Year 9

Say what you want to and what you must do (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Say what you want to and what you must do (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use the verbs 'devoir' and 'savoir' to say what you must do and what you know.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these question words means 'how'?

Correct answer: comment
pourquoi
quand
quel

Q2.
Which is a correctly written question?

Allez-ils prendre?
Vat-ils prendre?
Vont-il prendre?
Correct answer: Vont-ils prendre?

Q3.
Translate: Are we going to write the letter?

Allez-vous écrire la lettre?
Correct answer: Allons-nous écrire la lettre?
Nous allons ecrire le lettre?
Vas-nous écrire la lettre?

Q4.
Translate: How are you (pl.) going to leave?

Correct answer: Comment allez-vous partir?
Comment allons-tu partir?
Como vouz allez quitter?
Quand allez-vous partir?

Q5.
What does this question mean: Vont-elles aller demain?

Are they (f.) going to go soon?
Correct answer: Are they (f.) going to go tomorrow?
Are they going to go later?
Did they (f.) go yesterday?

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.
demain

today
Correct answer: tomorrow
yesterday

Q8.
prochain

last
Correct answer: next
previous

Q9.
la lettre

Correct answer: letter
lettuce
note

Q10.
différent

dangerous
Correct answer: different
similar

Q11.
bientôt

early
later
Correct answer: soon

11 Questions

Q1.
What is the infinitive of 'je dois'?

Correct answer: devoir
doit
pouvoir
savoir

Q2.
Translate: I know (how to)

je dois
je doit
Correct answer: je sais
je sait

Q3.
3. Complete the verb: She must = Elle ____ ?

doi
dois
Correct answer: doit
sait

Q4.
Translate: he knows how to play tennis

il sais faire du tennis
il sait comment jouer au tennis
Correct answer: il sait jouer au tennis
il savoir faire du tennis

Q5.
Translate: You (general) must do

on devoir faire
Correct answer: on doit faire
on sait faire
tu dois faire

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.
il peut

Correct answer: he can, he is able to
he knows
he wants (to)

Q8.
tu dois

you can. you are able to
you do, make
Correct answer: you must, you have to

Q9.
je veux

I go, am going
I see, I am seeing
Correct answer: I want (to)

Q10.
savoir

Correct answer: to know how to, knowing how to
to save, saving
to understand, understanding

Q11.
peut-être

although
because
Correct answer: maybe