Grade 7 · Core French · Unit 4 of 8
Describing people
Family, friends, teachers
What your child practises
Describing the personality of family, friends and teachers, with adjectives that agree in gender and number.
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum curriculum outcome: Communication (by Grade 9) · describing the personalities of family, friends and teachers
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Mes amis sont ___. (friendly, plural)
- sympa
- sympas
- sympathique
sympas
Hint: “Sympa” is a casual word for nice. It takes an s in the plural.
Question 2
Mon voisin est ___. (calm)
- calme
- calmes
- calm
calme
Hint: Adjectives agree with the person: il est gentil / elle est gentille; sportif / sportive. Some adjectives stay the same for both: drôle, timide, sympa.
Question 3
Ma grand-mère est ___. (kind)
- gentille
- gentils
- gentil
gentille
Hint: Adjectives agree with the person: il est gentil / elle est gentille; sportif / sportive. Some adjectives stay the same for both: drôle, timide, sympa.
Question 4
Mon oncle est ___. (patient)
- patiente
- patients
- patient
patient
Hint: Adjectives agree with the person: il est gentil / elle est gentille; sportif / sportive. Some adjectives stay the same for both: drôle, timide, sympa.
Question 5
Mon professeur est ___. (kind)
- gentil
- gentils
- gentille
gentil
Hint: Adjectives agree with the person: il est gentil / elle est gentille; sportif / sportive. Some adjectives stay the same for both: drôle, timide, sympa.
Question 6
How do you say “Maya is brave”?
- Maya est courageux.
- Maya est courage.
- Maya est courageuse.
Maya est courageuse.
Hint: Adjectives agree with the person: il est gentil / elle est gentille; sportif / sportive. Some adjectives stay the same for both: drôle, timide, sympa.