Year 9

Asking when people do things (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Asking when people do things (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to ask when people do things and how to form questions using the correct word-order.

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11 Questions

Q1.
How would you translate 'on Tuesdays' into German?
am Dienstag
Dienstag
Correct answer: dienstags
Q2.
The question word 'when' is translated as ...
Correct answer: wann
wer
wo
Q3.
Ich singe freitags im Chor. is translated as...
I sang in the choir on Friday.
Correct answer: I sing in the choir on fridays.
I will sing in the choir on Friday.
Q4.
Which sentence is using the correct word order?
Ich spiele im Orchester sonntags.
Im Orchester sonntags spiele ich.
Correct answer: Sonntags spiele ich im Orchester.
Q5.
Which question is translated correctly?
Gehst du wann in die Schule?
In die Schule wann gehst du?
Correct answer: Wann gehst du in die Schule?
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.
am Sonntag
Correct answer: on Sunday
Sunday
sundays
Q8.
in der Woche
at the weekend
Correct answer: during the week
once a week
Q9.
wann?
Correct answer: when?
where?
why?
Q10.
normalerweise
Correct answer: normally
rarely
regularly
Q11.
nachmittags
Correct answer: in the afternoons
in the evenings
in the mornings

11 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence has the right word order?
Einen Film ich sehe.
Correct answer: Ich sehe einen Film.
Sehe ich einen Film.
Q2.
What does V-S-O stand for?
Correct answer: Verb - Subject - Object
Vogel - Schlange - Otter
Volkswagen - Suzuki - Opel
Q3.
Which verb is missing in this sentence? Am Donnerstag ______ ich meine Hausaufgaben.
Correct answer: mache
singe
spiele
Q4.
The verb in which sentence is correct?
Correct answer: Am Wochenende spiele ich im Orchester.
Am Wochenende spielen ich im Orchester.
Am Wochenende spielst ich im Orchester.
Q5.
How do you pronounce the letter 'w' in German?
Lips pressed together.
Mouth wide open.
Correct answer: Upper teeth on lower lip.
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.
im Theater
Correct answer: in the theatre
the theater
theatre
Q8.
die Bibliothek
the bakery
the chemist
Correct answer: the library
Q9.
... Kirche
das
der
Correct answer: die
Q10.
der _erein - which letter is missing at the front of the noun?
K
S
Correct answer: V
Q11.
gehen
to drive
Correct answer: to go
to run