Year 9

Ask and answer questions about holiday experiences (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Ask and answer questions about holiday experiences (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consolidate the use of the perfect tense of weak and strong verbs.

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11 Questions

Q1.
1 To talk about what you have done or did you use the ... tense in German.

future
Correct answer: perfect
present

Q2.
2 In German the adjective letzt- means ... and dies- means ...

last, now
Correct answer: last, this
next, this

Q3.
3 To say where something or someone is moving to you use in for ... and auf for ...

in front of, behind
Correct answer: into, onto
up, down

Q4.
4 To say where something is located you use ... and ...

an, auf
in, am
Correct answer: in, auf

Q5.
5 'Auf' can also mean ... or to.

Correct answer: at
next to
under

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.
dieser

then
these
Correct answer: this (masculine)

Q8.
diese

them
these
Correct answer: this (feminine)

Q9.
dieses

now
then
Correct answer: this (neuter)

Q10.
letzter

before
Correct answer: last (masculine)
lunch

Q11.
letzte

Correct answer: last (feminine)
last (neuter)
lastly

11 Questions

Q1.
What is the infinitive of this participle: gegessen?

Correct answer: essen
esst
isst

Q2.
What is the past participle of the verb 'trinken'?

getrinken
getrinkt
Correct answer: getrunken

Q3.
Which word is missing in this sentence: Ich _____ auf dem Bodensee gesurft.

Correct answer: habe
haben
hast

Q4.
Which past participle matches this sentence? Ich habe eine Wanderung in den Bergen __________ .

gegessen
Correct answer: gemacht
gespielt

Q5.
Which of these past participles is a weak one?

Correct answer: gekauft
geschrieben
getroffen

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.
der Sommer

autumn
Correct answer: summer
winter

Q8.
getroffen

ate
Correct answer: met
played

Q9.
gesprochen

read
Correct answer: spoke
wrote

Q10.
geschrieben

learnt
read
Correct answer: wrote

Q11.
gelegen

climbed
Correct answer: lay
walked