Il conduttore del quiz legge il foglio delle risposte.

Del is a combination of di + il.

• di = of
• il = the
• di + il = del

So il conduttore del quiz literally has the structure the host of the quiz.

This kind of contraction is very common in Italian:

• di + il = del
• di + lo = dello
• di + la = della
• di + i = dei
• di + gli = degli
• di + le = delle

For the same reason as del: Italian normally combines di with the definite article.

Here:

• di + le = delle

So:

• il foglio delle risposte = the sheet of the answers

In natural English, you would usually say the answer sheet, but Italian often uses di structures where English prefers a noun used like an adjective.

Legge is the third person singular present tense of leggere, meaning to read.

The present tense of leggere is:

• io leggo = I read
• tu leggi = you read
• lui/lei legge = he/she reads
• noi leggiamo = we read
• voi leggete = you all read
• loro leggono = they read

So in this sentence, legge matches il conduttore, which is singular.

Yes, they are spelled the same in writing, but they are different words.

• legge as a form of leggere = reads
• legge as a noun = law

They are pronounced differently because the stressed syllable is different:

• verb legge = stress on the first syllable
• noun legge = stress on the first syllable as well in standard Italian, but learners mainly need to know that context tells you which meaning is intended

In this sentence, because it comes after the subject il conduttore del quiz, it clearly functions as the verb: reads.

Also note the spelling:

• leggere has a double g
• that double consonant matters in Italian pronunciation

Italian uses definite articles more often than English, and each noun normally needs its own article unless there is a reason to omit it.

So:

• Il conduttore = the host
• il foglio = the sheet

You cannot usually use one the for both nouns the way English sometimes feels more flexible. Each noun phrase gets its own article.

Conduttore here means something like:

• host
• presenter
• quiz show host

It comes from the verb condurre, which has meanings related to leading or conducting.

Depending on context, conduttore can be used for different kinds of hosts or presenters, not only for quiz shows. In this sentence, del quiz makes the meaning specific.

Quiz is a borrowed word and is commonly used in Italian without changing form.

That means:

• singular: il quiz
• plural: often still i quiz

Many modern borrowed words in Italian are invariable, especially words ending in consonants.

So quiz does not become something like quizzes in Italian.

Foglio usually means a sheet of paper.

So il foglio delle risposte is literally:

• the sheet of answers
• more naturally in English: the answer sheet

Related words:

• pagina = page
• foglio = sheet
• scheda = form/card/sheet, depending on context

So foglio emphasizes the physical sheet of paper.

Because there is one sheet that contains multiple answers.

So:

• il foglio = the sheet
• delle risposte = of the answers

This is completely normal. A singular noun can be followed by a plural complement:

• il libro degli esercizi = the exercise book
• la lista dei nomi = the list of names

This sentence uses the most neutral and common Italian word order:

• subject + verb + object

So:

• Il conduttore del quiz = subject
• legge = verb
• il foglio delle risposte = object

Italian word order can be changed in some contexts for emphasis, but this version is the straightforward default.

Italian often drops subject pronouns like lui or lei, but here the subject is not a pronoun. It is a full noun phrase:

• Il conduttore del quiz

Since the sentence is specifically about the quiz host, that noun phrase is stated explicitly.

If the subject were already obvious from context, Italian could say simply:

• Legge il foglio delle risposte.

But then the meaning would be more like He/She is reading the answer sheet, with the subject understood from context.

Foglio can be tricky for English speakers because of gli.

It is pronounced approximately like FO-lyo, but the ly sound is a special Italian sound, not exactly the same as English ly.

A useful approximation is:

• foglio ≈ FO-lyo

The important thing is that:

• gl before i in words like figlio, moglie, foglio has a special sound
• it is not pronounced like a hard English g

Examples:

• figlio = son
• moglie = wife
• foglio = sheet

Because delle risposte refers to a specific set of answers, not just answers in a general sense.

Compare the idea:

• foglio di risposte = a sheet for answers / an answer sheet in a more general or descriptive sense
• foglio delle risposte = the sheet containing the answers, or the sheet of the answers

In your sentence, delle makes it sound more definite and concrete. It points to the answers associated with that quiz.

Yes. The Italian present tense often covers both of these English ideas:

• reads
• is reading

So Il conduttore del quiz legge il foglio delle risposte can mean either:

• The quiz host reads the answer sheet
• The quiz host is reading the answer sheet

The exact interpretation depends on context. Italian often does not need a separate progressive form the way English does.