Spanish 101 · Exam prep
Capítulo Preliminar Exam Study Guide
Key vocabulary, grammar topics, and practice questions
What this exam covers
Greetings, the classroom, weather, numbers, telling time, and your first verbs: ser and estar.
Use this page as a map before your Capítulo Preliminar exam: skim the vocabulary table, reread each grammar topic, then try the practice questions without peeking. Expect multiple-choice, fill-ins, and short production similar to your chapter homework — your syllabus is still the final word on coverage.
This chapter includes 8 lesson topics in Chapurra; the list below names each one with a one-line reminder.
Key vocabulary
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| hola | hi, hello |
| buenos días | good morning |
| buenas tardes | good afternoon |
| buenas noches | good evening / night |
| adiós | goodbye |
| hasta luego | see you later |
| hasta mañana | see you tomorrow |
| ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? (informal) |
| ¿Cómo está usted? | How are you? (formal) |
| muy bien | very well |
Grammar topics
- El alfabetoThe Spanish alphabet and pronunciation
- Saludos y despedidasGreetings, farewells, introductions, courtesy
- El salón de claseClassroom objects, commands, hay
- El tiempo y las estacionesWeather expressions and seasons
- Los días y los mesesDays of the week, months, dates
- La horaTelling time in Spanish
- Los números 0–99Cardinal numbers and spelling rules
- Ser y estarTwo verbs for 'to be' — when to use each
Practice questions
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In a phonetics handout, which description matches the Spanish letter J?
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Like a strong English H (guttural)Why is Spanish pronunciation easier than English?
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Each Spanish letter makes one consistent soundWhy do many textbooks call Spanish “phonetic”?
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Letters map to predictable sounds with few surprisesThe double RR between vowels (perro) signals:
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A longer trilled /r/Which word needs an accent mark to mean “yes” rather than “if”?
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sí