Antes de un partido infantil: «—Mamá, el cielo se ha puesto negro y ya se oyen truenos. —Mira, el árbitro ha sacado a los dos equipos del campo y está hablando con los entrenadores.» ¿Qué es lo más probable que pase?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 002 (inference from oral communications).
Aviso en el aeropuerto: «Pasajeros del vuelo a Lima: el embarque empezará con cuarenta minutos de retraso porque el avión llegó tarde de su viaje anterior. Les rogamos que esperen cerca de la puerta doce.» ¿Por qué se retrasa el embarque?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 001 (deriving information from oral communications).
Aviso por la radio local: «Buenos días, vecinos de Santa Rosa. Por la previsión de tormenta, el mercado de agricultores de este sábado no se montará en la plaza, sino en el gimnasio municipal. El horario no cambia: de ocho a una.» ¿Cuál es la idea principal del aviso?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 001 (deriving information from oral communications).
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Listening comprehension (transcripts to read), continued
Conversación en una cocina: «—¿Otra vez arroz con huevo? —Es lo que hay hasta que cobre el viernes. —Pues el sábado invito yo a comer fuera.» ¿Qué se puede concluir?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 002 (inference from oral communications).
En una cena, otro invitado le pregunta: «¿Hace mucho que conoces a los anfitriones?» ¿Cuál es la respuesta más adecuada?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 002 (inference from oral communications).
En una oficina: «Pase, señora Ortega, siéntese, por favor. Ya he revisado su solicitud y solo falta su firma aquí. ¿Me permite su documento?» ¿Qué relación hay entre quien habla y la señora Ortega?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 002 (inference from oral communications).
Mensaje de voz: «Hola, Elena, te llama Tomás, del taller. Tu bicicleta ya está lista: le cambiamos la cadena y los frenos de atrás. Cerramos a las seis, pero los jueves abrimos hasta las ocho.» ¿Qué le cambiaron a la bicicleta?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 001 (deriving information from oral communications).
Un amigo llega a la cita y oye: «¡Qué puntual! Solo llevamos cuarenta minutos esperándote, y con este frío.» ¿Qué tono tiene quien habla?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 002 (inference from oral communications).
Una vecina da indicaciones: «Para ir a correos, salga de la estación y gire a la izquierda. Siga recto hasta el segundo semáforo, cruce el puente y lo verá a mano derecha, al lado de la panadería.» ¿Qué hay que hacer después de llegar al segundo semáforo?Our own transcript of a short spoken text; the answer is read in the transcript itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 001 (deriving information from oral communications).
Reading comprehension 9
Lea el anuncio: «¿Tienes entre 16 y 25 años y te gusta contar historias? La emisora del barrio busca voces nuevas para su programa de los sábados. No hace falta experiencia: te enseñamos nosotros.» ¿Para qué se ha escrito el anuncio?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 004 (inference from written materials).
Lea el aviso: «Desde el lunes, la piscina municipal solo admitirá a quienes hayan reservado calle en la aplicación. En las últimas semanas hubo días con más de veinte nadadores por calle.» ¿Qué se puede concluir?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 004 (inference from written materials).
Lea el folleto: «El Museo del Ferrocarril cierra los lunes. La entrada cuesta seis euros, pero el primer sábado de cada mes es gratuita para todo el público. Las visitas guiadas salen cada hora del andén central.» ¿Qué día no se paga entrada?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 003 (deriving information from written materials).
Lea el fragmento: «La abuela guardó la carta sin abrir en el cajón, junto a las otras seis. —Ya las abriremos juntos cuando vuelva —dijo, y siguió regando los geranios.» ¿Qué se infiere de la abuela?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 004 (inference from written materials).
Lea el texto: «El año en que llegó la fibra óptica a Valdehoyos se instalaron seis familias nuevas, y la escuela, que iba a cerrar, abrió una segunda aula.» ¿Qué relación deja entender el texto?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 004 (inference from written materials).
Lea la carta: «Querida Lucía: Siento no haber estado en tu graduación. Cancelaron mi vuelo por la niebla y pasé la noche en el aeropuerto, viendo la ceremonia en el teléfono. Te debo un abrazo y una cena.» ¿Por qué no fue a la graduación quien escribe?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 003 (deriving information from written materials).
Lea la columna: «Nos prometieron un carril bici y nos han pintado una raya amarilla entre los autobuses y los coches aparcados. Enhorabuena: ya tenemos dónde jugarnos la vida, eso sí, con casco.» ¿Qué actitud tiene la autora ante la obra?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 004 (inference from written materials).
