Understanding a simple form
Welche Angaben sind erforderlich?
Match fictional personal details to the right fields and distinguish required from optional information.
On a form, Vorname is the given name and Nachname or Familienname is the family name. Geburtsdatum asks when someone was born; Geburtsort asks where. Wohnort is the place where the person currently lives. A Postleitzahl belongs to an address, not a telephone number. Read the form’s own instructions: a star may mark required fields if the legend says so; freiwillig means optional. Do not invent a missing detail to fill every box. Ask what an unclear field means. These activities use invented people and forms; never enter real identity documents or private data into an exercise.
Wie lautet Ihr Nachname?
What is your family name?
Bitte tragen Sie Ihren Vornamen ein.
Please enter your given name.
Wo sind Sie geboren?
Where were you born?
Was bedeutet dieses Feld?
What does this field mean?
Die Telefonnummer ist freiwillig.
The telephone number is optional.
Felder mit einem Stern sind erforderlich.
Fields with a star are required.
On a form, Vorname is the given name and Nachname or Familienname is the family name. Geburtsdatum asks when someone was born; Geburtsort asks where. Wohnort is the place where the person currently lives. A Postleitzahl belongs to an address, not a telephone number. Read the form’s own instructions: a star may mark required fields if the legend says so; freiwillig means optional. Do not invent a missing detail to fill every box. Ask what an unclear field means. These activities use invented people and forms; never enter real identity documents or private data into an exercise.
Match fictional personal details to the right fields and distinguish required from optional information.
Geburtsort is the birthplace, not the date of birth. An optional phone field is not compulsory just because it is visible.
Read the field label and legend before entering a detail. Datum = date; Ort = place; erforderlich = required; freiwillig = optional.
Draw a fictional form with five labelled fields. Fill it for an invented person and mark one optional field.