Sarah ist Krankenschwester: German Reading Comprehension Worksheet
A day in the life of a German nurse, from um 6 Uhr aufstehen to um 22 Uhr ins Bett gehen: students read the short text about Sarah and answer twelve questions in writing, with a full Korrektur included.
The older version 2 is free as a PDF for visitors. The revised version 3, and both editable DOCX files, are reserved for Premium members.
What students practise
The text follows Sarah through a complete day: getting up at six, breakfast at 6:30, driving to the hospital, cleaning rooms, helping the doctors, lunch at twelve, home around five, dinner at 7:30 and bed at ten. Students then answer twelve questions about her job, her schedule and her weekend, in short written sentences.
It is the perfect routine text for A1-A2: present tense, separable verbs like aufstehen and fernsehen, reflexive verbs like sich kümmern and sich entspannen, and German time expressions, including um halb acht in version 2. The Korrektur gives model answers in full sentences.
Read the short text about Sarah’s day, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Answer the 12 questions in writing: who, what, where, when.
Use the Korrektur with its model answers in full sentences.
Ask each other: Um wie viel Uhr stehst du auf? Was machst du am Wochenende?
Key language from the text
The vocabulary of work, health and daily routine, all in one worksheet:
The new version 3 (Premium)
Version 3 is the revised edition: cleaner phrasing, digital times (6:30, 19:30) and a refreshed layout, with the same 12 questions and the full Korrektur.
Preview of version 3 – Premium PDF and DOCX
The older version 2
The first edition of the worksheet, with slightly more colloquial phrasing and half-hour times like um halb acht: perfect for teaching German time expressions alongside the reading.
Preview of the older version – free PDF, premium DOCX
Recommended level
Frequently asked questions
What level is this worksheet for?
Mainly A1-A2: the text is in the present tense with everyday vocabulary about work, times and daily routine.
What is the task exactly?
Students read the short text about Sarah’s day at the hospital, then answer twelve questions in writing, with model answers provided in the Korrektur.
What is the difference between the two versions?
Version 3 is the revised edition with cleaner phrasing and digital times. Version 2 uses half-hour expressions like um halb acht and slightly more colloquial phrasing. Both include the correction.
What is free and what is premium?
The older version 2 is free as a PDF for visitors. Everything else is premium: the version 2 DOCX, the version 3 PDF and the version 3 DOCX. Premium members also keep access to the older PDF.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Both versions include the Korrektur with model answers written in full sentences, for class correction or self-study.
