GRADE 8 french â Guided Writing Quiz
1. Complete: Je veux _____ pain.
Pain is a masculine singular noun; the partitive article for masculine singular is 'du' (de + le).
2. Complete: Elle boit _____ eau.
When the noun begins with a vowel, the partitive or 'de + le/la' contracts to 'de l''; here 'eau' starts with a vowel, so 'de l'eau'.
3. Complete: Les pommes sont _____.
Pommes is feminine plural, so the adjective must be feminine plural: 'délicieuses'.
4. Plural form: un croissant â _____
The indefinite plural article in French is 'des' (some); the plural of 'un croissant' is 'des croissants'.
5. Complete: J'ai _____ bonbons.
With expressions of quantity like 'beaucoup', use 'de' (without an article): 'beaucoup de bonbons'.
6. Complete: Je ne veux pas _____ fromage.
After negation the partitive or indefinite article becomes 'de' (or 'd'' before a vowel): 'Je ne veux pas de fromage.'
7. Complete: J'aime _____ chocolat.
To say you like something in general in French, use the definite article: 'J'aime le chocolat.'
8. Complete: Un verre _____ jus.
After a measure expression (un verre, une tasse, un kilo), use 'de' + noun: 'un verre de jus'.
9. Conjugate (manger): Nous _____ la pizza.
The present tense for 'nous' with -ER verbs ends in -ons: nous mangeons.
10. Conjugate (préférer): Tu _____ le thé?
For 'tu' the verb 'préférer' takes the form 'tu préfÚres' (accent change on the second e).
11. Complete the question: _____ boisson préfÚres-tu?
Boisson is feminine singular, so use 'quelle' (feminine singular) to ask 'Which drink?': 'Quelle boisson préfÚres-tu?'.
12. Complete: Pour la recette, _____ du sucre.
'Il faut' expresses necessity (you need): 'Pour la recette, il faut du sucre.' 'Il y a' means 'there is/are'.
13. Complete the adjective: Un gùteau _____. (sucré)
Un gùteau is masculine singular, so the adjective is masculine singular: 'un gùteau sucré'.
14. Complete: Il y a _____ huile dans la salade.
Because 'huile' begins with a vowel sound, use 'de l'' for the partitive: 'de l'huile'.
15. Complete: Je vais _____ marché.
'Marché' is masculine singular; 'à + le' contracts to 'au': 'Je vais au marché.'
16. Complete: Il y a _____ bananes sur la table.
To say 'there are some bananas' use the plural indefinite article 'des': 'Il y a des bananes.'
17. Complete: Nous avons _____ pain que vous.
With comparative of quantity use 'moins de' + noun: 'Nous avons moins de pain que vous.'
18. Complete: Combien _____ pommes veux-tu?
After 'combien' (with a noun) use 'de': 'Combien de pommes veux-tu?'
19. Complete: Je veux _____ Ă boire.
'Quelque chose' means 'something'; 'quelque' is an adjective, 'quelques' is plural, and 'quelqu'un' means 'someone'.
20. Respond: Tu veux du pain? Oui, j'_____ .
The pronoun 'en' replaces partitive/quantity (du pain). With 'je' the form is 'j'en veux' = 'Yes, I want some.'
21. Complete (passé composé): Hier, il _____ du riz. (manger)
Third person singular passé composé for 'manger' uses auxiliary 'a' + past participle: 'il a mangé'.
22. Ordering: Je voudrais _____ café, s'il vous plaßt.
When ordering a single item in a café you use the indefinite article 'un': 'Je voudrais un café.'
23. Complete: Le gùteau _____ est sur la table est délicieux.
The clause 'qui est sur la table' has 'qui' as subject of the verb 'est': 'Le gĂąteau qui est sur la table...'.
24. Complete: Le thé est _____ chaud _____ le café.
For comparison of degree use 'moins ... que' (less ... than): 'Le thé est moins chaud que le café.'
25. Complete: Le jus _____ sur la table.
'Le jus' is third person singular, so the correct form of 'ĂȘtre' is 'est': 'Le jus est sur la table.'
26. Which French sentence correctly expresses 'I am eating (some) rice' using the partitive article?
Use the partitive 'du' (de + le) with uncountable masculine food to mean 'some rice'. 'Le riz' would mean rice in general; 'des' plural and 'de riz' without article is incorrect here.
27. Which sentence is the grammatically correct negative form of 'Je mange du pain'?
In negative sentences French replaces partitive/indefinite articles with 'de' (or 'd'') after ne...pas: 'Je ne mange pas de pain.'
