Central America
Hispanic Homes
Verb Tense
DO PNs & Preps
Grab Bag
100

What indigenous tribe inhabited what is now Central America?

The Maya
100

True or False? 

A casa adosadas are two or three houses joined together with common-area amenities.

True

100

Conjugate the following verb into present tense. 

He walks

Camina

100

Cierto o Falso? Fix if faslo

Las sillas estan detras de los pupitres.

Cierto

100

Cierto o Falso? Fix if falso

El estante de la clase de espanol esta cerca del proyector.

Falso. Esta lejos del proyector.

200

Name three of the countries in Central America.

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama

200

What were the patios commonly used for starting in the 16th century?

Plays

200

Conjugate the following verb in the present tense.

We clear the table.

Quitamos la mesa.

200

Cierto o Falso? Correct it if false.

El sombrero esta debajo del escritorio.

Falso. El sombrero esta lejos del escritorio. El sombrero esta encima del estante.

200

Is the verb present or present progressive? 

Voy a cantar en el coro.

Present

300

Why are Central American countries mostly young people?

Many civil war and conflicts

300

Which three housing names all mean apartment or flat?

Pisos, Apartamentos, Departamentos

300

Conjugate the following using progressive tense. 

She is sleeping in the basement.

Esta durmiendo en el sotano.

300

Rewrite the sentence using a direct object pronoun.

Mi familia limpia el attico.

Mi familia lo limpia.

300

What two colors are present in every flag in Central America? 

Blue & White

400
What religion is most common in Central America?

Catholicism

400

Which type of housing is a stand-alone house without luxury amenities? 

A. Villas

B. Pisos

C. Casas Adosadas

D. Colonias

D. Colonias

400

Translate: You (singular/informal) are reading on the couch.

Estas leyendo en el sofa.

400

Translate: The lamp is on top of the bookshelf. 

La Lampara es encima del estante.

400

List two decorative elements that are common on balconies/patios in Andalucia, Spain.

Flowers, Shrubs, Arches, Fountains, Mosaics

500

What year is the traditional date of Central America independence from Spain?

1821

500

What do Hispanic countries do to keep the heat off the patio in the summer?

They put large shades of thick canvas over the top of the patio to block the sun.
500

Translate: I am mowing the lawn. 

Estoy cortando el cesped.

500

Answer the question using a direct object pronoun. 

Quien esta pasando la aspiradora?

Estoy pasandola. La estoy pasando.

Esta pasandola. La esta pasando.

Estamos pasandola. La estamos pasando.

Estan pasandola. La estan pasandola.

500

From which country did Cristobal Colom originate from? 

A. Spain

B. Portugal

C. Mexico

D. Brazil

A. Spain