Year 10

Talking about your daily routine (Part 2/3)

Year 10

Talking about your daily routine (Part 2/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the genitive case using the prepositions 'während' and 'wegen' in the context of daily routine.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about your daily routine
  3. Grammar: Reflexive verbs, sequencing and word order

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13 Questions

Q1.
What does the reflexive pronoun need to agree with in a sentence?

the adjective
the noun
Correct answer: the subject
the verb

Q2.
What is the reflexive pronoun for ich?

dich
Correct answer: mich
sich
uns

Q3.
What is the reflexive pronoun for er/sie/es?

dich
mich
Correct answer: sich
uns

Q4.
Where does a reflexive pronoun go?

Correct answer: after the verb
at the beginning of the sentence
at the end of the sentence

Q5.
Which sentence is correct?

Er wäscht jeden Tag
Ich wasche jeden Tag
Correct answer: Ich wasche mich jeden Tag

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. 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.
als

also
Correct answer: as, when
if

Q8.
bei

both
Correct answer: by, with, at
from

Q9.
früher

Correct answer: earlier
early
then

Q10.
heute

here
nowadays
Correct answer: today

Q11.
jeden Abend

Correct answer: every evening
in the evenings
that evening

Q12.
kein

Correct answer: no
none
not

Q13.
mehr

lots of
many
Correct answer: more

13 Questions

Q1.
Which 2 prepositions take the genitive?

mit / zu
während / mit
Correct answer: während / wegen
wegen / mit

Q2.
What do you need to add to masculine and neuter nouns when using the genitive case?

Correct answer: (e)s
(e)t
e
t

Q3.
What does the feminine definite article (die) become in the genitive?

dem
Correct answer: der
des

Q4.
How do you say 'during the week'?

Correct answer: während der Woche
während des Tages
wegen der Woche
wegen des Tages

Q5.
What does the neuter indefinite article (ein) become in the genitive?

einem
einen
einer
Correct answer: eines

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. 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.
denken

to know
to say
Correct answer: to think

Q8.
kaum

Correct answer: hardly
nearly
only

Q9.
ohne

beside
with
Correct answer: without

Q10.
schon

Correct answer: already
always
rarely

Q11.
sogar

Correct answer: even, in fact
perhaps
surely

Q12.
werde

(s)he becomes, gets
Correct answer: I become, get
to become

Q13.
werden

to be
Correct answer: to become, get
to have