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Assessment Spanish 1 Preview

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Power Standards Assessed

#1- 1.1.N.SL.b (Communication: Interpersonal) Ask and answer basic questions about the weather,
health/physical conditions, self, family and friends.

#2-1.1.N.RW.j (Communication: Interpersonal) Share likes and dislikes in the target language with a
classmate in writing, using, emailing, notes, and letters.

#3-1.2.N.R.b (Communication: Interpretive) Understand main idea of simple accessible written

materials in the target language such as, textbook passages, age-appropriate magazine and
newspaper articles/ads, websites/internet, poetry or stories.

#4-1.3.N.S.a (Communication: Presentational) Present songs, poems or stories in the target

language.

#5-2.2.N.C.a (Cultures: Products & Perspectives) Identify current cultural icons (arts, music,
literature, film, and the creators of these products as well as natural sites).

Primary Source #1
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Primary Source #2

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#1-In Primary Source #1 Knowledge: ¿Quién es este artículo sobre?

A. una elefanta

B. el zoo Aurora

C. Guatemala

D. Frutas y Verduras

E. Cumpleaños

#2-In Primary Source #1 Comprehension: Which of the following best explica the main idea of this article?

A. Trompita es una elefanta del zoo

B. Trompita nació este día hace 56 años

C. Trompita vive en Guatemala en Aurora

D. Trompita celebra su cumpleaños hoy

E. Trompita celebra con una tarta de frutas

#3-In Primary Source #1 Application: What following factors are the most likely contributions to why Trompita is
able to celebrar according to evidence from the text?

A. El zoo Aurora takes special care of endangered animals species.

B. Trompita comes from a long line of elephants immune to typical aging.

C. The environment in Guatemala has life prolonging attributes for large mammals.

D. Fruits and vegetables have kept Trompita very healthy all these years.

E. Trompita is 56 but that is not old for an elephant and shouldn’t be considered atypical.

#4-In Primary Source #1 Analysis: What were some of the motives for this event according to the text?

A. Trompita se va a morir y es importante celebrar antes de su muerte.

B. El zoo Aurora se va mover y quieren celebrar en esta dirección.

C. La elefanta tiene muchos años y celebrarla en su edad es especial.

D. Habían muchas frutas y verduras en el zoo y necesitaban usarlas para una celebración.

E. En este zoo es típico celebrar los cumpleaños de cada animal después de una cierta edad.

#5-In Primary Source #1 Evaluation: Which of the following statements best encapsulates how the zoo values this
situation?

A. Animals are important and their contribution to our lives adds to our humanity.

B. Life should be celebrated regardless of that life not being a human life.

C. Old age is a gift and we honor those who are graced with its longevity.

D. Zoos, in essence, celebrate all living creatures and at Aurora we are a part of that.

E. Wisdom comes with time and this is true of all breathing creatures of this earth.
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#6-In Primary Source #2 Knowledge: ¿En qué temporada está sucediendo esto?

A. en el otoño

B. en la primavera

C. en el invierno

D. en el verano

E. en el enero

#7-In Primary Source #2 Comprehension: Which of the following best compara las mujeres y los hombres?

A. Los hombres están feliz y las mujeres están feliz

B. Las mujeres están triste y los hombres están feliz

C. Los hombres están furiosas y las mujeres están feliz

D. Las mujeres están furiosas y los hombres están feliz

E. Los hombres están triste y las mujeres están furiosas

#8-In Primary Source #2 Application: Which of the following is the best reason for classifying this film in a specific
movie genre?

A. It is evident from the movie ad that this is a drama about the differences between men and women.

B. The poster clearly states this is a documentary film, “Pases de Película,” regarding three couples.

C. It is a sequel to a historical era that outlines how fun racing can be and its unfortunate toll on spouses.

D. The title itself expresses this film fits best in the international genre for non-U.S. films portraying marriage.

E. The facial expressions are a dead give away for a comedic genre of film surrounding relationships.

#9-In Primary Source #2 Analysis: Which reason best explica what must have happened in this film for the women
to exhibit the emotions they are exhibiting in the movie poster?

A. The women in the film are tired of the men acting superior to them, this explains their facial expressions.

B. Jealously is what the women are experiencing because they want to have fun like the men do all the time.

C. They are making angry faces at the males because they are up to their typical irresponsible horseplay.

D. The girls in this film are in love with the guys and that is why they are smiling at such silly antics.

E. Confusion best explains the facial expression of the females because they are surprised by their husbands.

#10-In Primary Source #2 Evaluation: How does the slogan for this film help verify that it is a comedy?

A. It talks about the differences between men and women.

B. It states the types of characters involved.

C. It confirms the time of the year for the film.

D. It shows us the level of seriousness.

E. It demonstrates the main idea of the film.

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#11-In Primary Source #3 Knowledge: ¿De qué se trata este artículo?

A. La Navidad en invierno

B. El Año nuevo

C. La Pascua

D. El Día de los muertos

E. La Semana santa

#12-In Primary Source #3 Comprehension: ¿Explique quién es afectado por este tema?

