DLPT Spanish 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A DLPT Spanish passage uses the subjunctive: 'Es importante que los soldados mantengan la disciplina.' What does this sentence convey?
- Soldiers have maintained discipline in the past
- It is important that soldiers maintain discipline (Correct answer)
- Soldiers are currently maintaining discipline
- Soldiers were ordered to abandon discipline
Correct answer: It is important that soldiers maintain discipline
The subjunctive 'mantengan' after 'es importante que' expresses the importance of soldiers maintaining discipline.
Question 2: On the DLPT, a reader encounters 'inteligencia de señales.' In a military intelligence context, what does this phrase refer to?
- Human intelligence (HUMINT)
- Signals intelligence (SIGINT) (Correct answer)
- Imagery intelligence (IMINT)
- Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Correct answer: Signals intelligence (SIGINT)
'Inteligencia de señales' translates directly to 'signals intelligence' (SIGINT), referring to intelligence gathered from electronic signals.
Question 3: A DLPT listening passage uses the phrase 'en vísperas del ataque.' What does 'en vísperas de' mean in this military context?
- In the aftermath of the attack
- On the eve of / just before the attack (Correct answer)
- During the course of the attack
- In response to the attack
Correct answer: On the eve of / just before the attack
'En vísperas de' means 'on the eve of' or 'just before,' indicating the period immediately preceding an event.
Question 4: A DLPT Spanish text refers to 'un alto al fuego.' What is being described?
- An artillery barrage
- A ceasefire (Correct answer)
- A troop surge
- A weapons embargo
Correct answer: A ceasefire
'Alto al fuego' literally means 'halt to fire,' which is the Spanish term for a ceasefire.
Question 5: In a DLPT reading passage, the phrase 'despliegue de tropas' appears in a news article about a border dispute. What does 'despliegue de tropas' mean?
- Withdrawal of troops
- Deployment of troops (Correct answer)
- Training of troops
- Surrender of troops
Correct answer: Deployment of troops
'Despliegue' means 'deployment' or 'deployment/unfolding,' so 'despliegue de tropas' refers to troop deployment.
Question 6: A DLPT passage describes a leader who acts 'de manera encubierta.' How is the leader acting?
- Openly and transparently
- In a covert/undercover manner (Correct answer)
- Under direct orders
- With full public support
Correct answer: In a covert/undercover manner
'Encubierto' means 'covert' or 'undercover,' so 'de manera encubierta' means acting in a covert manner.
Question 7: When studying for the DLPT Spanish section, a test-taker reads about 'guerrilla urbana.' What does this term describe?
- A large-scale conventional battle in a city
- Urban guerrilla warfare involving irregular fighters in a city (Correct answer)
- A military parade through an urban center
- Special forces training in an urban environment
Correct answer: Urban guerrilla warfare involving irregular fighters in a city
'Guerrilla urbana' refers to urban guerrilla warfare, which involves irregular or asymmetric combat tactics in city environments.
DLPT Spanish 3
A DLPT Spanish passage uses the subjunctive: 'Es importante que los soldados mantengan la disciplina.' What does this sentence convey?