Year 9

Say what there is in different places (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Say what there is in different places (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to say what there is in different places and focus on the word-order when using expressions of locations.

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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

11 Questions

Q1.
___ Schweiz

das
der
Correct answer: die

Q2.
Where is the verb used in a simple sentence?

in first place
Correct answer: in second place
in third place

Q3.
Which sentence has the right word order?

Gitarre Lara spielt.
Correct answer: Lara spielt Gitarre.
Spielt Gitarre Lara.

Q4.
What do we call these words: manchmal, am Wochenende, dienstags, immer ...

adverbs of place
adverbs of quality
Correct answer: adverbs of time

Q5.
Which of these sentences are translated correctly? Am Wochenende esse ich oft einen Hamburger.

A hamburger I eat often at the weekend.
Correct answer: At the weekend I often eat a hamburger.
At the weekend often I eat a hamburger.

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.
fahren

to run
Correct answer: to travel
to walk

Q8.
die ...

Schottland
Correct answer: Schweiz
Wien

Q9.
suchen

to find
Correct answer: to look for
to travel

Q10.
____ Land

Correct answer: das
der
die

Q11.
'Wien' is which city?

Correct answer: Vienna
Viennese
Vietnam