Basic German in 15 Days: Family and Describing people
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Family and Describing people, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 4: Family and Describing people
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: D. sister
Die Schwester is the sister. The brother is der Bruder.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: C. mein
Vater is a der word, so “my” is mein.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: A. meine
Mutter is a die word, so “my” gets -e: meine.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: C. meine
Eltern is plural. In the plural, use meine.
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Question 5 of 20
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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 20
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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 20
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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 20
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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 20
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Answer: A. Jan’s aunt
Jan says “Das ist meine Tante” – that is my aunt, his father’s sister.
Transcript
Kim: Wer ist das?
Jan: Das ist meine Tante. Sie ist die Schwester von meinem Vater. -
Question 10 of 20
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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 20
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Answer: A. klein
Groß (tall, big) is the opposite of klein (short, small).
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: A. nice
Nett is a false friend: it means nice, not net.
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Question 13 of 20
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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 20
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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 20
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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 20
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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 20
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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 20
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Answer: C. Tall, with short black hair
Sehr groß = very tall; kurze schwarze Haare = short black hair.
Transcript
Mein Bruder ist sehr groß. Er hat kurze schwarze Haare.
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Question 19 of 20
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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 20
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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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