Basic German in 7 Days (Fast Track): Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 5: Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: A. the doctor (woman)
Der Arzt is a male doctor. The female form adds -in and an umlaut: die Ärztin.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: A. Er ist Lehrer.
To say someone's job, German uses sein and no article: Er ist Lehrer. Lehrerin is the female form.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: A. hast
Haben is irregular with du: du hast. Hat is for er/sie/es, and habt is for ihr.
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: D. haben
With wir, the form is wir haben, the same as the infinitive.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: C. die Verkäuferin
Add -in for the female form, keep the umlaut, and use the article die: die Verkäuferin.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: B. Ich bin Koch.
Was sind Sie von Beruf? asks about your job, so you answer with a job: Ich bin Koch (I am a cook).
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: A. das Krankenhaus
Krank means sick, and das Haus means house: das Krankenhaus is the hospital. A Krankenpfleger works there.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: A. Koch
Murat says Ich bin Koch: he is a cook, and he works in a restaurant.
Transcript
Ich heiße Murat. Ich bin Koch. Ich arbeite in einem Restaurant in Berlin.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: A. He has the day off.
Paul says Ich habe heute frei, which means he has the day off today.
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Anna: Wo arbeitest du, Paul?
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Question 10 of 40
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Answer: B. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The ad says Montag bis Freitag, 8 bis 14 Uhr. 14 Uhr is 2 p.m.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: B. I like reading.
Gern after the verb means you like doing that activity. Lesen means to read.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: B. Ich schwimme nicht gern.
The verb is in second place, and nicht comes before gern: Ich schwimme nicht gern.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: B. mag
Mögen is irregular: ich mag, er mag. There is no -t ending for er. Mögt is the ihr form.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: B. Spielst
In a yes/no question the verb comes first, with the du ending -st: Spielst du gern Tennis?
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: A. Ich tanze gern.
The question asks what you like doing in your free time, so name an activity: Ich tanze gern (I like dancing).
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: D. lieber
Lieber means rather or prefer. It compares two things you like.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: D. Am Wochenende spiele ich gern Tennis.
The verb is in second place, then the subject, then gern: Am Wochenende spiele ich gern Tennis.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: B. running
Sara says ich laufe nicht gern: she does not like running. She likes volleyball.
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Ich heiße Sara. Ich spiele gern Volleyball, aber ich laufe nicht gern.
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: C. Going to the cinema
Lea says Gehen wir ins Kino? This means Shall we go to the cinema?
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Max: Hast du am Samstag Zeit?
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Question 20 of 40
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Answer: D. Cycling and taking photos
The text says Am Wochenende fahre ich gern Rad und mache Fotos. The writer does not like cooking, only eating pizza.
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: B. the head
Der Kopf is the head. Kopfschmerzen means a headache.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: C. Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
Use haben with the body part plus -schmerzen: Ich habe Kopfschmerzen.
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: A. My stomach hurts.
Der Bauch is the stomach or belly, and tut weh means hurts.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: C. tun
Füße is plural (more than one foot), so the verb is tun: Meine Füße tun weh.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: C. I have a cold.
Erkältet means you have a cold (an illness). It does not mean you feel cold.
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: D. Gute Besserung!
Gute Besserung means Get well soon. It is the normal reply when someone is sick.
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Question 27 of 40
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Answer: D. Termin
Der Termin is an appointment. The other words are feminine (die), so they cannot follow einen, and they do not mean appointment.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: A. a sore throat
The customer asks for something gegen Halsschmerzen. Der Hals is the throat, so it is a sore throat.
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Kunde: Guten Tag. Haben Sie etwas gegen Halsschmerzen?
Apothekerin: Ja, nehmen Sie diese Tabletten. -
Question 29 of 40
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Answer: C. three times a day
Dreimal am Tag means three times a day. Nach dem Essen means after meals.
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Arzt: Nehmen Sie die Tabletten dreimal am Tag, nach dem Essen.
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Question 30 of 40
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Answer: D. go to the doctor
Leon writes Morgen gehe ich zum Arzt: tomorrow he is going to the doctor.
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Question 31 of 40
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Answer: C. the dress
Das Kleid is a dress. A skirt is der Rock, a shirt is das Hemd, and a coat is der Mantel.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: B. yellow
Gelb means yellow. Grün is green, grau is grey and blau is blue.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: C. blau
After sein (ist, sind), a colour word has no ending: Die Jacke ist blau.
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Question 34 of 40
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Answer: A. rote
After der, die or das (one item, as the subject), the colour ends in -e: der rote Pullover.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: C. schwarzes
Kleid is neuter (das). After ein, a neuter noun takes -es: ein schwarzes Kleid.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: A. braunen
Schuhe is plural. After die in the plural, the ending is -en: die braunen Schuhe.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: A. Größe 38.
Welche Größe asks about your size, so you answer with a size number.
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Question 38 of 40
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Answer: C. white
The speaker says ein weißes Hemd: a white shirt. The pants are blue.
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Ich trage heute eine blaue Hose und ein weißes Hemd.
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Question 39 of 40
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Answer: B. Try on the jacket
Anprobieren means to try on. The customer asks Kann ich die Jacke anprobieren?
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Kundin: Kann ich die Jacke anprobieren?
Verkäufer: Ja, natürlich. Die Kabine ist dort hinten. -
Question 40 of 40
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Answer: D. shoes
The sign says Schuhe: kein Rabatt, so shoes have no discount. T-shirts cost 10 euros, and pants and skirts are 30% off.
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