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Basic German in 7 Days (Fast Track): Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more

Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Germany
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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic German: 30 Lessons: about 749 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more

  1. Question 1 of 40

    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 40

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

    Samstag is Saturday. Sunday is Sonntag.

  3. Question 3 of 40

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

    Use im with months: im Juli.

  4. Question 4 of 40

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

    Use am with days: am Freitag.

  5. Question 5 of 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    “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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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 40

    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.

    Transcript

    Es ist zehn nach fünf.

  20. Question 20 of 40

    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.

  21. Question 21 of 40

    What does “die Schwester” mean?
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    Answer: D. sister

    Die Schwester is the sister. The brother is der Bruder.

  22. Question 22 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Das ist ___ Vater.”
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    Answer: C. mein

    Vater is a der word, so “my” is mein.

  23. Question 23 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Das ist ___ Mutter.”
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    Answer: A. meine

    Mutter is a die word, so “my” gets -e: meine.

  24. Question 24 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Das sind ___ Eltern.”
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    Answer: C. meine

    Eltern is plural. In the plural, use meine.

  25. Question 25 of 40

    Your father’s mother is your …
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    Answer: D. Großmutter

    The mother of your father or mother is die Großmutter (Oma).

  26. Question 26 of 40

    You talk to a friend. Fill the gap: “Wie heißt ___ Bruder?”
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    Answer: C. dein

    With a friend, use du forms. Bruder is a der word, so “your” is dein.

  27. Question 27 of 40

    You talk to Frau Weber. Fill the gap: “Ist das ___ Sohn?”
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    Answer: C. Ihr

    With Sie, “your” is Ihr (capital I). Sohn is a der word, so no -e.

  28. Question 28 of 40

    Listen. How many brothers does the person have?
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    Ich habe zwei Brüder und eine Schwester.

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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.

  29. Question 29 of 40

    Listen. Who is the woman in the photo?
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    Kim: Wer ist das?
    Jan: Das ist meine Tante. Sie ist die Schwester von meinem Vater.

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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.

  30. Question 30 of 40

    Read the text. Who is Stefan?

    Hallo, ich bin Marta. Das ist meine Familie: mein Mann Stefan, unser Sohn Lukas und unsere Tochter Emma. Lukas ist acht und Emma ist fünf Jahre alt.

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    Answer: C. Marta’s husband

    Marta writes “mein Mann Stefan”. Mein Mann means my husband.

  31. Question 31 of 40

    What is the opposite of “groß”?
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    Answer: A. klein

    Groß (tall, big) is the opposite of klein (short, small).

  32. Question 32 of 40

    What does “nett” mean?
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    Answer: A. nice

    Nett is a false friend: it means nice, not net.

  33. Question 33 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Die Frau ist ___.”
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    Answer: D. groß

    After sein, the adjective has no ending: Die Frau ist groß.

  34. Question 34 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Das ist ein ___ Mann.”
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    Answer: B. netter

    Mann is masculine. After ein, a masculine adjective ends in -er: ein netter Mann.

  35. Question 35 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Lea ist eine ___ Frau.”
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    Answer: D. junge

    Frau is feminine. After eine, the adjective ends in -e: eine junge Frau.

  36. Question 36 of 40

    Fill the gap: “Das ist ein ___ Kind.”
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    Answer: D. kleines

    Kind is neuter (das). After ein, a neuter adjective ends in -es: ein kleines Kind.

  37. Question 37 of 40

    Which sentence is correct?
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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.

  38. Question 38 of 40

    Listen. What does the brother look like?
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    Mein Bruder ist sehr groß. Er hat kurze schwarze Haare.

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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.

  39. Question 39 of 40

    Listen. What is the teacher like?
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    Unsere Lehrerin ist jung und sehr lustig.

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    Answer: B. Young and funny

    Jung = young, lustig = funny.

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    Unsere Lehrerin ist jung und sehr lustig.

  40. Question 40 of 40

    Read the message. What does Jonas look like?

    Hallo Sophie, mein Freund Jonas kommt morgen. Er ist groß und hat kurze blonde Haare und eine Brille. Er ist ein bisschen ruhig, aber sehr nett. Bis morgen! Nina

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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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