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.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · speaking and interacting in French
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.