Lesson 4: Hamburg City Tour MCQs Quiz | Class 9
This quiz is for Class IX students studying German (Code 020), based on the textbook Unit “Beste Freunde B 1.1”. It covers the topic of a Hamburg city tour from Lesson 4, focusing on making suggestions with Konjunktiv II “sollen”, giving chronological sequences, talking about simultaneous activities with “während”, and using time subordinate clauses with “bevor”. Complete the quiz, submit your answers to see your score, and download the PDF answer sheet for review.
Hamburg City Tour: Key Concepts
This lesson helps you learn how to plan and describe a city tour, using Hamburg as an example. You’ll practice important German grammar for making suggestions, sequencing events, and describing actions that happen at the same time or one after another.
1. Making Suggestions with Konjunktiv II: “sollten”
When you want to give advice or make a polite suggestion, you can use the Konjunktiv II form of the modal verb “sollen”, which is sollten (should). It’s a very common and useful way to plan activities with friends.
Examples:
- Wir sollten zuerst den Hafen besichtigen. (We should visit the harbor first.)
- Du solltest eine Hafenrundfahrt machen. (You should do a harbor tour.)
- Was sollten wir am Nachmittag machen? (What should we do in the afternoon?)
The structure is: Subject + sollten + … + Verb (infinitive) at the end.
2. Time Subordinate Clauses: “während” and “bevor”
Subordinate clauses add extra information to a main sentence. When using time conjunctions like “während” and “bevor”, the verb in the subordinate clause moves to the very end. This is a key rule in German sentence structure.
“während” (while / during)
Use während to talk about two actions that happen at the same time.
Example:
Während wir auf den Bus warten, essen wir ein Eis. (While we wait for the bus, we eat an ice cream.)
In this example, “warten” is the verb of the subordinate clause, and it’s at the end. The main clause “essen wir ein Eis” follows with the verb in the first position (after the clause).
“bevor” (before)
Use bevor to talk about an action that happens before another action.
Example:
Bevor wir das Museum besuchen, kaufen wir die Tickets. (Before we visit the museum, we buy the tickets.)
Here, “besuchen” is the verb of the subordinate clause and is at the end. The action of buying tickets happens before visiting the museum.
| Conjunction | Meaning | Verb Position | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| während | Simultaneous Actions (while) | Verb at the end of the clause | Ich höre Musik, während ich durch die Stadt gehe. |
| bevor | Sequential Actions (before) | Verb at the end of the clause | Wir müssen packen, bevor wir in den Urlaub fahren. |
3. Giving Chronological Sequence
To describe the order of your city tour, you can use adverbs of time. These words usually go at the beginning of the sentence, followed immediately by the verb (Verb in Position 2 rule).
- Zuerst… (First…) – Zuerst besichtigen wir die Elbphilharmonie.
- Dann… (Then…) – Dann machen wir eine Hafenrundfahrt.
- Danach… (After that…) – Danach gehen wir in die Speicherstadt.
- Zum Schluss… (Finally…) – Zum Schluss essen wir ein Franzbrötchen.
Quick Revision Points
- Use sollten for polite suggestions or advice.
- Use während for two things happening at the same time. Remember: verb to the end of the `während`-clause.
- Use bevor for something that must happen first. Remember: verb to the end of the `bevor`-clause.
- Use sequence words like zuerst, dann, danach, zum Schluss to structure your tour description.
Extra Practice Questions
- What is the correct way to suggest visiting the Speicherstadt? (Wir … die Speicherstadt besuchen.)
Answer: sollten - Complete the sentence: “_______ ich auf meine Freunde warte, lese ich ein Buch.”
Answer: Während - How would you say “First, we go to the city hall”?
Answer: Zuerst gehen wir zum Rathaus. - Complete the sentence: “Du musst die Hände waschen, _______ du isst.”
Answer: bevor - Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence: “machen / wir / eine Pause / sollten / ?”
Answer: Sollten wir eine Pause machen?
