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Question 1Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Credo che Laura ___ già a casa."

  1. sia Correct answer.
  2. è
  3. sarà
  4. fosse

Explanation

Verbs of opinion such as credere and pensare followed by che require the congiuntivo. The congiuntivo presente of essere for the third person singular is sia.

Question 2Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete the unreal present conditional: "Se ___ più soldi, comprerei una macchina elettrica."

  1. avessi Correct answer.
  2. avrei
  3. ho
  4. avrò

Explanation

The periodo ipotetico dell'irrealtà (secondo tipo) uses congiuntivo imperfetto in the se-clause and condizionale presente in the main clause: Se avessi…, comprerei…

Question 3Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete the past unreal conditional: "Se avessi ascoltato i consigli, non ___ questi problemi."

  1. avrei avuto Correct answer.
  2. avessi avuto
  3. avevo
  4. avrei

Explanation

Past irreality pairs congiuntivo trapassato in the se-clause with condizionale passato in the main clause: non avrei avuto questi problemi.

Question 4Italian grammar and vocabulary

Choose the correct form: "Benché ___ stanco, ha finito il compito."

  1. fosse Correct answer.
  2. era
  3. sia
  4. sarebbe

Explanation

Concessive conjunctions benché, sebbene and nonostante che require the congiuntivo. With a past main clause referring to a simultaneous past situation, congiuntivo imperfetto (fosse) is the natural choice.

Question 5Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "È importante che voi ___ puntuali all'esame orale."

  1. siate Correct answer.
  2. siete
  3. sarete
  4. siate stati

Explanation

Impersonal expressions of necessity or importance (è importante/necessario/meglio) take the congiuntivo. The 2nd person plural congiuntivo presente of essere is siate.

Question 6Reading and written dialogue comprehension

Read: "Nonostante le difficoltà economiche, molti giovani italiani decidono di restare nel Mezzogiorno per stare vicini alla famiglia." What is the main idea?

  1. Many young Italians stay in the South despite economic difficulties, valuing family proximity. Correct answer.
  2. All young Italians leave the South for economic reasons.
  3. The Mezzogiorno has no economic problems.
  4. Young Italians reject family ties.

Explanation

The sentence contrasts economic difficulties with the decision to remain near family in the Mezzogiorno.

Question 7Writing, mediation and interaction

In Saxon Prüfungsteil B Sprachmittlung, the best approach to a German source is to:

  1. select and reformulate what the Italian addressee needs Correct answer.
  2. translate every German sentence word for word
  3. copy German syntax into Italian
  4. omit the communicative purpose

Explanation

Sprachmittlung is mediation, not literal translation: select, condense and reformulate for the addressee and purpose.

Question 8Writing, mediation and interaction

In the 90-BE scale for neue Fremdsprachen LK, Sprachmittlung is weighted at:

  1. 20 BE (25% of the subject total) Correct answer.
  2. 50 BE
  3. 90 BE alone
  4. 0 BE because only speaking counts

Explanation

VwV materials allocate 20 BE to Sprachmittlung (and weight it at 25% of the Gesamtnotenpunktzahl), alongside Sprechen 20 and Schreiben 50.

Question 9Italian cultural and historical contexts

Italy is a founding member of which European project?

  1. the European Economic Community / today's EU trajectory Correct answer.
  2. NAFTA
  3. Mercosur only
  4. ASEAN

Explanation

Italy was a founding member of the European Economic Community (Treaty of Rome, 1957), the core ancestor of today's EU.

Question 10Italian cultural and historical contexts

Which statement about Italian regions is accurate?

  1. Some regions have special statutes with greater autonomy Correct answer.
  2. Italy has no regions
  3. All regions are identical to German Länder in every law
  4. Regions replaced the national parliament

Explanation

Italy has regioni a statuto ordinario and a statuto speciale with enhanced autonomy (e.g. Sicilia, Sardegna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Valle d'Aosta).

Question 11Italian grammar and vocabulary

Which form correctly completes: "Spero che loro ___ il treno."?

  1. prendano Correct answer.
  2. prendono
  3. prenderanno
  4. prendessero

Explanation

Sperare che triggers the congiuntivo. The 3rd person plural congiuntivo presente of prendere is prendano.

