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Languages practice, Year 3–11
Short questions and lessons for languages across the UK curriculum, with explanations for every answer. Free, with an optional game mode.
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What does j'ai un chat mean?
Options: I eat an apple · I see a house · I have a cat
Answer: I have a cat
J'ai means I have; un chat means a cat.
What does où est la gare ? ask?
Options: Where is the station? · When is the meal? · Who is at home?
Answer: Where is the station?
Où asks where; la gare means the station.
What is useful when a written French word is unfamiliar?
Options: Skip the word · Listen to a reliable spoken example · Guess from English spelling every time
Answer: Listen to a reliable spoken example
French spelling and sound do not always match English expectations.
In une maison blanche, why is blanche feminine?
Options: It is a verb · It describes two people · It agrees with the feminine noun maison
Answer: It agrees with the feminine noun maison
Many French adjectives agree with the noun they describe.
Which phrase introduces an opinion?
Options: Je m'appelle · Il y a · À mon avis
Answer: À mon avis
À mon avis means in my opinion.
What does j'avais déjà fini express?
Options: I will finish tomorrow · I am finishing now · I had already finished
Answer: I had already finished
The pluperfect describes an action completed before another past point.
Which phrase often triggers the French subjunctive?
Options: Il est cinq heures · Je pense que · Il faut que
Answer: Il faut que
Il faut que commonly expresses necessity and is followed by the subjunctive.
What improves a longer language response?
Options: Varied structures with accurate links between ideas · Leaving every verb in the infinitive · Repeating one phrase only
Answer: Varied structures with accurate links between ideas
Accurate variety helps communicate connected ideas.
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