Spanish 1 Quiz: Yes No Questions
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Read the following short exchange: Luis: '¿Hablan ustedes español en casa?' Sofia: ' .'

Sofia and her family do speak Spanish at home. Which answer correctly fills in Sofia's response using the appropriate subject and verb form?

Sí, habláis español en casa con toda la familia.
Sí, hablan español en casa porque son de México.
Sí, hablamos español en casa todos los días juntos.
Sí, hablas español en casa con mucha frecuencia.
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Spanish 1 Quiz: Yes No Questions

Practice Yes No Questions in Spanish 1 with focused quiz questions that help you check what you know, review explanations, and build confidence with test-style prompts.

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This quiz focuses on Yes No Questions, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for Spanish 1.

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Question 1

Read the following short exchange: Luis: '¿Hablan ustedes español en casa?' Sofia: ' .'

Sofia and her family do speak Spanish at home. Which answer correctly fills in Sofia's response using the appropriate subject and verb form?

  1. Sí, habláis español en casa con toda la familia.
  2. Sí, hablan español en casa porque son de México.
  3. Sí, hablamos español en casa todos los días juntos. (correct answer)
  4. Sí, hablas español en casa con mucha frecuencia.
Explanation: When answering questions about verb conjugation in Spanish, your first step is always to identify who is speaking and who they're referring to. Here, Luis asks Sofia "Do you all (ustedes) speak Spanish at home?" Sofia needs to respond about herself and her family — meaning she speaks for her group, which calls for the nosotros form. The nosotros conjugation of hablar is hablamos, making C the correct answer: "Sí, hablamos español en casa todos los días juntos." This correctly reflects that Sofia is including herself and her family in the response, speaking as part of a group. Here's why the other options miss the mark. A uses habláis, which is the vosotros form — a second-person plural used in Spain to address a group of people directly. Sofia isn't addressing a group; she's speaking about her group. B uses hablan, which is the ellos/ustedes form — third-person plural. This would mean Sofia is talking about other people, as if she's excluded from the family. That's a subtle but important error. D uses hablas, the tú form, which is second-person singular — as if Sofia is talking to one other person, which makes no grammatical or contextual sense here. A quick tip to remember: when someone asks "¿Hablan ustedes...?" and you're part of the group being asked, you almost always respond with nosotros + -amos. Think of it as the "we answer" — if you're in the group, use nosotros.

Question 2

Carlos asks his friend: '¿Comes carne?' His friend is a vegetarian and wants to say no.

Which of the following is the most complete and natural negative answer to Carlos's question?

  1. No, no como carne porque soy vegetariano y no me gusta nada. (correct answer)
  2. No, no comes carne porque eres vegetariano desde hace mucho tiempo.
  3. No, no comer carne, yo ser vegetariano desde el año pasado.
  4. No, no come carne porque él es vegetariano y prefiere verduras.
Explanation: When answering a yes/no question in Spanish, three things must align: the verb must match the subject speaking (first person singular for "I"), verbs must be conjugated (not left in infinitive form), and the response must logically reflect the speaker's own perspective. Since Carlos's friend is answering for himself, the response needs "yo" (I) as the subject, using the first-person present tense conjugation. The question ¿Comes carne? uses the tú form, so the friend flips to yo when responding — "no como carne" (I don't eat meat). Option A does exactly this: "No, no como carne porque soy vegetariano y no me gusta nada" — first-person verb, logical reason, and natural Spanish flow. That makes A the correct answer. Option B fails because it uses "no comes carne... eres vegetariano" — second-person forms that would mean Carlos is the vegetarian, not the friend answering. Option C is grammatically broken: "no comer... yo ser" uses bare infinitives instead of conjugated verbs, which is not how Spanish sentences are formed outside of certain fixed expressions. A Spanish speaker would never respond this way naturally. Option D uses "no come... él es vegetariano" — third-person forms, as if the friend is describing someone else entirely rather than himself. A quick tip to remember: in Spanish conversations, always check who is speaking and to whom. The verb ending is your biggest clue — -o endings signal "yo," -as/-es signal "tú," and mixing them up is the most common trap on Spanish agreement questions.

Question 3

María wants to ask her new classmate if he speaks English. She says: '¿Hablas inglés?'

Which of the following is the most natural and grammatically correct affirmative answer to María's question?

