Study Guide for Spanish II for the CCE Test

Study Guide for Spanish II for the CCE/Final Test
Common Comprehensive Exam (CCE) for 2014-2015
This exam will have multiple-choice items for these ‘I can’ statements at varying levels of rigor. The
exam will include questions covering grammar and vocabulary, questions from reading passages, as well
as listening questions. The listening portion will be read aloud by the teacher. This exam will be given
during the regular final exam period during finals week. It will count as each student’s second semester
exam grade. A scoring conversion table will be provided.
Student-friendly ‘I can’ statements aligned to question items on this year’s CCE are listed below. All
topics are aligned to state standards. If students have mastered these I can statements, including the
topics, grammar, and vocabulary associated with them, they will be prepared for this assessment.
 First Quarter
* I can identify forms of modern technology
* I can describe activities in a typical week
* I can talk about the future using ‘ir + a + infinitive”
* I can correctly and appropriately use ser and estar
* I can talk about my daily routine
* I can describe
* How I get ready in the morning
Additional Vocabulary and Grammar Concepts:
All present tense verbs forms (regular, irregular, stem-changing)
Daily Routine vocabulary
Reflexive verbs in the present tense
 Second Quarter
* I can talk about actions that occurred in the past
* I can identify words and expressions that refer to the past
* I can refer to people and things using the object pronouns
* I can identify basic body parts of the body
* I can tell a doctor how I feel
* I can follow a doctor’s directions
* I can identify what hurts me
Additional Vocabulary and Grammar Concepts:
The preterite Tense (Regular, Irregular, Spell-changing, Stem-changing)
Trigger words for preterite
Direct object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns
Health vocabulary
Reflexive verbs in the past
Verbs that require an indirect object (doler…)
 Third Quarter
* I can talk about my childhood
* I can tell about a shopping trip
* I can describe articles that I purchased
* I can identify key words that indicate when to use the preterite or imperfect tense
* I can talk about the past using the preterite or imperfect tense correctly
* I can tell how long ago something happened
Additional Vocabulary and Grammar Concepts:
Childhood activities vocabulary
Trigger words for preterite and imperfect
 Fourth Quarter
* I can describe rooms in a house
* I can identify chores that need to be done
* I can tell people what to do
* I can talk about the future
Additional Vocabulary and Grammar Concepts:
Household vocabulary
Informal commands
Formal commands
Present perfect tense
Helpful Study sites:
Ms. Cintron’s Blog – File – Spanish 2
www.studyspanish.com