Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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ES.G11 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

AQA 8692 · Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer every question. Write full sentences where requested. Note: accents, the enye and inverted punctuation have been omitted from the printed Spanish; when you write answers on paper, include accents and enye where appropriate. Spend about 40 minutes on this pack.
1
Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective (mi/mis, tu/tus, su/sus, nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras, vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras). Choose the form that agrees with the noun given.
(a)_____ casa es muy luminosa. (I own the house)(1)
(b)Ellos buscan _____ bicicletas en el garaje. (their bicycles)(1)
(c)Has visto _____ libros? (your books, talking to one friend)(1)
(d)Tenemos que limpiar _____ habitacion antes de la visita. (our bedroom, feminine)(1)
(e)Vuestra clase empieza a las nueve; _____ profesores estan listos. (your teachers, talking to a group)(1)
(f)La tia de Ana trae a _____ perro hoy. (her dog, Ana)(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)
2
Match each noun to the correct demonstrative adjective (este/esta/estos/estas, ese/esa/esos/esas, aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas). Write the letter of the demonstrative next to the noun. Context given indicates distance: A close to the speaker, B close to the listener, C far from both.
(a)el boligrafo que tengo en la mano (close to speaker)(1)
(b)la chaqueta que llevas puesta (close to listener)(1)
(c)los coches que estan en la otra ciudad (far from both)(1)
(d)las fotos que vimos el ano pasado y que estan en ese album (closer to listener than speaker)(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
3
Complete the sentences with the correct demonstrative adjective or demonstrative pronoun where indicated. Use este/esta/estos/estas, ese/esa/esos/esas, aquel/aquella/aquellos/aquellas, or the neutral pronouns esto/eso/aquello when the noun is not specified. Context is given in brackets.
(a)_____ libro que tengo aqui es interesante. (the book I have here, masculine singular, close to speaker)(1)
(b)No quiero comprar _____ camisa que vimos en la tienda ayer. (that shirt you tried, near listener yesterday)(1)
(c)Mira _____ fotos de hace cinco anos en aquella casa. (those photos over there, far)(1)
(d)Que es _____ que tienes en la mano? (neutral, unspecified object)(1)
(e)_____ es interesante: no sabia eso sobre la historia. (neutral statement about a fact just mentioned)(1)
(f)Cuando era nino, vivia en aquella ciudad; recuerdo _____ con carino. (a neutral memory of something distant)(1)
(Total for Question 3 is 6 marks)
4
Translate the following short paragraph into Spanish. Use possessive and demonstrative adjectives correctly. The English paragraph: "This is my room. These books are mine, but that pen over there is yours. Our teacher said that those photos from last year are wonderful."
(a)Sentence 1: "This is my room."(2)
(b)Sentence 2: "These books are mine, but that pen over there is yours."(3)
(c)Sentence 3: "Our teacher said that those photos from last year are wonderful."(3)
(Total for Question 4 is 8 marks)
5
Transform the sentences so that the demonstrative adjective becomes a demonstrative pronoun or vice versa, and keep the meaning. Provide the new sentence in Spanish. Example transform type: change 'Este libro es mio' to 'Este es mio' or vice versa.
(a)Transform: 'Esta silla es comoda.' -> make the demonstrative into a pronoun and keep meaning.(2)
(b)Transform: 'Aquellos zapatos son caros.' -> change to use a demonstrative adjective referring to nearer items (use 'esos').(2)
(c)Transform: 'Eso es interesante.' -> make it refer to a feminine singular noun explicitly (use 'esa idea es interesante').(2)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
6
Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun for the context. Write the single word that best completes each sentence: esto, eso or aquello. Contexts refer to ideas or unspecified objects.
(a)He encontrado una cosa en la mesa, pero no se que es; _____ no se ve muy limpio.(1)
(b)Alguien nos conto una historia sobre cuando eran jovenes; recordaron _____ con nostalgia.(1)
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)
7
Higher-tier extension: possessive pronouns (el mio, la tuya, los suyos). This question is for higher-tier practice only. Replace the noun phrase in each sentence with the correct stressed possessive pronoun. Write only the possessive pronoun. (Total marks for this question are capped so that foundation students can ignore it.)
(a)Tu coche es azul, y mi coche es rojo. Replace 'mi coche' with the correct stressed possessive pronoun (masculine singular, meaning 'mine').(1)
(b)Estas maletas son nuestras; sus maletas estan en el coche. Replace 'sus maletas' with the correct stressed possessive pronoun (feminine plural, meaning 'theirs').(1)
(c)Tu casa es mas grande que mi casa. Replace 'mi casa' with the correct stressed possessive pronoun (feminine singular, meaning 'mine').(1)
(d)No uso sus bolis; prefiero nuestros bolis. Replace 'nuestros bolis' with the correct stressed possessive pronoun (masculine plural, meaning 'ours').(1)
(e)Ella dijo que su opinion es diferente de vuestra opinion. Replace 'vuestra opinion' with the correct stressed possessive pronoun (feminine singular, meaning 'yours').(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 5 marks)
8
Translate into English: Choose the best English translation for each Spanish sentence that uses a possessive or demonstrative. Write the translation in English.
(a)Esta bicicleta es mia.(1)
(b)Aquellos edificios son antiguos.(1)
(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
Mark scheme · ES.G11 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

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