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Grade 10 · lesson 1 of 4

Choose the Question’s Information Type

Dónde asks location, cuándo time, quién a person, cómo manner/condition, por qué a reason and cuánto an amount.

About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper or a browser scratch area; no audio recording, account or private information is needed.
  • The aim is to ask for a location. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ está la sala? using only the missing question expression. Candidate answers: (A) Cuándo (B) Cómo (C) Dónde (D) Quién.
  • The aim is to ask for a time/date. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ empieza la clase? using only the missing question expression. Candidate answers: (A) Cuándo (B) Cómo (C) Dónde (D) Quién.

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Questions request a particular kind of information. Number words, clock expressions and date labels then communicate amounts or times; use the explicitly supplied practice records rather than a real schedule. Dónde asks location, cuándo time, quién a person, cómo manner/condition, por qué a reason and cuánto an amount. Direct question words carry their written accents; choosing them changes what information a reply must supply.

Read the stated information type and the provided question frame. Insert the matching interrogative expression without changing the remaining sentence. Use its written accent and keep the paired question marks already provided.

Por qué in a question differs from porque introducing a because-answer. A question can be grammatically formed yet ask the wrong information. These supplied frames establish the intended type so no guess about an unknown conversation is needed.

  1. Copy the supplied example and underline its speaker, noun, time cue or evidence words.
  2. Apply the shown language rule; keep any required ending, accent or paired punctuation.
  3. Solve the changed independent check, then explain why one offered alternative fails.
  4. Complete all three new practice cases and use the model to correct the precise word or meaning.
Worked example

See the method in action

Supplied case: The aim is to ask for a location. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ está la sala? using only the missing question expression. Candidate answers: (A) Cuándo (B) Cómo (C) Dónde (D) Quién. Solution: The requested information is a location, so the missing expression is Dónde. It directs the reply to that type of information. Preserve its written accent and distinguish a reason question Por qué from an explanatory porque. Final result: Dónde. Por qué in a question differs from porque introducing a because-answer. A question can be grammatically formed yet ask the wrong information. These supplied frames establish the intended type so no guess about an unknown conversation is needed.

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Helpful tips
  • Read the stated information type and the provided question frame.
  • Por qué in a question differs from porque introducing a because-answer.
The aim is to ask for a time/date. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ empieza la clase? using only the missing question expression.

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Cuándo

The requested information is a time/date, so the missing expression is Cuándo. It directs the reply to that type of information. Preserve its written accent and distinguish a reason question Por qué from an explanatory porque.

Take it further

The aim is to ask for a time/date. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ termina el taller? using only the missing question expression. Candidate answers: (A) Cuándo (B) Cómo (C) Dónde (D) Quién. Expected result: Cuándo. The requested information is a time/date, so the missing expression is Cuándo. It directs the reply to that type of information. Preserve its written accent and distinguish a reason question Por qué from an explanatory porque.

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More practice: try new cases

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More practice: try new cases
1. The aim is to ask for a person. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ está aquí? using only the missing question expression.
Need a hint?
  • Read the stated information type and the provided question frame.
  • Por qué in a question differs from porque introducing a because-answer.
2. The aim is to ask for a method/condition. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ estás? using only the missing question expression.
Need a hint?
  • Read the stated information type and the provided question frame.
  • Por qué in a question differs from porque introducing a because-answer.
3. The aim is to ask for a reason. Complete the supplied frame ¿___ estudias? using only the missing question expression.
Need a hint?
  • Read the stated information type and the provided question frame.
  • Por qué in a question differs from porque introducing a because-answer.

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