Question 12Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete the passive: "La prova scritta ___ dal Ministero."

  1. è stata preparata Correct answer.
  2. ha preparato
  3. è preparando
  4. si è preparata

Explanation

The true passive with essere + participio agrees in gender and number with the subject: la prova (f.sg.) → è stata preparata.

Question 13Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Uscendo di casa, ___ che pioveva."

  1. ho visto Correct answer.
  2. vedendo
  3. vedevo
  4. avrei visto

Explanation

The gerundio (uscendo) expresses simultaneous circumstance; the main verb carries the tense. Ho visto is the natural narrative completion.

Question 14Italian grammar and vocabulary

Transform to discorso indiretto: Marco says "Vengo domani." → Marco ha detto che ___ il giorno dopo.

  1. sarebbe venuto Correct answer.
  2. viene
  3. verrà
  4. venisse

Explanation

In discorso indiretto after a past reporting verb, a future-from-then reading uses condizionale passato: sarebbe venuto. Time adverbials also shift (domani → il giorno dopo).

Question 15Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Non pensavo che tu ___ così tante lingue."

  1. parlassi Correct answer.
  2. parli
  3. parleresti
  4. parlavi

Explanation

After a past main clause of opinion (non pensavo), the subordinate takes congiuntivo imperfetto: parlassi.

Question 16Italian grammar and vocabulary

Which is the correct congiuntivo passato: "Sono contento che tu ___ l'esame."?

  1. abbia superato Correct answer.
  2. superassi
  3. hai superato
  4. avresti superato

Explanation

When the subordinate action is completed before a present emotion, Italian uses congiuntivo passato: abbia superato.

Question 17Italian grammar and vocabulary

Choose the correct trapassato prossimo: "Quando siamo arrivati, il film ___."

  1. era già iniziato Correct answer.
  2. ha già iniziato
  3. era iniziando
  4. aveva iniziato già stato

Explanation

An action completed before another past reference point uses the trapassato: era già iniziato, with essere because iniziare is intransitive here.

Question 18Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete the si passivante: "In Italia si ___ molto caffè."

  1. beve Correct answer.
  2. bevono
  3. beviamo
  4. è bevuto

Explanation

With si passivante and a singular indefinite object (molto caffè), the verb is 3rd person singular: si beve.

Question 19Italian grammar and vocabulary

Identify the correct passato remoto (recognition): "Dante ___ la Commedia nel Trecento."

  1. scrisse Correct answer.
  2. ha scritto
  3. scriveva
  4. aveva scritto

Explanation

Literary/historical narrative often uses passato remoto: scrisse. Abitur reading texts expect receptive recognition of this tense.

Question 20Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Vorrei che tu mi ___ la verità."

  1. dicessi Correct answer.
  2. dici
  3. dirai
  4. diresti

Explanation

Volere in the condizionale (vorrei) still triggers congiuntivo; with present reference after vorrei the standard form is congiuntivo imperfetto: dicessi.

Question 21Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Dopo ___ i compiti, sono uscito."

  1. aver finito Correct answer.
  2. finire
  3. avero finito
  4. finito avere

Explanation

After dopo, Italian uses the infinito passato: dopo aver finito. Avere commonly contracts to aver before a vowel-initial participle.

Question 22Italian grammar and vocabulary

Choose the correct form: "Mi dispiace che non ___ venire."

  1. possiate Correct answer.
  2. potete
  3. potrete
  4. potevate

Explanation

Mi dispiace che (emotion) requires the congiuntivo. 2nd person plural congiuntivo presente of potere is possiate.

Question 23Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete the mixed conditional: "Se avessi studiato di più l'anno scorso, ora ___ più sicuro."

  1. sarei Correct answer.
  2. fossi
  3. sarò
  4. ero

Explanation

A mixed conditional can combine a past unreal protasis (se avessi studiato) with a present unreal apodosis (ora sarei più sicuro).

Question 24Italian grammar and vocabulary

Which form is correct: "Nonostante ___ piovuto tutto il giorno, siamo usciti."?

  1. abbia Correct answer.
  2. ha
  3. avesse
  4. sia

Explanation

Nonostante (che) takes the congiuntivo. For a completed prior event before a past main clause, congiuntivo passato with avere is standard: abbia piovuto.