Lea la noticia: «El ayuntamiento de Río Claro plantará dos mil árboles en los barrios del sur, donde en verano hace varios grados más que en el centro. Los vecinos elegirán las especies en una consulta pública.» ¿Cuál es la idea principal?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 003 (deriving information from written materials).
Lea la receta: «Primero se tuestan las almendras; luego se trituran con el ajo y el pan remojado. Después se añade el aceite poco a poco y, por último, el agua fría y el vinagre.» ¿Qué se hace justo después de triturar las almendras con el ajo y el pan?Our own passage; the answer is read in the passage itself. Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 003 (deriving information from written materials).
Language structures and comparisons 9
A student writes «Veo lo» for "I see it." Which difference between English and Spanish word order explains the error?Wikipedia, Spanish object pronouns (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 006 (similarities and differences between English and Spanish).
An English-speaking student reads «advertencia» on a sign and takes it for an advertisement. What does the Spanish word mean?Wikipedia, False friend (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 006 (similarities and differences between English and Spanish).
«Caro» and «carro» are told apart by one sound contrast, which English-speaking learners have to learn to hear and to make. What is it?Wikipedia, Spanish phonology, Rhotics (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 006 (similarities and differences between English and Spanish).
«¿El libro? ___ di a María ayer.» Which pair of pronouns completes the sentence?Wikipedia, Spanish personal pronouns (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 005 (grammatical and syntactic structures).
English adds a separate word in "little house." Which process does Spanish commonly use to build «casita» from «casa»?Wikipedia, Spanish nouns, Diminutive suffixes (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 006 (similarities and differences between English and Spanish).
Which preposition completes the sentence? «Pagué veinte dólares ___ el diccionario.»Wikipedia, Spanish prepositions (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 005 (grammatical and syntactic structures).
Which verb completes the sentence? «El concierto ___ en el teatro municipal.»Wikipedia, Romance copula (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 005 (grammatical and syntactic structures).
Which verb form completes the sentence? «Te llamaré cuando ___ a casa.»Wikipedia, Subjunctive mood in Spanish (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 005 (grammatical and syntactic structures).
Which verb form completes this contrary-to-fact sentence? «Si yo ___ más tiempo, viajaría a Perú.»Wikipedia, Subjunctive mood in Spanish, the imperfect subjunctive (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 005 (grammatical and syntactic structures).
Cultural understanding, comparisons and connections 9
A veces se toma por el día de la independencia de México. ¿Qué conmemora en realidad el Cinco de Mayo?Wikipedia, Cinco de Mayo (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 008 (practices and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
En España, ¿a qué costumbre se le da el nombre de «sobremesa»?Wikipedia, Sobremesa (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 008 (practices and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
En México, ¿qué recuerdan las Posadas, que se celebran del 16 al 24 de diciembre?Wikipedia, Las Posadas (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 008 (practices and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
En Paraguay, Argentina y Uruguay es costumbre compartir una infusión caliente que se bebe de una calabaza con una bombilla de metal. ¿Cómo se llama?Wikipedia, Mate (drink) (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 007 (products and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
¿En qué región se domesticó la papa, hoy cultivada en todo el mundo?Wikipedia, Potato (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 007 (products and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
La cocina española cambia mucho de una región a otra. ¿De cuál es originaria la paella?Wikipedia, Paella (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 007 (products and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
¿Qué arquitecto catalán diseñó la basílica de la Sagrada Família, que está en construcción en Barcelona desde 1882?Wikipedia, Sagrada Família (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 007 (products and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
¿Qué forma política estableció para España la Constitución de 1978?Wikipedia, Constitution of Spain (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 008 (practices and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
¿Qué poeta chileno, autor de «Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada», recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1971?Wikipedia, Pablo Neruda (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 007 (products and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures).
Language acquisition, instruction and assessment 12
A class drills one verb ending for weeks, yet in free speech students go on leaving it off while using forms taught later. Which of Krashen's hypotheses says structures are acquired in a set sequence that teaching does not change?Wikipedia, Input hypothesis, the five hypotheses (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 009 (processes of language acquisition).
A middle school gives every sixth grader a few weeks each of Spanish, French and German. The aim is a first taste of languages and cultures, not proficiency. Which program model is this?Wikipedia, Language immersion, Types of instruction (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 009 (processes of language acquisition).
A Spanish class reads an article in Spanish about Maya numerals for a unit shared with the mathematics teacher. Which goal area of the World-Readiness Standards does the unit serve most directly?ACTFL, World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, Connections (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 011 (standards in curriculum and instruction).
A Spanish teacher urges her district to offer the Seal of Biliteracy. What does the award recognize?Wikipedia, Seal of Biliteracy (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 013 (the teacher as a professional).
