MFL, German reading. Usually met in years 7 to 11.
Read a short German text, such as a message or a description, and answer a question on what it says.
What you practise
Finding a detail in the text
Understanding what a sentence means as a whole
Spotting a distractor that uses a word from the text
Starts with a few sentences on everyday topics and builds to longer texts with opinions and tenses. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
Read this: “Letzten Winter bin ich mit meiner Familie nach Österreich gefahren. Wir haben in einer Ferienwohnung in den Bergen gewohnt. Es war sehr kalt, aber wir sind jeden Tag Ski gefahren.” What did they do every day?
Went shopping
Went hiking
Went swimming
Stayed inside
Went skiing
Show the answer and method
Answer: E, Went skiing
The method: The text says so: the answer is ‘Went skiing’.
Why the other options are wrong:
A, Went shopping: Shopping is einkaufen.
B, Went hiking: Hiking is wandern.
C, Went swimming: They went Ski gefahren, skiing.
D, Stayed inside: They went skiing every day.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
Read this: “Ich wohne am Stadtrand. Es gibt einen großen Park und die Luft ist sauber, aber abends fahren keine Busse. Wenn ich älter bin, möchte ich im Stadtzentrum wohnen.” What is one problem?
There are no buses in the evening
There is no park
It is too noisy
The air is dirty
It is too expensive
Show the answer and method
Answer: A, There are no buses in the evening
The method: The text says so: the answer is ‘There are no buses in the evening’.
Why the other options are wrong:
B, There is no park: There is einen großen Park.
C, It is too noisy: Noise is not mentioned.
D, The air is dirty: They say die Luft ist sauber, clean.