A. Los únicos que son afectado por este tema son la gente muerta.

B. Toda la gente en Norteamérica son afectadas.

C. Solamente los quién celebran esta celebración son afectados.

D. Todo vida humana es afectado por el tema de la muerte.

E. La gente en Mexico son los únicos afectado por este día.

#13-In Primary Source #3 Application: Of these, which best reflects how the Mexican people feel about death?

A. A muchos su sola idea asusta y angustia.

B. Pero ¿por qué no imitar al pueblo mexicano y vivirla con alegría?

C. Si es inevitable, ¿por qué no reconciliarnos con ella?

D. ¿Por qué no enfrentar nuestro miedo con la burla?

E. ¿Por qué no festejar en lugar de llorar?

#14-In Primary Source #3 Analysis: Which of the following statements, is the best example of contrast from the
Mexican perspective, about the main topic of the artículo?

A. la muerte es algo que debemos festejar

B. la muerte es algo que da mucho miedo

C. la muerte no es una burla pero algo muy serio

D. la muerte es pura angustia y no es alegría

E. la muerte nos hace llorar mucho cada vez

#15-In Primary Source #3 Evaluation: Determine which of the following best describes the main idea of this
passage based on the information provided in the text.

A. Death is part of all human life and an inexorable destiny we must all venture on alone.

B. The greatest fear humanity will wrestle with is the loneliness of death and its seriousness.

C. One should never joke about dying because it is an emotional concept in which we cry.

D. Live out death with joy, laughing about it, and confronting it with a comedic sense.

E. There is no fear in death because it happens to us all, so one should not be scared.
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#16-In Primary Source #4 Knowledge: ¿En qué temporada está sucediendo esto?

A. la temporada es el verano

B. la temporada es el frío

C. la temporada es el invierno

D. la temporada es la primavera

E. la temporada es el otoño

#17-In Primary Source #4 Comprehension: Which of following best outlines the order of the poem?

A. My eyes see dogs, warmth, snow, spring, like winter, big trees, rain, the fireplace, the world, humanity’s cold, life

B. I see, snow on trees, lots of snow, winter, like spring, like trees, snow, too much cold, the world, my dog, warmth, life

C. My eyes see, snow covering trees, my spirit, enters humanity, heat from life, open the door, evening, too much cold

D. I see, snow on trees, some snow, winter, like summer, almond trees, warmth, life, through door enters dog, to much cold

E. I see, snow on trees, lots of snow, spring, trees, some cold, late evening in the world, the door, a dog, heat, enters

#18-In Primary Source #4 Application: Which best describes the type of weather used as a setting for this poem?

A. en este poema hay nieve, esta frío, y el clima es tiempo invernal en la tarde

B. durante este poema el clima is de calor y ocurre en la primavera durante el día

C. es claro que el clima en la madrugada es frío y calor, los dos tipos de clima en el poema

D. se describe clima que es tropical y lleno de lluvias durante el poema en la noche

E. temporada fría pero también con sol en la mañana por causa que el mes de abril

#19-In Primary Source #4 Analysis: Which of the following best explica how the author is using the terms “frío” and
“calor” in the poem?

A. frío is used to explain the weather in this setting and calor is used to explain the time of the year

B. calor is a metaphor for the warmth of humanity and frío is a simile for the coldness of dogs

C. calor means melting or something disintegrating from heat and frío means freezing due to strong winds

D. frío both describes the coldness of humanity/weather and calor describes the warmth/goodness of life

E. calor is used to describe heat from the house and frío is used to describe ice from outside

#20-In Primary Source #4 Evaluation: Which justification best describes, the reason why using the word
“humanidad” supports the main idea, of cold being defeated by life.

A. “humanidad” and life are synonymous with “calor” or warmth which melts both snow and a cold world

B. cold can only be defeated by its opposite, which is heat and humanity invented that exact type of heat

C. warmth is produced by living things and all living things expel body heat, this in turn can melt snow

D. the term humanity or “humanidad” takes on a double meaning in this poem and cold does not

E. being defeated by the heat that life produces, cold snow melts once “calor” enters into the room
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#21-Mini Descriptive Narrative Essay {Writing Performance Task 10 points}

Direcciones:

STEP#1-Choose from Primary Source #1, #3, #4 as your content for the Flipgrid. Pretend you are a telling Profe

about the content of one of the Primary Sources.

STEP#2-Watch and listen to Profe's Flipgrid direcciones video (1 minuto) en español

STEP#3-Outline a 3 step writing plan in English for your mini descriptive narrative essay

STEP#4-Write a script in Spanish that must be 10 sentences long

STEP#5-Read your script in Flipgrid as a recording 30 seconds long

*At the end turn in your outline and script to profe after you have submitted your Flipgrid recording

Grammar Tips:

-Stay in the Present Tense when speaking

-Make sure to agree in Gender and Number when speaking

-You should include comparatives like (más que, menos que, tanto como)

-You should include the verbs GUSTAR, TENER, ESTAR, y IR

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