German Language - CT1 2025
Expert Examiner Solutions | Zero-Mark Deduction Format
Question 1 (Marks: 1)
Wie sagt man "Friday" auf Deutsch?
  • (A) Mittwoch
  • (B) Donnerstag
  • (C) Feritag
  • (D) Freitag
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Correct Answer: (D) Freitag
Detailed Solution:
In German, the days of the week are:
- Montag (Monday)
- Dienstag (Tuesday)
- Mittwoch (Wednesday)
- Donnerstag (Thursday)
- Freitag (Friday)
Therefore, the correct translation for Friday is "Freitag". "Feritag" is a deliberate misspelling.
Question 2 (Marks: 1)
The month of Christmas Festival:
  • (A) Detcember
  • (B) Desember
  • (C) Dezember
  • (D) Deztcember
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Correct Answer: (C) Dezember
Detailed Solution:
Christmas (Weihnachten) takes place in the 12th month of the year.
In German orthography, the letter 'c' from English/Latin month names is replaced with 'z'.
Thus, December translates to Dezember.
Question 3 (Marks: 1)
Shedding of leaves happens in which season?
  • (A) Sommer
  • (B) Herbst
  • (C) Frühling
  • (D) Winter
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Correct Answer: (B) Herbst
Detailed Solution:
The shedding of leaves occurs during Autumn / Fall.
The four seasons in German are:
- Frühling (Spring)
- Sommer (Summer)
- Herbst (Autumn)
- Winter (Winter)
Question 4 (Marks: 1)
95 = ?
  • (A) Fünfundneunzig
  • (B) Vierundfünfzig
  • (C) Funfundneunzig
  • (D) Vierzigundfünf
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Correct Answer: (A) Fünfundneunzig
Detailed Solution:
In German, numbers between 21 and 99 are formed by stating the "ones" unit, adding "und" (and), followed by the "tens" unit. They are written as a single compound word.
- 5 = fünf
- 90 = neunzig
- 95 = fünf + und + neunzig = fünfundneunzig.
Option (C) lacks the umlaut (ü) over the 'u', making it grammatically incorrect.
Question 6 (Marks: 1)
sechsundneunzig = ?
  • (A) 69
  • (B) 96
  • (C) 90
  • (D) 99
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Correct Answer: (B) 96
Detailed Solution:
Let's break down the compound word: "sechsundneunzig"
- "sechs" = 6
- "und" = and
- "neunzig" = 90
Following the German number rule (ones + und + tens), this translates to 6 and 90, which equals 96.
Question 8 (Marks: 1)
Wie heiße _____?
  • (A) du
  • (B) Sie
  • (C) sie
  • (D) ich
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Correct Answer: (D) ich
Detailed Solution:
The verb here is "heiße", which is the conjugated form of the verb "heißen" (to be called) for the first-person singular.
- ich heiße (I am called)
- du heißt (you are called)
- er/sie/es heißt (he/she/it is called)
- Sie heißen (You [formal] are called)
Because the verb ends with '-e' (heiße), the only grammatically correct personal pronoun is ich.
Question 9 (Marks: 1)
Woher kommst _____?
  • (A) er
  • (B) Sie
  • (C) du
  • (D) sie
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Correct Answer: (C) du
Detailed Solution:
The verb here is "kommst", which is the conjugated form of the regular verb "kommen" (to come).
The second-person singular informal (you) conjugation drops the '-en' ending and adds '-st'.
- kommen $\rightarrow$ komm + st $\rightarrow$ kommst.
Therefore, the pronoun must be du. "Woher kommst du?" translates to "Where do you come from?"
Question 12 (Marks: 1)
Identifizieren Sie die Berufe: [Image: A barber cutting hair]
  • (A) Friseurin
  • (B) Friseur
  • (C) Freseur
  • (D) Frezeurin
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Correct Answer: (B) Friseur
Detailed Solution:
The image depicts a male barber cutting hair.
In German, the profession for a male hairdresser/barber is der Friseur. A female hairdresser would be "die Friseurin". The other options are spelled incorrectly.
Question 16 (Marks: 1)
Wir _____ sehr gern Musik. (hören)
  • (A) hore
  • (B) höre
  • (C) horen
  • (D) hören
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Correct Answer: (D) hören
Detailed Solution:
The subject of the sentence is "Wir" (We).
For regular verbs in the present tense, the first-person plural ("Wir") conjugation takes the exact infinitive form of the verb, which ends in '-en'.
- Wir hören (We hear/listen).
Option (C) lacks the umlaut (ö) and is therefore incorrect.
Question 18 (Marks: 1)
Was sagen die Leute? Hallo Tina! Wie geht's?
  • (A) Ich heiße Jakob
  • (B) Tschüss
  • (C) Wie geht's
  • (D) Danke gut. Und dir?
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Correct Answer: (D) Danke gut. Und dir?
Detailed Solution:
The phrase "Wie geht's?" means "How are you?" (informal).
The logical and polite conversational response is to state how you are doing, and then ask how the other person is doing.
- "Danke gut. Und dir?" translates perfectly to "Thanks, good. And you?".
Question 20 (Marks: 1)
Sharthak _____ ins Kino am Sonntag. (gehen)
  • (A) geht
  • (B) gehe
  • (C) gehen
  • (D) gehst
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Correct Answer: (A) geht
Detailed Solution:
The subject of the sentence is "Sharthak", which represents a third-person singular pronoun ("er" / he).
For regular verbs, the third-person singular conjugation drops the '-en' and adds a '-t'.
- gehen $\rightarrow$ geh + t $\rightarrow$ geht.
"Sharthak geht..." translates to "Sharthak goes...".