GRADE 8 french â Oral Expression Quiz
1. Choose the correct French sentence for: "My hand is small."
Main is feminine singular, so use the feminine possessive ma and make the adjective agree: petite.
2. Choose the correct French for: "My eye" (singular).
Ćil begins with a vowel sound, so use the masculine possessive mon even if the owner is female; Ćil is singular masculine: mon Ćil.
3. Choose the correct French sentence for: "His teeth are white."
Dents is plural, so use the plural possessive ses and make the adjective agree in plural feminine: blanches.
4. Choose the correct French sentence for: "I wash my face." (present tense, reflexive)
Reflexive verbs for body care use a reflexive pronoun and the definite article for the body part: je me lave le visage.
5. Choose the correct French sentence for: "I have a headache."
French expresses pain with avoir + mal Ă + definite article + body part: J'ai mal Ă la tĂȘte.
6. Choose the correct French sentence for: "I brush my teeth."
With reflexive actions on body parts French uses the reflexive pronoun and the definite article: je me brosse les dents (not mes).
7. Choose the correct French sentence for: "The nose is red."
Nez is masculine singular, so use le and make the adjective singular masculine: rouge (same form for masculine singular).
8. Choose the correct French for: "Our hands" (plural).
For plural nouns use the plural possessive nos (nos mains).
9. Choose the correct French sentence (informal singular) for the command: "Touch your head."
Informal singular imperative uses the tu form without -s here: Touche, and tĂȘte is feminine so use the possessive ta.
10. Choose the correct French sentence for: "He does not have long hair."
With hair French uses the definite article: il a les cheveux longs. In negation place ne ... pas around the verb: Il n'a pas les cheveux longs.
11. Choose the correct French sentence for: "Her eyes are blue."
Yeux is plural, so use ses and make the adjective agree in plural masculine: bleus.
12. Choose the correct inverted question in French for: "Does she have a sore throat?"
Inversion question form places the verb before the subject with a hyphen and t when needed: A-t-elle mal Ă la gorge ?
13. Choose the correct French for: "this hand" (demonstrative adjective).
Main is feminine singular, so use the feminine demonstrative adjective cette.
14. Choose the correct French sentence for: "Their arms" (belonging to several people).
For plural possessed items belonging to multiple people use leurs and the noun bras (plural).
15. Choose the correct French word order for: "white teeth" (as in 'the white teeth').
Most color adjectives follow the noun and must agree in gender and number: dents (feminine plural) -> blanches.
16. Choose the correct French sentence for: "We brush our teeth." (present tense, reflexive)
Reflexive plural: nous + nous + verb conjugated (brossons) and use definite article for teeth: les dents.
17. Choose the correct French sentence for: "I have a stomachache."
Ventre is masculine singular, so Ă + le contracts to au: J'ai mal au ventre.
18. Which sentence is the correct passé composé for: "She washed her hair."
When the direct object (les cheveux) comes after the reflexive verb, the past participle does not agree: lavé (no -e).
19. Choose the correct French imperative for: "Let's touch our knees."
The first-person plural imperative uses touchons. 'Nos genoux' is plural possessive for knees.
20. Choose the correct French sentence for: "I am cold." (how a person says it in French)
In French physical sensations use avoir: J'ai froid (not je suis froid).
21. Choose the correct French sentence for: "He has black hair."
With hair French uses the definite article: il a les cheveux noirs; adjective agrees in plural masculine: noirs.
22. Choose the correct French comparative: "My arm is longer than yours."
Use plus ... que for comparison and the possessive pronoun le tien for 'yours' (masculine singular).
23. Choose the correct French for: "her nose" (possessive adjective agreement).
Nez is masculine singular, so use the masculine possessive son even if the owner is female: son nez.
24. Choose the correct French question for: "Which part of the body hurts you?" (formal)
Partie is feminine singular, so quelle partie; du corps is correct; use vous fait (fait for singular partie).
25. Choose the correct French sentence for: "They wash their hands." (present reflexive)
Reflexive structure: ils se lavent, and use definite article les for body parts: les mains.