Basic Italian in 15 Days: Small talk and Review
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Small talk and Review, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 15: Small talk and Review
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: A. How was your weekend?
Il fine settimana is the weekend, and Com'è andato? asks how it went.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: A. Grazie, anche a te!
Anche a te means you too. It answers good wishes like Buon fine settimana!
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: B. What a nice jacket!
Che + adjective + noun is an exclamation. Bella means beautiful or nice.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: C. Grazie, sei molto gentile!
Thank the person for a compliment: Grazie, sei molto gentile! (Thanks, you're very kind!)
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: D. belle
Scarpe is feminine plural, so use belle.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: A. da
Use da + present tense for something that started in the past and is still true. Fa means ago.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: C. Shall we get a coffee?
Ci prendiamo un caffè? is a friendly invitation to go for a coffee together.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: C. To the mountains
Sono andato in montagna means I went to the mountains.
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Marta: Ciao Luca! Com'è andato il weekend?
Luca: Benissimo! Sono andato in montagna con gli amici. -
Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. It will rain.
Domani invece piove means tomorrow, on the other hand, it is going to rain. Today is very hot.
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Collega: Fa proprio caldo oggi, eh?
Anna: Sì, troppo! Domani invece piove. -
Question 10 of 20
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Answer: A. To thank her for dinner
Grazie per la cena di ieri means thanks for last night's dinner. Sara also compliments the cake (la torta).
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: C. Buongiorno, come sta?
Use buongiorno in the morning and the formal Lei form (come sta?) with strangers. Ciao is informal.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: A. lo
Masculine nouns that start with z or s + consonant take lo: lo zaino, lo studente.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: B. siamo
Essere with noi is siamo. Siete is for voi, and abbiamo is the verb avere.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: D. le case
Feminine nouns ending in -a make the plural with -e, and la becomes le: le case.
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: A. Sono le tre e un quarto.
For most hours, use sono le + number: sono le tre. Use è only for one o'clock, noon and midnight: è l'una, è mezzogiorno.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: C. sono andati
Andare uses essere, and the participle agrees with Marco e Luca (masculine plural): sono andati.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: A. Sì, mi piacciono molto.
I gatti is plural, so use mi piacciono. Mi piace is for one thing, and ti piacciono would mean you like them.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: B. Two return tickets to Florence
Due biglietti means two tickets, per Firenze means to Florence, and andata e ritorno means return.
Transcript
Buongiorno. Vorrei due biglietti per Firenze, andata e ritorno, per favore.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: D. A mineral water
Marco says Io prendo solo un'acqua minerale: only a mineral water. Anna orders the cappuccino and the cornetto.
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Cameriere: Cosa prendete?
Anna: Per me un cappuccino e un cornetto.
Marco: Io prendo solo un'acqua minerale. -
Question 20 of 20
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Answer: C. Visit the Vatican Museums
Domani andrò ai Musei Vaticani uses the future: tomorrow I will go to the Vatican Museums. Her school is near the Colosseum.
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