Vocabulary: family
AQA GCSE Spanish revision on Vocabulary: family. Aligned to the AQA GCSE Spanish 8698 specification. This bank has 50 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 50)
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Question 1
Hermano = ?
- A) Father
- B) Brother
- C) Cousin
- D) Son
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Answer: Brother
Family: padre (father), madre (mother), hermano/a (brother/sister), hijo/a (son/daughter), tío/a (uncle/aunt), primo/a (cousin), abuelo/a (grandfather/mother), nieto/a (grandson/daughter). 'Mis hermanos' = my brothers OR siblings (mixed gender uses masculine).
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Question 2
Padres = ?
- A) Just fathers
- B) Parents (general - both mother + father)
- C) Brothers
- D) Friends
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Answer: Parents (general - both mother + father)
MASCULINE PLURAL inclusive of women: padres (parents), hijos (children, both sons + daughters mixed), hermanos (siblings), tíos (aunt + uncle together). To specify only male: 'mis hermanos varones' or context. Spanish has been criticised for this; some advocates use 'padres y madres' to be inclusive.
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Question 3
Soy + adjective: 'I am tall' = ?
- A) Estoy alto
- B) Soy alto
- C) Tengo alto
- D) Voy alto
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Answer: Soy alto
Physical descriptions use SER (permanent). Soy alto (I'm tall), alta (f). Other adjectives: bajo/a (short), gordo/a (fat), delgado/a (slim), guapo/a (handsome/pretty), feo/a (ugly), joven (young), viejo/a (old), rubio/a (blond), moreno/a (dark-haired).
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