  1. Sí, yo inglés hablo todos los días en mi casa.
  2. Sí, hablo inglés un poco porque lo estudié antes. (correct answer)
  3. Sí, hablas inglés muy bien en la clase de hoy.
  4. Sí, él habla inglés con sus amigos frecuentemente.
Explanation: When someone asks you a yes/no question in Spanish, your response needs to match the subject and verb conjugation of the person being spoken to — which in conversation means shifting to first person ("I") when you answer about yourself. María asked "¿Hablas inglés?" using the tú form, so a natural reply comes back in the yo form: "hablo." Option B does exactly this — "Sí, hablo inglés un poco porque lo estudié antes" — answering in first person with correct yo conjugation, natural word order, and a believable, complete thought. This is the answer. Option A uses the right verb ("hablo") but places the subject pronoun "yo" awkwardly before "inglés hablo," which disrupts Spanish's normal word order. In Spanish, the subject pronoun is usually omitted or placed directly before the verb, not separated by the object. The phrasing sounds unnatural and stilted. Option C says "hablas inglés muy bien" — that's the tú form, meaning "you speak English." This would be María complimenting the classmate, not the classmate answering about himself. It completely fails as a response to the question. Option D uses "él habla inglés," the third-person singular form, meaning "he speaks English." This refers to someone else entirely — not the person answering — making it nonsensical as a first-person reply. A helpful study habit: whenever you practice Spanish conversation, always identify who is speaking and who is being addressed. The verb conjugation must reflect the speaker's perspective, especially in responses.

Question 4

Two students are practicing question-and-answer exchanges. Student A asks: '¿Vive usted en Nueva York?' Student B wants to answer negatively.

Which response by Student B correctly answers the question in the negative using appropriate formality?

  1. No, no vivo en Nueva York, vivo en Miami con mi familia. (correct answer)
  2. No, no vive en Nueva York porque prefiere otra ciudad.
  3. No, no vives en Nueva York, tú vives en otro lugar.
  4. No, yo no vivir en Nueva York, yo estar en Miami.
Explanation: When answering a question in Spanish, two key factors determine your verb form: who is speaking and the level of formality. Here, Student A used "usted" (formal "you"), so Student B must respond in the first person ("I/yo") using the present tense conjugation for yo. Think of it as a conversation: if someone asks "Do you live...?", you answer "No, I don't live..." Option A is correct because Student B responds in first person singular: "no vivo en Nueva York" — using the yo form of vivir (to live), which is vivo. The formality level is maintained, the subject is appropriate, and the sentence is grammatically complete. This is exactly how a real conversation would flow. Option B fails because "no vive" is the third-person singular form (he/she/it), not first person. Student B is essentially saying "he/she doesn't live in New York," which makes no sense as a self-response. Option C switches to informal tú register ("no vives", "tú vives"), which is inconsistent with the usted-based question — and it refers to the other person rather than answering for oneself. Option D contains two major errors: vivir and estar are left in infinitive form rather than conjugated. In Spanish, the main verb in a statement must always be conjugated to match its subject. A useful tip: whenever you answer a question that uses usted, your reply should use yo + the correct present-tense conjugation. Practice the -ir verb endings (vivo, vives, vive...) so they become automatic.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences is punctuated and structured correctly as a yes/no question in written Spanish?

  1. ¿Ella trabaja en el hospital los fines de semana? (correct answer)
  2. Ella ¿trabaja en el hospital los fines de semana?
  3. ¿Ella trabaja? en el hospital los fines de semana.
  4. Ella trabaja en el hospital ¿los fines de semana?
Explanation: When writing yes/no questions in Spanish, one of the most important rules is that both an opening inverted question mark (¿) and a closing question mark (?) must frame the entire sentence. This is a fundamental feature of Spanish punctuation that has no equivalent in English, and it's a common source of errors for new learners. Choice A is the correct answer because it places ¿ at the very beginning of the sentence and ? at the very end, wrapping the complete question properly: ¿Ella trabaja en el hospital los fines de semana? The subject, verb, and all modifying phrases fall neatly inside the question marks, forming a complete, well-structured yes/no question. Choice B misplaces the ¿ after the subject "Ella," as if only part of the sentence is a question. The inverted mark must open the question before any of its words — including the subject. Choice C incorrectly splits the sentence, closing the question mark after ¿Ella trabaja? and then continuing with a separate phrase as if it were a statement. This creates a fragment and a dangling modifier, not one coherent question. Choice D similarly isolates only the final phrase ¿los fines de semana? inside question marks, leaving the core of the sentence unpunctuated as a question — another fragmentation error. A helpful tip: in Spanish, think of ¿ and ? as a pair of bookends — they must stand at the absolute start and absolute finish of the question, with nothing left outside. If any part of the question falls outside those bookends, the punctuation is wrong.

