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Grade 12: Spanish foundations subject test

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1. The original note says “yo trabajaba”. The revised note now refers to the speaker AND another person: nosotros. Keep trabajar (work) in the regular ar imperfect, context an explicitly repeated past habit. Which verb belongs in the revised note?
2. The original note says “yo bebía”. The revised note now refers to the speaker AND another person: nosotros. Keep beber (drink) in the regular er/ir imperfect, context an explicitly ongoing or repeated past background. Which verb belongs in the revised note?
3. The narrator explicitly describes a repeated/background past situation, with subject nosotros and verb ser (be for past identity/background). Original blank: “nosotros ___”. Which imperfect form matches?
4. The writer intends an ongoing background activity. Which supplied sentence actually illustrates that intended framing? Glosses: de niño=as a child; cada=every; una vez=once; terminé=I finished; mientras=while; allí=there; durante=during.
5. Original story: “Mientras dibujaba, terminó la música.” Supplied glosses: the imperfect activity is drawing; the bounded event is the music ended. Which role pair preserves the story’s framing?
6. Original explanation: “Descansé porque estaba cansado.” Glosses: llovía=it was raining; prueba=test; hacía calor=it was hot; cerrada=closed; reunión=meeting; necesitaba=needed; dirección=address; cansado=tired; quería=wanted; dibujar=draw. Which reason does the narrator explicitly give?
7. Original sentence: “Antes de volver, llamé.” Glosses: salir=leave; leí=read; descansar=rest; entré=entered; busqué=looked for; pregunté=asked; respondí=replied; volver=return; llamé=called; llegar=arrive. Which offered action order preserves the connective?
8. The identified antecedent is los vasos, labeled masculine plural. Replace it in “Yo ___ vi” (I saw it/them) with the agreeing direct-object pronoun.
9. Repair only the adjective in this flawed supplied group while retaining article and noun: “los vasos limpia”. Which candidate does that?
10. The stated writer is nosotros; the action is present vivir. Flawed draft: “nosotros viven”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft?
11. The intended first expression must mean/function as subject you, in a location statement. Which offered sentence preserves that specified role and its accent spelling?
12. The fictional message explicitly requests respectful usted address to one person. The requested action is escribir. Which complete offered question preserves both that convention and action?
13. Original fictional planning card: one speaker yo; day domingo; planned activity cocinar; place la casa. Which Spanish sentence preserves all four facts using the supplied ir-a pattern?
14. Original mini-dialogue: “A: ¿Fuiste al parque? B: No, fui a la biblioteca.” Glosses: dónde=where; cuándo=when; empieza=starts; cuántos=how many; necesito=need; repetir=repeat; claro=sure; fuiste=went; termina=ends. The requested response concerns the actual completed destination. Which offered B reply preserves the supplied dialogue?
15. Fictional unsent message brief: greet; respectfully ask one recipient to confirm room 7 for domingo; thank them. Choose the draft preserving the exact room/day and request. Confirmar=confirm; para=for. No message will be sent.
16. Original evidence text: “Ayer escribí dos notas.” Glosses: llegó=arrived; de la tarde=in the afternoon; el mismo día=the same day; mesas=tables; sillas=chairs; fue=went; empieza=starts; libros=books; cerrada=closed; ahora=now; ayer=yesterday; escribí=wrote; notas=notes; reunión=meeting. Which offered claim is actually supported without adding unstated information?

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