Question 25Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Prima che il professore ___, gli studenti devono spegnere i telefoni."

  1. entri Correct answer.
  2. entra
  3. entrerà
  4. entrasse

Explanation

Prima che always takes the congiuntivo. In a present/future regulation context, congiuntivo presente entri is correct.

Question 26Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Gli è stato detto che ___ presentarsi alle otto."

  1. doveva Correct answer.
  2. deve
  3. dovesse
  4. dovrà

Explanation

In discorso indiretto after a past passive reporting structure (gli è stato detto), present obligation often shifts to imperfetto: doveva presentarsi.

Question 27Italian grammar and vocabulary

Choose the correct form: "Se ___ bel tempo, andremo al lago."

  1. fa Correct answer.
  2. facesse
  3. facesse stato
  4. abbia fatto

Explanation

This is a real future conditional (primo tipo): se + indicativo presente + futuro. Se fa bel tempo, andremo…

Question 28Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete with combined pronouns: "Me lo presti? - Sì, ___ presto domani."

  1. te lo Correct answer.
  2. lo ti
  3. ti lo
  4. glielo

Explanation

Indirect ti + direct lo → te lo (with ti → te before lo/la/li/le). Affirmative reply: te lo presto.

Question 29Italian grammar and vocabulary

Choose the correct relative pronoun: "La città ___ vivo è Firenze."

  1. in cui Correct answer.
  2. che
  3. la quale
  4. dove che

Explanation

For place with vivere in, Italian uses in cui or dove. Among the options, in cui is unambiguously correct; che cannot follow a preposition.

Question 30Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Penso spesso ___ miei nonni."

  1. ai Correct answer.
  2. a i
  3. dei
  4. i

Explanation

Pensare a someone takes a; a + i = ai → penso ai miei nonni.

Question 31Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Gliel'ho detto ieri." What does gliel' stand for?

  1. gli + la (to him/her + it, f.) Correct answer.
  2. gli + le (to them + them)
  3. le + lo
  4. ci + la

Explanation

Gliel' is the elided form of gliela (gli + la) before a vowel-initial verb form: gliel'ho = I told it to him/her.

Question 32Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Vengo ___ Roma questa sera." (from Rome)

  1. da Correct answer.
  2. di
  3. a
  4. in

Explanation

Motion from a city uses da: vengo da Roma. (Di is used in some origin expressions with essere: sono di Roma.)

Question 33Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete with ne: "Quante mele vuoi? - ___ voglio tre."

  1. Ne Correct answer.
  2. Ci
  3. Le
  4. La

Explanation

Ne replaces di + noun / quantity expressions: Ne voglio tre = I want three of them.

Question 34Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete the superlative: "È il libro ___ interessante della serie."

  1. più Correct answer.
  2. molto
  3. maggiormente
  4. tanto

Explanation

Relative superlative: il/la/i/le + più/meno + adjective + di: il libro più interessante della serie.

Question 35Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Metti ___ libro sulla tavola." (that book near you)

  1. quel Correct answer.
  2. quello
  3. quegli
  4. quei

Explanation

Before masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant (libro), quello shortens to quel: quel libro.

Question 36Italian grammar and vocabulary

Complete: "Non lo so, chiedilo ___!" (to her - stressed)

  1. a lei Correct answer.
  2. la
  3. gli
  4. ci

Explanation

After an imperative with a stressed pronoun for clarity/emphasis, a lei is correct for 'to her'.

Question 37Italian grammar and vocabulary

What does the falso amico "camera" mean in Italian?

  1. room Correct answer.
  2. photographic camera
  3. video camera only
  4. hotel bill

Explanation

Italian camera means room (e.g. camera da letto). A photographic camera is macchina fotografica / fotocamera.

Question 38Italian grammar and vocabulary

Choose the best Italian equivalent of German "sich bewerben um eine Stelle":

  1. candidarsi per un posto di lavoro Correct answer.
  2. comprare un posto
  3. invitare un lavoro
  4. prestare un posto

Explanation

Candidarsi per un posto / fare domanda di lavoro is the standard collocation for applying for a job.

Question 39Italian grammar and vocabulary

What does "avere le mani in pasta" mean?