Question 6

Ana says to her roommate: 'Necesitas estudiar esta noche.' Her roommate responds with a rising intonation on the same words.

If the roommate repeats 'Necesitas estudiar esta noche' with rising intonation, what communicative function does this serve?

  1. It adds emphasis to the statement, making it a strong declaration that she definitely must study tonight.
  2. It turns the sentence into a negative, implying she does not need to study tonight after all.
  3. It makes the sentence a direct command, ordering Ana to confirm the study plan immediately.
  4. It transforms the statement into a yes/no question, asking for confirmation of whether she needs to study tonight. (correct answer)
Explanation: When studying Spanish, one of the most important concepts to understand is how intonation changes meaning without changing any words. Spanish, like English, uses rising intonation to signal yes/no questions — even when the sentence structure looks exactly like a statement. In this scenario, Ana makes a declarative statement: "Necesitas estudiar esta noche" (You need to study tonight). When her roommate repeats the exact same words but with a rising pitch at the end, that vocal pattern transforms the sentence into a question asking for confirmation — essentially meaning "Do I need to study tonight?" This is answer D, and it's correct because rising intonation is a core feature of spoken Spanish (and Spanish-1 curricula) for forming questions without restructuring the sentence grammatically. Here's why the other choices miss the mark: A is wrong because emphasis or strong declarations in Spanish typically use falling intonation or stress — not rising intonation, which signals uncertainty or inquiry rather than conviction. B is incorrect because negation in Spanish requires adding "no" before the verb; intonation alone cannot negate a sentence. C is off because direct commands in Spanish use the imperative mood (¡Estudia!), not rising intonation on a declarative sentence — rising intonation questions, it doesn't command. As a study tip, remember this pattern: falling intonation = statement or command; rising intonation = yes/no question. On your Spanish-1 exam, whenever a question asks what happens when words are repeated with rising pitch, that's almost always signaling a request for confirmation — a yes/no question.

Question 7

A student writes the following sentence intending it to be a yes/no question: 'Ellos no tienen clase mañana?'

What is wrong with this written question, and how should it be corrected?

  1. The verb 'tienen' should be changed to 'tiene' to match a singular subject, making it '¿Ellos no tiene clase mañana?'
  2. The sentence is missing the opening inverted question mark, and it should read '¿Ellos no tienen clase mañana?' (correct answer)
  3. The word 'no' must be removed because negative yes/no questions are not allowed in Spanish grammar.
  4. The subject 'ellos' must be moved to after the verb, making it '¿Tienen ellos no clase mañana?'
Explanation: When writing questions in Spanish, punctuation rules differ from English in one important way: Spanish requires an inverted question mark (¿) at the beginning of every question, in addition to the standard question mark at the end. This is a firm rule of Spanish orthography — not optional or stylistic. Looking at the sentence 'Ellos no tienen clase mañana?', the structure is actually correct. The subject ellos (they) properly agrees with the plural verb tienen, the word order is natural, and the negative word no is placed correctly before the verb. The only error is the missing opening ¿, making the corrected sentence ¿Ellos no tienen clase mañana? — which confirms that B is the right answer. Choice A introduces a new error rather than fixing the real one — changing tienen to tiene would break subject-verb agreement, since ellos is plural and requires tienen. Choice C is simply false: Spanish absolutely allows negative yes/no questions, just like English uses constructions like "Don't they have class tomorrow?" The no belongs there and is grammatically valid. Choice D rearranges the sentence unnecessarily — while Spanish can place the subject after the verb in questions, it is not required, and moving it here while keeping no between verb and object creates an awkward, unnatural structure. A handy memory tip: in Spanish, every written question wears two bookends — ¿ at the start and ? at the end. If you see a question-mark at the end of a sentence but nothing at the beginning, that's your signal that the inverted question mark is missing.

Question 8

A Spanish speaker raises the pitch of their voice at the end of the sentence 'Tienes hambre' without adding any question words. What does this signal to the listener?

