GRADE 8 German – Interactive Speaking, Listening for Information Quiz
1. Which sentence correctly says "I have Maths at 9 o'clock." in German?
Use 'um' with exact clock times in German: 'um 9 Uhr'. 'am', 'in' and 'zu' are incorrect with an exact clock time.
2. Which sentence correctly says "On Monday I have Biology." in German?
Use 'am' + weekday for a specific day: 'Am Montag'. 'An' would be 'am' contracted; 'in' is wrong and word order in the last choice is incorrect.
3. What time does the German phrase 'halb drei' mean?
'halb drei' in German means half an hour before three, i.e. 2:30. Germans say 'halb [next hour]'.
4. What time does 'Viertel nach neun' mean?
'Viertel nach neun' literally means a quarter after nine, i.e. 9:15.
5. What time does 'Viertel vor neun' mean?
'Viertel vor neun' means a quarter to nine, i.e. 8:45.
6. Which question correctly asks "When do you have History?" in German?
Correct question word order: W‑word + verb + subject. 'Wann hast du Geschichte?' follows this pattern.
7. Which is the correct yes/no question for "Do you have English at 10?" in German?
Yes/no questions invert verb and subject: Verb + subject + time + object: 'Hast du um zehn Englisch?'. The others break German word order.
8. Which expression is correct for "in the morning" in German?
Use 'am' with parts of the day in German: 'am Morgen'. 'im' would be 'im Moment' or 'im Jahr', and 'am Morgens' is incorrect.
9. Which sentence correctly says "I have PE from 10 to 11." in German?
Use 'von ... bis ...' to say 'from ... to ...' in German. 'seit' means 'since', 'zu' is wrong here, and 'ab ... bis' is not used together like that.
10. Which phrase correctly means "in the first period"?
After the preposition 'in' indicating time with 'Stunde' you need the dative feminine: 'in der ersten Stunde' (der + ersten).
11. Which sentence correctly says "My timetable begins at 8 o'clock." in German?
Use 'um' with exact times: 'um 8 Uhr'. 'am' is for days/dates, 'in' and 'zu' are incorrect here.
12. Which sentence correctly says "I have Maths every Monday" (regularly) in German?
To indicate a habitual action on Mondays use the adverb 'montags'. 'Am montags' is wrong and the others are ungrammatical.
13. Which is the correct German for "first hour" (ordinal) in a timetable?
Use the feminine ordinal form without ending for a noun phrase: 'die erste Stunde' → shortened 'erste Stunde'. 'Stunde' is feminine, so 'erste' is correct.
14. Which phrase correctly means "after the break"?
'Pause' is feminine; after the preposition 'nach' used here we need the determiner 'der' in dative: 'nach der Pause'.
15. Which question correctly asks "When do you have Sport?" following German word order?
For W-questions German order is: question word + verb + subject + rest. 'Wann hast du Sport?' follows this.
16. Which expression properly means "around 9 o'clock" (approximately) in German?
'gegen' is used for approximate times: 'gegen 9 Uhr' (around 9). 'um' is exact, 'ab' means from, 'seit' means since.
17. Which sentence correctly says "I have lessons until 12 o'clock"?
Use 'bis' + time without 'um' for 'until': 'bis 12 Uhr'. 'bis um' and 'zu' are incorrect here; 'bis zu' is used in different contexts.
18. Which sentence correctly says "I have had this teacher since 2019" (using 'since')?
Use 'seit' for a starting point in time that continues to the present: 'seit 2019'. 'seit von' and 'von' alone are wrong for this meaning.
19. Which sentence correctly says "On Wednesday I have Art."?
Use 'am' with days and correct word order: 'Am Mittwoch habe ich Kunst.' The other choices use wrong prepositions or word order.
20. Which sentence correctly negates a lesson: "I don't have PE today."?
With nouns that are accusative and without article, negate with 'kein-'. 'Sport' is masculine, so use 'keinen'. 'Nicht Sport' is incorrect.
21. Which phrase correctly says "in the second hour"?
Use dative feminine after 'in' for a time expression: 'in der zweiten Stunde' (der + zweiten + feminine singular).
22. Which form is correct to say "at 8:30" in German?
When giving an exact time use 'um': 'um halb neun' = at 8:30. The other prepositions are incorrect with this time expression.
23. Which question correctly asks "When does school start?" in German?
W‑word + verb + subject: 'Wann beginnt die Schule?' is correct German question order.
24. Which phrase correctly means "between the lessons"?
'Zwischen' with plural 'Stunden' takes the dative plural: 'zwischen den Stunden'. The others use wrong case or form.
25. Which sentence correctly gives a weekday and time together: "On Monday at 9 o'clock I have Chemistry."?
All three orders are grammatically correct in German (time expressions can come in different positions): 'Am Montag um 9 Uhr habe ich Chemie.' and the others are acceptable.
26. Which sentence correctly asks a classmate politely "Can you tell me when the lesson starts?" in German?
Polite/formal phrasing: 'Können Sie mir sagen, wann die Stunde beginnt?' uses correct polite form and proper word order for the embedded question.