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Basic Italian in 15 Days: Phone and appointments and Asking questions

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Phone and appointments and Asking questions, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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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 11: Phone and appointments and Asking questions

  1. Question 1 of 20

    How do Italians usually answer the phone?
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    Answer: C. Pronto?

    Italians say Pronto? when they answer the phone. Presto means soon or early.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    What does "Un attimo, per favore" mean?
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    Answer: B. One moment, please.

    Un attimo means a moment. You hear it when someone puts you on hold.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    Fill the gap: Vorrei ___ un appuntamento.
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    Answer: D. prendere

    To make an appointment is prendere un appuntamento. Vorrei is followed by the infinitive.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    The secretary asks: "Va bene giovedì alle dieci?" Which reply means yes?
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    Answer: D. Sì, va benissimo.

    Va benissimo means that's perfect. Sono le dieci tells the time, and No, giovedì non posso refuses.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    What does "Ha sbagliato numero" mean?
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    Answer: C. You have the wrong number.

    Sbagliare means to make a mistake, so Ha sbagliato numero means you dialled the wrong number.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    Which question uses the formal Lei form to ask "Can you repeat, please?"
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    Answer: A. Può ripetere, per favore?

    With Lei, potere is può. Puoi is the informal tu form, posso means I can and possono means they can.

  7. Question 7 of 20

    Fill the gap: Vorrei parlare con il ___ Rossi.
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    Answer: A. dottor

    Before a name, dottore loses the final -e: il dottor Rossi. The same happens with signor and professor.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. When is the appointment offered?
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    Segretaria: Studio medico, buongiorno.
    Paziente: Buongiorno, vorrei un appuntamento con il dottor Bianchi.
    Segretaria: Va bene martedì alle quattro?

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    Answer: C. Tuesday at four

    Martedì is Tuesday and alle quattro means at four o'clock.

    Transcript

    Segretaria: Studio medico, buongiorno.
    Paziente: Buongiorno, vorrei un appuntamento con il dottor Bianchi.
    Segretaria: Va bene martedì alle quattro?

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. What will Giulia do?
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    Giulia: Pronto, sono Giulia. C'è Marco?
    Signora: No, mi dispiace, non c'è.
    Giulia: Va bene, richiamo stasera.

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    Answer: B. Call back this evening

    Marco is not there (non c'è), so Giulia says richiamo stasera: I'll call back this evening.

    Transcript

    Giulia: Pronto, sono Giulia. C'è Marco?
    Signora: No, mi dispiace, non c'è.
    Giulia: Va bene, richiamo stasera.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Read Luca's text message. What does he want?

    Ciao Sara, sono Luca. Domani non posso venire alle 10. Va bene alle 11? Rispondimi quando puoi. A domani!

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    Answer: A. To meet at 11 instead of 10

    Non posso venire alle 10 means I can't come at 10, and Va bene alle 11? asks if 11 is OK.

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What does "Dove?" mean?
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    Answer: B. Where?

    Dove means where. When is quando, who is chi and how is come.

  12. Question 12 of 20

    Fill the gap: ___ anni hai?
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    Answer: B. Quanti

    Quanto agrees with the noun. Anni is masculine plural, so use quanti.

  13. Question 13 of 20

    Fill the gap: ___ sorelle hai?
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    Answer: D. Quante

    Sorelle is feminine plural, so use quante.

  14. Question 14 of 20

    Which question is written correctly?
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    Answer: C. Qual è il tuo indirizzo?

    Write qual è with no apostrophe. Use qual è, not cosa è, to ask for an address or a number.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    The answer is "Domani sera." What was the question?
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    Answer: B. Quando arriva Paolo?

    Domani sera (tomorrow evening) answers quando (when).

  16. Question 16 of 20

    How do you ask "Where does Marco live?"
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    Answer: A. Dove abita Marco?

    Put the question word first, then the verb, then the subject. Italian does not use a word like do.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    Someone asks: "Perché studi l'italiano?" Which reply fits?
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    Answer: D. Perché lavoro in Italia.

    Perché? asks why, and the answer starts with perché (because).

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Listen. Where is Tom from?
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    Anna: Di dove sei?
    Tom: Sono di Londra, ma abito a Milano.

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    Answer: C. London

    Di dove sei? asks where you are from. Tom says Sono di Londra; he lives (abito) in Milan.

    Transcript

    Anna: Di dove sei?
    Tom: Sono di Londra, ma abito a Milano.

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. Who is Marta?
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    Giorgio: Chi è quella ragazza?
    Lucia: È Marta, la mia collega.

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    Answer: D. Lucia's colleague

    Chi è? asks who someone is. Lucia answers È Marta, la mia collega: my colleague.

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    Giorgio: Chi è quella ragazza?
    Lucia: È Marta, la mia collega.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Read the list. Which question asks for a reason?

    Domande per il primo giorno:
    1. Come ti chiami?
    2. Di dove sei?
    3. Dove abiti adesso?
    4. Perché studi l'italiano?

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    Answer: A. Question 4

    Perché means why, so question 4 asks for a reason. Question 2, Di dove sei?, asks where you are from.

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