  1. It signals a command, telling the listener to say whether they are hungry or not.
  2. It signals a yes/no question formed through rising intonation, asking if the listener is hungry. (correct answer)
  3. It signals an exclamation expressing surprise that the listener is hungry right now.
  4. It signals a negative statement, implying the speaker does not believe the listener is hungry.
Explanation: When learning Spanish, one of the most important things to understand is that questions don't always require special question words like qué, cómo, or dónde. Spanish speakers frequently form yes/no questions simply by changing their intonation — specifically, by raising the pitch of their voice at the end of a sentence. Take "Tienes hambre." Written as a statement, it means "You are hungry." But when spoken with rising intonation at the end, that same sentence becomes a question: "Are you hungry?" No word order changes, no question words — just the upward pitch signals to the listener that a yes/no response is expected. This makes B the correct answer. Rising intonation is a grammatical tool in Spanish, just as meaningful as adding ¿ before the sentence in writing. As for the wrong answers: A is incorrect because rising intonation signals a question, not a command — commands use the imperative mood and typically have a falling or flat tone. C is a common mix-up; exclamations in Spanish use ¡ in writing and often have a sharp, emphatic tone, not a rising pitch at the end — surprise would more likely involve words like ¡Qué! D is incorrect because intonation alone cannot signal negation; negative statements in Spanish require the word no placed before the verb. A helpful tip: remember that in Spanish, rising pitch = question, even without question words. When reading Spanish dialogue, pay attention to punctuation — ¿...? in writing mirrors exactly what rising intonation does in speech.

Question 9

Which of the following yes/no question frames is most commonly used in Spanish to politely ask whether someone likes something?

  1. ¿Tú gusta...? — used when the subject pronoun 'tú' is placed directly before the verb gustar to indicate the person who likes something.
  2. ¿Gustas...? — used when the listener is treated as the grammatical subject of gustar, conjugated in the tú form.
  3. ¿Te gusta...? — used with a noun or infinitive to ask if something is pleasing to the listener, with 'te' as the indirect object pronoun. (correct answer)
  4. ¿Gusta tú...? — used when subject-verb inversion is applied to gustar, placing 'tú' after the verb to signal a yes/no question.
Explanation: When working with the verb gustar in Spanish, the most important thing to understand is that it doesn't behave like a typical verb — the person who "likes" something is actually the indirect object, not the subject. The subject of gustar is the thing being liked. So to ask "Do you like...?", you aren't making "you" the subject; instead, you use an indirect object pronoun to indicate to whom something is pleasing. This is exactly why C (¿Te gusta...?) is correct. The word te is the indirect object pronoun for tú, meaning "to you." The verb gusta is conjugated in the third-person singular because it agrees with the thing being liked, not the listener. So ¿Te gusta la música? literally means "Is music pleasing to you?" — which is how Spanish expresses "Do you like music?" A is wrong because tú is a subject pronoun, and placing it before gustar (¿Tú gusta...?) incorrectly treats the listener as the subject. Gustar doesn't work that way. B is wrong because gustas is the tú conjugation of gustar, which would mean you are pleasing something/someone else — a completely different meaning. D is wrong for the same reason as A: inverting tú after the verb (¿Gusta tú...?) still misidentifies tú as the subject, which breaks gustar's grammar entirely. A helpful memory trick: think of gustar as meaning "to be pleasing to." Always ask yourself to whom — that's your indirect object pronoun (me, te, le...), and it must appear before the verb.

Question 10

A student wants to ask a professor (using formal address) whether the exam is on Friday. Which sentence correctly forms this yes/no question?

  1. ¿Usted estudia el examen el viernes, profesor?
  2. ¿Tú tienes el examen el viernes, profesor?
  3. ¿El examen está el viernes siempre, profesor?
  4. ¿El examen es el viernes, profesor? (correct answer)
Explanation: When forming a simple yes/no question in Spanish, you need to match the verb to the correct subject and use the right verb for the meaning you intend. This question also tests formal address — speaking to a professor means using usted, not tú. The cleanest way to ask "Is the exam on Friday?" is ¿El examen es el viernes, profesor? — option D. The verb ser (es) is used here because you're identifying when a scheduled event occurs, a permanent or defining characteristic. The sentence is grammatically complete, uses appropriate register, and asks exactly what the student intends. Looking at the distractors: A uses estudia ("studies"), which means the sentence translates to "You study the exam on Friday?" — grammatically odd and semantically wrong, since you study for an exam, not the exam itself. It also doesn't actually ask about the exam's date. B uses tú tienes ("you have"), which is the informal tú form — inappropriate when addressing a professor formally with usted. Switching to informal address is a respect error in Spanish that native speakers notice immediately. C adds siempre ("always"), changing the meaning to "Is the exam always on Friday?" — a different question entirely, and one that probably doesn't reflect what the student wants to know. A useful tip: when you see a question involving a professor, employer, or stranger, immediately eliminate any option using tú forms. Formal address (usted) is a core expectation in Spanish-1, and mixing registers is one of the most common traps on this exam.