  1. to be involved / have a finger in the pie Correct answer.
  2. to be a baker
  3. to wash one's hands
  4. to refuse responsibility

Explanation

The idiom avere le mani in pasta means to be involved in something (often with influence).

Question 40Italian grammar and vocabulary

What does "fare finta di niente" mean?

  1. to pretend nothing happened / look the other way Correct answer.
  2. to turn off the light
  3. to make a lighthouse
  4. to finish nothing

Explanation

Fare finta di niente means to pretend not to notice / act as if nothing happened.

Question 41Italian grammar and vocabulary

Italian "firma" as a falso amico most commonly means:

  1. signature Correct answer.
  2. firmware
  3. farm
  4. firm grip only

Explanation

Firma primarily means signature; it can also mean company/firm, but learners often miss the signature sense in exam texts.

Question 42Writing, mediation and interaction

Dictionaries in Saxon Italienisch Abitur:

  1. allowed in the written Prüfungsteil; not in the practical speaking part Correct answer.
  2. allowed in speaking only
  3. banned in all parts
  4. only electronic internet dictionaries

Explanation

VwV Abiturprüfung 2026 permits mono- and bilingual dictionaries in the written neue-Fremdsprachen Prüfungsteil and forbids dictionaries in the praktischer Prüfungsteil.

Question 43Italian cultural and historical contexts

"Made in Italy" in cultural discourse usually highlights:

  1. quality/brand identity of Italian products (fashion, food, design) Correct answer.
  2. only heavy mining exports
  3. a ban on exports
  4. English-only labelling rules

Explanation

Made in Italy is associated with internationally recognised quality in sectors such as fashion, food and design.

Question 44Italian cultural and historical contexts

Which language situation is true in Italy?

  1. Italian is the national language; several historical linguistic minorities and regional varieties coexist Correct answer.
  2. Only Latin is spoken in daily life
  3. Italian is identical to Spanish
  4. No dialects exist

Explanation

Standard Italian coexists with regional dialects/varieties and recognised minority languages in parts of the country.

Question 45Italian cultural and historical contexts

Italy's demographic challenge often discussed in the media includes:

  1. low birth rates and an ageing population Correct answer.
  2. the complete absence of cities
  3. having the world's youngest population only
  4. no emigration/immigration history

Explanation

Italy faces low natalità and ageing - frequent topics in society/work discussions - alongside complex migration patterns.

Question 46Italian grammar and vocabulary

Completa la frase: «Io ___ studente al liceo.»

  1. sono Correct answer.
  2. sei
  3. è
  4. siamo

Explanation

The verb «essere» (to be) in the present tense is: io sono, tu sei, lui/lei è, noi siamo, voi siete, loro sono. With the subject «io», the correct form is «sono».

Question 47Italian grammar and vocabulary

Completa la frase: «Maria ___ due fratelli e una sorella.»

  1. hai
  2. ho
  3. ha Correct answer.
  4. abbiamo

Explanation

«Avere» (to have) in the present tense is: io ho, tu hai, lui/lei ha, noi abbiamo, voi avete, loro hanno. Maria is a third-person singular subject, so «ha» is correct.

Question 48Italian grammar and vocabulary

Completa la frase: «Ogni sabato noi ___ al centro commerciale.»

  1. andiamo Correct answer.
  2. vado
  3. vanno
  4. va

Explanation

«Andare» (to go) is irregular in the present: vado, vai, va, andiamo, andate, vanno. With «noi» the correct form is «andiamo».

Question 49Italian grammar and vocabulary

Completa la frase: «La sera tu ___ sempre i compiti prima di cena.»

  1. fai Correct answer.
  2. fa
  3. faccio
  4. fanno

Explanation

«Fare» (to do/make) is irregular: faccio, fai, fa, facciamo, fate, fanno. With «tu» the correct form is «fai». «Fare i compiti» means 'to do homework'.

Question 50Italian grammar and vocabulary

Completa la frase: «Al bar loro ___ sempre un caffè.»

  1. beve
  2. bevete
  3. bevo
  4. bevono Correct answer.

Explanation

«Bere» (to drink) is irregular: bevo, bevi, beve, beviamo, bevete, bevono. With «loro» the correct form is «bevono».