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Writing words you already know

Languages · Language Learning · ages 8-11

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Libro (book) and cuaderno (notebook) are masculine nouns. In 'Tengo un libro', replace the book with a notebook. Which sentence keeps the taught pattern?
- Un cuaderno tengo libro
- Cuaderno un tengo libro
- Tengo un cuaderno
What does it mean to write a sentence 'from memory'?
- Writing remembered words with the model put away
- Copying each word while the model stays in view
- Reading each word aloud while viewing the model
A short description in the new language can tell what a place is like and what is there.
Circle one: True False
Change 'Tengo un gato' to say 'I have three dogs'. Tres means three and perros means dogs. Which sentence makes both needed changes?
- Tengo tres perros
- Tengo tres perro
- Tengo un perros
Leo writes a learned Spanish phrase with the book closed. Afterwards, the model shows fútbol, but he wrote futbol. What should he do next?
- Leave out the accent in later attempts as well
- Fix the accent, then try the word from memory
- Count the later check as copying the whole phrase
Amir wants to describe his house in Spanish. Which sentence gives a detail about the house?
- ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?)
- Mi casa es grande. (My house is big.)
- Me gusta el fútbol. (I like soccer.)
Tom knows the Spanish pattern Me gusta followed by an action word. Pintar means 'to paint'. Which sentence follows that pattern?
- Me gusta pintar.
- Pintar me el gusta.
- Gusta pintar el me.
Zara writes the start of a phrase without a model, then looks at her notebook for its ending. What can she honestly record?
- The whole phrase was written without any model.
- No part of the phrase could have come from memory.
- The start was recalled; the ending needed a model.

Answer key

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Tengo un cuaderno · Keep Tengo un and replace the object word libro with cuaderno: Tengo un cuaderno.
Writing remembered words with the model put away · Writing from memory means the words come from your own head, not from copying a page.
True · Details about a house's size and garden can describe that place in familiar sentences.
Tengo tres perros · Replace un gato with tres perros. The new sentence needs the number three and a plural noun.
Fix the accent, then try the word from memory · Checking afterwards shows a part to practise. Add the accent, then try the corrected word with the model put away.
Mi casa es grande. (My house is big.) · Mi casa es grande tells the reader the house is big. The other sentences ask someone's name or say which sport someone likes.
Me gusta pintar. · Keep Me gusta together and add pintar: Me gusta pintar means I like to paint.
The start was recalled; the ending needed a model. · Different parts used different support. Record the difference and practise recalling the ending next.