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Basic Italian in 15 Days: Health and Clothes and colours

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Health and Clothes and colours, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Italy
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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Italian: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 10: Health and Clothes and colours

  1. Question 1 of 20

    What does "Ho mal di testa" mean?
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    Answer: A. I have a headache.

    La testa is the head, so mal di testa is a headache. A sore throat is mal di gola.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    What does "il braccio" mean?
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    Answer: B. arm

    Il braccio is the arm. Its plural is irregular: le braccia.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    Fill the gap: Ho mal ___ gola.
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    Answer: C. di

    Use ho mal di + body part, with no article: ho mal di gola.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    Fill the gap: Mi ___ male i piedi.
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    Answer: D. fanno

    I piedi is plural, so use fanno: mi fanno male i piedi. For one thing, use fa.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    Fill the gap: Mi ___ male la schiena.
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    Answer: A. fa

    La schiena is one thing, so use fa: mi fa male la schiena.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    What is the plural of "la mano"?
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    Answer: A. le mani

    La mano is irregular: it ends in -o but is feminine. The plural is le mani.

  7. Question 7 of 20

    At the pharmacy, the pharmacist says: "Buongiorno, desidera?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: C. Ha qualcosa per la tosse?

    Desidera? means What would you like? At a pharmacy you ask for medicine: Ha qualcosa per la tosse? (for a cough).

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. What problems does the patient have?
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    Dottore: Come si sente?
    Paziente: Male. Ho la febbre e mi fa male la gola.

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    Answer: A. A fever and a sore throat

    Ho la febbre means I have a fever, and mi fa male la gola means my throat hurts.

    Transcript

    Dottore: Come si sente?
    Paziente: Male. Ho la febbre e mi fa male la gola.

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. How often should the customer take the medicine?
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    Farmacista: Prenda questa medicina tre volte al giorno, dopo i pasti.

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    Answer: C. Three times a day, after meals

    Tre volte al giorno means three times a day, and dopo i pasti means after meals.

    Transcript

    Farmacista: Prenda questa medicina tre volte al giorno, dopo i pasti.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Read the label. Who should NOT take this syrup?

    Sciroppo per la tosse
    Adulti: 10 ml tre volte al giorno.
    Non adatto ai bambini sotto i 6 anni.
    Conservare a temperatura ambiente.

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    Answer: C. Children under 6

    Non adatto ai bambini sotto i 6 anni means not suitable for children under 6. Adults take 10 ml three times a day.

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What does "la gonna" mean?
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    Answer: C. skirt

    La gonna is a skirt. A shirt is la camicia, a coat is il cappotto and a dress is il vestito.

  12. Question 12 of 20

    Choose the correct form: una giacca ___ (black)
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    Answer: C. nera

    Giacca is feminine singular, so the -o colour ends in -a: una giacca nera.

  13. Question 13 of 20

    Choose the correct form: i pantaloni ___ (white)
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    Answer: B. bianchi

    Pantaloni is masculine plural, so use -i. Bianco adds h to keep the hard sound: bianchi.

  14. Question 14 of 20

    Choose the correct form: le scarpe ___ (green)
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    Answer: D. verdi

    Verde ends in -e, so it has only two forms: verde for one, verdi for more than one.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    How do you say "a red shirt"?
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    Answer: D. una camicia rossa

    Colours come after the noun and agree with it. Camicia is feminine: una camicia rossa.

  16. Question 16 of 20

    Choose the correct form: due borse ___ (pink)
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    Answer: C. rosa

    Rosa (pink) never changes: una borsa rosa, due borse rosa. Rosse means red.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    You want to buy a jacket. The shop assistant asks: "Di che colore la vuole?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: A. Nera, per favore.

    Di che colore? asks what colour. Nera agrees with la giacca (feminine).

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Listen. What colour are the speaker's shoes?
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    Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

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    Answer: C. Black

    Le scarpe nere means the black shoes. The T-shirt is white (bianca).

    Transcript

    Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. How much is the grey sweater?
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    Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
    Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

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    Answer: D. €45

    Quarantacinque is 45: quaranta (40) + cinque (5). Maglione grigio means grey sweater.

    Transcript

    Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
    Commesso: Quarantacinque euro.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Read the sign. Which item is half price?

    SALDI!
    Giacche nere: -30%
    Scarpe rosse da donna: -50%
    Magliette bianche: 2 per 15 euro
    Aperto anche la domenica

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    Answer: A. Red women's shoes

    Scarpe rosse da donna -50% means red women's shoes are 50% off, so half price. Rosse is red; the black (nere) jackets are 30% off.

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