BTLPT Spanish Vocabulary and Grammar 2

Question 1

What is a 'false cognate' (cognado falso) and why is it important for BTLPT candidates to know them?

Accepted Answer

Words that look similar in Spanish and English but have different meanings

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Words that sound the same in both languages and mean the same

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Words borrowed from English into Spanish

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Technical academic terms

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses the reflexive pronoun for a classroom instruction in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Los estudiantes se sientan en sus sillas.

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Los estudiantes sientan en sus sillas.

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Los estudiantes sienten en sus sillas.

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Los estudiantes sentan en sus sillas.

Question 3

In Spanish, adjectives must agree with the noun they modify in:

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Both gender and number

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Number only

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Gender only

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Neither gender nor number

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a Spanish compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction?

Accepted Answer

El maestro explica, pero los estudiantes no entienden.

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El maestro explica porque los estudiantes no entienden.

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El maestro explica para que los estudiantes entiendan.

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Cuando el maestro explica, los estudiantes entienden.

Question 5

On the BTLPT written grammar section, 'ser' vs. 'estar' is tested. Which sentence uses 'estar' correctly?

Accepted Answer

El maestro está cansado hoy.

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El maestro es cansado hoy.

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El maestro es en la clase.

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El maestro está inteligente.

Question 6

A BTLPT candidate wants to write 'The students had already finished the test' in Spanish. Which construction is needed?

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Pretérito pluscuamperfecto: Los estudiantes ya habían terminado el examen.

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Pretérito indefinido: Los estudiantes terminaron el examen.

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Futuro perfecto: Los estudiantes habrán terminado el examen.

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Pretérito imperfecto: Los estudiantes terminaban el examen.