Question 7
In Germany, children from the age of three until they start school for the first time are entitled to...
German original: In Deutschland haben Kinder ab dem Alter von drei Jahren bis zur Ersteinschulung einen Anspruch auf …. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- monthly pocket money.
- a place in a sports club.
- a kindergarten place. — Correct answer
- a holiday pass.
Explanation
Since 2013, every child in Germany has a legal right to a place in kindergarten from the age of three. This right applies until the child starts primary school.
Key terms in this question
- Germany — Germany is a country in central Europe with a parliamentary democracy. It is a member of the European Union and its capital is Berlin.
- age — Age refers to the number of years a person has lived since birth. It can also describe a specific stage of life, such as childhood or retirement age.
- to have — 'Haben' means to possess something or to have something available. It is also used as an auxiliary verb to form past tenses in German.
- Federal state — A federal state is one of the 16 regions that together form Germany. Each state has its own government, parliament, and areas of responsibility.
- first — 'First' describes the person or thing that comes before all others in a sequence or order, at position number one.
- years — Plural of 'year': a unit of time consisting of 12 months or 365 days.
- child — A child is a person from birth until the beginning of adulthood. In legal terms in Germany, a person is considered a child as long as they are under 18 years of age.
- year — A year is a period of 12 months or 365 days. It is the basic unit used to measure longer periods of time.