of activities and skills expected of you as
you begin this level II course. Please read each item and rate yourself on a scale of 0-5 as to how
comfortable you are doing those things. This is only a reference point for you and myself 

Communication
Listening and speaking
1. Respond physically to oral commands and directions.
2. Repeat words and phrases using appropriate intonation and pronunciation.
3. Practice basic communicative tasks building on current vocabulary and structures.
4. Identify objects by name and describe them in the target language.
5. Ask and answer questions to obtain information
6. Express emotions, preferences, and opinions about familiar topics.
7. Demonstrate oral proficiency in basic communicative tasks and social situations.

Reading
8. Read to discover meaning through context and visual clues.
9. Read selected vocabulary words and sentences aloud in chorus and individually.

Writing
10. Write descriptive sentences.
11. Write familiar vocabulary from dictation
12. Write in the target language to convey a message or to exchange information using
vocabulary about everyday activities.

Culture
1. Recognize important holidays of the target language
2. Describe some of the daily activities of the people of the target language and how this is
reflected in their culture and language
3. Use maps to locate target language countries and navigate public transportation systems
4. Learn and participate in songs, rhymes, dances and games that are level appropriate.

Connections
1. Make connections with CORE subjects through appropriate grade level content.
2. Use newspapers, magazines, television and the internet to obtain information about the
target language and cultures.

Comparisons
1. Compare and contrast cultural practices from one culture to another culture
2. Use cognates to compare languages using level appropriate vocabulary
3. Compare and contrast one language to another language

Communities
1. Identify and visit local communities where the target language is spoken.
2. Use language in real-world situations, such as, supermarket, travel agencies, etc…both
within and beyond the school setting.
3. Use safe internet sites where the target language is used