Cognates and strategies

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

1. Question 1

   Which strategy helps when you listen to French?

   • Cover your ears
   • Wait for someone to speak English
   • Listen for words you know and watch gestures
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   Listen for words you know and watch gestures

   Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

2. Question 2

   What does «la bibliothèque» mean?

   • the bookstore
   • the library
   • the notebook
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   the library

   Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

3. Question 3

   What does «la monnaie» mean? (a faux ami)

   • the moon
   • a monkey
   • change, or coins
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   change, or coins

   Hint: “La monnaie” is the small change in your pocket, not the word for all money.

4. Question 4

   Which French word is a cognate of «family»?

   • frère
   • ami
   • famille
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   famille

   Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

5. Question 5

   You see «cinéma» on a sign. What is it?

   • a circus
   • a movie theatre
   • a market
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   a movie theatre

   Hint: Cognates are words that look alike in English and French: animal, hôpital, restaurant. Beware of faux amis (false friends) that look alike but mean something different.

6. Question 6

   What does «la veste» mean? (a faux ami)

   • the vest
   • the jacket
   • the west
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   the jacket

   Hint: A vest is “un gilet”. “La veste” is a jacket.

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