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First words you can really use

Languages · Language Learning · ages 6-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What comes after uno, dos?

    • Diez
    • Bonjour
    • Tres

  2. What does hola mean?

    • Hello
    • Thank you
    • Please

  3. When do you say bonjour in France?

    • Only at bedtime
    • When you enter a shop or meet someone
    • Only when whispering

  4. Lena says uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco with no help. How many numbers did she say?

    Answer: ______________

  5. Which chain counts in Spanish?

    • Eins, zwei, drei
    • Uno, dos, tres
    • Un, deux, trois

  6. How do you show you own the numbers?

    • Read them off a card each time
    • Hum without the words
    • Say the chain from memory

  7. Which child is ready to greet a visitor?

    • The one who says bonjour with no prompt
    • The one who waits to be told
    • The one who answers in English only

  8. Mia greets, counts to ten and names colours, all from memory. She owns her first words.

    Circle one:   True   False

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Answer key

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  1. Tres · Uno, dos, tres runs in order.
  2. Hello · Hola is the Spanish hello for any time of day.
  3. When you enter a shop or meet someone · Saying bonjour first is good manners there.
  4. 5 · Uno through cinco makes five numbers.
  5. Uno, dos, tres · Uno through diez is the Spanish chain.
  6. Say the chain from memory · Owning words means saying them with no help.
  7. The one who says bonjour with no prompt · Greeting with no prompt shows the word is owned.
  8. True · Greetings, numbers and colours from memory are owned words.
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