AEPA Spanish Exam

The Spanish test measures your knowledge according to the Arizona Academic Standards. Success on the test indicates that you are qualified to teach Spanish in Arizona public schools. The test content is drawn from seven subareas based on AEPA learning objectives: Listening Comprehension (16% of the test); Reading and Vocabulary (29%); Language Structures (22%); Cultural Understanding (16%); Foreign Language Methodology (16%); Written Expression; and Oral Expression. Test-takers should be proficient in each of these areas. For example, the test covers the literal content and interpretation of authentic materials of diverse periods and forms; the test may also require the completion of Spanish words, phrases, or sentences. For the third subarea, test-takers should know the grammar and linguistic components of Spanish and may be asked to complete passages in Spanish. Test-takers should know key features of Hispanic cultures (e.g., history, geography, and culture) and current trends in foreign language methodology. Lastly, the test covers skills in both Spanish composition and oral expression (for a variety of purposes and audiences), including vocabulary, idioms, grammar, and pronunciation.

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AEPA Spanish Practice Questions

Spanish

1. What time is expressed by the sentence Son las doce menos veinte?

A: 12:40
B: 12:20
C: 10:20
D: 11:40

2. What is the affirmative informal command form of hacer?

A: haz
B: hen
C: hagas
D: han

3. What is the name of the foreign language instructional method in which students learn grammatical rules and memorize progressively harder chunks of text?

A: functional method
B: direct method
C: series method
D: grammar translation method

4. Which month falls between marzo and enero?

A: abril
B: agosto
C: febrero
D: diciembre

5. What was the name of Don Quixote's sidekick?

A: Tonto
B: Sancho Panza
C: La Mancha
D: Miguel de Cervantes

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Answer key

1. D. The sentence means It is twelve minus twenty.
2. A. Hacer has irregular informal command forms.
3. D. The grammar translation method is rarely used at present except in the study of classical languages; it is seldom used to teach Spanish.
4. C. Marzo is March and enero is January; febrero is February.
5. B. Don Quixote, written in the 17th century by the Spaniard Cervantes, is considered by many to be the preeminent work of Western literature.