Festivals and Celebrations in Spanish-Speaking Countries - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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ES.V9 Festivals and Celebrations in Spanish-Speaking Countries

AQA 8692 · Calculators not allowed · about 35 minutes
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Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer every question. Write full sentences only where instructed. Note: accents, the enye and inverted punctuation have been omitted in the Spanish text for print compatibility; in your answers write them correctly where required.
1
Empareja los nombres de estos festivales con la descripcion correcta. Festival list: A la Navidad, B los Sanfermines, C la Semana Santa, D el Dia de los Muertos, E las Fallas, F la Nochevieja, G el Carnaval, H los fuegos artificiales. Descriptions: 1 A week of processions with religious statues and pasos in many Spanish towns in spring; 2 People wear elaborate masks and costumes and there are parades before Lent; 3 Night when people stay up to celebrate the new year, often with fireworks at midnight; 4 Large paper and wood monuments are burned in March, especially in Valencia; 5 A family festival in Mexico remembering deceased relatives with altars of flowers; 6 A winter holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus with family meals and presents; 7 Running of the bulls in Pamplona where people run through the streets; 8 Colourful displays in the sky at celebrations and on New Year night.
(a)Match festival A (la Navidad) to the correct description number.(1)
(b)Match festival B (los Sanfermines) to the correct description number.(1)
(c)Match festival C (la Semana Santa) to the correct description number.(1)
(d)Match festival D (el Dia de los Muertos) to the correct description number.(1)
(e)Match festival E (las Fallas) to the correct description number.(1)
(f)Match festival F (la Nochevieja) to the correct description number.(1)
(g)Match festival G (el Carnaval) to the correct description number.(1)
(h)Match festival H (los fuegos artificiales) to the correct description number.(1)
(Total for Question 1 is 8 marks)
2
Completa el texto con las palabras del banco: [desfile, disfrazarse, se celebra en, los fuegos artificiales, la Nochevieja, el Carnaval, la Semana Santa, Espana, el Dia de los Muertos]. The prompt describes different festivals and needs eight gaps filled.
(a)Gap 1: En muchas ciudades de (1) ______ hay un gran desfile...(1)
(b)Gap 2: ...hay un gran (2) ______ con comparsas...(1)
(c)Gap 3: En el (3) ______ la gente suele disfrazarse...(1)
(d)Gap 4: la gente suele (4) ______ y llevar mascaras coloridas.(1)
(e)Gap 5: (5) ______ es una fiesta religiosa...(1)
(f)Gap 6: ...que (6) ______ primavera y tiene procesiones.(1)
(g)Gap 7: En Mexico, (7) ______ se celebra con altares para los difuntos.(1)
(h)Gap 8: En muchas celebraciones se ven (8) ______ en el cielo.(1)
(Total for Question 2 is 8 marks)
3
Traduce estas frases al ingles. Translate the Spanish festival sentences into English. Write short answers in English.
(a)1. La gente se disfrazA para el Carnaval.(1)
(b)2. Las Fallas terminan con la quema de ninots.(1)
(c)3. En Nochevieja, la gente come doce uvas a medianoche.(1)
(d)4. El Dia de los Muertos incluye ofrendas y flores.(1)
(e)5. En los Sanfermines, algunas personas corren con los toros.(1)
(f)6. Los fuegos artificiales iluminan el cielo durante las fiestas.(1)
(Total for Question 3 is 6 marks)
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Traduce estas frases al espanol. Translate the English festival sentences into Spanish. Each part is worth 2 marks and is marked by sense-chunk.
(a)1. We go to a big parade every year.(2)
(b)2. People usually celebrate it in March.(2)
(c)3. They light lots of fireworks at midnight.(2)
(d)4. She dresses up as a character for Carnival.(2)
(e)5. My family makes an altar with flowers.(2)
(f)6. They burn the big figures at the end of the festival.(2)
(Total for Question 4 is 12 marks)
5
Clasifica estas celebraciones segun la estacion o el pais indicado. For each festival write one short label: invierno, primavera, verano, o Mexico. Festivals: 1 la Navidad, 2 las Fallas, 3 los Sanfermines, 4 el Dia de los Muertos, 5 la Semana Santa, 6 la Nochevieja, 7 el Carnaval, 8 las vacaciones de verano (example included).
(a)1. la Navidad ->(1)
(b)2. las Fallas ->(1)
(c)3. los Sanfermines ->(1)
(d)4. el Dia de los Muertos ->(1)
(e)5. la Semana Santa ->(1)
(f)6. la Nochevieja ->(1)
(g)7. el Carnaval ->(1)
(h)8. las vacaciones de verano -> (example)(1)
(Total for Question 5 is 8 marks)
Mark scheme · ES.V9 Festivals and Celebrations in Spanish-Speaking Countries

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