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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will form questions and use the verbs 'comprendre', 'apprendre', 'prendre' and 'dire' in the singular forms

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11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'they go' in French?

il va or elle va
Correct answer: ils vont or elles vont
je vais or nous allons
vous allez or tu vas

Q2.
Complete the sentence: Nous allons ___ le médecin

à
au
Correct answer: chez
en

Q3.
Complete the sentence: Ils vont ___ Allemagne

à
au
chez
Correct answer: en

Q4.
Translate: She goes to Paris

Correct answer: Elle va à Paris
Elle va au Paris
Elles vont chez Paris
Elles vont en Paris

Q5.
Translate: They (m.) are going to London

Il va a Londres
Il vont à Londra
Ils va à Londres
Correct answer: Ils vont à Londres

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
arriver

Correct answer: to arrive
to eat
to irrigate

Q8.
créer

to believe
Correct answer: to create
to creep up on

Q9.
le mois

day
Correct answer: month
year

Q10.
vous allez

they go
we go
Correct answer: you (pl.) go

Q11.
nous allons

he goes
Correct answer: we go
you (sing.) go

11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'I understand' in French?

j'apprends
je comprend
Correct answer: je comprends
je prends

Q2.
Complete the sentence: Je ______ la vérité

di
die
Correct answer: dis
dit

Q3.
Complete the sentence: J'______ l'anglais

apprend
apprendre
Correct answer: apprends
appris

Q4.
He takes the train

Elle prend le train
Elle prends le train
Correct answer: Il prend le train
Ils prend le train

Q5.
Translate: I learn and I understand

j'apprend et je prends
Correct answer: j'apprends et je comprends
je comprend et je prend
je prends et je comprend

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
she says

Correct answer: elle dit
il dis
tu dit

Q8.
I say

il dis
Correct answer: je dis
je dit
Others

Q9.
facile

difficult
Correct answer: easy
small

Q10.
dire

Correct answer: to say
to shout
to speak

Q11.
I take

j'apprends
je comprends
Correct answer: je prends