MFL, Spanish reading. Usually met in years 7 to 11.
Read a short Spanish text, such as a message or a description, and answer a question on what it says.
What you practise
Finding a detail in the text
Understanding what a sentence means as a whole
Spotting a distractor that uses a word from the text
Starts with a few sentences on everyday topics and builds to longer texts with opinions and tenses. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
Read this: “Los sábados juego al baloncesto con mi hermano. Los domingos voy al mercado con mi madre y compramos fruta. Por la tarde, leo un libro en mi habitación.” What do they do in the afternoon?
Read a book
Watch television
Play basketball
Go to the market
Sleep
Show the answer and method
Answer: A, Read a book
The method: The text says so: the answer is ‘Read a book’.
Why the other options are wrong:
B, Watch television: Leo un libro: I read a book.
C, Play basketball: Basketball is on Saturdays.
D, Go to the market: Por la tarde, in the afternoon, they read.
E, Sleep: Leo means I read.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
Read this: “El verano pasado fui a Francia con mis amigos. Nos alojamos en un camping cerca de la montaña. Hizo sol todos los días y fuimos de excursión.” What was the weather like?
Cold
Rainy
Snowy
Sunny
Windy
Show the answer and method
Answer: D, Sunny
The method: The text says so: the answer is ‘Sunny’.
