Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores (GCSE Spanish) - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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2.11 Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores

AQA 8692 · about 40 minutes

Total Marks

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Answer every question. Short answers may be single words or short phrases unless the command asks for a sentence. Note: accents, the enye and inverted punctuation are used correctly in the printed Spanish; write them correctly in your own answers too.

Empareja: Match each Spanish phrase about charity or volunteering to its correct English meaning. Context: a leaflet describing voluntary activities for teenagers.

(a)la organización benéfica(1)

A an organisation that gives advice
B a charity organisation
C a community centre
D a fundraising event

(b)hacer trabajo voluntario(1)

A to work for money
B to organise a charity
C to do voluntary work
D to donate clothes

(c)recaudar fondos(1)

A to raise funds
B to recycle clothes
C to help elderly people
D to sweep the floor

(d)donar ropa(1)

A to repair clothes
B to donate clothes
C to sell clothes
D to wear old clothes

(e)pasar la aspiradora(1)

A to do the washing up
B to tidy the bedroom
C to vacuum
D to make the bed

(f)sacar la basura(1)

A to set the table
B to take out the rubbish
C to water the plants
D to iron the clothes

(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

Completa: Fill the gaps in these sentences about charity activities and household chores. Context: sentences from a school volunteer noticeboard. There are 11 gaps to fill with one word each.

(a)Trabajo en la ______ que ayuda a personas sin hogar.(1)

(b)Cada mes intento ______ dinero para la obra benéfica del barrio.(1)

(c)En verano hago trabajo ______ en una residencia de ancianos.(1)

(d)Mi familia suele ______ ropa y juguetes a la organización benéfica.(1)

(e)Cada domingo pongo y ______ la mesa cuando vienen invitados.(1)

(f)Por la mañana siempre hago la ______ antes de salir de casa.(1)

(g)Los voluntarios ayudan a los demás y les dan ______ práctica o apoyo moral.(1)

(h)En casa, me toca pasar la ______ los sábados por la tarde.(1)

(i)Para la recaudación vendemos pasteles y hacemos una ______ en la plaza.(1)

(j)Algunas personas prefieren ayudar dando su tiempo en vez de ______ dinero.(1)

(k)Después de la cena, siempre saco la ______ antes de acostarme.(1)

(Total for Question 2 is 11 marks)

Clasifica: Sort the following words into two columns, 'charity work' or 'household chores'. Context: vocabulary list for a school project. Write 'charity' or 'chore' next to each word.

(a)recaudar fondos(1)

(b)sacar la basura(1)

(c)hacer trabajo voluntario(1)

(d)donar dinero(1)

(e)poner la mesa(1)

(f)ayudar a los demás(1)

(g)hacer la cama(1)

(h)donar ropa(1)

(Total for Question 3 is 8 marks)

Traduce al inglés: Translate this short Spanish passage about a charity event into English. Context: a student report about a school charity day. Translate each underlined idea as a separate sense chunk; there are 9 marks.

(a)El jueves pasado hicimos una feria para recaudar fondos.(1)

(b)Organizamos puestos de comida(1)

(c)y una venta de libros.(1)

(d)Mis amigos y yo donamos ropa(1)

(e)y trabajamos como voluntarios.(1)

(f)Durante la tarde, ayudamos a servir el café(1)

(g)y limpiar las mesas.(1)

(h)Gracias a todas las donaciones,(1)

(i)la organización benéfica recibió mucho apoyo.(1)

(Total for Question 4 is 9 marks)

Traduce al español: Translate the following English sentences into Spanish. Context: short instructions and statements about volunteering and chores. Each sentence is worth 1 mark (total 10).

