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Woher kommen Mia und Ben?VERBSsagen - to sayantworten - to answerklingeln - to ring es klingelt - the bell ringsADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSnatürlich - naturally, of coursetoll - greatjetzt - nowschon - alreadyNOUNdie Muttersprache - native tongue, literally mother tongue, mother languageClick here to listen to the introductory vocabulary:
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„_______ Tag," sagt Ben.
„Hallo," sagt Mia.
Correct Answer
B. Guten
Explanation
The correct answer is "Guten". In the given conversation, Ben greets Mia with the phrase "______ Tag," which translates to "Good _______." Mia responds with "Hallo," indicating that the missing word should be a greeting. Among the options provided, "Guten" is the only one that fits the context and completes the phrase as "Guten Tag," which means "Good day" in German.
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„Wie __________ du?" sagt Ben.
„Ich heiße Mia," sagt Mia.
Correct Answer
B. Heißt
Explanation
The correct answer is "heißt." In the given conversation, Ben asks Mia how she is called, and Mia responds by saying her name is Mia. The verb "heißen" means "to be called" in German, and in this context, Mia is using the third-person singular form of the verb, which is "heißt."
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„ _____ du in der siebten Klasse?"
„Ja, ich bin in der siebten Klasse und ich bin zwölf Jahre alt. Und du?"
Correct Answer
B. Bist
Explanation
The question is asking "Are you in the seventh grade?" The correct answer is "Bist" which means "Are" in German. The response confirms that the person is in the seventh grade and is twelve years old.
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„Ich ____ schon dreizehn," sagt Ben. "Kommst du aus Australien?"
Correct Answer
A. Bin
Explanation
The correct answer is "bin" because the sentence is in the first person singular form, and the verb "sein" (to be) needs to be conjugated accordingly. In this case, "Ich" (I) is the subject, and "bin" is the correct form of "sein" for the first person singular.
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„Nein, ich _______ aus Deutschland, aber ich wohne jetzt in Melbourne," sagt Mia. „Und du? Woher kommst du?"
Correct Answer
A. Komme
Explanation
The correct answer is "komme". In the given conversation, Mia is saying that she is not from Germany but now lives in Melbourne. The verb "komme" is used to indicate the first person singular form of the verb "kommen" which means "to come" or "to come from" in this context. Therefore, Mia is saying that she comes from a place other than Germany.
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„Ich komme aus Australien," sagt Ben, „aber meine Mutter _______ aus Neuseeland. Sprichst du Deutsch?"
Correct Answer
C. Kommt
Explanation
The correct answer is "kommt" because it agrees with the subject "meine Mutter" (my mother) which is in the third person singular. In German, the verb "kommen" (to come) conjugates as "komme" for the first person singular, "kommst" for the second person singular, and "kommt" for the third person singular. Since the sentence is talking about Ben's mother, who is a third person singular, the correct form of the verb is "kommt".
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„Ja, natürlich," sagt Mia. „Deutsch ist meine Muttersprache. Und du? Welche Sprachen sprichst du?"
„Ich _______ Englisch," sagt Ben, „aber ich lerne Deutsch."
Correct Answer
A. Spreche
Explanation
Ben says, "I speak English, but I am learning German." This indicates that Ben is talking about himself and his ability to speak English. Therefore, the correct answer is "spreche," which is the first person singular form of the verb "sprechen" (to speak) in German.
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„Das ist toll," sagt Mia. "Wann ______ du Geburtstag, Ben?"
Correct Answer
B. Hast
Explanation
Mia is asking Ben when his birthday is, so the correct answer is "hast" which is the second person singular form of the verb "haben" (to have) in German.
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„Ich habe ___ November Geburtstag," antwortet Ben. „Und du? Wann hast du Geburtstag?"
Correct Answer
C. Im
Explanation
With the name of a month, you require «im».
For example, im März, im Februar, im Juli.
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„Im April," antwortet Mia. Es klingelt. „_______!" sagen die zwei Schüler.
Correct Answer
A. Tschüs
Explanation
The correct answer is "Tschüs". This is because the question states that Mia responds with "Im April," and then there is a sound of a bell ringing. Based on this context, it can be inferred that Mia and the other student are saying goodbye ("Tschüs") as they are leaving or ending their conversation.