Year 9
Year 9

The world in numbers (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revise the present tense of weak and strong verbs and we will use the numbers 32 - 100.

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11 Questions

Q1.
'weil' and 'denn' both mean ...

and
Correct answer: because
or

Q2.
Which of these sentences contains the correct word order?

Ich mag Schokolade, denn lecker sie ist.
Correct answer: Ich mag Schokolade, denn sie ist lecker.
Ich mag Schokolade, denn sie lecker ist.

Q3.
What happens to the verb when you use 'weil' in a sentence?

It is in second place.
Correct answer: It is kicked to the end of the sentence.
It stays where it is.

Q4.
Which sentence is missing the conjunction 'weil'?

Correct answer: Oma isst Obst und Gemüse, ..... es gesund ist.
Oma isst Obst und Gemüse, ..... ist es gesund.
Oma isst Obst und Gemüse, ...... es ist gesund.

Q5.
Which of these translations is correct: 'I like eating chocolate because it is delicious.'

Ich esse gern Schokolade, weil lecker ist sie.
Ich esse gern Schokolade, weil sie ist lecker.
Correct answer: Ich esse gern Schokolade, weil sie lecker ist.

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.
because

denn and aber
Correct answer: weil and denn
weil and und

Q8.
train

das Auto
das Rad
Correct answer: die Bahn

Q9.
mögen

hate
Correct answer: like
love

Q10.
to reach

erraten
Correct answer: erreichen
erringen

Q11.
verbringen

to spend money
Correct answer: to spend time
to waste time

11 Questions

Q1.
dreiundsiebzig

37
Correct answer: 73
77

Q2.
'mich' and 'dich' are ...

Correct answer: object pronouns
past participles
subject pronouns

Q3.
Which of these verbs is a strong verb?

Correct answer: essen
gehen
machen

Q4.
Which is the correct translation for 'Ich sehe dich nicht!'

I can't see you!
Correct answer: I don't see you!
You can't see me!

Q5.
Which of these verb forms is correct?

er fahre
er fahrt
Correct answer: er fährt

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.
Bevölkerung

percent
Correct answer: population
support

Q8.
support

Unterbezahlung
Unterbringung
Correct answer: Unterstützung

Q9.
nichts

no
not
Correct answer: nothing

Q10.
enthalten

Correct answer: contain
container
content

Q11.
eintausentzweihundertdreiundvierzig

Correct answer: 1243
1342
1423