Year 9

Talking about going to and being in different locations (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Talking about going to and being in different locations (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to talk about going to and being in different locations with a focus on the preposition 'in'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words is not a question word?

wann
wo
Correct answer: wohnen

Q2.
Which translation is correct? In the morning I go to church.

Correct answer: Am Morgen gehe ich in die Kirche.
Am Nachmittag gehe ich in die Bibliothek.
Am Nachmittag gehe ich in die Kirche.

Q3.
in the evenings translates as ...

Abend
Correct answer: abends
am Abend

Q4.
What does the 'V' on V-S-O stands for?

Correct answer: Verb - Subject - Object
Verein - Subject - Object
Vogel - Subject - Object

Q5.
What is the grammatical word for 'ich'?

Object
Correct answer: Subject Pronoun
Verb

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.
wo

how
Correct answer: where
who

Q8.
wie oft

how long
how much
Correct answer: how often

Q9.
immer

Correct answer: always
never
often

Q10.
Samstag

Correct answer: Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday

Q11.
in the morning

am Abend
Correct answer: am Morgen
am Nachmittag

11 Questions

Q1.
What are 'in' and 'auf' called?

Correct answer: prepositions
subject pronouns
verbs

Q2.
The phrase 'ich gehe' implies ...

location
Correct answer: movement
stagnation

Q3.
Movement is linked with which case in German?

Correct answer: the Accusative
the Dative
the Nominative

Q4.
What does the 'V' on V-S-O stands for?

Correct answer: Verb - Subject - Object
Verein - Subject - Object
Vogel - Subject - Object

Q5.
Which of these sentences expresses 'Location'?

Correct answer: Die Katze sitzt auf dem Tisch.
Die Katze springt auf das Bett.
Die Katze springt auf den Tisch.

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.
wo

how
Correct answer: where
who

Q8.
wann

Correct answer: when
where
who

Q9.
in

at
Correct answer: in/into
on/onto

Q10.
am Morgen

Correct answer: in the morning
in the mornings
tomorrow

Q11.
Mittwoch

every Wednesday
on Wednesday
Correct answer: Wednesday