Spanish II (Rhetoric II)
Semester Exam Study Guide (Spring 2011)
Exam Scope:
This exam will cover Chapters 2A through Chapter 6B of Libro 2, with a focus on the
vocabulary of Chapters 6A and 6B. Knowledge of grammar and basic vocabulary from
Spanish II (first semester) and Spanish I is also assumed.
Exam Structure:
- Speaking section: Ten minutes in Spanish conversation with your teacher on the
topic of your choice. You should tell a story of some kind and ‘carry’ the
conversation with minimal aid from the teacher. Base the conversation topic on
one of the chapter topics below:
 6A: Sports, competitions, and television
 6B: Movies, plots, characters, and opinions about movies
The following aspects of the conversation will be evaluated:
 Ability to communicate a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
 Pronunciation & fluency (aka word flow)
 Ability to match gender and number of nouns with articles,
adjectives, etc.
 Ability to conjugate verbs with correct person and number
 Ability to wield verb tenses correctly (esp. imperfect vs. preterite)
 Ability to use verbs like gustar correctly
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Reading section: Based on either Chapter 6A or 6B, this section will consist of a
short passage to read and some comprehension questions based on the passage.
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Writing section: In this section, you will be prompted to write a paragraph of
medium length on one of the chapter topics (6A or 6B).
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Grammar section: This section will test your knowledge of Spanish grammar and
your attention to detail regarding the Spanish language—and will deal specifically
with the grammar from Chapters 6A and 6B – with additional material from other
chapters, all of which is listed below:
o 6A: “se” verbs (to become ______), preterite of –ir stem changing verbs
o 6B: the present perfect, past participles, irregular past participles
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2B: Regular preterite of –ar, -er, and –ir verbs
3A: Preterite of ir, ser, tener, estar, poder
4A: Regular and irregular imperfect
4B: Imperfect vs. Preterite
5B: Irregular preterits