Question 2 · State question
Which is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate?
German original (as asked in the real test)
Welches ist ein Landkreis in Rheinland-Pfalz?
- A Westerwaldkreis ✓ Correct answer
- B Altötting
- C Emsland
- D Prignitz
Translation
Which is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate?
- A Westerwaldkreis ✓ Correct answer
- B Altötting
- C Emsland
- D Prignitz
Explanation
Westerwaldkreis is a district (Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate. The others belong to other federal states: Altötting (Bavaria), Emsland (Lower Saxony), and Prignitz (Brandenburg).
Tips
- Memorize several typical districts for each state (e.g., Westerwaldkreis, Eifelkreis, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis for Rheinland-Pfalz).
- Eliminate names that match regions in Bavaria or northern Germany.
- Recognize geographic cues like rivers and mountain ranges (e.g., Westerwald is a region in western Germany).
