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.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Applications; Language competence · reading and understanding 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.