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Basic Dutch in 10 Days: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans, 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 Dutch: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 8: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does “waarom” mean?
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    Answer: B. why

    Waarom means why. Waar is where, wanneer is when and wie is who.

  2. Question 2 of 30

    Which question word means “when”?
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    Answer: D. wanneer

    Wanneer means when: Wanneer begint de les? (When does the lesson start?)

  3. Question 3 of 30

    Make a yes/no question from “Je woont in Delft.”
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    Answer: D. Woon je in Delft?

    Put the verb first. When je comes after the verb, the -t goes: Woon je in Delft?

  4. Question 4 of 30

    Which question has the correct word order?
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    Answer: D. Wanneer begint de film?

    After a question word, the verb comes next, then the subject: Wanneer begint de film?

  5. Question 5 of 30

    Fill the gap: ___ trein gaat naar Amsterdam?
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    Answer: C. Welke

    Trein is a de-word, so use welke. Welk is only for a singular het-word, like welk huis.

  6. Question 6 of 30

    Fill the gap: Waar kom je ___?
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    Answer: A. vandaan

    Waar ... vandaan means where ... from: Waar kom je vandaan? (Where are you from?)

  7. Question 7 of 30

    A: “___?” B: “Het kost drie euro.” Which question fits?
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    Answer: B. Hoeveel kost het?

    The answer is a price, so the question uses hoeveel (how much): Hoeveel kost het?

  8. Question 8 of 30

    Listen to the question. Which answer fits?
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    Waar woon je?

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    Answer: A. In Rotterdam.

    Waar woon je? means where do you live? You answer with a place: In Rotterdam.

    Transcript

    Waar woon je?

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. What does Bram want to know?
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    Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?

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    Answer: A. Which bus goes to the station

    Welke means which. Bram asks which bus goes to the station.

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    Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?

  10. Question 10 of 30

    Listen. What time does the lesson start?
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    Anouk: Hoe laat begint de les?
    Leraar: Om negen uur.

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    Answer: B. 9:00

    Anouk asks hoe laat begint de les? (what time does the lesson start?) and the teacher says om negen uur: at nine o’clock.

    Transcript

    Anouk: Hoe laat begint de les?
    Leraar: Om negen uur.

  11. Question 11 of 30

    What does “gisteren” mean?
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    Answer: A. yesterday

    Gisteren means yesterday. Tomorrow is morgen, today is vandaag and last week is vorige week.

  12. Question 12 of 30

    Choose the participle of “werken”.
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    Answer: A. gewerkt

    The stem werk ends in k, a letter from ’t kofschip, so add ge- and -t: gewerkt.

  13. Question 13 of 30

    Choose the participle of “wonen”.
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    Answer: D. gewoond

    The stem woon ends in n, which is not in ’t kofschip, so add -d: gewoond.

  14. Question 14 of 30

    Fill the gap: Ik ___ gisteren pasta gekookt.
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    Answer: B. heb

    Koken uses hebben in the perfect tense. With ik the form is heb.

  15. Question 15 of 30

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ naar het strand gegaan.
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    Answer: B. zijn

    Gaan (to go somewhere) uses zijn in the perfect tense: wij zijn gegaan.

  16. Question 16 of 30

    How do you say “I saw a film”?
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    Answer: D. Ik heb een film gezien.

    Zien is irregular: the participle is gezien. It uses hebben, and the participle goes to the end.

  17. Question 17 of 30

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: D. Gisteren heb ik gefietst.

    After gisteren the verb heb comes second. Fiets ends in s, a ’t kofschip letter, so the participle ends in -t.

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. What did Emma do yesterday?
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    Lucas: Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?
    Emma: Ik heb gewerkt en ’s avonds heb ik gekookt.

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    Answer: C. She worked and cooked in the evening.

    Emma says ik heb gewerkt (I worked) and ’s avonds heb ik gekookt (in the evening I cooked).

    Transcript

    Lucas: Wat heb je gisteren gedaan?
    Emma: Ik heb gewerkt en ’s avonds heb ik gekookt.

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. Where did the speaker go last week?
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    Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan. Ik heb daar mijn zus gezien.

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    Answer: B. to Utrecht

    Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan means last week I went to Utrecht. Gaan uses zijn.

    Transcript

    Vorige week ben ik naar Utrecht gegaan. Ik heb daar mijn zus gezien.

  20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the text. What did the writer do in the afternoon?

    Zaterdag
    ’s Ochtends heb ik boodschappen gedaan. ’s Middags heb ik met Joris tennis gespeeld. ’s Avonds hebben we pizza gegeten en een film gezien.

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    Answer: B. Played tennis with Joris.

    ’s Middags heb ik met Joris tennis gespeeld means in the afternoon I played tennis with Joris.

  21. Question 21 of 30

    What does “morgen” mean in “Ik werk morgen”?
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    Answer: B. tomorrow

    Morgen means tomorrow. Yesterday is gisteren, today is vandaag and next week is volgende week.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    How do you say “I’m going to swim tomorrow”?
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    Answer: C. Ik ga morgen zwemmen.

    Use ga (the form for ik) and put the infinitive zwemmen at the end.

  23. Question 23 of 30

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ volgende week naar Parijs.
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    Answer: D. gaan

    With wij, jullie and zij (they), the form is gaan: wij gaan naar Parijs.

  24. Question 24 of 30

    Fill the gap: ___ jij morgen werken?
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    Answer: C. Ga

    When jij comes after the verb, drop the -t: Ga jij morgen werken?

  25. Question 25 of 30

    Which sentence is correct?
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    Answer: D. Morgen werk ik thuis.

    When a time word comes first, the verb is second and the subject comes after it: Morgen werk ik thuis.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    Which time words mean “next week”?
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    Answer: C. volgende week

    Volgende week is next week. Vorige week is last week, deze week is this week and elke week is every week.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    Your friend asks: “Zullen we zaterdag fietsen?” You want to go. What do you say?
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    Answer: C. Ja, leuk!

    Ja, leuk! means yes, that sounds fun. Nee, sorry, ik kan niet says no.

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. What is Anouk going to do this weekend?
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    Ruben: Wat ga je dit weekend doen?
    Anouk: Ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen.

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    Answer: B. Go to her parents in Groningen

    Anouk says ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen: I’m going to my parents in Groningen.

    Transcript

    Ruben: Wat ga je dit weekend doen?
    Anouk: Ik ga naar mijn ouders in Groningen.

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. When are they going to the cinema?
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    Joris: Zullen we naar de bioscoop gaan?
    Fleur: Ja, leuk! Vanavond om acht uur?

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    Answer: A. Tonight at eight

    Fleur says vanavond om acht uur: tonight at eight o’clock.

    Transcript

    Joris: Zullen we naar de bioscoop gaan?
    Fleur: Ja, leuk! Vanavond om acht uur?

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the message. When does Sanne come back?

    Hoi Daan, volgende week ga ik naar Spanje. Ik vertrek op maandag en ik kom op zaterdag terug. Kun jij mijn planten water geven? Groetjes, Sanne

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    Answer: D. On Saturday

    Ik kom op zaterdag terug means I’m coming back on Saturday. She leaves on Monday (ik vertrek op maandag).

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