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Basic Dutch in 15 Days: Weather and seasons and My day

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Weather and seasons and My day, 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 8: Weather and seasons and My day

  1. Question 1 of 20

    What does “Het regent” mean?
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    Answer: C. It is raining.

    Regenen means “to rain”: het regent. Snowing is het sneeuwt.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    Which season is “de herfst”?
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    Answer: D. autumn

    De herfst is autumn (also called het najaar). Spring is de lente.

  3. Question 3 of 20

    What does “Het waait” mean?
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    Answer: A. It is windy.

    Waaien means the wind blows: het waait = it is windy. Freezing is het vriest.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    Complete: “___ de winter is het koud.”
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    Answer: D. In

    Use in de with seasons: in de winter, in de zomer.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    Choose the correct sentence.
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    Answer: B. Vandaag regent het.

    When a sentence starts with a time word, the verb comes second: Vandaag regent het.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    What does “lekker weer” mean?
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    Answer: D. lovely weather

    Lekker usually means tasty, but lekker weer means lovely, pleasant weather.

  7. Question 7 of 20

    Your friend says “Neem een paraplu mee.” What is the weather probably like?
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    Answer: C. Rainy

    Een paraplu is an umbrella. You take one when it rains.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. What is the weather like today?
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    Het is vandaag min twee graden en het sneeuwt.

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    Answer: C. −2 °C and snowing

    Min twee graden is minus 2 degrees, and het sneeuwt means it is snowing.

    Transcript

    Het is vandaag min twee graden en het sneeuwt.

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
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    Morgen wordt het mooi weer. De zon schijnt en het wordt vijfentwintig graden.

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    Answer: A. Sunny and 25 degrees

    De zon schijnt = the sun is shining. Vijfentwintig = 5 + 20 = 25 degrees.

    Transcript

    Morgen wordt het mooi weer. De zon schijnt en het wordt vijfentwintig graden.

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Listen. Which season does Tom like?
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    Eva: Hou je van de zomer?
    Tom: Nee, ik hou van de lente. Dan is het niet te warm.

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    Answer: C. Spring

    Tom says “ik hou van de lente”: I love spring (de lente). Then it is not too warm.

    Transcript

    Eva: Hou je van de zomer?
    Tom: Nee, ik hou van de lente. Dan is het niet te warm.

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What does “Ik ontbijt om zeven uur” mean?
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    Answer: B. I have breakfast at seven.

    Ontbijten means to have breakfast. Get up is opstaan, and go to bed is naar bed gaan.

  12. Question 12 of 20

    Choose the correct form: Jij ___ in Rotterdam. (wonen)
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    Answer: B. woont

    With jij in a statement, add -t to the stem: jij woont. The stem keeps the long vowel: woon.

  13. Question 13 of 20

    Fill the gap: Wij ___ Nederlands. (leren)
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    Answer: B. leren

    With wij, jullie and zij (they), the verb looks like the infinitive: wij leren.

  14. Question 14 of 20

    Choose the correct form: Ik ___ in een café. (zitten)
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    Answer: C. zit

    Remove -en to get the stem, and write a double consonant as one at the end: zitten → ik zit.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    Which question is correct?
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    Answer: C. Werk jij morgen?

    In a question the verb comes first. When jij comes after the verb, the verb drops its -t: werk jij?

  16. Question 16 of 20

    Which sentence has the correct word order?
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    Answer: C. ’s Avonds kook ik.

    In a Dutch statement the verb is second. After a time word like ’s avonds, the subject comes after the verb.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    How do you say “I get up at seven o’clock”?
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    Answer: A. Ik sta om zeven uur op.

    Opstaan is a two-part verb. The verb sta is in second place and the small part op goes to the end.

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Listen. When does the speaker get up?
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    Ik sta om half zeven op. Dan ontbijt ik.

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    Answer: D. 6:30

    Half zeven means half an hour before seven, so 6:30. Dutch counts half towards the next hour.

    Transcript

    Ik sta om half zeven op. Dan ontbijt ik.

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. When does Bram work?
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    Sanne: Wanneer werk jij?
    Bram: Ik werk van acht tot vier.

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    Answer: D. From 8 to 4

    Bram says ik werk van acht tot vier: I work from eight to four.

    Transcript

    Sanne: Wanneer werk jij?
    Bram: Ik werk van acht tot vier.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Read the text. What does Lotte do in the evening?

    Hoi! Ik heet Lotte. Ik woon in Utrecht. Ik sta om zes uur op en drink koffie. Ik werk van zeven tot drie uur. ’s Avonds kook ik en lees ik een boek.

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    Answer: C. She cooks and reads a book.

    The text says ’s avonds kook ik en lees ik een boek: in the evening she cooks and reads a book.

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