Berlin Abitur German (3rd subject GK) Practice Questions - Berlin Abitur German - third examination subject (Grundkurs Pool) Exam - Berlin Abitur German (3rd subject GK) Practice Questions - Berlin Abitur German - third examination subject (Grundkurs Pool) Exam

Question 1

To which language family and branch does Standard German belong?

The Romance branch of the Indo-European family The West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family The Slavic branch of the Indo-European family The Finno-Ugric language family

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The West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family

Question 2

What does the Second (High German) Sound Shift — the zweite or hochdeutsche Lautverschiebung — describe?

The adaptation of Latin vocabulary into French loanwords during the Middle Ages A general lengthening of vowels that produced all modern German diphthongs The systematic shifting of Germanic consonants (e.g. p → pf/f, t → ts/s, k → ch) that separates High German from English and Dutch The loss of all grammatical case endings in Early New High German

Correct Answer:

The systematic shifting of Germanic consonants (e.g. p → pf/f, t → ts/s, k → ch) that separates High German from English and Dutch

Question 3

Why is Martin Luther's Bible translation (from 1522/1534) considered a milestone in the history of Standard German?

It helped establish a supra-regional written standard by using an East Central German chancery-based language understandable to a broad readership It was the first text ever printed in the German language It legally fixed German spelling and grammar rules for all territories It eliminated regional dialects within a single generation

Correct Answer:

It helped establish a supra-regional written standard by using an East Central German chancery-based language understandable to a broad readership

Question 4

What is the 'Deutsches Wörterbuch' associated with the Brothers Grimm?

The rulebook issued by a spelling commission in 1901 The first dictionary ever to record German dialect words in the 18th century A normative grammar that fixed the modern German case system The largest historical dictionary of German, begun by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century and completed only in 1961

Correct Answer:

The largest historical dictionary of German, begun by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century and completed only in 1961

Question 5

What is an 'Anglizismus'?

A word or expression borrowed from English into German, such as 'downloaden' or 'der Laptop' A German word borrowed into English, such as 'kindergarten' A newly coined German compound deliberately created to replace foreign words A grammatical mistake made by Germans learning English

Correct Answer:

A word or expression borrowed from English into German, such as 'downloaden' or 'der Laptop'

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