NetherlandsOmgangsvormen, waarden en normen 5 · Manners, values and norms
Nadia has an appointment at the dentist tomorrow. She cannot come. What does she do?
In the exam (Dutch)
Nadia heeft morgen een afspraak bij de tandarts. Ze kan niet komen. Wat doet ze?
- aShe does not go. The dentist will notice anyway.Ze gaat niet. De tandarts merkt het wel.
- bShe does not go and only calls after the appointment.Ze gaat niet en belt pas na de afspraak.
- cShe calls the dentist today and cancels.Ze belt de tandarts vandaag en zegt af.Correct answer
Why?
In the Netherlands, you cancel an appointment in time if you cannot come. If you cancel too late, you sometimes have to pay anyway.
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Tom and Sanne live together in one house. They are not married. What is true?Correct answer:That is normal. Many couples live together without getting married.
Tom en Sanne wonen samen in één huis. Ze zijn niet getrouwd. Wat is waar? — Dat is normaal. Veel stellen wonen samen zonder te trouwen.
Omgangsvormen, waarden en normen 7
Fatima and Youssef marry only in the mosque. They do not go to the municipality. Are they then married under Dutch law?Correct answer:No, only a marriage at the municipality counts.
Fatima en Youssef trouwen alleen in de moskee. Ze gaan niet naar de gemeente. Zijn ze dan getrouwd volgens de Nederlandse wet? — Nee, alleen een huwelijk bij de gemeente telt.
Omgangsvormen, waarden en normen 8
Amira is 22 years old. Her parents want her to marry a man from their village. Amira does not want that. What is true in the Netherlands?Correct answer:Amira decides for herself whether she marries, and to whom.
Amira is 22 jaar. Haar ouders willen dat ze trouwt met een man uit hun dorp. Amira wil dat niet. Wat is waar in Nederland? — Amira beslist zelf of ze trouwt en met wie.
Omgangsvormen, waarden en normen 9
It is King's Day (Koningsdag). What do you see then in many towns and villages?Correct answer:People in orange and a flea market in the street.
Het is Koningsdag. Wat zie je dan in veel steden en dorpen? — Mensen in oranje en een vrijmarkt op straat.
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Our own practice questions, based on the official end terms (eindtermen) of the Knowledge of Dutch Society exam (Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij, Annex 2 to the Regeling inburgering 2021). They are not the real exam questions, which are secret, and we use none of DUO’s practice exam questions. The English translation and the explanations were made with the help of AI; the exam itself is taken in Dutch. We are not affiliated with DUO or the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
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