Important information about this assignment (please read this first, then click on the link to the exercise, which you'll find further below!)

• NOTE 1: Some of the items ask you to combine two sentences by noticing that they both refer to the same person, thing or idea. Usually, the second sentence will use a pronoun to refer to that person, thing or idea, and the relative pronoun will replace that pronoun. The correct relative pronoun will normally "rhyme" with the pronoun it replaces! Note also that the pronoun being replaced should not reappear in the relative clause, since the relative pronoun has replaced it.
• NOTE 2: Some of the items introduce you to the book Eine Woche voller Samstage, which we will begin reading soon in German 102 (if you are in German 103, you won't be reading this book, but references to "Das Sams" will come up periodically in the course materials ==> please look at the info below, and let your instructor know if you ever have any Sams-related questions!). Although they're intended to be self-explanatory, some of these Sams-related questions may seem a little strange, so here's some background info:
  • Ein Sams ist ein merkwürdiges Wesen [=is a strange creature]. Es ist klein und hat rote Haare auf dem Kopf und auf dem Rücken. Es hat keine Nase, sondern einen kurzen Rüssel [=a short "trunk," like an elephant has, which looks like a pig's snout on the cover illustration]. Es hat einen dicken, grünen Bauch. Es kann alles essen, und ihm schmeckt alles [=everything tastes good to it].
  • Der Plural von Sams ist "Samse." Samse kommen immer am Samstag, und sie bleiben eine Woche.
  • Das Sams hat blaue Wunschpunkte [="wish points"] im Gesicht [=face]. Es kann Wunsche erfüllen [=fulfill]. Wenn es einen Wunsch erfüllt, verschwindet [=disappears] ein Wunschpunkt.
  • Das Sams ist frech [=cheeky] und reimt gern [=likes to make rhymes].
  • Herr Taschenbier ist sehr schüchtern [=timid, shy]. Er hat eine sehr unfreundliche Vermieterin [=landlady]. Sie ist nicht nett zu ihm. Sein Chef ist auch nicht nett. Das Sams besucht Herrn Taschenbier, und macht sein Leben besser.

When you're ready, click here to access the Kapitel 9 Teil 1 "pre-quiz"! You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check." 

• You actually see 20 questions out of an item bank of 36 for this particular exercise. To see all 36 items, click here. Note that this version of the exercise is not "submittable"; it's just available for additional practice.

Click here for more info and troubleshooting advice about this assignment (what if I score below 80%, why is my score 0, what if nothing happens when I click "submit" etc.)