Year 7

Narrating a story - German definite articles: the words for 'the' (Part 1/2)

Year 7

Narrating a story - German definite articles: the words for 'the' (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise telling a story. We are going to revisit the definite articles (the words for 'the') and we are going to practise the long and short [u] sound.

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12 Questions

Q1.
Which is the verb in the following sentence: Mia kauft oft Bonbons.

Bonbons
Correct answer: kauft
oft

Q2.
Which is the verb in the following sentence: Ich gehe nicht in die Schule.

Correct answer: gehe
Ich
Schule

Q3.
Which is the verb in the following sentence: Wolfgang putzt nie den Boden.

Boden
nie
Correct answer: putzt

Q4.
Which is the verb in the following sentence: Spielst du manchmal Tennis?

manchmal
Correct answer: spielst
Tennis

Q5.
Which is the verb in the following sentence: Oma zeichnet oft im Zimmer.

oft
Correct answer: zeichnet
Zimmer

Q6.
Which is the correct form of the verb?

Correct answer: ich bleibe
ich bleibst
ich bleibt

Q7.
Which is the correct form of the verb?

sie rede
Correct answer: sie redet
sie riedet

Q8.
Which is the correct form of the verb?

er leest
er lest
Correct answer: er liest

Q9.
Which is the correct form of the verb?

Correct answer: du kochst
du kocht
du kochzt

Q10.
Which is the correct form of the verb?

er sprecht
Correct answer: er spricht
er spriecht

Q11.
Which verb means "to listen to"?

lesen
zeigen
Correct answer: zuhören

Q12.
Which verb means "to show"?

lesen
Correct answer: zeigen
zuhören

12 Questions

Q1.
What does 'kommen' mean in English?

came
comes
Correct answer: to come

Q2.
What is the correct gender for 'Junge'?

das
Correct answer: der
die

Q3.
What is the German word for 'dark'

Correct answer: dunkel
gelb
rot

Q4.
What is the correct gender of 'Tür'

das
der
Correct answer: die

Q5.
How would you translate 'Die Nacht ist dunkel'?

Correct answer: the night is dark
the night is light
the night is long

Q6.
What is the opposite of 'das Mädchen'?

Correct answer: der Junge
der Vater
die Mutter

Q7.
Which letter is missing in the word 'K_rper'?

a
o
Correct answer: ö

Q8.
What is the German word for 'standing'

kommen
sagen
Correct answer: stehen

Q9.
What is the correct gender of 'Mädchen'?

Correct answer: das
der
die

Q10.
What is the German word for 'head'?

kommen
Correct answer: Kopf
Körper

Q11.
Wie sagt man 'Vater' auf Englisch?

brother
Correct answer: father
mother

Q12.
Wie sagt man 'mother' auf Deutsch?

Junge
Correct answer: Mutter
Vater