Year 9

Saying what people do, and when (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Saying what people do, and when (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will focus on the use of adverbs of time and how they affect the structure of sentences.

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11 Questions

Q1.
On Monday in German is...?

am Dienstag
am Mittwoch
Correct answer: am Montag

Q2.
The question word 'wann' means ...?

Correct answer: when
who
why

Q3.
How is 'on' translated in 'on Sunday'?

Correct answer: am Sonntag
im Sonntag
in Sonntag

Q4.
Which of these sentences has the correct word order?

Correct answer: Am Mittwoch gehe ich ins Kino.
Am Mittwoch ich gehe ins Kino.
Ich am Mittwoch gehe ins Kino.

Q5.
Which place does the verb take in a sentence in German?

first place
Correct answer: second
third

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 Morgen

in the afternoon
in the evening
Correct answer: in the morning

Q8.
Montag

Correct answer: Monday
Saturday
Tuesday

Q9.
wann?

Correct answer: when?
where?
why?

Q10.
am Mittwoch

on Thursday
on Tuesday
Correct answer: on Wednesday

Q11.
am Wochenende

at Christmas
at Easter
Correct answer: at the weekend

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