Basic English in 15 Days: Family and Describing people

1. Frage 1 von 20

   Your mother's mother is your ___.

   • Asister
   • Bgrandmother
   • Ccousin
   • Daunt
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   Antwort: B. grandmother

   Your mother's mother and your father's mother are your grandmothers.

2. Frage 2 von 20

   Your father's brother is your ___.

   • Agrandfather
   • Buncle
   • Ccousin
   • Dson
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   Antwort: B. uncle

   Your mother's or father's brother is your uncle.

3. Frage 3 von 20

   One child, two ___.

   • Achild
   • Bchilds
   • Cchildrens
   • Dchildren
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   Antwort: D. children

   "Child" has a special plural: children.

4. Frage 4 von 20

   This is Sara. ___ husband is Paul.

   • AShe
   • BTheir
   • CHer
   • DHis
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   Antwort: C. Her

   Use "her" for something that belongs to a woman: her husband.

5. Frage 5 von 20

   This is Tom. ___ sister is a nurse.

   • AHe
   • BHis
   • CHer
   • DHim
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   Antwort: B. His

   Use "his" for something that belongs to a man: his sister.

6. Frage 6 von 20

   Which sentence is correct?

   • AAna's brother is ten.
   • BBrother's Ana is ten.
   • CAna brother is ten.
   • DAnas' brother is ten.
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   Antwort: A. Ana's brother is ten.

   Put 's after the name: Ana's brother.

7. Frage 7 von 20

   "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Choose the correct answer.

   • AYes, it is my brother.
   • BYes, I have one brother.
   • CYes, I am one brother.
   • DYes, I have one brothers.
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   Antwort: B. Yes, I have one brother.

   Use "have" with family, and "one" with a singular noun: one brother.

8. Frage 8 von 20

   Listen. How many children do they have?

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   This is my family. My husband is Ken. We have two children: a son and a daughter.

   • ATwo
   • BOne
   • CThree
   • DFour
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   Antwort: A. Two

   They have a son and a daughter: two children.

   Transkript

   This is my family. My husband is Ken. We have two children: a son and a daughter.

9. Frage 9 von 20

   Listen. Who is Lily?

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   Mia: Who is that?
   Joe: That's my cousin, Lily. She's my aunt's daughter.

   • AJoe's sister
   • BJoe's aunt
   • CJoe's cousin
   • DMia's cousin
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   Antwort: C. Joe's cousin

   Joe says, "That's my cousin, Lily." She is his aunt's daughter.

   Transkript

   Mia: Who is that?
   Joe: That's my cousin, Lily. She's my aunt's daughter.

10. Frage 10 von 20

    Read. Who lives in Montreal?

    Hi! I'm Grace. I live in Halifax with my parents and my little brother, Ben. My grandmother lives with us too. My sister lives in Montreal with her husband.

    • AGrace's sister
    • BGrace's grandmother
    • CGrace's parents
    • DGrace's brother
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    Antwort: A. Grace's sister

    Grace writes, "My sister lives in Montreal with her husband."

11. Frage 11 von 20

    What is the opposite of "tall" for a person?

    • Ashort
    • Bold
    • Clong
    • Dbig
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    Antwort: A. short

    Tall and short are opposites for people. "Long" is for things like hair.

12. Frage 12 von 20

    Which sentence is correct?

    • AShe has hair long.
    • BShe has longs hairs.
    • CShe is long hair.
    • DShe has long hair.
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    Antwort: D. She has long hair.

    Use "has" for hair, and put the adjective before the noun: long hair.

13. Frage 13 von 20

    Which sentence is correct?

    • AMy brothers are talls.
    • BMy brothers are tall.
    • CMy brothers is tall.
    • DMy brothers tall are.
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    Antwort: B. My brothers are tall.

    Adjectives do not change. There is no -s on "tall".

14. Frage 14 von 20

    Choose the correct word: "He ___ brown eyes."

    • Ahas
    • Bis
    • Care
    • Dhave
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    Antwort: A. has

    Use "has" for eyes and hair with he or she.

15. Frage 15 von 20

    What is the opposite of "old" for a person?

    • Ashort
    • Bsmall
    • Cyoung
    • Dnew
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    Antwort: C. young

    For people, the opposite of old is young. "New" is for things.

16. Frage 16 von 20

    A person who makes you laugh is ___.

    • Aquiet
    • Btall
    • Cshy
    • Dfunny
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    Antwort: D. funny

    A funny person makes you laugh.

17. Frage 17 von 20

    Put the words in order: a / man / tall / is / he

    • AA tall man he is.
    • BHe is a man tall.
    • CHe is a tall man.
    • DHe tall is a man.
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    Antwort: C. He is a tall man.

    The adjective goes before the noun: a tall man.

18. Frage 18 von 20

    Listen. What does Dan's brother look like?

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    Kate: What does your brother look like?
    Dan: He's tall and thin, and he has short black hair.

    • AShort, with long black hair
    • BTall, with short black hair
    • CTall, with long brown hair
    • DShort and thin, with black hair
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    Antwort: B. Tall, with short black hair

    Dan says his brother is tall and thin and has short black hair.

    Transkript

    Kate: What does your brother look like?
    Dan: He's tall and thin, and he has short black hair.

19. Frage 19 von 20

    Listen. Which sentence about the teacher is true?

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    My teacher is very kind. She isn't old. She's about thirty.

    • AShe is funny and about 40.
    • BShe is kind and about 30.
    • CShe is shy and about 13.
    • DShe is old and kind.
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    Antwort: B. She is kind and about 30.

    The speaker says the teacher is very kind and about thirty.

    Transkript

    My teacher is very kind. She isn't old. She's about thirty.

20. Frage 20 von 20

    Read. Which sentence is true?

    Meet our new team member! Priya is our new nurse. She is from Vancouver. She is tall and has long dark hair. She is very friendly and a little shy.

    • APriya is a doctor.
    • BPriya has short hair.
    • CPriya is short.
    • DPriya has long hair.
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    Antwort: D. Priya has long hair.

    The text says, "She is tall and has long dark hair."

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