For this portfolio assessment, you will fill in the blanks with the correct

Question

Spanish form of the words in parenthesis. All verbs will be conjugated in the
present tense.
36 total points: 1 point per blank, 5 points for each short answer.
Un guateque campesino
Hoy yo _______ (ir) a un guateque campesino. ______ (ser) un ________ (event)
especial en Cuba. Hay mucha _________ (food) y _________ (music). Yo
_______ (estar) muy ___________ (excited). Para prepararme yo _______
__________ (ducharse), yo _______ ___________ (vestirse), y yo _________
___________ (arreglarse) el pelo.
Durante la fiesta yo _________ (hablar) con __________ (my) familia y
_________ (my) amigos. Ellos _________ (comer) arroz y frijoles, pero el cerdo
asado es _________ (their) favorito. Nosotros _____________ (bailar) mucho y
_______ ____________ (cansarse). La fiesta termina y yo _________ (volver) a
casa. Yo _______ ____________ (ponerse) los pijamas y yo ______
___________ (acostarse).
Short Answers
1. Explain why the verb ser is used in #2 above. You may answer in English. (5
points)
2. Explain why the verb estar is used in #6 above. You may answer in English. (5
points)

Answer 1

Here's the completed text with the correct Spanish forms filled in:

Un guateque campesino
Hoy yo voy (ir) a un guateque campesino. Es (ser) un evento (event) especial en Cuba. Hay mucha comida (food) y música (music). Yo estoy (estar) muy emocionado (excited). Para prepararme yo me ducho (ducharse), yo me visto (vestirse), y yo me arreglo (arreglarse) el pelo.
Durante la fiesta yo hablo (hablar) con mi (my) familia y mis (my) amigos. Ellos comen (comer) arroz y frijoles, pero el cerdo asado es su (their) favorito. Nosotros bailamos (bailar) mucho y nos cansamos (cansarse). La fiesta termina y yo vuelvo (volver) a casa. Yo me pongo (ponerse) los pijamas y yo me acuesto (acostarse).

Short Answers

1. The verb ser is used in #2 because it describes the essential nature or identity of the event. In this case, the sentence states that "it is a special event," indicating what kind of event the guateque campesino is.

2. The verb estar is used in #6 because it refers to a temporary state or condition. In this context, the speaker is expressing their current emotional state of being excited about attending the party, which is a feeling subject to change.