CSEC Spanish · May/June 2013 · Paper 2

24 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)3 marksYou will be arriving late for an activity. Send a message to the organizer giving two reasons for your lateness.
2. 1(b)3 marksYour friend has invited you to her party and has asked for a contribution. Write her a note in which you accept the invitation and indicate your contribution.
3. 1(c)3 marksYour sister overseas asks for your opinion on an activity held in your community. Respond to her expressing two things that you liked or disliked about the activity.
4. 1(d)3 marksYour cousin plans to meet you after school. Write the message that you send indicating a place and time.
5. 1(e)3 marksYou are unable to complete a group project because you are missing some information. Write the email you send to a member of the group requesting the information.
6. 1(f)3 marksYour teacher asks you to write the two qualities you admire most about your best friend. Write the response you send to him/her.
7. 1(g)3 marksYour friend was not at school today. Send an email informing him/her of two things that happened during the Spanish class.
8. 1(h)3 marksYour class is planning an after-school activity. Write a note to the principal seeking permission.
9. 1(i)3 marksYour friend cannot go out with you tonight. Write the email you receive in which he/she apologizes and suggests an alternative arrangement.
10. 1(j)3 marksYour mother leaves you a note giving two instructions that she would like you to follow. Write the note you receive.
11. 230 marksWrite a letter to your Puerto Rican friend telling him/her of a gift you received but which you do not like, including: (i) who gave you the gift and for what occasion, (ii) a description of the gift, (iii) why you do…
12. 330 marksWrite a composition for your Spanish class on an examination that you failed, including: (i) details of the examination (type, duration, when held), (ii) how you prepared for it, (iii) how you and your parents reacted…
13. 420 marksWrite an announcement of about 80-100 words in Spanish informing Spanish Club members about a monetary contribution from a computer manufacturing company, addressing all cues: (i) name of company and amount contributed,…
14. 520 marksComplete the dialogue on the insert between you and Mr Ramírez in about 80-100 words in Spanish, addressing all cues: (i) information on the exchange programme, (ii) how you were selected, (iii) why you chose that…
15. 6(a)1 markWhy was Doña Carmen angry when Arturo came home?
16. 6(b)2 marksWhat was Arturo holding?
17. 6(c)1 markWhat had Arturo's mother warned him against?
18. 6(d)1 markWhy did she give him this warning?
19. 6(e)3 marksList THREE activities in which Arturo engaged when he went out with his friends.
20. 6(f)3 marksWhich persons did Arturo think would confirm that he was speaking the truth?
21. 6(g)1 markWhat did Arturo's mother suspect?
22. 6(h)2 marksExplain why Arturo thought that he had not done anything wrong.
23. 6(i)3 marksWhat symptoms did Arturo display that night?
24. 6(j)3 marksExplain how this experience could influence Arturo's behaviour in the future.