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Italian Adjectives Quiz Posted by Geoff on Oct 22, 2018
How would you describe someone’s character? Vocabulary lists are useful, but in everyday conversation you need to be able to come up with the appropriate vocabulary on the fly. Here’s an exercise that puts you in that situation. You’re chatting with an Italian friend (in Italian obviously!) who’s asking you about other people. See if…
Ti Piacerebbe Fare Un Quiz? Posted by Geoff on May 25, 2018
After a month of articles about piacere I think it’s time for an exercise. N.B. before you try this exercise you’ll need to have studied the following: Italian Indirect Personal Pronouns Mi Piace! – Part 1. Mi Piace! – Part 2. Mi Piace! – Part 3. Mi Piace! – Part 4 Remember the golden rule: “in…
Istruzioni – The Answers Posted by Geoff on Dec 12, 2016
So … did this quiz test your Italian comprehension skills? It was certainly quite tricky! Let’s find out how you got on. Where would you find the following istruzioni (instructions)? Match each phrase to one of the locations given below. 1. Tenere fuori dalla portata e dalla vista dei bambini Keep out of reach and…
Istruzioni – A Quiz Posted by Serena on Dec 9, 2016
Warning: This quiz will test your Italian comprehension skills! Where would you find the following istruzioni (instructions)? Match each phrase to one of the locations given below. 1. Tenere fuori dalla portata e dalla vista dei bambini 2. Per una maggiore riservatezza la preghiamo di attendere qui il suo turno 3. Da consumarsi preferibilmente entro…
Italian General Knowledge Quiz – Answers Posted by Serena on Aug 29, 2016
How’s your Italian general knowledge? The comments section of last week’s Italian General Knowledge Quiz was suspiciously empty! Let’s have a look at the answers shall we? Names 1. Arnaldo Pomodoro was initially trained as a quantity surveyor, but soon became interested in sculpture and set design. His background studies, however, are reflected in his…
Italian General Knowledge Quiz Posted by Serena on Aug 26, 2016
Are you ready to test your knowledge of Italian culture and history? Here are 19 tricky questions divided into 4 categories. See how many you can get right. We’ll publish the answers next week Names 1. Which contemporary Italian sculptor, famous for his bronze spheres, is named after a fruit? 2. What was the nickname…
Irregular Nouns – Quiz Solutions Posted by Geoff on Aug 1, 2016
In last week’s quiz on irregular nouns we asked you to translate each of the sentences in the four groups below by adding the definite or indefinite article (il, i, lo, gli, la, or le, and un, uno, or una), picking the correct adjective from the box at the bottom of the page, and then…