Basic Italian in 10 Days: Family, Describing people and Home
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Family, Describing people and Home, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 3: Family, Describing people and Home
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: B. sister
Sorella means sister. Brother is fratello.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: D. mio padre
Padre is masculine, so use mio. With one family member, there is no article: mio padre.
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: C. i miei genitori
Genitori is masculine plural, so the possessive is miei. With plural family members, keep the article: i miei genitori.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: D. tua sorella
Sorella is feminine and singular, so use tua, with no article: tua sorella.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: B. sua
The possessive agrees with moglie (feminine), not with Paolo. One family member, so no article: sua moglie.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: B. nonno
The father of your father or mother is your nonno (grandfather).
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: D. Sì, ho una sorella.
Hai fratelli? asks about brothers and sisters. Sì, ho una sorella answers the question.
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: B. 4
Marta says Nina ha quattro anni. Leo is the child who is six.
Transcript
Ciao, sono Marta. Ho due figli: Leo ha sei anni e Nina ha quattro anni.
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: B. The speaker's brother
The speaker says Questo è mio fratello Davide: fratello means brother.
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Questo è mio fratello Davide. Ha ventinove anni. È sposato.
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: D. In Florence
I miei genitori abitano a Firenze: his parents live in Florence. Giorgio lives in Bologna.
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: C. alta
Anna is one woman, so the adjective is feminine singular: alta.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: A. magri
Fratelli is masculine plural, so the -o adjective ends in -i: magri.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: C. gentili
Gentile is an -e adjective. Its plural ends in -i for both men and women: gentili.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: C. un ragazzo alto
Ragazzo is masculine, so use un and alto. The adjective comes after the noun.
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: A. He/She has blue eyes.
Occhi means eyes and azzurri means blue.
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: C. basso
Alto means tall and basso means short.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: A. simpatici
For a mixed group of men and women, use the masculine plural. Simpatico becomes simpatici.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: D. She is short and has short grey hair and glasses.
The speaker says bassa (short), capelli corti e grigi (short grey hair) and porta gli occhiali (wears glasses).
Transcript
Mia madre è bassa e ha i capelli corti e grigi. Porta gli occhiali.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: B. Green
The speaker says gli occhi verdi. Verdi means green; neri (black) is the colour of his hair.
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Il mio amico Luca è alto e magro. Ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi.
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Question 20 of 30
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Answer: C. Tall, with long red hair and glasses
Chiara writes Sono alta (tall), capelli lunghi e rossi (long red hair) and porto gli occhiali (I wear glasses).
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: B. the kitchen
La cucina is the kitchen. The bathroom is il bagno.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: A. c'è
Use c'è (there is) with one thing: c'è un tavolo.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: C. ci sono
Use ci sono (there are) with more than one thing: ci sono due finestre.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: D. lo
Masculine words that start with s + consonant use lo: lo specchio.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: C. l'
Masculine nouns that start with a vowel take l' (not il or lo): l'armadio.
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: B. i letti
Masculine nouns in -o end in -i in the plural, and il becomes i: i letti.
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: A. in bagno
La doccia is the shower, and it is in the bathroom (in bagno).
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: C. One
The speaker says c'è una camera da letto: there is one bedroom.
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Il mio appartamento è piccolo. C'è una camera da letto, c'è un bagno e c'è una cucina con un balcone.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: C. A sofa, two chairs and a TV
The speaker says un divano (a sofa), due sedie (two chairs) e una televisione (a TV).
Transcript
In soggiorno ci sono un divano, due sedie e una televisione.
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Question 30 of 30
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Answer: C. On the first floor
The text says Al primo piano ci sono due camere da letto. Primo piano means first floor.
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