GRADE 8 french â Active Listening Quiz
1. Which sentence is the correct French translation of 'My mother is kind'?
Ma mère is feminine singular, so the adjective must agree: gentille (feminine singular). 'Mon mère' is wrong because 'mère' is feminine and needs 'ma'.
2. Choose the correct French sentence for 'Their father is a teacher.'
Their (possessive) before a singular noun is 'leur'. The verb must agree singular: 'est'.
3. Which is the correct French for 'We have three cousins'?
Cousins (masculine plural) is 'cousins'. The verb 'avons' agrees with 'nous'. The other forms are wrong in number or gender.
4. Select the correct French for 'Her brothers are tall.'
'Frères' is plural so the possessive is 'ses'. Adjective 'grands' must be masculine plural to agree with 'frères'.
5. Which question is the correct French for 'How old is your sister?' (informal)?
The fixed phrase is 'Quel âge' (singular masculine) and the verb for 'she' is 'a'.
6. Choose the correct French sentence for 'They are called Pierre and Julie.'
The reflexive verb 's'appeler' requires 's'appellent' for 'ils' (third person plural).
7. Which is correct for 'My female cousins are happy'?
'Cousines' is feminine plural so the possessive is 'mes' and the adjective must be feminine plural: 'heureuses'.
8. Which sentence correctly says 'I don't have siblings' in French?
After negation with 'pas', indefinite article becomes 'de'. Correct negation structure: 'Je n'ai pas de ...'.
9. Choose the correct French for 'Our aunts' (plural).
Plural possessive for 'we' is 'nos' and 'tantes' is plural, so 'Nos tantes' is correct.
10. Which sentence is correct for 'He is my uncle'?
'Oncle' is masculine singular so the possessive is 'mon'. Spelling must match: 'oncle'.
11. Select the correct way to say 'There are two grandparents' in French.
Use 'Il y a' for 'there is/are' and the correct plural spelling is 'grands-parents' with a hyphen.
12. Which is the correct French sentence for 'This is my family'?
When introducing a singular noun use 'C'est' and 'famille' is feminine singular so 'ma famille'.
13. Choose the correct translation of 'Our father' in French.
Possessive 'our' before a singular noun is 'notre'. 'Père' is singular, so 'Notre père' is correct.
14. Which is the correct French for 'I am at my parents' house'?
Use 'chez' to indicate being at someone's home and 'mes parents' is the plural possessive.
15. Select the correct sentence for 'My mother is married' in French.
Because 'mère' is feminine singular, the past participle/adjective must be feminine singular: 'mariÊe'.
16. Which is correct for 'I don't have a brother'?
After negation the indefinite article becomes 'de': 'Je n'ai pas de ...'.
17. Choose the correct French question for 'Does your father work?' (informal)
'Travailler' for il/elle conjugates as 'travaille' (third person singular). Possessive 'ton' for 'ton père'.
18. Replace the direct object with a pronoun: 'Ils aiment leur mère.' becomes:
Direct object 'leur mère' (singular) is replaced by 'la' which becomes 'l'' before a vowel sound: 'Ils l'aiment.'
19. Which is correct for 'His female friend' (a female friend of his)?
Although 'amie' is feminine, it begins with a vowel, so we use 'son' to ease pronunciation: 'son amie'.
20. Choose the correct sentence for 'We have two sisters.'
Plural feminine 'sĹurs' requires the plural form; 'avons' is correct for 'nous'.
21. Which question uses the correct form of 'which' for 'Which cousins are coming?'
'Cousins' is masculine plural, so 'quels' (masculine plural) is used. Verb 'viennent' matches third person plural.
22. Choose the correct French for 'Their house' (one house belonging to them).
When one house (singular) belongs to multiple people, use 'leur' (singular possessive) + singular noun: 'Leur maison.'
23. Which is the correct translation of 'My little brother'?
'Frère' is masculine singular so possessive is 'mon' and adjective must be masculine singular: 'petit'.
24. Choose the correct French for 'My parents' (plural).
Plural possessive 'mes' is used with plural noun 'parents'.
25. Which sentence correctly says 'I stay at my aunt's house'?
Use 'chez' to indicate being at someone's home and 'ma tante' is feminine singular, so 'chez ma tante' is correct.