Grade 9 · Core French · Unit 7 of 11
Types of texts
Format, register and purpose
What your child practises
How letters, emails, recipes and advertisements differ in format, audience, register (tu or vous) and purpose.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style of French texts
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
Which text has a headline, a date and facts about an event?
- A birthday invitation
- A postcard
- A news report
Show answer
A news report
Hint: Different texts have different formats, registers (formal or informal) and purposes. Use vous and polite words for formal texts, and tu for friends.
Question 2
Which text often begins with «Chère Maya,»?
- A recipe
- A personal letter
- A bus schedule
Show answer
A personal letter
Hint: Different texts have different formats, registers (formal or informal) and purposes. Use vous and polite words for formal texts, and tu for friends.
Question 3
Which closing is formal?
- À plus!
- Bisous!
- Veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées.
Show answer
Veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées.
Hint: Different texts have different formats, registers (formal or informal) and purposes. Use vous and polite words for formal texts, and tu for friends.
Question 4
Which greeting is formal?
- Coucou!
- Madame, Monsieur,
- Hé, toi!
Show answer
Madame, Monsieur,
Hint: Different texts have different formats, registers (formal or informal) and purposes. Use vous and polite words for formal texts, and tu for friends.
Question 5
What is the purpose of a thank-you note?
- To advertise a sale
- To report news
- To show appreciation
Show answer
To show appreciation
Hint: Different texts have different formats, registers (formal or informal) and purposes. Use vous and polite words for formal texts, and tu for friends.
Question 6
What is the purpose of a postcard?
- To give instructions
- To sell a product
- To share news from a trip
Show answer
To share news from a trip
Hint: Different texts have different formats, registers (formal or informal) and purposes. Use vous and polite words for formal texts, and tu for friends.