Nova Scotia Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
What does «en face de» mean?
across from
Hint: Direction words: à gauche (left), à droite (right), tout droit (straight ahead), devant (in front of), derrière (behind), à côté de (beside), en face de (across from), entre (between).
Question 2
What does «la ville» mean?
the city
Hint: Learn places with their articles: la bibliothèque, le parc, l'école. Think of what people do there.
Question 3
How do you say “The dog is less big than the horse”?
Le chien est moins grand que le cheval.
Hint: Compare with plus… que (more… than), moins… que (less… than) and aussi… que (as… as). The adjective agrees with the first person or thing.
Question 4
Ma grand-mère est ___. (kind)
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 5
You see «cinéma» on a sign. What is it?
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.
Question 6
How do they solve the problem?
C'est samedi. Priya et son père préparent un pique-nique. Ils mettent des sandwichs, des fraises et de l'eau dans un panier. Ils marchent jusqu'au parc. Soudain, il commence à pleuvoir! Ils mangent sous un grand arbre et rient ensemble.
They eat under a big tree
Hint: Story elements: characters (who), setting (where and when), problem (what goes wrong) and solution (how it is solved).
Question 7
In which region of the world is Haiti?
The Caribbean
Hint: Haiti is a Francophone country with its own language, Haitian Creole, alongside French.
Question 8
A classmate from a Francophone community shares a family tradition. A respectful reaction is…
to listen, ask questions and thank them
Hint: Cultural appropriation means using elements of a culture without permission or context in ways that may misrepresent it. Plagiarism means passing off someone else's work as your own.
Question 9
What does «au bout de la rue» mean?
at the end of the street
Hint: Direction words: à gauche (left), à droite (right), tout droit (straight ahead), devant (in front of), derrière (behind), à côté de (beside), en face de (across from), entre (between).
Question 10
What does «le magasin» mean?
the store
Hint: Learn places with their articles: la bibliothèque, le parc, l'école. Think of what people do there.
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