In this Spanish Medium Review quiz you will be taking a look at things that you might see or find at a parade. Have you ever been to a parade? They are full of marvelous things from floats, dancers, marching bands, classic cars, military men and vehicles, cartoon characters, beauty queens, clowns, animals, flowers, balloons, streamers, and the list goes on and on. Of course, you can’t forget the crowds that come out to see the parade! Parades are just fun, festive filled events. Although this Spanish Medium Review quiz cannot take you to a parade, it can help you learn some of the many Spanish words associated with the many marvels that can be found at, in or near a parade. So get your party hat on and take a look at some parade vocabulary words!
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AT THE PARADE
ENGLISH |
SPANISH |
army |
ejército [m] (note that the J sounds like an H) |
balloon |
globo [m] |
band |
banda [f] |
banner |
bandera [f] |
cartoon |
dibujo animado [m] (note that the J sounds like an H) |
celebration |
celebración [f] |
clown |
payaso [m] |
cotton candy |
algodón [m] |
crowd |
multitud [f] |
finale |
final [m] |
float |
flotador [m] |
grand marshal |
gran mariscal [m] |
instrument |
instrumento [m] |
marching band |
banda de marcha [f] |
military |
militar [m] |
noise |
ruido [m] |
parade |
desfile [m] |
route |
ruta [f] |
souvenir |
recuerdo [m] |
streamer |
serpentina [f] |
vehicle |
vehículo [m] |
You probably can think of a lot of other things that can be seen at a parade but for starters, this is a pretty good list to help you to be able to communicate in Spanish. Study the list, the spelling of each word and whether there are any accent marks. When you believe you are ready, then take the quiz section. There are ten sentences that are all about parades. Your task is to find the Spanish translation for the capitalized words. So come on now – let’s get started before the parade passes by!
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1.
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Each year we go to town to see the big Thanksgiving Day PARADE! |
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recuerdo |
[ ] |
desfile |
[ ] |
payaso |
[ ] |
ejército |
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2.
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Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are favorite CARTOON characters! |
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algodón |
[ ] |
banda de marcha |
[ ] |
dibujo animado |
[ ] |
gran mariscal |
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3.
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The clowns were giving away free BALLOONS! |
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globos |
[ ] |
flotadores |
[ ] |
ruidos |
[ ] |
recuerdos |
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4.
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This year the CROWD was bigger than ever. |
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bandera |
[ ] |
banda |
[ ] |
payaso |
[ ] |
multitud |
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5.
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COTTON CANDY is always a favorite treat at parades! |
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celebración |
[ ] |
algodón |
[ ] |
serpentina |
[ ] |
ruido |
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6.
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Everyone cheered when the ARMY walked by! |
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gran mariscal |
[ ] |
militar |
[ ] |
ejército |
[ ] |
instrumento |
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7.
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Each school band held a BANNER. |
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bandera |
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ruido |
[ ] |
banda de marcha |
[ ] |
recuerdo |
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8.
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Johnny was afraid of the CLOWNS at first. |
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rutas |
[ ] |
payasos |
[ ] |
flotadores |
[ ] |
serpentinas |
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9.
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I counted a total of 17 FLOATS in the parade. |
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desfiles |
[ ] |
bandas |
[ ] |
flotadores |
[ ] |
ruidos |
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10.
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We like to stand near the middle of the parade ROUTE. |
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serpentina |
[ ] |
final |
[ ] |
globo |
[ ] |
ruta |
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1.
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Each year we go to town to see the big Thanksgiving Day PARADE! |
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[ ] |
recuerdo |
[x] |
desfile |
[ ] |
payaso |
[ ] |
ejército |
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2.
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Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are favorite CARTOON characters! |
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[ ] |
algodón |
[ ] |
banda de marcha |
[x] |
dibujo animado |
[ ] |
gran mariscal |
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3.
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The clowns were giving away free BALLOONS! |
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[x] |
globos |
[ ] |
flotadores |
[ ] |
ruidos |
[ ] |
recuerdos |
|
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4.
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This year the CROWD was bigger than ever. |
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[ ] |
bandera |
[ ] |
banda |
[ ] |
payaso |
[x] |
multitud |
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5.
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COTTON CANDY is always a favorite treat at parades! |
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[ ] |
celebración |
[x] |
algodón |
[ ] |
serpentina |
[ ] |
ruido |
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6.
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Everyone cheered when the ARMY walked by! |
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[ ] |
gran mariscal |
[ ] |
militar |
[x] |
ejército |
[ ] |
instrumento |
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7.
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Each school band held a BANNER. |
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[x] |
bandera |
[ ] |
ruido |
[ ] |
banda de marcha |
[ ] |
recuerdo |
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8.
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Johnny was afraid of the CLOWNS at first. |
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[ ] |
rutas |
[x] |
payasos |
[ ] |
flotadores |
[ ] |
serpentinas |
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9.
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I counted a total of 17 FLOATS in the parade. |
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[ ] |
desfiles |
[ ] |
bandas |
[x] |
flotadores |
[ ] |
ruidos |
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10.
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We like to stand near the middle of the parade ROUTE. |
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[ ] |
serpentina |
[ ] |
final |
[ ] |
globo |
[x] |
ruta |
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