Year 10

Describing a school day (Part 1/3)

Year 10

Describing a school day (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to talk about our school timetable and subjects, with specific detail on how to tell the time.
  2. Purpose of language use: Describing a school day
  3. Grammar: Present tense: weak verb consolidatio. Question words and WO2

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which statement is correct?

Correct answer: The object of the sentence = what is being "verb-ed"
The object of the sentence = what is doing the verb
The object of the sentence always comes first

Q2.
Which case is used for the object of the sentence?

Correct answer: Accusative
Dative
Nominative

Q3.
The adjective needs an ending if it comes ...?

After the noun it describes
At the end of the sentence
Correct answer: Before the noun it describes

Q4.
The masculine accusative adjective ending is ...?

-e
Correct answer: -en
-es

Q5.
The feminine accusative adjective ending is ...?

Correct answer: -e
-en
-es

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.
immer

Correct answer: always
never
sometimes

Q8.
nach Hause

Correct answer: (towards) home
at home
from home
Others

Q9.
sehen

to say
Correct answer: to see
to watch

Q10.
sieht

Correct answer: (s)he sees
I see
you see

Q11.
wann

if
Correct answer: when
whenever

Q12.
was

Others
Correct answer: what
where
who

Q13.
ziemlich

Correct answer: quite, fairly, pretty
totally
very

13 Questions

Q1.
How do you say "at" in relation to a time?

an
Correct answer: um
zu

Q2.
What is the German word for "quarter"?

Vier
Correct answer: Viertel
Vierzehn

Q3.
Which clock do Germans use?

Correct answer: 12-hour and 24-hour clock
Only 12-hour clock
Only 24-hour clock

Q4.
How would you write the time 10:10 in words?

Correct answer: Zehn nach zehn
Zehn Uhr zwanzig
Zehn vor zehn

Q5.
How would you say "at half past six" in German?

um halb sechs
Correct answer: um halb sieben
um sechs Uhr

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.
hier

Correct answer: here
near
there

Q8.
oft

always
Correct answer: often
usually

Q9.
warum

when
where
Correct answer: why

Q10.
wer

what
where
Correct answer: who, whoever

Q11.
wie

Correct answer: how
when
where

Q12.
wo

when
Correct answer: where
who

Q13.
zu Hause

(towards) home
Correct answer: at home
from home