(a)I volunteer at the charity shop on Saturdays.(1)

(b)We collect clothes to donate.(1)

(c)Can you help me clear the table?(1)

(d)She takes out the rubbish every evening.(1)

(e)They raised a lot of money for the charity.(1)

(f)I always make my bed before school.(1)

(g)We need volunteers to serve coffee.(1)

(h)He donated some books to the sale.(1)

(i)My sister vacuums every Saturday.(1)

(j)Help the old people in the centre.(1)

(Total for Question 5 is 10 marks)

Mark scheme · 2.11 Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores

Question 1

(a) B1 B - a charity organisation
(a) Answer: B - a charity organisation
(b) B1 C - to do voluntary work
(b) Answer: C - to do voluntary work
(c) B1 A - to raise funds
(c) Answer: A - to raise funds
(d) B1 B - to donate clothes
(d) Answer: B - to donate clothes
(e) B1 C - to vacuum
(e) Answer: C - to vacuum
(f) B1 B - to take out the rubbish
(f) Answer: B - to take out the rubbish

Question 2

(a) B1 organización
(a) Answer: organización
(b) B1 recaudar
(b) Answer: recaudar
(c) B1 voluntario
(c) Answer: voluntario
(d) B1 donar
(d) Answer: donar
(e) B1 quito
(e) Answer: quito
(f) B1 cama
(f) Answer: cama
(g) B1 ayuda
(g) Answer: ayuda
(h) B1 aspiradora
(h) Answer: aspiradora
(i) B1 venta
(i) Answer: venta
(j) B1 donar
(j) Answer: donar
(k) B1 basura
(k) Answer: basura

Question 3

(a) B1 charity
(a) Answer: charity
(b) B1 chore
(b) Answer: chore
(c) B1 charity
(c) Answer: charity
(d) B1 charity
(d) Answer: charity
(e) B1 chore
(e) Answer: chore
(f) B1 charity
(f) Answer: charity
(g) B1 chore
(g) Answer: chore
(h) B1 charity
(h) Answer: charity

Question 4

(a) B1 Last Thursday we held a fair to raise funds
(a) Answer: Last Thursday we held a fair to raise funds.
(b) B1 We organised food stalls
(b) Answer: We organised food stalls.
(c) B1 and a book sale
(c) Answer: and a book sale.
(d) B1 My friends and I donated clothes
(d) Answer: My friends and I donated clothes.
(e) B1 and worked as volunteers
(e) Answer: and worked as volunteers.
(f) B1 In the afternoon, we helped to serve the coffee
(f) Answer: In the afternoon, we helped to serve the coffee.
(g) B1 and to clean the tables / and clean the tables
(g) Answer: and clean the tables.
(h) B1 Thanks to all the donations,
(h) Answer: Thanks to all the donations,
(i) B1 the charity organisation received a lot of support
(i) Answer: the charity organisation received a lot of support.

Question 5

(a) B1 Trabajo como voluntario en la tienda de la organización benéfica los sábados
(a) Answer: Trabajo como voluntario en la tienda de la organización benéfica los sábados.
(b) B1 Recogemos ropa para donar
(b) Answer: Recogemos ropa para donar.
(c) B1 Puedes ayudarme a quitar la mesa
(c) Answer: Puedes ayudarme a quitar la mesa?
(d) B1 Ella saca la basura todas las tardes
(d) Answer: Ella saca la basura todas las tardes.
(e) B1 Recaudaron mucho dinero para la organización benéfica
(e) Answer: Recaudaron mucho dinero para la organización benéfica.
(f) B1 Siempre hago la cama antes del colegio
(f) Answer: Siempre hago la cama antes del colegio.
(g) B1 Necesitamos voluntarios para servir el café
(g) Answer: Necesitamos voluntarios para servir el café.
(h) B1 El donó algunos libros para la venta
(h) Answer: El donó algunos libros para la venta.
(i) B1 Mi hermana pasa la aspiradora todos los sábados
(i) Answer: Mi hermana pasa la aspiradora todos los sábados.
(j) B1 Ayuda a las personas mayores en el centro
(j) Answer: Ayuda a las personas mayores en el centro.

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