A teacher reads each student's Spanish essay once and gives it one score from 1 to 4 for the piece as a whole. Which kind of rubric is in use?Wikipedia, Rubric (academic), Types (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 012 (assessment in the language classroom).
For a first paragraph in Spanish, a teacher supplies sentence starters and a word bank, then takes them away over the following weeks as students manage alone. What is this kind of support called?Wikipedia, Instructional scaffolding (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 010 (instruction in the language classroom).
One student memorizes a chart of the uses of «ser» and «estar». Another picks the two verbs up while following stories told in Spanish. In Krashen's terms, what is the second student's process?Wikipedia, Input hypothesis (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 009 (processes of language acquisition).
Two Spanish teachers score the same recorded interviews with the same rubric, each without seeing the other's marks, and then compare. What are they checking?Wikipedia, Inter-rater reliability (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 012 (assessment in the language classroom).
Under the Michigan Merit Curriculum, how much study of a language other than English must a pupil complete during grades K to 12 before a high school diploma is awarded?Michigan Compiled Laws, section 380.1278a, the Revised School Code (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 011 (standards in curriculum and instruction).
Which federal law, passed the year after the launch of Sputnik, gave schools funds for better instruction in foreign languages as well as mathematics and science?Wikipedia, National Defense Education Act (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 013 (the teacher as a professional).
Which lesson best integrates interpretive, interpersonal and presentational communication with culture?ACTFL, World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, summary of the goal areas and standards (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 010 (instruction in the language classroom).
Which list gives the five goal areas of the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages?ACTFL, World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, summary of the goal areas (read 2026-10-13). Outline: MTTC Spanish (028) test objectives, objective 011 (standards in curriculum and instruction).
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the test objectives of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) field 028, Spanish, as the MTTC site prints them (https://www.mttc.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/MI_SG_obj_028.htm and the test page https://www.mttc.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/MI028_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-13): 80 multiple-choice questions and 2 constructed-response assignments in 2 hours 30 minutes of testing time, passing score 220; Listening Comprehension, objectives 001-002, 15%; Reading Comprehension, 003-004, 15%; Language Structures and Comparisons, 005-006, 15%; Cultural Understanding, Comparisons, and Connections, 007-008, 15%; Language Acquisition, Instruction, and Assessment, 009-013, 20%; Writing, 014, 20%. Writing is a written assignment and is not in this bank. The bank holds 48 questions, 9, 9, 9, 9 and 12 for the five multiple-choice subareas. The 18 spoken texts and passages of the first two subareas are our own, with invented people and places, and each answer is read in the text; the real listening questions are heard through a headset, and here the transcript is printed. Every fact in the other three subareas was read on 2026-10-13 in the page named under its question: a named Wikipedia article, the summary of the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages on the ACTFL site, or section 380.1278a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Licence: Questions, passages, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This free MTTC Spanish test practice has 48 questions of our own for Spanish, field 028. It is unofficial: the site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education or Pearson.
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What field 028 covers
By the test objectives read October 13, 2026: listening comprehension 15%, reading comprehension 15%, language structures and comparisons 15%, cultural understanding 15%, language acquisition, instruction and assessment 20%, and writing 20%. Writing is a written assignment, so this bank covers the other five with 9, 9, 9, 9 and 12 questions.
Listening, printed
The real listening questions are heard through a headset. Here each spoken text is a transcript in Spanish, and its question and choices are in Spanish too.
Where the answers come from
Transcripts and passages are our own, and their answers are read in the text. Every other explanation names its page: a Wikipedia article, the ACTFL summary of the World-Readiness Standards, or section 380.1278a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
One multiple-choice question in four is about teaching: acquisition theory, program models such as FLES and FLEX, standards and assessment.
The test page says the Spanish test and a Professional Knowledge and Skills test are both required for the FF endorsement at initial certification.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the MTTC Spanish test?
The test page lists 80 multiple-choice questions plus 2 constructed-response assignments on a computer, with 2 hours 30 minutes of testing time. The appointment runs 2 hours 45 minutes with the tutorial and the nondisclosure agreement.
What is the passing score for MTTC Spanish?
220. The MTTC site reports results as scaled scores from 100 to 300, and the Michigan Department of Education sets the passing score.
Does the MTTC Spanish test have a writing section?
Yes. Objective 014 asks for a well-organized passage in Spanish, several paragraphs and about 200 to 250 words long, on an assigned topic. The test page says the response is typed, with a character selector for diacritical marks.
Is there an MTTC Spanish study guide?
Yes. The MTTC site has a free study guide for Spanish (028) with the test objectives and sections on listening comprehension, selected-response questions and written expression. The questions here are written to the same objectives and are not taken from it.