Year 9

One or many? Talking about more than one thing (Part 1/2)

Year 9

One or many? Talking about more than one thing (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn the numbers 1 to 10 and how to use 'es gibt' as well as the plural of nouns.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which gender does the word 'Handy' have?

feminine
masculine
Correct answer: neuter

Q2.
What is the correct translation of 'ziemlich'?

Correct answer: quite
totally
very

Q3.
Which sentence is the correct one?

Correct answer: Ich habe ein Fahrrad.
Ich habe eine Fahrrad.
Ich habe einen Fahrrad.

Q4.
Ich habe jetzt ein Handy. What is the translation of 'jetzt' in this sentence?

never
Correct answer: now
yesterday

Q5.
Which is the correct plural form?

Handie
Handies
Correct answer: Handys

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
ganz

not at all
quite
Correct answer: very

Q8.
jetzt

later
Correct answer: now
yesterday

Q9.
ziemlich

not
Correct answer: quite
very

Q10.
denken

to do
to go
Correct answer: to think

Q11.
gut

bad
Correct answer: good
great

11 Questions

Q1.
What is makes DREI + SIEBEN = ?

acht
neun
Correct answer: zehn

Q2.
ZEHN - ACHT is ...?

drei
eins
Correct answer: zwei

Q3.
Who was 'Goethe'?

a famous German inventor
a famous German sprinter
Correct answer: a famous German writer

Q4.
'Es gibt' means in English

it is
Correct answer: there is/are
there were

Q5.
What does the word 'plural' mean?

just one
just two
Correct answer: more than one

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
er

Correct answer: he
she
we

Q8.
sie

him
I
Correct answer: she

Q9.
es

Correct answer: it
we
you

Q10.
einmal die Woche

once a month
Correct answer: once a week
once a year

Q11.
jeden Tag

Correct answer: every day
every other day
once a day