Grade 7 french – Guided Writing Quiz

1. Which is the correct written French greeting for "Good morning"?

Bonne matin
Bonsoir
Salut matin
Bonjour
Explanation:

Bonjour is the standard French greeting used for 'Good morning' or 'Good day'. Bonsoir means 'Good evening', and the other options are incorrect word combinations.

2. Which written form correctly asks "How are you?" in informal French?

Que ça va ?
Ça faire ?
Comment fais-tu ?
Ça va ?
Explanation:

Ça va ? is the common informal way to ask 'How are you?' in French. The other options are ungrammatical or mean something else.

3. Which is the correct written French sentence for "My name is Anna."?

Je m'appelle Anna.
Je appelle Anna.
Mon nom s'appelle Anna
Je m'appelle est Anna
Explanation:

Je m'appelle + name is the correct French structure for 'My name is...'. The other choices have incorrect word order or wrong verbs.

4. How do you correctly write "I am 12 years old." in French?

J'ai avoir 12 ans.
Je suis 12 ans.
J'ai 12 ans.
Je ai douze ans.
Explanation:

In French you use the verb avoir (to have) to express age: J'ai 12 ans. 'Je suis 12 ans' is incorrect.

5. Which is the correct written French sentence for "I live in Nairobi."?

J'habite à Nairobi.
Habite à Nairobi.
J'habite en Nairobi.
Je habite Nairobi.
Explanation:

The correct structure is J'habite à + city. You must use the elision J' and the preposition à before the city.

6. Which is the correct written French sentence for "I come from Kenya."?

Je viens de Kenya.
Je suis au Kenya.
Je suis Kenya.
Je viens du Kenya.
Explanation:

To say 'I come from Kenya' use venir de + country. For masculine countries like Kenya you use 'du' (de + le): Je viens du Kenya.

7. Which is the polite written greeting to use when meeting a female teacher?

Hey Madame
Salut Madame
Bonjour Madame
Coucou Madame
Explanation:

Bonjour Madame is the polite and correct written greeting. 'Salut' and casual expressions are informal and 'Coucou' is very casual and not appropriate for a teacher.

8. Which is the correct formal written question for "What is your name?" in French?

Tu t'appelles comment ?
Comment tu t'appelles ?
Comment il s'appelle ?
Comment vous appelez-vous ?
Explanation:

Comment vous appelez-vous ? is the correct formal written form using inversion. The second and third are informal; the fourth asks about a third person.

9. Which is the correct written form (inversion) for asking someone's name in French?

Que tu t'appelles ?
Comment t'appelles-tu ?
Comment est tu appelé ?
Comment tu t'appelles ?
Explanation:

Comment t'appelles-tu ? is a correct written question using inversion and contraction. 'Comment tu t'appelles ?' is spoken/informal but not inversion; the others are ungrammatical.

10. A girl wants to write "Nice to meet you." Which is the grammatically correct choice?

Enchanté.
Enchantant.
Enchantés.
Enchantée.
Explanation:

A female speaker adds -e to the past participle: Enchantée. Enchanté is masculine; Enchantés is plural; Enchantant is an adjective meaning 'delightful'.

11. Which possessive is correct in writing for "my female friend" in French?

Mes amie
Mon amie
Le amie
Ma amie
Explanation:

Although amie is feminine, it begins with a vowel, so we use mon (not ma) to avoid the vowel clash: mon amie.

12. Which is the correct written negative form for "I am not"?

Je suis ne pas
Je ne pas suis
Je suis pas ne
Je ne suis pas
Explanation:

Standard French negation places ne before the verb and pas after it: Je ne suis pas. The other orders are incorrect.

13. Which is the correct written question for "How old are you?" (formal) in French?

Combien avez-vous d'âge ?
Quel âge as-tu ?
Combien ans vous avez ?
Quel âge avez-vous ?
Explanation:

Quel âge avez-vous ? is the correct formal written question. 'Quel âge as-tu ?' is informal; the others are ungrammatical.

14. A girl wants to write "I am tired." Which is the correct written French sentence?

Je suis fatigue.
Je suis fatiguée.
Je suis fatiguées.
Je suis fatigué.
Explanation:

For a female speaker, adjectives agree in gender: fatiguée (feminine singular). 'Fatigué' is masculine; others are incorrect forms.

15. Which is the correct written contraction for "the friend" when the friend is feminine and starts with a vowel?

Le amie
La amie
Les amie
L'amie
Explanation:

When a feminine noun begins with a vowel, the article la contracts to l': L'amie. 'La amie' is incorrect in standard written French.

16. Which is the correct written way to say "See you soon" in French?

Au bientôt
A bientot
À bientôt
À biensôt
Explanation:

À bientôt with the grave accent on À and the circumflex on bientôt is the correct written phrase. 'A bientot' is missing accents; others are incorrect forms.

17. Which is the correct written French word for "thank you"?

Mèrci
Mercii
Merci
Merçi
Explanation:

Merci is the correct spelling. The other options have incorrect accents or extra letters.

18. Which is the correct written French phrase for "Good night"?

Bonne soirée
Bon soir nuit
Bon nuit
Bonne nuit
Explanation:

Bonne nuit is the standard phrase for 'Good night'. 'Bon nuit' is incorrect because nuit is feminine and needs 'bonne'. Bonne soirée means 'Have a good evening'.

19. When writing to your teacher in French, which subject pronoun should you use to be polite?

On
Tu
Il
Vous
Explanation:

Vous is the polite/formal second-person pronoun used when addressing teachers or adults in written French. 'Tu' is informal.

20. Which is the correct written French sentence for "My name is John and I am 12 years old."?

Je suis John et j'ai 12 ans.
Je m'appelle John et je suis 12 ans.
Mon nom est John et je suis douze ans.
Je m'appelle John et j'ai 12 ans.
Explanation:

Je m'appelle + name and J'ai + age are the correct structures. 'Je suis 12 ans' is incorrect; 'Mon nom est' is possible but the combination given is wrong in the third option.

21. Which is the correct written French question for "Where are you from?" (informal)?

D'où tu viens ?
Où viens-tu de ?
De où viens-tu ?
D'où viens-tu ?
Explanation:

D'où viens-tu ? is the correct written form. 'De où' is wrong because de + où contracts to d'où; the other orders are ungrammatical.

22. Which is the correct polite title to use in writing when addressing an adult woman in French?

Française
Madame
Monsieur
Mademoiselle
Explanation:

Madame is the appropriate polite title for an adult woman. Mademoiselle is used less often; Monsieur is for men; Française means 'French (female)'.

23. Which written French expression correctly means "It's me"?

C'est je.
C'est moi.
Je suis moi.
Il est moi.
Explanation:

C'est moi literally means 'It is me' and is the correct spoken/written expression. The other forms are ungrammatical.

24. Which is the correct written French with the cedilla for "How are you?"?

Cà va ?
Ça va ?
Sa va ?
Ca va ?
Explanation:

The letter C before a vowel needs a cedilla (ç) to make the /s/ sound: Ça va ? is correct. 'Ca va' lacks the cedilla; the others change pronunciation or are incorrect.

25. Which is the correct written French sentence for "We live in Kisumu."?

Nous habitons à Kisumu.
Nous habite à Kisumu.
On habites à Kisumu.
Nous habitons Kisumu.
Explanation:

Nous + habitons is the correct subject-verb agreement for 'we'. The preposition à is required before the city. The others have wrong conjugations or missing preposition.

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