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These 40 Russian practice questions cover the Cyrillic alphabet and pronunciation, cases and grammar, vocabulary and expressions, and verbs and aspect. They range from beginner-level recognition to challenging grammatical constructions, helping you identify areas that need more practice.
40 questions total
Cyrillic Alphabet and Pronunciation
Covers letter recognition, transliteration, pronunciation rules, and sound-letter correspondences.
The Russian letter 'B' (capital) is pronounced as:
Which Russian letter represents the sound /r/?
The soft sign (ь) in Russian:
The word 'Россия' (Russia) is transliterated as:
In Russian, unstressed 'О' is typically pronounced as:
Which of the following Cyrillic letters has NO equivalent in the Latin alphabet?
The Russian letter Ы represents a sound that:
Russian consonants at the end of a word undergo:
How many letters are in the modern Russian Cyrillic alphabet?
The letters Ш and Щ differ in that:
Cases and Grammar
Covers the six Russian cases, noun and adjective declension, and prepositions.
How many grammatical cases does Russian have?
The genitive case is used in Russian for:
In Russian, the gender of a noun can usually be determined by:
The preposition 'в' can govern either the accusative or prepositional case. The accusative is used for:
The instrumental case is used to express:
Russian adjectives agree with their nouns in:
The accusative case of animate masculine nouns in Russian is the same as the:
Which case follows the preposition 'о' (about)?
Russian nouns have how many genders?
The dative case is commonly used with:
Vocabulary and Expressions
Covers essential vocabulary, common phrases, cognates, and cultural expressions.
The Russian word 'спасибо' means:
The Russian word 'ресторан' is a cognate. It means:
How do you say 'I don't understand' in Russian?
The expression 'Как дела?' is used for:
The word 'друг' means 'friend.' Its plural form is:
Russian uses the formal 'Вы' (you) versus informal 'ты' (you). 'Вы' is used when:
The numbers 2, 3, and 4 in Russian require the noun to be in which case?
The Russian word 'сегодня' means:
Which Russian word is a 'false friend' (looks like an English word but means something different)?
The diminutive form is very common in Russian. The diminutive of 'кошка' (cat) is:
Verbs, Aspect, and Motion
Covers verb conjugation, perfective vs. imperfective aspect, verbs of motion, and tense.
Russian verbs have two aspects. The imperfective aspect generally expresses:
In Russian, the past tense of verbs agrees with the subject in:
The perfective aspect is used to describe:
Russian verbs of motion come in pairs. The pair идти/ходить both mean 'to go on foot,' but they differ in that:
How do you form the future tense with an imperfective verb?
Prefixed verbs of motion typically become:
The Russian verb 'нравиться' (to be pleasing to / to like) requires:
Reflexive verbs in Russian end in:
In the sentence 'Он поехал в Москву,' the prefix по- on the verb indicates:
Which statement about Russian verb conjugation is correct?
Scoring Guide
Total possible: 40
Study Recommendations
- Learn the Cyrillic alphabet immediately — it only takes a few days and removes the biggest barrier to all other study
- Drill case endings with tables until patterns become automatic, then practice identifying cases in real sentences
- For verbal aspect, collect perfective/imperfective pairs and study them in contrasting sentence contexts
- Practice verbs of motion with real scenarios — describe your daily commute, a trip, or giving directions
- Read graded readers at your CEFR level to build vocabulary in context rather than memorizing isolated words
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