In the Spanish Medium Review quiz series you learned the Spanish vocabulary words for a number of different occupations such as teacher, lawyer, secretary, scientist, policemen and fireman. Clearly there are a lot more occupations and/or careers that people can go into so that first list was rather short. In this Spanish Medium Review quiz we will look at vocabulary words for a number of career choices that will help you say, this is my career!
Again, the list provide here will still not cover every possible career choice but you will definitely have a good start on many avenues available to you. So, without any further delay, let’s take a look at some of those careers.
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CAREERS
ENGLISH |
SPANISH |
actor |
actor [m] |
actress |
actriz [f] |
artist |
artista [m/f] (same word for male and female) |
author |
autor / autora [m/f] |
banker |
banquero / banquera [m/f] |
builder |
constructor / constructora [m/f] |
counselor |
consejero / consejera [m/f] |
duchess |
duquesa [f] |
duke |
duque [m] |
king |
rey [m] |
lady |
dama [f] |
lord |
lord [m] |
manager |
gerente [m] (same word for male and female) |
minister |
ministro / ministra [m/f] |
newscaster |
locutor / locutora [m/f] |
nun |
monja [f] (note that he J sounds like an H) |
pilot |
piloto [m] (same word for male and female) |
politician |
político / política [m/f] |
priest |
sacerdote [m] (pronounced as să-sear-dō-tāy) |
queen |
reina [f] (pronounced as rāy-ē-nă) |
rabbi |
rabino [m] |
reporter |
reportero / reportera [m/f] |
soldier |
soldado [m] (same for male and female) |
sportsman / sportswoman |
deportista [m] (same for male and female) |
stewardess |
azafata [f] |
teller / cashier |
cajero / cajera [m/f] (note that the J sounds like an H) |
There are a lot of new words to learn or relearn here so take your time to get to know each one of them. Practice saying them out loud and look at how they are spelled and notice if they contain any accent marks. When you feel that you are ready, move on to the ten quiz sentences.
Each quiz sentence has a career word that has been shown in all capitalized letters. From the answers provided, locate the answer that correctly translates the capitalized career.
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1.
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Everyone either bowed or curtsied when the QUEEN entered the room. |
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deportista |
[ ] |
monja |
[ ] |
azafata |
[ ] |
reina |
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2.
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After traveling in an airplane, Kelly knew that she wanted to be a STEWARDESS. |
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azáfata |
[ ] |
azafata |
[ ] |
azafáta |
[ ] |
azafatá |
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3.
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Do you know if NUNS wear a habit anymore? |
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cajeras |
[ ] |
gerentes |
[ ] |
monjas |
[ ] |
damas |
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4.
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In order for everyone to be able to see, they put the POLITICIAN on a raised platform. |
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[ ] |
político |
[ ] |
piloto |
[ ] |
pilota |
[ ] |
política |
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5.
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The SPORTSMAN from our locate TV station visited our school today. |
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[ ] |
deportísta |
[ ] |
deportista |
[ ] |
deportesta |
[ ] |
deportistá |
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6.
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Dillon went to his PRIEST to make a confession. |
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[ ] |
ministro |
[ ] |
locutor |
[ ] |
sacerdote |
[ ] |
ministra |
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7.
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Carrie named her new cat DUCHESS. |
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[ ] |
dama |
[ ] |
duque |
[ ] |
cajera |
[ ] |
duquesa |
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8.
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Margaret started her new job as a COUNSELOR. |
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[ ] |
consejero |
[ ] |
consejera |
[ ] |
gerente |
[ ] |
constructora |
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9.
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She carried herself like a proper LADY. |
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[ ] |
dama |
[ ] |
cajera |
[ ] |
locutora |
[ ] |
rabina |
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10.
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Stephanie Meyer is a well-known AUTHOR. |
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[ ] |
actriz |
[ ] |
artista |
[ ] |
azafata |
[ ] |
autora |
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1.
|
Everyone either bowed or curtsied when the QUEEN entered the room. |
|
[ ] |
deportista |
[ ] |
monja |
[ ] |
azafata |
[x] |
reina |
|
|
2.
|
After traveling in an airplane, Kelly knew that she wanted to be a STEWARDESS. |
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[ ] |
azáfata |
[x] |
azafata |
[ ] |
azafáta |
[ ] |
azafatá |
|
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3.
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Do you know if NUNS wear a habit anymore? |
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[ ] |
cajeras |
[ ] |
gerentes |
[x] |
monjas |
[ ] |
damas |
|
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4.
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In order for everyone to be able to see, they put the POLITICIAN on a raised platform. |
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[x] |
político |
[ ] |
piloto |
[ ] |
pilota |
[ ] |
política |
|
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5.
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The SPORTSMAN from our locate TV station visited our school today. |
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[ ] |
deportísta |
[x] |
deportista |
[ ] |
deportesta |
[ ] |
deportistá |
|
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6.
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Dillon went to his PRIEST to make a confession. |
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[ ] |
ministro |
[ ] |
locutor |
[x] |
sacerdote |
[ ] |
ministra |
|
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7.
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Carrie named her new cat DUCHESS. |
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[ ] |
dama |
[ ] |
duque |
[ ] |
cajera |
[x] |
duquesa |
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8.
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Margaret started her new job as a COUNSELOR. |
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[ ] |
consejero |
[x] |
consejera |
[ ] |
gerente |
[ ] |
constructora |
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9.
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She carried herself like a proper LADY. |
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[x] |
dama |
[ ] |
cajera |
[ ] |
locutora |
[ ] |
rabina |
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10.
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Stephanie Meyer is a well-known AUTHOR. |
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[ ] |
actriz |
[ ] |
artista |
[ ] |
azafata |
[x] |
autora |
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