German Language Quiz for Beginners:

Question: What is the German word for “yes”?
(a) Nein
(b) Ja
(c) Guten Tag
(d) Danke

Answer. (b)

Question: What is the German word for “friend”?
(a) Feind
(b) Freundin
(c) Kumpel
(d) Bekannte

Answer. (c)

Question: What is the German word for “house”?
(a) Garten
(b) Haus
(c) Wohnung
(d) Schule

Answer. (b)

Question: Which of these languages is not a member of the Germanic language family?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) Swedish
(d) Italian

Answer. (d)

Question: Which of these languages is a Low German dialect?
(a) High German
(b) Dutch
(c) Swedish
(d) Norwegian

Answer. (b)

Question: Which language has the most similar grammar to English within the Germanic language family?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) Norwegian
(d) Icelandic

Answer. (b)

Question: Which of the following is not a feature of Germanic languages?
(a) Cases
(b) Gender
(c) Articles
(d) Tonal accents

Answer. (d)

Question: Which of the following is a Low German dialect?
(a) Frisian
(b) Swedish
(c) Dutch
(d) Danish

Answer. (c)

Question: What is the German word for “goodbye”?
(a) Guten Morgen
(b) Auf Wiedersehen
(c) Tschüss
(d) Hallo

Answer. (b)

Question: What is the German word for “father”?
(a) Onkel
(b) Vater
(c) Opa
(d) Bruder

Answer. (b)

Question: Which Germanic language is spoken in Switzerland?
(a) Swiss German
(b) Dutch
(c) Danish
(d) Norwegian

Answer. (a)

Question: Which of the following languages is the most closely related to English?
(a) German
(b) Norwegian
(c) Icelandic
(d) Dutch

Answer. (a)

Question: Which of these languages is not a West Germanic language?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) English
(d) Swedish

Answer. (d)

Question: Which language is not descended from Proto-Germanic?
(a) Swedish
(b) Dutch
(c) Icelandic
(d) Latin

Answer. (d)

Question: What is the German word for “dog”?
(a) Katze
(b) Hund
(c) Vogel
(d) Maus

Answer. (b)

Question: What is the German word for “I love you”?
(a) Ich liebe dich
(b) Ich mag dich
(c) Ich vermisse dich
(d) Ich brauche dich

Answer. (a)

Question: Which of the following is an East Germanic language?
(a) Middle High German
(b) Old Norse
(c) Old English
(d) Gothic

Answer. (d)

Question: What is the German word for “thank you”?
(a) Bitte
(b) Hallo
(c) Danke
(d) Auf Wiedersehen

Answer. (c)

Question: What is the German word for “car“?
(a) Fahrrad
(b) Zug
(c) Auto
(d) Schiff

Answer. (c)

Question: Which Germanic language was the official language of the Holy Roman Empire?
(a) Old High German
(b) Middle English
(c) Old Norse
(d) Old Frisian

Answer. (a)

Question: What is the German word for “mother”?
(a) Mutter
(b) Schwester
(c) Tante
(d) Nichte

Answer. (a)

Question: Which Germanic language is spoken in Scandinavia?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) Swedish
(d) English

Answer. (c)