Grade 7 french â Reading Aloud Quiz
1. Which sentence uses the correct form of the adjective to say 'The trees are green' in French?
Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun. 'Arbres' is plural masculine, so 'vert' becomes 'verts'.
2. Which is the correct impersonal French sentence for 'It is cold' (weather)?
Weather expressions are impersonal in French and use 'il' + faire. The correct form is 'Il fait froid'.
3. Choose the correct preposition to say 'in spring' in French.
Seasons use 'au' for masculine singular seasons like 'printemps' -> 'au printemps'. 'En' is used for 'en été' but not 'printemps'.
4. Which sentence correctly says 'There are clouds' in French?
'Nuage' is a countable plural here, so 'des' + plural noun 'nuages' is correct: 'Il y a des nuages'.
5. Choose the correct negative form of 'It is raining' in French.
Standard negation uses 'ne ... pas' around the conjugated verb: 'Il ne pleut pas'.
6. Which is the correct way to say 'There is wind' in French?
'Vent' is a masculine uncountable noun here so French uses the partitive 'du' (de + le): 'Il y a du vent'.
7. Which sentence correctly shows past agreement for 'The leaves fell'?
With verbs of movement using 'ĂȘtre' the past participle agrees with the subject. 'Feuilles' is feminine plural, so 'tombĂ©' -> 'tombĂ©es'.
8. Choose the correct way to say 'in summer' in French.
For 'été' French uses 'en' (en été). 'Au été' is incorrect.
9. Which sentence correctly says 'It is 20 degrees' in French?
Temperatures use 'Il fait' and 'degrés' must be plural: 'Il fait 20 degrés'.
10. Which is the correct contraction for 'of the sun' when saying 'there is some sun'?
'Soleil' is masculine singular; the partitive is 'du' (de + le): 'Il y a du soleil'.
11. Which is the grammatically correct French question for 'What is the weather like?'
The correct inversion question for asking the weather is 'Quel temps fait-il?'. Word order matters in French questions.
12. Which sentence correctly says 'It is raining' in standard French?
'Il pleut' is the correct impersonal present tense form of 'pleuvoir' to mean 'It is raining'.
13. Choose the correct plural form: 'There are many clouds' = 'Il y a beaucoup de ____'.
'Beaucoup de' is followed by the plural noun 'nuages' (clouds) here: 'Il y a beaucoup de nuages.'
14. Which sentence uses the correct gender for 'sea' in French?
'Mer' is a feminine noun, so the correct article is 'la': 'La mer est calme.'
15. Which is the correct way to say 'There is fog' in French (fog as uncountable)?
'Brouillard' is treated as an uncountable noun here, so use the partitive 'du': 'Il y a du brouillard.'
16. Which is the correct contraction for 'if there is' in French?
In French 'si' + 'il' contracts to 's'il' with an apostrophe: 'S'il y a'.
17. Which phrase correctly says 'less pollution' in French?
After 'moins' (less) use 'de' with a noun: 'moins de pollution'.
18. Choose the correct verb agreement: 'The wind is strong' in French.
'Vent' is singular, so use the singular verb 'est': 'Le vent est fort.'
19. Which sentence correctly agrees the past participle for 'The rain fell'?
With intransitive verbs of movement using 'ĂȘtre', the past participle agrees with the feminine singular subject 'la pluie': 'tombĂ©e'.
20. Which is the correct present-tense plural verb to say 'temperatures fall'?
For 'les températures' (3rd person plural), the present tense of 'baisser' is 'baissent'.
21. Which is the correct French future phrase for 'There will be snow'?
The correct future impersonal form is 'Il y aura' plus the partitive for uncountable 'neige': 'Il y aura de la neige.'
22. Choose the correct phrase: 'There are more clouds today than yesterday' in French uses which structure?
After 'plus' used for quantity, use 'de' before the plural noun: 'plus de nuages'.
23. Which is the correct way to say 'too much pollution' in French?
'Trop' for quantity is followed by 'de' + noun: 'trop de pollution'.
24. Which sentence correctly uses the impersonal 'il' for weather when saying 'It will be sunny'?
Future weather uses impersonal 'il' + 'faire': 'Il fera du soleil.' 'Du soleil' is the partitive for sun. 'Ils' and 'font' are incorrect here.