Basic Portuguese in 7 Days (Fast Track): Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more
Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more
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Question 1 of 40
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Answer: D. Thursday
Count from Sunday: domingo is day 1, segunda-feira day 2 (Monday), so quinta-feira, day 5, is Thursday.
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Question 2 of 40
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Answer: B. Saturday
Sábado is Saturday. Sunday is domingo.
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Question 3 of 40
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Answer: A. July
Julho is July. June is junho, April is abril and August is agosto.
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Question 4 of 40
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Answer: A. de
Dates use the number + de + the month: 25 de dezembro.
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Question 5 of 40
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Answer: A. 10 de março
Portugal writes the day first, then the month: 10/03 is 10 March.
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Question 6 of 40
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Answer: B. the second floor
Segundo means second and andar means floor of a building.
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Question 7 of 40
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Answer: D. no
Sábado is masculine, so em + o = no: no sábado. Days with -feira are feminine: na sexta-feira.
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Question 8 of 40
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Answer: C. 22 November
Ana says faço anos a vinte e dois de novembro: 22 November.
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Rui: Quando fazes anos?
Ana: Faço anos a vinte e dois de novembro. -
Question 9 of 40
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Answer: D. Tuesday, 14 April
Terça-feira is Tuesday, catorze is 14 and abril is April.
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A reunião é na terça-feira, dia catorze de abril.
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Question 10 of 40
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Answer: C. On a Wednesday in May
The library is open from Monday to Friday (de segunda a sexta-feira) and closed in August, so a Wednesday in May works.
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Question 11 of 40
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Answer: A. What time is it?
Que horas são? is the usual way to ask the time.
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Question 12 of 40
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Answer: C. É
One o'clock is singular, so use é: É uma hora.
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Question 13 of 40
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Answer: B. São
All hours except one, midday and midnight are plural, so use são: São quatro horas.
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Question 14 of 40
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Answer: D. São três e meia.
Half past is e meia (feminine, from meia hora), and three is plural, so use são.
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Question 15 of 40
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Answer: C. 4:45
Menos means minus: five minus a quarter is 4:45. 5:15 is cinco e um quarto.
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Question 16 of 40
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Answer: B. às
For 'at' with hours, use às. Use à only with uma (one o'clock).
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Question 17 of 40
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Answer: B. à
Uma (one o'clock) is singular and feminine, so 'at one' is à uma.
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Question 18 of 40
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Answer: B. 8:30
The worker says abre às oito e meia: it opens at half past eight.
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Cliente: A que horas abre o banco?
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Question 19 of 40
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Answer: B. 12:20
João says é meio-dia e vinte: twenty minutes after midday.
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Rita: Que horas são?
João: É meio-dia e vinte. -
Question 20 of 40
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Answer: A. No, it closes at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
On Saturday (sábado) the pharmacy is open from 9h00 to 13h00, so at 3 p.m. it is already closed.
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Question 21 of 40
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Answer: C. parents
Os pais means 'parents' (father and mother). Relatives is os parentes, a false friend.
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Question 22 of 40
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Answer: A. grandmother
A avó (open ó) is grandmother. O avô (closed ô) is grandfather.
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Question 23 of 40
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Answer: B. A minha
Mãe is feminine and singular, so 'my' is a minha.
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Question 24 of 40
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Answer: B. meus
Irmãos is masculine plural, so 'my' is os meus.
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Question 25 of 40
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Answer: D. tens
With tu, the verb ter is tens: Tu tens filhos?
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Question 26 of 40
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Answer: B. o irmão dela
Dela means 'her' and goes after the noun: o irmão dela. Dele means 'his'.
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Question 27 of 40
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Answer: D. tua
Irmã is feminine and singular, so the informal 'your' is a tua.
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Question 28 of 40
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Answer: A. Two
Pedro says tenho duas irmãs e um irmão: two sisters and one brother.
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Sofia: Tens irmãos?
Pedro: Sim, tenho duas irmãs e um irmão. -
Question 29 of 40
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Answer: A. The speaker's mother
The speaker says a minha mãe chama-se Teresa: my mother's name is Teresa.
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Esta é a minha família. O meu pai chama-se Rui e a minha mãe chama-se Teresa. A minha avó mora connosco.
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Question 30 of 40
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Answer: A. Tiago's parents
Tiago is from Braga, and the text says os pais dele moram lá: his parents live there.
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Question 31 of 40
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Answer: C. nice, friendly
Simpático means nice or friendly. It is a false friend: it does not mean 'sympathetic'.
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Question 32 of 40
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Answer: C. alta
Ana is one woman, so the adjective is feminine singular: alta.
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Question 33 of 40
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Answer: D. simpáticos
Irmãos is masculine plural, so the adjective is masculine plural: simpáticos.
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Question 34 of 40
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Answer: A. inteligente
Adjectives ending in -e are the same for men and women: inteligente.
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Question 35 of 40
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Answer: C. trabalhadores
Adjectives ending in -r add -es in the plural: trabalhador → trabalhadores.
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Question 36 of 40
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Answer: A. Hoje estou cansado.
Use estar for how you feel now. Eu goes with estou, and a man uses the masculine form cansado.
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Question 37 of 40
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Answer: D. uma mulher alta
Mulher is feminine singular, so use uma and the feminine adjective alta after the noun.
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Question 38 of 40
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Answer: D. Brown
Rita says os olhos castanhos: brown eyes. Preto (black) is the colour of his hair.
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Marta: Como é o teu namorado?
Rita: É alto, tem o cabelo preto e os olhos castanhos. É muito simpático. -
Question 39 of 40
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Answer: C. Very tired
Sofia says estou muito cansada: 'I'm very tired.' Estar describes how a person is now.
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João: Estás bem, Sofia?
Sofia: Não, estou muito cansada. -
Question 40 of 40
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Answer: A. Short and slim, with short blond hair
The text says baixa e magra (short and slim) and o cabelo loiro e curto (short blond hair).
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