Year 10

Describe festivals and traditions (Part 2/2)

Year 10

Describe festivals and traditions (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at forming questions about festivals and traditions.
  2. Purpose of language use: Describe festivals and traditions
  3. Grammar: Est-ce que and qu'est-ce que

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct feminine noun, in French, for 'morning'?

la journée
Correct answer: la matinée
la soirée
le matin

Q2.
Which is the correct French translation for 'I have lived in France for five years'?

J'habite en France depuis quinze ans
J'habite en Espagne depuis cinq ans
J'habite en France cinq ans
Correct answer: J'habite en France depuis cinq ans

Q3.
What are the two French words for 'evening'?

l'an/l'année
le jour/la journée
le matin/la matinéé
Correct answer: le soir/la soirée

Q4.
Which is the correct French translation for 'during the day, I like to celebrate'?

Correct answer: pendant la journée, j'aime célébrer
pendant la journée, j'aime de célébrer
pendant la soirée j'aimer célébrer
pendant la soirée, j'aime célébrer

Q5.
Complete the sentence with the correct French noun: 'C'était une ......... formidable'

an
jour
Correct answer: journée
soir

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. 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.
beaucoup

Correct answer: a lot
pretty
some

Q8.
chaque

Correct answer: each
money
one

Q9.
jeune

old
yellow
Correct answer: young

Q10.
travail

difficulty
travel
Correct answer: work

Q11.
femme

boy, son
girl, daughter
Correct answer: woman, wife

Q12.
eux

Correct answer: them
us
you (plural)

Q13.
soit...soit...

Correct answer: either... or...
if not... then...
neither... nor...

13 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct French translation for 'New Year's Eve'?

Hanoukka
Correct answer: la Saint-Sylvestre
le Nouvel An
le poisson d'avril

Q2.
Which is the correct French translation for 'Do you celebrate Hanukkah?'

Correct answer: Est-ce que vous célébrez Hanoukka?
Est-ce que vous célébrez le Hanoukka?
Qu'est-ce que vous célébrer le Hanoukka?
Qu'est-ce que vous célébrez Hanoukka?

Q3.
Which is the most appropriate option from below, to complete this question: '.............vous faites pour le Nouvel An?'

C'est que
Est-ce que
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que
Quoi

Q4.
'Est-ce que' and 'qu'est-ce que' should be positioned at....

it doesn't matter
the end of the sentence
the middle of the sentence
Correct answer: the start of the sentence

Q5.
Which is the correct French translation for: 'What do you do at Eid'?

Est-ce que vous célébrez l'Aïd el-Fitr?
Est-ce que vous faites pour l'Aïd el-Fitr?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que vous faites à l'Aïd el-Fitr?
Qu'est-ce que vous faites l'Aïd el-Fitr?

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. 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.
ici

easy
Correct answer: here
there

Q8.
rien

never
no one
Correct answer: nothing

Q9.
nom

delicious
Correct answer: name
number

Q10.
dès

Correct answer: from, as soon
then, after
to, suddenly

Q11.
maintenant

Correct answer: now
sometimes
tomorrow

Q12.
meilleur

Correct answer: better, best
bigger, biggest
worse, worst

Q13.
trop

best
Correct answer: too
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