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Junior Cycle German: Numbers, dates, times & spelling

How often Numbers, dates, times & spelling comes up on the German papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Numbers, dates, times & spelling, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Numbers, dates, times & spelling.

(a)What number is „vierundsechzig“?
  1. 46
  2. 64
  3. 74
(b)Which number is „fünfzig“?
  1. 500
  2. 15
  3. 50
(c)What time is „halb sieben“?
  1. 6:30
  2. 6:15
  3. 7:30
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(a) 64

(b) 50

(c) 6:30

Your turn: Common Level questions on Numbers, dates, times & spelling.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q15
2025Q4, Q6, Q7, Q15
2024Q2, Q6, Q10, Q11, Q15
2023Q2, Q4, Q6
2022Q3, Q6, Q13, Q16, Q17

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Numbers, dates, times & spelling questions

Numbers, dates, times & spelling, 2 marks

When Germans spell a name, which letter do they call „Jott“?

  1. G
  2. Y
  3. J
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J

German J is called Jott, G is called geh and Y is called Ypsilon. Names are often spelled out letter by letter, so learn the letters that sound different.

Numbers, dates, times & spelling, 2 marks

How do you write „Müller“ if you cannot type ü?

  1. Muiller
  2. Mueller
  3. Muller
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Mueller

An umlaut can be written as the vowel plus e: ü = ue, ö = oe, ä = ae. Just dropping it can change the word: schon (already) and schön (nice).

Numbers, dates, times & spelling, 2 marks

„Wir treffen uns am Donnerstag.“ Which day is that?

  1. Thursday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Wednesday
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Thursday

Donnerstag = Thursday (der Donner = thunder: Thor's day). Tuesday is Dienstag and Wednesday Mittwoch. Days are masculine: am Montag.

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