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German quiz for grades 5 to 13

250 German questions across three grade bands. In the game you pick the subject and the band, and every duel draws questions you haven't had yet. Here are six examples, two from each band.

Play GermanGrades 5–7: 100 · Grades 8–10: 100 · Grades 11–13: 50

Sample questions

Grades 5–7 · Spelling

Which of the four spellings is right?

  1. Anumerieren
  2. Bnummerrieren
  3. Cnummerieren
  4. Dnumerrieren
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C: nummerieren

Grades 5–7 · Fairy tales

Which four animals set off together as “Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten” (The Town Musicians of Bremen)?

  1. AHorse, dog, cat, goose
  2. BDonkey, wolf, cat, rooster
  3. CDonkey, dog, fox, rooster
  4. DDonkey, dog, cat, rooster
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D: Donkey, dog, cat, rooster

Grades 8–10 · Authors

Which title is NOT by Erich Kästner?

  1. AEmil und die Detektive
  2. BDie unendliche Geschichte
  3. CDas doppelte Lottchen
  4. DDas fliegende Klassenzimmer
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B: Die unendliche Geschichte

Grades 8–10 · Text types

What is the usual purpose of a fable?

  1. AIt describes real events
  2. BIt always rhymes
  3. CIt teaches a life lesson
  4. DIt has no ending
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C: It teaches a life lesson

Grades 11–13 · Literary periods

Which literary period was strongly shaped by the Thirty Years’ War and often deals with transience?

  1. AThe Enlightenment
  2. BClassicism
  3. CThe Baroque
  4. DRealism
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C: The Baroque

Grades 11–13 · Literary devices

Which literary device is most clearly shown by the line “Wellen wiegen weiße Wolken”?

  1. AMetaphor
  2. BAlliteration
  3. CPersonification
  4. DSimile
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B: Alliteration