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Basic Dutch 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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  • Netherlands
  • 300 questions
  • 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 11: Phone and appointments and Asking questions

  1. Question 1 of 20

    What does “een afspraak” mean?
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    Answer: B. an appointment

    Een afspraak is an appointment. Een afspraak maken means to make an appointment.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    You answer the phone. What do Dutch speakers often say?
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    Answer: C. Met Anna Bakker.

    Dutch speakers often answer the phone with Met and their name: Met Anna Bakker.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    How do you say “I would like to make an appointment”?
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    Answer: A. Ik wil graag een afspraak maken.

    Dutch says een afspraak maken. Graag comes after wil, and the infinitive maken goes to the end.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    Fill the gap: Kunt u dat ___? (Could you repeat that?)
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    Answer: C. herhalen

    After kunt u, the second verb is an infinitive at the end: Kunt u dat herhalen?

  5. Question 5 of 20

    Fill the gap: Is maandag ___ tien uur goed?
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    Answer: A. om

    Use om for a clock time: om tien uur (at ten o’clock). Use op for a day: op maandag.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    The receptionist asks: “Is woensdag om drie uur goed?” You can come. What do you say?
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    Answer: D. Ja, dat is goed.

    Ja, dat is goed means yes, that’s fine. It accepts the day and time.

  7. Question 7 of 20

    What does “Ik wil mijn afspraak afzeggen” mean?
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    Answer: A. I want to cancel my appointment.

    Afzeggen means to cancel. To move an appointment is verzetten, and to make one is maken.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. When is the appointment?
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    Assistent: Kan het op vrijdag om half elf?
    Meneer Smit: Ja, dat is goed. Tot dan!

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    Answer: A. Friday at 10:30

    Vrijdag is Friday. Half elf means half an hour before eleven: 10:30.

    Transcript

    Assistent: Kan het op vrijdag om half elf?
    Meneer Smit: Ja, dat is goed. Tot dan!

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. What does the caller want?
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    Goedemiddag, u spreekt met Eva Mulder. Ik ben ziek. Ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen.

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    Answer: B. To cancel tomorrow’s appointment

    Eva says ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen: I want to cancel my appointment for tomorrow. She is sick.

    Transcript

    Goedemiddag, u spreekt met Eva Mulder. Ik ben ziek. Ik wil mijn afspraak van morgen afzeggen.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Read the message. When is the appointment?

    Hallo meneer De Wit, u heeft een afspraak bij de tandarts op dinsdag 14 mei om 9.15 uur. Kunt u niet komen? Bel ons dan. Tandartspraktijk Zonnehof

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    Answer: B. Tuesday 14 May at 9:15

    Dinsdag is Tuesday and 9.15 uur is 9:15 in the morning. Dutch often writes times with a full stop.

  11. Question 11 of 20

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

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

  12. Question 12 of 20

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

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

  13. Question 13 of 20

    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?

  14. Question 14 of 20

    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?

  15. Question 15 of 20

    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.

  16. Question 16 of 20

    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?)

  17. Question 17 of 20

    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?

  18. Question 18 of 20

    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?

  19. Question 19 of 20

    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.

    Transcript

    Bram: Pardon, welke bus gaat naar het station?

  20. Question 20 of 20

    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.

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