28. Which sentence correctly uses the contraction of Ă + le to say 'I go to the market'?
Ă + le contracts to 'au'. 'Ă la' is used for feminine nouns, 'aux' is for plural.
29. Which sentence correctly uses the contraction of Ă + les to say 'I go to the shops'?
Ă + les contracts to 'aux' for plural nouns: 'Je vais aux magasins.'
30. Which French phrase is the most polite way to write 'I would like a juice, please'?
'Je voudrais' (conditional) is the polite form used when requesting in French writing. 'Je veux' is more direct; 'Donne-moi' is imperative/informal.
31. Which question correctly uses 'quel' to ask 'Which drink do you like?'
'Boisson' is feminine singular, so the interrogative adjective must be 'quelle' (feminine singular).
32. Which possessive is correct for 'my orange' (orange is feminine and begins with a vowel)?
Before a feminine noun that starts with a vowel sound, 'ma' becomes 'mon' for euphony: 'mon orange.'
33. Which sentence correctly uses the article with the verb 'aimer' to say 'I like chocolate' in a general sense?
With verbs of preference like 'aimer', use the definite article to speak about things in general: 'J'aime le chocolat.'
34. Which sentence correctly replaces 'des pommes' with a pronoun to mean 'I want three of them'?
Use the pronoun 'en' to replace a noun introduced by a quantity: 'J'en veux trois.' 'Y' replaces places, not quantities.
35. Which question correctly asks 'How many apples do you want?' in French?
Use 'combien de' + noun to ask about quantity: 'Combien de pommes veux-tu ?' (You can also say 'Combien en veux-tu ?' with 'en'.)
36. Which sentence shows correct adjective agreement with 'soupe' (feminine) to say 'The soup is hot'?
'Soupe' is feminine singular, so the adjective 'chaud' must agree: 'chaude'. Also the article is 'la'.
37. Which is the most natural French order for 'a good sandwich'?
Many common adjectives like 'bon' come before the noun: 'un bon sandwich.' 'Une' would be wrong gender; 'le' changes meaning to a specific sandwich.
38. Which is the correct plural form for 'une pomme'?
The plural indefinite article is 'des' and the noun takes an -s: 'des pommes.'
39. Which sentence correctly conjugates 'boire' for 'we drink water'?
'Boire' conjugated for 'nous' is 'buvons'. Also use partitive 'de l'' before vowel: 'de l'eau.'
40. Which sentence correctly uses 'il faut' to say 'It is necessary to eat'?
'Il faut' is followed by an infinitive to express necessity: 'Il faut manger.' 'Il faut que' would require a conjugated verb.
41. Which sentence is the correct standard form for 'There is a café'?
The impersonal expression 'Il y a' means 'there is/are'. Informal speech may drop 'Il', but in writing use 'Il y a un café.'
42. When a direct object pronoun comes before the auxiliary 'avoir', which sentence correctly shows agreement for 'I ate them' referring to 'les pommes'?
With 'avoir', the past participle agrees in gender and number with a preceding direct object pronoun: 'les' (feminine plural pommes) => 'mangées.'
43. Which sentence correctly uses 'beaucoup' with a noun to say 'a lot of fruit'?
After expressions of quantity like 'beaucoup', use 'de' (not 'des'): 'beaucoup de fruits.'
44. Which sentence correctly uses 'quelques' for 'a few apples'?
'Quelques' is plural and is followed by a plural noun: 'quelques pommes.' Note the plural -s on 'pommes'.
45. Which sentence correctly uses 'pour' + infinitive to express purpose: 'I bought bread to make sandwiches'?
'Pour' + infinitive expresses purpose: 'pour faire des sandwiches.'
46. Which is the correct elision for 'the water' in French?
Because 'eau' begins with a vowel, the feminine article 'la' elides to 'l'': 'l'eau.'
47. Which sentence correctly uses 'trop de' to say 'There is too much sugar'?
'Trop de' is used before a noun to mean 'too much/many': 'Il y a trop de sucre.' Do not use 'du' after 'trop'.
48. Which expression correctly writes 'a glass of water' in French with the apostrophe contraction?
When 'de' comes before a vowel, it becomes 'd'': 'un verre d'eau.'
49. Which imperative sentence correctly tells someone 'Eat vegetables!' in French?
For polite/formal command or plural you use the imperative 'Mangez'. For informal singular it would be 'Mange des légumes !' (without 's' for -er verbs in affirmative).
50. Which sentence correctly uses the partitive articles for feminine and masculine foods: 'some soup' and 'some bread'?
Use 'de la' for feminine partitive (soupe) and 'du' (de + le) for masculine partitive (pain): 'de la soupe' and 'du pain.'