Le nouveau voisin
Un nouveau garçon, Kenji, habite à côté de chez Noah. Il ne parle pas encore beaucoup de français. Noah lui montre le parc et l'école. Ils jouent au soccer. Le soir, Kenji dit : « Merci, Noah! Tu es mon premier ami. »
Grade 7 · Core French · Unit 6 of 8
Reading short stories
Characters, setting, problem
What your child practises
Understanding key information and events in simple French stories: characters, setting, problem and solution.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: French as an Additional Language for Nunavut, Grades 4–9, Reading · reading French texts and showing understanding
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
What does Noah show Kenji?
- The library and the pool
- The park and the school
- The bakery and the museum
The park and the school
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).
Question 2
What is the season?
Le bonhomme de neige
C'est l'hiver. Maya et sa sœur Zoé veulent faire un bonhomme de neige. Il y a beaucoup de neige dans la cour. Elles roulent trois grosses boules. Zoé met un chapeau rouge. Le bonhomme de neige est parfait!
- Spring
- Summer
- Winter
Winter
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).
Question 3
Why is Kenji thankful?
Le nouveau voisin
Un nouveau garçon, Kenji, habite à côté de chez Noah. Il ne parle pas encore beaucoup de français. Noah lui montre le parc et l'école. Ils jouent au soccer. Le soir, Kenji dit : « Merci, Noah! Tu es mon premier ami. »
- Noah gives him homework
- Noah gives him a gift
- Noah is his first friend
Noah is his first friend
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).
Question 4
What is the problem in the story?
Léo et Max
Léo est un garçon de onze ans. Il habite dans une petite ville. Un jour, il perd son chien Max au parc. Il cherche Max partout. Enfin, il trouve Max près du lac. Léo est très content.
- Léo is sick
- It is raining
- Léo loses his dog
Léo loses his dog
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).
Question 5
Where does Léo find Max?
Léo et Max
Léo est un garçon de onze ans. Il habite dans une petite ville. Un jour, il perd son chien Max au parc. Il cherche Max partout. Enfin, il trouve Max près du lac. Léo est très content.
- Near the lake
- At school
- At home
Near the lake
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).
Question 6
Where do Amir and his mother go?
Le frigo vide
Amir a faim. Il ouvre le frigo, mais il est vide! Il va à l'épicerie avec sa mère. Ils achètent du pain, du fromage et des pommes. Ce soir, la famille mange ensemble.
- To the grocery store
- To the pool
- To the library
To the grocery store
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).