Year 9

What is it like? Describe things (Part 1/2)

Year 9

What is it like? Describe things (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at adjective agreements (-sse, -nne, -lle) and revisit adjective order.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a question formed using 'inversion'?

Est-ce que tu bois?
Qu'est-ce que tu bois?
Correct answer: Que bois-tu?
Tu bois?

Q2.
Translate: 'What are you doing on Saturday?'

Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que tu fais samedi?
Que'st que tu fais le samedi?
Quest-ce qu'tu fais le samedi?
Quest-ceque tu fais samedi?

Q3.
Translate: Qu'est-ce qu'elle mange demain?

What did she eat yesterday?
What does she eat on Sunday?
What does she eat?
Correct answer: What is she eating tomorrow?

Q4.
Translate: 'Que visites-tu bientôt?'

What are you visiting later?
Correct answer: What are you visiting soon?
What do you visit soon?
What do you visit tomorrow?

Q5.
5. Translate: What is she doing in 20 minutes? =

Qu-est-ce qu'elle fait dans vinght minutes?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce qu'elle fait dans vingt minutes?
Que fait elle dans vint minutes?
Quest-ceque'lle fait dans vingt minutes?

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.
l'heure

horse
Correct answer: hour
house

Q8.
choisir

to chase, chasing
Correct answer: to choose, choosing
to push, pushing

Q9.
alors

after
before
Correct answer: so, therefore

Q10.
réussir

to insist, insisting
to reuse, reusing
Correct answer: to succeed, succeeding

Q11.
la minute

minuet
Correct answer: minute
time

11 Questions

Q1.
What is the feminine form of 'ancien' (old)?

ancielle
ancien
anciene
Correct answer: ancienne

Q2.
What is the feminine form of 'naturel'?

naturel
naturele
Correct answer: naturelle
natureuse

Q3.
What is the feminine form of 'gros' (big / large)?

gros
grose
grosee
Correct answer: grosse

Q4.
What is the feminine form of 'bon'?

bon
bone
Correct answer: bonne
bonnelle

Q5.
Translate: A kind woman

une femme gentil
une femme gentile
Correct answer: une femme gentille
une gentille femme

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.
plus

even
less
Correct answer: more

Q8.
que

Correct answer: that, than
who
why

Q9.
moins

either
Correct answer: less
neither

Q10.
le meilleur

Correct answer: best
biggest
worst

Q11.
le pire

best
smallest
Correct answer: worst