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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Lesson details

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