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A2 practice exam

20questions
16minutes
20topics

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A2

20 questions, in order

20 questions drawn from 20 topics at A2. Pick an option; correct answers open when the exam ends.

Ich helfe ___ .

Correct answer dir. helfen takes the Dativ. English says a plain “help you”, and here the bridge fails — the same bridge that also breaks on folgen.

Kannst du ___ helfen?

Correct answer mir. helfen takes the dative, although «help me» feels like a plain object in English. Same group: danken · folgen · antworten · vertrauen. Learn the case together with the verb, not separately.

Das ist ___ Wein. (gut · masculine)

Correct answer ein guter. ein is bare in the masculine nominative, so the adjective carries the signal (-r). Don’t mix it up with der gute Wein, where the article carries it.

Ich freue ___ auf das Wochenende.

Correct answer mich. There is no other object in the sentence (auf das Wochenende is a prepositional phrase), so it is Accusative. Also, auf looks ahead: the weekend has not arrived yet.

Gestern ___ ich in Berlin.

Correct answer war. sein is mostly used in the Präteritum even in speech. bin gewesen is a correct Perfekt (common in the south) but it does not fit this gap: with it the sentence becomes Gestern bin ich in Berlin gewesen. habe gewesen is simply wrong.

Ich hänge das Bild ___ Wand.

Correct answer an die. The picture was not on the wall; the act of hanging brings it there — a boundary is crossed, so Akkusativ. die Wand is feminine, so it stays die in the Akkusativ too. The counterpart: Das Bild hängt an der Wand. — now it is just there, Dativ.

Komm ___ ! (Come here)

Correct answer her. The speaker stands at the destination, and the movement comes toward them. hin would point the opposite way.

Ich bin krank. Deshalb ___ nicht.

Correct answer komme ich. deshalb occupies the first slot; since the verb has to stay in second position, the subject drops behind it.

Ich bleibe zu Hause, weil es ___ .

Correct answer regnet. weil sends the conjugated verb to the very end: …, weil es regnet.

Heute ___ ins Kino.

Correct answer gehe ich. You put something other than the subject first (heute) → the verb stays in slot two and the subject drops behind it.

Wo ist ___ die Toilette? (you want it to sound friendly, not like a demand)

Correct answer denn. It is the question particle — it takes the edge off and adds interest. halt and schon belong in statements; dropped into a question they simply do not work.

Which means “He’s not here yet, but he’s coming”?

Correct answer Er ist noch nicht da. Wasn’t there, still isn’t, but will be → noch nicht. nicht mehr means “was here, left”; “nicht schon” doesn’t work in this meaning.

It’s your turn at the bakery and you want a loaf of bread. Which sentence is the most polite?

Correct answer Ich hätte gern ein Brot. Ich will is correct grammar but at the counter it sounds like “I want it, hand it over”. Gib mir is a flat-out order, and in the du-form at that.

Your friend said Morgen soll es regnen. and you had heard the same. What is the most natural reply?

Correct answer Genau = “exactly, just so”: the other person said what you were thinking. Bitte and Macht nichts belong to other moments.

Your friend invited you to a birthday party on Saturday and you don’t want to go. Which answer is both clear and polite?

Correct answer Danke für die Einladung, aber diesmal schaffe ich es nicht. Thanks + a clear no. Mal sehen is not a no in German, it is open-ended; Ich will nicht kommen states your unwillingness and stays harsh.

die Hand + der Schuh = ?

Correct answer der Handschuh. The last part gives the article: der Schuh. Even though Hand at the front is feminine, it changes nothing.

Hier ___ man nicht parken.

Correct answer darf. man is always conjugated like the 3rd person singular (er/sie/es).

A friend’s father has died. What do you say?

Correct answer Beileid = condolences. Gute Besserung is said to someone who will recover; it can’t be used for a death.

___ Mantel gehört dir?

Correct answer Welcher. der Mantel (coat) is in the Nominativ. der → welcher.

Put in the neutral (unstressed) order: (gebe / dem Kind / ich / den Apfel)

Correct answer With two nouns, a neutral sentence puts the dative (dem Kind) first and the accusative (den Apfel) second. Ich gebe den Apfel dem Kind. is not wrong, but stressed: to the child, not to someone else.

Unanswered questions count as wrong.