Year 9

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

Year 9

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

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the word order rule: Time - Manner - Place and the use of 'viel' / 'viele'.

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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

11 Questions

Q1.
'a lot of' in German means

viel
Correct answer: viel or viele
viele

Q2.
Which is the correct translation for 'Ich habe viel Zeit.'

I have a lot of money.
I have a lot of sugar.
Correct answer: I have a lot of time.

Q3.
Which translation is correct? We see a lot of people.

Wir sehen keine Leute.
Wir sehen viel Leute.
Correct answer: Wir sehen viele Leute.

Q4.
Which of these three nouns is a countable noun?

Geld
Correct answer: Katzen
Obst

Q5.
Which sentence has the right word order?

Immer in den Park geht Lara abends.
In den Park abends geht Lara immer.
Correct answer: Lara geht abends immer in den Park.

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.
suchen

Correct answer: to look for
to manage
to reach

Q8.
in Switzerland

Correct answer: in der Schweiz
in die Schweiz
in Schweiz

Q9.
viel

Correct answer: a lot of
many
none

Q10.
a lot of money

Correct answer: viel Geld
viel Gemüse
viel Zeit

Q11.
to manage

Correct answer: schaffen
sehen
suchen