Year 9

Ask and answer questions about family and friends (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Ask and answer questions about family and friends (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will focus on consolidating the use of the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
(my) Schwester

dein
mein
Correct answer: meine

Q2.
'meine' can be used with ...

feminine and masculine nouns
Correct answer: feminine and plural nouns
neuter and masculine nouns

Q3.
Which word is missing in this question: Was ist _____ Lieblingsfarbe?

dein
Correct answer: deine
mein

Q4.
What is the correct translation of 'Geschwister'?

grandparents
parents
Correct answer: siblings

Q5.
Which translation for this question is correct? 'Wer ist dein Lieblingsfußballspieler?'

What is your favourite football stadium?
What is your favourite football team?
Correct answer: Who is your favourite football player?

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.
Bruder ...

Correct answer: brother
sibling
sister

Q8.
Eltern ...

grandparents
Correct answer: parents
siblings

Q9.
actor

Schauspiel
Correct answer: Schauspieler
Schauspielerin

Q10.
Schwester

das
der
Correct answer: die

Q11.
'your' Lieblingsfilm

Correct answer: dein
deine
mein

11 Questions

Q1.
'siblings' in German

Correct answer: Geschwister
Schwester
Schwestern

Q2.
mein, dein, sein, ihr are called...

infinitives
Correct answer: possessive adjectives
subject pronouns

Q3.
(her) sister

ihr Schwester
Correct answer: ihre Schwester
seine Schwester

Q4.
'-d' at the end of a word is pronounced as ...

-d
-det
Correct answer: -t

Q5.
The ending of the possessive adjective depends on ... of the noun.

Correct answer: gender
pronunciation
spelling

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.
... Kind

Correct answer: das
der
die

Q8.
ihr

Correct answer: her
his
you

Q9.
his

ihr
mein
Correct answer: sein

Q10.
meine and deine

my and her
my and his
Correct answer: my and your

Q11.
... Eltern

feminine
masculine
Correct answer: plural