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Telling Time Quiz - Key

This self-scoring quiz was based on It's About (German) Time and Lektion 8 of German for Beginners. Before taking this quiz, you should have studied those lessons, and you should know your German numbers up to at least 60.

CORRECT ANSWERS are indicated in bold print.

Quiz Copyright © Hyde Flippo

INSTRUCTIONS: Which one of the three choices matches the German time given?

  1. Es ist fünfzehn Uhr fünf.
      3:05 pm
      5:03 pm
      13:50

  2. Es ist halb sieben.
      5:30
      6:30
      7:30

  3. Es ist zwanzig Uhr zehn.
      10:20 pm
      8:10 pm
      10:10 pm

  4. Es ist viertel nach elf.
      11:45
      12:15
      11:15

  5. Es ist acht Uhr dreißig.
      8:03
      8:13
      8:30

  6. Es ist zehn vor fünf.
      4:50
      10:05
      5:10

  7. Es ist drei Viertel vier.
      4:45
      3:45
      4:15

  8. Es ist neunzehn Uhr neunundfünfzig.
      7:59 pm
      9:59 pm
      9:09 pm

  9. Es ist Viertel nach sechs.
      4:06
      6:04
      6:15

10. Es ist dreizehn Uhr.
      1:00 am
      1:00 pm
      1:30 pm


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