Basic German in 10 Days: Family, Describing people and Home
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Family, Describing people and Home, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 3: Family, Describing people and Home
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: D. sister
Die Schwester is the sister. The brother is der Bruder.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: C. mein
Vater is a der word, so “my” is mein.
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: A. meine
Mutter is a die word, so “my” gets -e: meine.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: C. meine
Eltern is plural. In the plural, use meine.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: D. Großmutter
The mother of your father or mother is die Großmutter (Oma).
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: C. dein
With a friend, use du forms. Bruder is a der word, so “your” is dein.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: C. Ihr
With Sie, “your” is Ihr (capital I). Sohn is a der word, so no -e.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: C. Two
Zwei Brüder means two brothers. Brüder is the plural of Bruder.
Transcript
Ich habe zwei Brüder und eine Schwester.
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: A. Jan’s aunt
Jan says “Das ist meine Tante” – that is my aunt, his father’s sister.
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Kim: Wer ist das?
Jan: Das ist meine Tante. Sie ist die Schwester von meinem Vater. -
Question 10 of 30
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Answer: C. Marta’s husband
Marta writes “mein Mann Stefan”. Mein Mann means my husband.
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: A. klein
Groß (tall, big) is the opposite of klein (short, small).
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: A. nice
Nett is a false friend: it means nice, not net.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: D. groß
After sein, the adjective has no ending: Die Frau ist groß.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: B. netter
Mann is masculine. After ein, a masculine adjective ends in -er: ein netter Mann.
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: D. junge
Frau is feminine. After eine, the adjective ends in -e: eine junge Frau.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: D. kleines
Kind is neuter (das). After ein, a neuter adjective ends in -es: ein kleines Kind.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: D. Er hat blaue Augen.
Augen is plural with no article, so the adjective ends in -e: blaue Augen. Use haben, not sein.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: C. Tall, with short black hair
Sehr groß = very tall; kurze schwarze Haare = short black hair.
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Mein Bruder ist sehr groß. Er hat kurze schwarze Haare.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: B. Young and funny
Jung = young, lustig = funny.
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Unsere Lehrerin ist jung und sehr lustig.
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Question 20 of 30
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Answer: A. Tall, with short blond hair and glasses
Nina writes: groß, kurze blonde Haare und eine Brille.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: C. kitchen
Die Küche is the kitchen. Der Kuchen (no umlaut) is a cake.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: A. im Schlafzimmer
Schlafen means to sleep, so the Schlafzimmer is the bedroom.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: C. there is / there are
Es gibt is a fixed phrase for “there is” or “there are”.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: B. einen
Tisch is a der word. After es gibt, ein becomes einen.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: B. eine
Lampe is a die word. Die words keep eine after es gibt.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: C. keinen
Balkon is a der word, so after es gibt use keinen. Use kein, not nicht, before a noun with ein.
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: A. die Stühle
Stuhl adds an umlaut and -e in the plural: die Stühle.
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: A. No, there is no garden.
The ad says “kein Garten” – no garden.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: D. A bed, a wardrobe and a desk
Ein Bett, einen Schrank und einen Schreibtisch = a bed, a wardrobe and a desk.
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In meinem Zimmer gibt es ein Bett, einen Schrank und einen Schreibtisch.
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Question 30 of 30
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Answer: C. Two
Ben says “zwei Zimmer” plus a kitchen and a bathroom.
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Anna: Wie viele Zimmer hat deine Wohnung?
Ben: Zwei Zimmer, eine Küche und ein Bad.
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