Basic Italian 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: B. What is your job?
Lavoro means work or job, and fai is the tu form of fare (to do). Che lavoro fai? asks about someone's job.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: D. abbiamo
Avere with noi is abbiamo. Voi avete; loro hanno; io ho.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: D. hanno
Loro hanno means they have. Anno, with no h, means year.
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: C. l'
With fare + job, use the definite article. Before a vowel, lo or la becomes l': faccio l'insegnante.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: B. cameriera
For a woman, -iere becomes -iera: il cameriere, la cameriera.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: B. In un ristorante
Un cuoco cooks food, so he works in a restaurant: in un ristorante.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: C. Sì, faccio la commessa.
Hai un lavoro? means Do you have a job? Faccio la commessa means I'm a shop assistant.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: D. He is a cook.
Faccio il cuoco means I am a cook. A waiter is un cameriere.
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Mi chiamo Luca. Faccio il cuoco in un ristorante a Napoli. Lavoro la sera.
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Question 9 of 40
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Answer: D. In an office
Davide says Sono impiegato and Lavoro in un ufficio: he works in an office in the city centre.
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Paola: Che lavoro fai?
Davide: Sono impiegato. Lavoro in un ufficio in centro. -
Question 10 of 40
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Answer: D. Evenings, Tuesday to Sunday
Dalle 18 alle 23 is from 6 to 11 p.m. Dal martedì alla domenica means from Tuesday to Sunday.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: C. I like reading.
Mi piace + infinitive means I like doing something. Leggere means to read.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: D. piacciono
I film italiani is plural, so use piacciono. Mi piace is for one thing or an activity.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: C. piace
La musica is one thing, so use piace: mi piace la musica.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: D. Sì, molto!
Il calcio is one thing, so you would say mi piace, not mi piacciono. Sì, molto! means Yes, a lot!
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: A. Suono la chitarra.
Use suonare for musical instruments. Giocare a is for games and sports.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: B. a
Use giocare a + sport or game: gioco a tennis, gioco a calcio.
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: A. mai
Never is non ... mai: non before the verb, mai after it.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: D. Soccer
Non mi piace il calcio means I don't like soccer. The speaker likes cooking and listening to music.
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Nel tempo libero mi piace cucinare e ascoltare la musica. Non mi piace il calcio.
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: D. He goes to the cinema.
La domenica vado al cinema means on Sundays I go to the cinema. He plays tennis on Saturdays (il sabato).
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Chiara: Cosa fai il fine settimana?
Marco: Il sabato gioco a tennis e la domenica vado al cinema. -
Question 20 of 40
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Answer: C. She likes cats.
Mi piacciono molto i gatti means I really like cats. She does not like dogs (cani), and she lives in Turin (Torino).
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Question 21 of 40
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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.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: B. arm
Il braccio is the arm. Its plural is irregular: le braccia.
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: C. di
Use ho mal di + body part, with no article: ho mal di gola.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: D. fanno
I piedi is plural, so use fanno: mi fanno male i piedi. For one thing, use fa.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: A. fa
La schiena is one thing, so use fa: mi fa male la schiena.
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: A. le mani
La mano is irregular: it ends in -o but is feminine. The plural is le mani.
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Question 27 of 40
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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).
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Question 28 of 40
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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.
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Dottore: Come si sente?
Paziente: Male. Ho la febbre e mi fa male la gola. -
Question 29 of 40
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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.
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Farmacista: Prenda questa medicina tre volte al giorno, dopo i pasti.
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Question 30 of 40
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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.
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Question 31 of 40
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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.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: C. nera
Giacca is feminine singular, so the -o colour ends in -a: una giacca nera.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: B. bianchi
Pantaloni is masculine plural, so use -i. Bianco adds h to keep the hard sound: bianchi.
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Question 34 of 40
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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.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: D. una camicia rossa
Colours come after the noun and agree with it. Camicia is feminine: una camicia rossa.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: C. rosa
Rosa (pink) never changes: una borsa rosa, due borse rosa. Rosse means red.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: A. Nera, per favore.
Di che colore? asks what colour. Nera agrees with la giacca (feminine).
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Question 38 of 40
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Answer: C. Black
Le scarpe nere means the black shoes. The T-shirt is white (bianca).
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Oggi porto i jeans, una maglietta bianca e le scarpe nere.
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Question 39 of 40
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Answer: D. €45
Quarantacinque is 45: quaranta (40) + cinque (5). Maglione grigio means grey sweater.
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Cliente: Quanto costa questo maglione grigio?
Commesso: Quarantacinque euro. -
Question 40 of 40
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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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