Basic German in 7 Days (Fast Track): In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 4: In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: D. left
Links is left and rechts is right.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: A. straight ahead
Geradeaus means straight ahead.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: A. In der Apotheke
Die Apotheke is the pharmacy.
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: A. einen
Supermarkt is a der word, and after gibt es ein becomes einen.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: B. Entschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof?
In a question with wo, the verb comes second: Wo ist der Bahnhof?
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: D. Nehmen Sie die erste Straße links.
In a polite command, the verb comes first and Sie comes right after it.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: B. Nein, nur zehn Minuten zu Fuß.
Ist das weit? asks about distance, so the answer gives the time to walk there.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: A. Turn right
At the Ampel (traffic light), “gehen Sie nach rechts” – go right.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: B. Straight ahead, then the second street on the left
The woman says “geradeaus und dann die zweite Straße links”.
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Mann: Entschuldigung, gibt es hier eine Bank?
Frau: Ja, gehen Sie geradeaus und dann die zweite Straße links. -
Question 10 of 40
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Answer: B. Five minutes on foot
“Nur fünf Minuten zu Fuß” means only five minutes on foot.
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Mann: Ist die Post weit?
Frau: Nein, nur fünf Minuten zu Fuß. -
Question 11 of 40
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Answer: A. the ticket
Die Fahrkarte is the ticket for a bus or train.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: D. return (there and back)
Hin und zurück means a ticket there and back. One-way is einfach.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: A. dem
Bus is a der word. After mit, der becomes dem.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: A. der
U-Bahn is a die word. After mit, die becomes der.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: B. fährt
Fahren adds an umlaut with du and er: er fährt.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: D. vor
Vor means in front of. Hinter is behind and neben is next to.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: B. Ja, in Köln.
Umsteigen means to change trains, so the answer says where to change.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: B. Platform 7
The line for Hamburg says Gleis 7. It is also about 10 minutes late.
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: C. A return ticket to Frankfurt
Nach Frankfurt = to Frankfurt; hin und zurück = return.
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Eine Fahrkarte nach Frankfurt, bitte. Hin und zurück.
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Question 20 of 40
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Answer: C. The train to Munich is 20 minutes late.
Zwanzig Minuten Verspätung means 20 minutes late. Gleis drei is the platform.
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Achtung an Gleis drei: Der Zug nach München hat zwanzig Minuten Verspätung.
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: D. It is raining.
Regnen means to rain; der Regen is rain.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: C. der Herbst
The order is Frühling, Sommer, Herbst, Winter. After summer comes fall (der Herbst).
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: B. Im
Use im with seasons: im Winter.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: C. cloudy
Bewölkt means cloudy. Windy is windig.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: D. scheint
Die Sonne scheint means the sun is shining.
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: C. warm
Kalt (cold) is the opposite of warm. Kühl means cool.
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Question 27 of 40
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Answer: D. Es sind fünfundzwanzig Grad.
Temperature uses es sind … Grad. Grad does not change in the plural.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: C. Wednesday
Mittwoch (Wednesday) is sonnig (sunny) and 18 degrees. Monday has rain and Tuesday is cloudy and windy.
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Question 29 of 40
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Answer: D. Cold and snowy, 2 degrees
Kalt = cold, zwei Grad = 2 degrees, es schneit = it is snowing.
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Heute ist es kalt. Es sind nur zwei Grad und es schneit.
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Question 30 of 40
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Answer: A. Rainy but warm
Jonas says “Es regnet, aber es ist warm.”
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Lisa: Wie ist das Wetter in Berlin?
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Question 31 of 40
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Answer: D. I have breakfast at seven.
Frühstücken means to have breakfast. Get up is aufstehen, and go to bed is ins Bett gehen.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: D. wohnst
With du, the regular ending is -st: du wohnst.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: C. lernen
With wir, the verb ends in -en, the same as the infinitive: wir lernen.
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Question 34 of 40
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Answer: A. arbeitet
For er/sie/es the ending is -t. The stem arbeit- ends in -t, so you add an extra e: sie arbeitet.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: A. Am Abend koche ich.
In a German statement the verb is in second place. After a time word like am Abend, the subject comes after the verb.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: B. Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf.
Aufstehen is a two-part verb. The verb stehe is in second place and the small part auf goes to the end.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: C. Ich koche und lese.
The question asks what you do in the evening, so you answer with an activity: Ich koche und lese (I cook and read).
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Question 38 of 40
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Answer: B. 6:30
Halb sieben means half an hour before seven, so 6:30. German counts halb towards the next hour.
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Ich stehe um halb sieben auf. Dann frühstücke ich.
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Question 39 of 40
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Answer: C. From 8 to 4
Tom says von acht bis vier: from eight to four.
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Lena: Wann arbeitest du?
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Question 40 of 40
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Answer: C. She cooks and plays guitar.
The text says Am Abend koche ich und spiele Gitarre: in the evening she cooks and plays guitar.
Keyboard: 1–4 to answer, Enter for the next question.