Year 9

Say where you went, how you got there and what you did (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Say where you went, how you got there and what you did (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use the perfect tense with 'haben' and 'sein' in combination with the prepositions 'an' and 'mit'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a past participle

Correct answer: gemacht
mache
machen

Q2.
Das Buch hat 300 ___________ .

Bäume
Blätter
Correct answer: Seiten

Q3.
Wir haben viele Fotos _____________ .

Correct answer: gemacht
genommen
gespielt

Q4.
Which is the correct translation for this sentence? 'So gehe ich nicht auf die Party!'

I really don't go to the party!
Correct answer: Like that I am not going to the party!
So, I am not going to the party!

Q5.
Which subject pronoun would be needed in this sentence? ____ haben viel Spaß gehabt! (____ have had a lot of fun!)

er/sie/es
ich
Correct answer: wir

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.
Seite

das
der
Correct answer: die

Q8.
die ...........

Correct answer: Bank
Museum
Sport

Q9.
wirklich

again
Correct answer: really
so

Q10.
um

Correct answer: at
behind
on

Q11.
also

also
so
Correct answer: well

11 Questions

Q1.
What is the capital of Poland?

Gdańsk
Krakow
Correct answer: Warsaw

Q2.
Which of these past participle need the auxiliary 'sein' because it is implying moving from one place to another?

Correct answer: gefahren
gegessen
gemacht

Q3.
I travelled by train. Which is the correct translation?

Ich bin mit dem Bahn gefahren.
Correct answer: Ich bin mit der Bahn gefahren.
Ich habe mit der Bahn gefahren.

Q4.
Which past participle is missing at the end of this sentence? Ich bin vier Wochen in Polen _____________ .

erlebt
Correct answer: geblieben
verbracht

Q5.
Which sentence contains the correct word order?

Ich bin geflogen im Sommer nach Polen.
Ich nach Polen im Sommer geflogen.
Correct answer: Nach Polen bin ich im Sommer geflogen.

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.
mit der Bahn

by plane
Correct answer: by train
by tram

Q8.
by plane

mit das Flugzeug
Correct answer: mit dem Flugzeug
mit der Flugzeug

Q9.
fliegen

to eat
to fish
Correct answer: to fly

Q10.
Ich bin ... geblieben

Correct answer: I stayed
I travelled
I went

Q11.
meine Tante und mein Onkel

Correct answer: my aunt and my uncle
my mum and my dad
my sister and my brother