Rate yourself based on this scale:

1. I struggle with this.
2. I can sometimes do this depending on the context.
3. I can do this most of the time in most contexts.
4. This is not an issue for me.

How do you rate your speaking skills?

• I can say pretty much anything I want to say in Spanish without switching to English.
• Spanish-speakers from various countries understand me when I speak.

How do you rate your reading skills?

• I can read pretty much anything I want to read in Spanish.
• I can pick up a newspaper or book and read with little difficulty.

How do you rate your listening skills?

• I understand people from different countries when they speak Spanish.
• I can watch TV programs or listen to the radio with little difficulty.

How do you rate your writing skills?

• I can write an academic paper in Spanish, only needing a dictionary for less-commonly-used words related to the topic.
• I can spell words appropriately, including using accent marks.

How do you rate your interpersonal communication skills?

• When communicating with someone in Spanish, I can overcome miscommunications by asking for clarification, restating ideas, and rewording my thoughts.

How comfortable are you with grammar terminology?

• I understand what it means when a teacher uses terms such as noun, verb, subject, object, adjective, adverb, and preposition. (These concepts are the same for English and Spanish.)
• I understand what it means when a teacher uses terms such as present tense, preterit and imperfect tenses, future tense, indicative, and subjunctive.