This question asks us to match the words on the right with the sentence ending that makes the most logical sense from the second column. The first sentence starts with “Hello!” followed by the subject pronoun *yo*.

Since this sentence starts with a greeting, it would be fair to assume this is the first sentence she is speaking to someone. Naturally, after greeting someone, you might introduce yourself. Since we also know the speaker’s name is Maribel (this is given to us in the question), the logical answer to finish the question is with option f.”am Maribel Gómez”, making the complete sentence “Hello! I am Maribel Gómez”.

f. soy Maribel Gómez

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “And she”.

Maribel is clearly about to introduce someone else with whom she is with. Because they’ve used the pronoun *ella* we know that the person she is introducing will use feminine words and qualifiers. This new person will probably also be introduced by their name, so we’re looking for an answer containing a feminine name. This appears in response e.

e. es mi amiga Carla.

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “We (*nosotras*)”

Here, Maribel is intending to say something about her and her friend, Carla. Because both are women, she is using the feminine form of we. Since *nosotras* is the subject, it should be followed by a verb describing a quality or action of Maribel and Carla. To find the correct way to finish the sentence, we will have to find a verb that is conjugated in the same way as the subject. That is, conjugated in the “we” form.

On page 24, you learned that the “we” form of the verb *ser* is *somos*. You’ll see that option b. begins with *somos*. It also makes sense following *nosotras*, since this would be Maribel saying “We are from México”.

Nosotras somos de México.

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “And you, from where…?” (the phrase will end with a question mark).

The direct English translation is slightly different than what we would actually say, but we know that *de donde* is how you begin the question “where are you from?”. We learned this early on in Chapter 1. We also see that “you” in this sentence is translated as *tú*. This means that the verb following *donde* will be conjugated in the *tú* form, to match.

One thing we can do to narrow down our options is rule out any sentence-ending that doesn’t end with a question mark. This means it’s either c., d., g., or i. However, out of these, the one that has a correctly conjugated verb and makes logical sense is *eres?*

c. eres?

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “You and Juan, from where…?” (the phrase will end with a question mark).

Since the speaker is addressing “you and Juan” (two people), we know the verb in the second part of the sentence will be conjugated in the “you” (plural) form. We also know that the sentence will end with a question mark.

From the chart on page 24, we can see that the “you” (plural) conjugation of *ser* is *son*. There is only one option that is conjugated as such (option d.), and it makes logical sense considering that ending makes the entire sentence “You and Juan, where are you (all) from?”

d. son ustedes?

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “Jorge and Luis…”

In this question, like question 3, we are given only the subject of the sentence, Jorge and Luis. This means the second half of the sentence will probably be an action by – or description of – Jorge and Luis. Jorge and Luis are two males, so when we look for a verb in the second half it should be conjugated in the he (plural) form.

We know this sentence is not a question so we can rule out any answers that end with question marks. In the grammar box on page 24 we learned that the he (plural) form of the verb *ser* is *son*. While there are two answers that begin with *son*, it is clear that one of them (h.) is referring to the time of day, while the other (a.) is describing multiple men, specifically, Jorge and Luis.

a. son de España.

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “Juan, which (or what)….? (the phrase will end with a question mark).

The person being addressed in this question is Juan, but since it’s Maribel addressing him directly, the subject is “you “*tú*. The word *cuál* is not one we’ve seen too often, but if you look back to page 19, you’ll see it is an important word when asking someones phone number (or email address).

Since this phrase will end with a question mark, that helps us determine that the answer will involve asking Juan (the subject, *tú*) what his phone number or email address is. Option i. is the only one that fits the bill.

i. es tu teléfono?

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This phrase reads “Carla, what time…? (the phrase will end with a question mark).

*qué hora…* should remind you of page 20 where we learned vocabulary associated with time. At the top of that page is the question *¿Qué hora es?*, which translates to “what time is it?”. There is an option (g.) that completes this question and logically makes sense, as Maribel is asking Carla for the time.

g. es?

In this question you’re asked to match the phrase from the column on the left with the phrase from the column on the right that makes the most logical sense. This final phrase reads “No, Carla, it is not one…”

This first half-phrase could technically be a complete sentence in itself, but we know that it isn’t and we know that it is going to be a statement and not a question, due to the absence of a “¿” earlier in the sentence. The only remaining option (and the only one that makes any sense) is h., since Maribel is disagreeing with Carla and providing what she believes to be the correct time.

h. son las dos.