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Basic German in 15 Days: Days and dates and Telling the time

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Days and dates and Telling the time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic German: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 3: Days and dates and Telling the time

  1. Question 1 of 20

    Which day comes after Dienstag?
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    Answer: D. Mittwoch

    The order is Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch: Tuesday is followed by Wednesday.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    What does “Samstag” mean?
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    Answer: D. Saturday

    Samstag is Saturday. Sunday is Sonntag.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    Fill the gap: “Ich habe ___ Juli Urlaub.”
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    Answer: D. im

    Use im with months: im Juli.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    Fill the gap: “Der Kurs ist ___ Freitag.”
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    Answer: B. am

    Use am with days: am Freitag.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    What does “der dritte” mean?
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    Answer: C. the third

    Dritte is the special ordinal for 3. The 30th is der dreißigste.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    How do you say “the first of May”?
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    Answer: C. der erste Mai

    The ordinal of eins is erste: der erste Mai.

  7. Question 7 of 20

    A German form says 04.06. What date is it?
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    Answer: A. 4 June

    In German dates the day comes first, then the month: 04.06. = 4 June.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. When is the birthday?
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    Ich habe am zwölften März Geburtstag.

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    Answer: C. 12 March

    Am zwölften März = on 12 March.

    Transcript

    Ich habe am zwölften März Geburtstag.

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. On which days is the course?
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    Lena: Wann ist der Deutschkurs?
    Max: Am Dienstag und am Donnerstag.

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    Answer: B. Tuesday and Thursday

    Max says am Dienstag (Tuesday) und am Donnerstag (Thursday).

    Transcript

    Lena: Wann ist der Deutschkurs?
    Max: Am Dienstag und am Donnerstag.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Read the notice. When does the course end?

    Deutschkurs A1
    Start: Montag, 2. Februar
    Ende: Freitag, 27. März
    Raum 12

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    Answer: D. On Friday, 27 March

    Ende means end: Freitag, 27. März.

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What does “Wie spät ist es?” mean?
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    Answer: A. What time is it?

    Wie spät ist es? is the usual way to ask for the time.

  12. Question 12 of 20

    “Es ist halb vier.” What time is it?
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    Answer: C. 3:30

    Halb vier means half an hour before four: 3:30.

  13. Question 13 of 20

    What time is “Viertel nach acht”?
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    Answer: B. 8:15

    Viertel nach means a quarter past: 8:15.

  14. Question 14 of 20

    What time is “Viertel vor zwölf”?
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    Answer: A. 11:45

    Viertel vor means a quarter to: 15 minutes before twelve = 11:45.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    Fill the gap: “Der Kurs beginnt ___ neun Uhr.”
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    Answer: B. um

    Use um with clock times: um neun Uhr.

  16. Question 16 of 20

    How do you say 17:00 on the 24-hour clock?
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    Answer: D. siebzehn Uhr

    On the 24-hour clock, 17:00 is siebzehn Uhr. Sieben Uhr is 7:00.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    Read the sign. Can you buy bread here on Sunday?

    Bäckerei Schmidt
    Montag bis Freitag: 6:30–18:00 Uhr
    Samstag: 7:00–13:00 Uhr
    Sonntag: geschlossen

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    Answer: A. No, it is closed.

    Next to Sonntag it says geschlossen, which means closed.

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Read the sign again. When does the bakery close on Saturday?

    Bäckerei Schmidt
    Montag bis Freitag: 6:30–18:00 Uhr
    Samstag: 7:00–13:00 Uhr
    Sonntag: geschlossen

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    Answer: D. At 13:00

    Samstag: 7:00–13:00 Uhr, so it closes at 13:00 (1 p.m.).

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. What time is it?
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    Es ist zehn nach fünf.

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    Answer: C. 5:10

    Zehn nach fünf means ten minutes after five: 5:10.

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    Es ist zehn nach fünf.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Listen. When does the film start?
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    Paul: Wann beginnt der Film?
    Jana: Um halb neun.

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    Answer: D. At 8:30

    Um halb neun means at half to nine: 8:30.

    Transcript

    Paul: Wann beginnt der Film?
    Jana: Um halb neun.

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