Year 8
Year 8

Narrating past events (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise narrating events in the past using the perfect and imperfect tenses. We will also practise adjective agreement and comparisons.

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12 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct English translation of 'typisch'?
type
Correct answer: typical
typing
Q2.
Which is a correct English meaning of the word 'Karte' ?
cave
meal
Correct answer: ticket
Q3.
Which is a correct English meaning of the word 'nach' when used with the time?
after
on
Correct answer: to
Q4.
Was ist 'Sylt'?
ein Meer
ein See
Correct answer: eine Insel
Q5.
Which greeting would you use if it was 10.30 in the morning?
Gute Nacht
Correct answer: Guten Morgen
Guten Tag
Q6.
What is the correct part of 'haben' for the pronoun 'sie' meaning she?
habe
hast
Correct answer: hat
Q7.
What is the correct part of 'sein' for the pronoun 'du'?
Correct answer: bist
ist
sind
Q8.
What is the correct part of 'haben' for the pronoun 'wir'?
Correct answer: haben
hast
hat
Q9.
What is the correct part of 'sein' for the pronoun 'wir'?
bin
bist
Correct answer: sind
Q10.
What is the correct past past participle for the verb 'fahren'?
Correct answer: gefahren
gefahrt
gefahrten
Q11.
What time would you meet your friend if you were told 'um halb zwei'?
Correct answer: at half past one
at half past two
at twenty minutes to two
Q12.
What is the correct meaning of 'dreihundertsechsundvierzig?
Correct answer: 346
364
463

10 Questions

Q1.
In which word is the [u] pronounced long?
der Fluss
Correct answer: der Hut
jung
Q2.
In which word is the [a] short?
der Bahnhof
Correct answer: die Katze
die Strasse
Q3.
In which word is the [e] pronounced long?
das Orchester
der Mensch
Correct answer: der See
Q4.
Which is the correct adjective ending: Ich habe ...
Correct answer: einen alten Hut
einen alter Hut
einen altes Hut
Q5.
Which is the correct adjective ending? Das ist...
Correct answer: ein alter Hut
einen alten Hut
einen alter Hut
Q6.
Which is the correct adjective ending? Ich habe ...
ein kleiner Kopf
eine kleines Kopf
Correct answer: einen kleinen Kopf
Q7.
Which is the correct adjective ending? Das ist ...
Correct answer: ein roter Rucksack
einen roten Rucksack
einen rotes Rucksack
Q8.
Which comparison is correctly formed?
Lärmgarten war nicht gut wie Traumwelt.
Lärmgarten war nicht so gut als Traumwelt.
Correct answer: Lärmgarten war nicht so gut wie Traumwelt.
Q9.
Which comparison is correctly formed?
Correct answer: Traumwelt hat besser gespielt.
Traumwelt hat beste gespielt.
Traumwelt hat guter gespielt.
Q10.
Which comparison is correctly formed?
Traumwelts Look war mehr modern als ihr Look.
Correct answer: Traumwelts Look war moderner als ihr Look.
Traumwelts Look war moderner wie ihr Look.