Review for Kapitel 1 – Deutsch I
Topics
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Ask/Answer questions about names
Ask/Answer questions about ages
Ask/Answer questions about where you/others are from
Ask/Answer questions about how you/others get to school
Ask/Answer questions about how are you/others doing and why
SPELLING COUNTS on all of these questions/answers!
CORRECT VERB CONJUGATION also counts on all of these questions/answers!
Format – Data Director
Parts A and B: Listening
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For Parts A and B you must listen to people say information about themselves. It could be their name, age,
where they are from, or how they get to school. You must then match the description you hear with the
picture of the person it describes.
Parts C, D, E: Reading
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For Part C you must match questions to their appropriate answer. In the following practice, match each
answer to the appropriate question.
1. Wie heisst er?
a. Ich bin sechzehn Jahre alt.
2. Wie alt bist du?
b. Sie kommt aus Potsdam.
3. Wer ist der Junge?
c. Mir geht’s super!
4. Woher kommt Heidi?
d. Heute bin ich krank.
5. Wie kommt Axel zur Schule?
e. Er ist Martin.
6. Wie geht’s?
f. Er kommt mit der U-Bahn.
7. Warum bist du so schlecht?
g. Heute bin ich glücklich.
8. Warum bist du so ausgezeichnet?
h. Er heisst Hans.
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For Part D you will read descriptions of how students get to school and then you will match the description
to an appropriate picture showing how the student gets to school.
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For Part E you will read descriptions of students. These descriptions will include their name, age, how they
get to school, and where they are from. You must answer multiple choice questions about the students.
Part F: Culture
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For Part F you must answer multiple choice questions about Potsdam
Below, list a few important facts about Bremen:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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S.Emery /13
Format – Written
Parts G,H,I,J
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For Part G you must look at five pictures of people who are feeling a certain way (zum Beispiel, healthy,
happy, please, tired, sick etc). Below each picture you will write down the adjective that describes why
(warum?) the person is feeling a certain way. Answers such as “gut,” “schlecht,” or “so-so” do NOT count.
You need to use the adjectives that answer the question “Warum?” SPELLING COUNTS!
Here is a practice below:
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For Part H you will be given descriptions of students including their name, name, age, how they get to
school, and where they are from. You must choose one student to write three sentences about. You must
then write two questions that you could ask someone to get the information written on the cards (zum
Beispiel: What’s your name? Where are you from? How old are you? How do you get to school?) SPELLING
COUNTS!
Here’s a practice:
STUDENT DESCRIPTION
Heike Fischer
Sechzehn
Mit der U-Bahn
Potsdam, BRD
Write three possible sentences about this student. FYI: “Heike” is a girl’s name.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Now write two questions you could’ve asked Heike to get this information
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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For Part I you must look at a picture of students coming to school. You must then write five sentences
describing how five of these students come to school. SPELLING COUNTS!!
Here is a practice:
1. Silke comes to school by bus. Write a sentence in German telling me how Silke comes to school.
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2. Georg walks to school. Write a sentence in German telling me how Georg comes to school.
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3. Meike comes to school by subway. Write a sentence in German telling me how Meike comes to school.
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For Part J you must translate the Chapter Sprichwort into English.
“Aller Anfang ist schwer”
In English, this means: _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Format – Oral
K.
At some point during the test, you will go up to Frau and she will pick 2 letters out of a hat. The letters will
correspond with the questions below. You should answer both questions in German in complete sentences. You
will be graded on completeness of answer, pronunciation, comprehensibility, and accuracy.
a. Wie heisst du?
b. Wie alt bist du?
c. Woher kommst du?
d. Wie kommst du zur Schule?
e. Wie geht’s und warum?
COMPREHENSIBILITY
You used the functions and vocabulary
necessary to thoroughly answer the
questions.
The listener was able to understand
what you were trying to say .
(excellent)
ACCURACY
You used language correctly including
grammar and word order.
(excellent)
CONTENT
FLUENCY/
PRONUNCIATION
You spoke clearly and without
hesitation. Your pronunciation and
intonation sounded natural.
3
2
(excellent)
1
(needs work)
2
1
(needs work)
2
3
(excellent)
1
(needs work)
2
1
(needs work)
To practice, write down your answers to the following German questions and memorize them.
a. Wie heisst du? _______________________________________________________________________
b. Wie alt bist du? _______________________________________________________________________
c. Woher kommst du? _______________________________________________________________________
d. Wie kommst du zur Schule? _______________________________________________________________________
e. Wie geht’s und warum? _______________________________________________________________________
S.Emery /13