B1 Spanish Writing Revision Quiz

1. What is the main time frame of the model paragraph about visiting Marta?

A current routine. A future plan. A completed visit last Saturday. A timeless description only.

2. Why is “Cuando llego a su casa” confusing in the first draft?

Because llegar cannot be used with casa. Because the sentence has no subject. Because the present tense interrupts a past narrative. Because cuando always requires the future.

3. Which revision matches the lesson?

Cuando llegar a su casa... Cuando llegaba a su casa... Cuando llegué a su casa... Cuando llegaré a su casa...

4. Why is “Después comemos juntos y hablamos” confusing in the first draft?

Because después cannot introduce an event. Because hablar is not a Spanish verb. Because present-tense forms interrupt the completed past sequence. Because two verbs can never appear in one sentence.

5. Which revision restores the past sequence?

Después comeremos juntos y hablamos. Después comíamos juntos y hablamos. Después comimos juntos y hablamos. Después comemos juntos y hablaremos.

6. Why can “Vive en un pueblo pequeño” remain in the revised paragraph?

Because every present tense must remain unchanged. Because vive is an infinitive. Because it can describe a current fact that is still true. Because the paragraph is actually in the present.

7. What does the lesson warn against when revising tense?

Keeping any past tense. Using connectors. Changing every present verb to past automatically. Repeating a proper name.

8. Which order is clearer for the presentation example?

Presentation Friday → prepared slides Thursday → nervous → success. Nervous → success → prepared slides → presentation. Prepared slides Thursday → nervous before Friday presentation → presentation succeeded. Success → prepared slides → Thursday → Friday.

9. Why is “Sin embargo” appropriate before the successful result in the revised presentation example?

It marks cause. It marks chronology only. It marks contrast between nervousness and the successful result. It identifies a person.

10. What relationship does “así que” express in “El autobús llegó tarde, así que perdimos la conexión”?

A definition. A comparison. Cause and result. A change of speaker.

11. When should you avoid adding “así que”?

Whenever two events are in the past. Whenever a paragraph has two sentences. When the second event is not actually caused by the first. Whenever the first sentence is short.

12. What problem exists in “Ana habló con Laura después de que ella terminara el informe”?

The sentence has no verb. The tense is necessarily wrong. The reference of “ella” is ambiguous. Laura cannot appear after Ana.

13. Which revision removes the ambiguity in that sentence?

Ana habló con Laura después de que ella terminara el informe. Ana habló con ella después de que ella terminara el informe. Ana habló con Laura después de que Laura terminara el informe. Ana habló después de Laura y ella.

14. What is the purpose of revising “El curso fue útil porque aprendí cosas útiles para mi trabajo”?

To change the time frame to the future. To remove the reason. To reduce repetition and make the explanation more precise while preserving meaning. To replace trabajo with a different topic.

15. Which improved sentence is given in the lesson?

El curso no fue útil porque no trabajé. El curso fue corto y mi trabajo cambió. El curso me resultó útil porque aprendí herramientas que puedo aplicar en mi trabajo. El curso era útil porque el trabajo era útil.

16. What should a writer ask about each paragraph during revision?

How many adjectives it contains. Whether every sentence has the same length. What the main time frame is. Whether every verb is in the preterite.

17. What should connectors do in a revised text?

Make every sentence longer. Replace all repeated nouns. Express the real relationship between ideas accurately. Force a causal relationship between events.

18. What should happen to repetitive wording during revision?

It must always be deleted, even if meaning changes. It should be replaced with unrelated vocabulary. It can be improved when the meaning is preserved. It should always remain untouched.

19. Why does the lesson recommend explaining important revisions?

To make the text longer. To prove every original sentence was wrong. To connect each change to a clear reason such as tense, contrast, reference, or precision. To avoid checking coherence.

20. Which revision principle best summarizes the lesson?

Rewrite the paragraph with a different meaning. Make all verbs the same tense regardless of context. Improve coherence, references, and time-frame consistency while preserving intended meaning. Remove all connectors.